Statistics for Most Spoken African Language by African Country

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Country	Speakers	%	Answer	% Correct
Tanzania	52 209 000	90%	Swahili	86%
D.R.C.	31 582 464	43%	Swahili	86%
Kenya	39 427 500	75%	Swahili	86%
South Africa	28 000 000	54%	Zulu	86%
Ethiopia	56 800 000	52%	Amharic	83%
Djibouti	524 000	59%	Somali	77%
Somalia	9 324 250	95%	Somali	77%
Lesotho	1 798 200	90%	Sotho	77%
Botswana	1 669 680	77%	Tswana	69%
Burundi	10 280 200	98%	Kirundi	63%
Niger	10 658 960	55%	Hausa	60%
Nigeria	52 000 000	25%	Hausa	60%
Eswatini	1 004 150	95%	Swazi	60%
Rwanda	8 148 690	99%	Kinyarwanda	57%
Zimbabwe	14 000 000	97%	Shona	51%
Eritrea	2 540 000	48%	Tigrinya	51%
Senegal	11 336 000	80%	Wolof	46%
Guinea	3 857 900	35%	Fula	37%
Mauritania	900 000	20%	Fula	37%
Republic of the Congo	2 778 313	50%	Kituba	34%
Zambia	3 855 400	37%	Chewa	31%
Malawi	9 545 870	50%	Chewa	31%
Ghana	24 336 000	80%	Akan	26%
Central African Republic	4 443 600	92%	Sango	23%
Mali	17 111 251	80%	Bambara	17%
South Sudan	4 500 000	39%	Dinka	17%
Togo	1 921 000	23%	Ewe	17%
Uganda	20 000 000	44%	Luganda	17%
Equatorial Guinea	1 081 534	86%	Fang	14%
Gabon	560 000	32%	Fang	14%
Algeria	5 000 000	14%	Kabyle	14%
Angola	12 740 000	39%	Umbundu	14%
Sudan	2 000 000	6%	Beja	11%
Benin	2 539 200	24%	Fon	11%
Gambia	946 200	38%	Mandinka	11%
Burkina Faso	11 560 388	53%	Mossi	11%
Chad	1 000 000	7%	Ngambay	11%
Namibia	1 054 773	49%	Ovambo	11%
Ivory Coast	4 700 000	18%	Baoule	9%
Liberia	1 058 448	20%	Kpelle	9%
Sierra Leone	2 500 000	47%	Temne	9%
Guinea-Bissau	397 000	29%	Balanta-Kentohe	6%
Tunisia	11 000	0.1%	Djerbi	6%
Mozambique	7 400 000	35%	Makhuwa	6%
Libya	140 000	2%	Nafusi	6%
Egypt	300 000	0.3%	Nobiin	6%
Morocco	4 820 790	14%	Tashelhit	6%
Cameroon	1 100 000	4%	Ghomala	3%