<P> According to a 2014 estimate by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , 274 million people worldwide can speak French , of which 212 million use the language daily , while the remaining 62 million have learnt it as a foreign language . Despite a decline in the number of learners of French in Europe , the overall number of speakers is rising , largely because of its presence in high - fertility African countries : of the 212 million who use French daily , 54.7 % are living in Africa . </P>
<P> According to a 2014 estimate by the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , 274 million people worldwide can speak French , of which 212 million use the language daily , while the remaining 62 million have learnt it as a foreign language . Despite a decline in the number of learners of French in Europe , the overall number of speakers is rising , largely because of its presence in high - fertility African countries : of the 212 million who use French daily , 54.7 % are living in Africa . </P>
where is the number of french speakers increasing
where is the number of french speakers increasing
Africa
Africa