Statistics about Hindi Speakers
- ~700M people speak Hindi worldwide, <10% of global population
- ~530M as the first language
- ~170M as a secondary language
- ~692M people speak Hindi in India, 57% of Indian population
- ~528M as a first language
- ~164M as a secondary language
- 4th-most-common first language in the world, including 41% of people in India
- Most common language in India
- One of six languages designated as a classic language by the Indian Government.
Hindi is the #1 language in: Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.
It is a secondary language in: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim and West Bengal.
Hindi Diaspora
- Mauritius (450K speakers, 35% of population)
- Nepal (800K, 2.8%)
- Jamaica (56,000, 1.9%)
- New Zealand (81K, 1.7%)
- United States (863K, <1%)
- South Africa (251K, <1%)
- Australia (160K, <1%)
- Uganda (100K, <1%)
- United Kingdom (45K, <1%)
Lutheran Study Bible Translation Project: Hindi Status
We need your help to finish this language. As you’ll see in the table at bottom of this page, all 66 books of the Bible have projected costs associated with them – this is the cost of completing the exhaustive 12-step process. Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go, but we are absolutely committed to finishing Hindi and the 14 other languages. Naturally, the timing is based on availability of resources and funding – but these will get done! Can you help us get there sooner?
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Hindi Progress Report
The table below shows the 66 books of the Lutheran Study Bible, as well as the approximate cost to complete each book’s 12-step translation process.
Note that we update our Hindi progress in this table quarterly.
