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Countries where Dutch is the most common first language

In 3 countries, more people speak Dutch as their first language than any other. First language means mother tongue, so second-language speakers are not counted. That is why this list differs from the countries where Dutch is an official language.

1🇳🇱Netherlands18.1m 2🇧🇪Belgium11.9m 3🇸🇷Suriname640k

Ordered by population. This list is generated from the same fact store the Guess the Country clue engine draws on, so the game and the Atlas can never disagree.

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