Germany, Austria, and Switzerland occupy the top positions in our ranking, concentrating 81% of German speakers. In these countries, German is also the official language. Russia ranks fourth with 2.1 million speakers, followed by the United States with 2 million.

The European countries with the largest populations of Germans are Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In Germany, there are approximately 78.3 million Germans, making up about 95% of the population. Austria has 8.9 million Germans, representing about 89% of the population.