What are the main languages spoken in the EU?

The European Union (EU), which currently excludes Norway, Switzerland and many eastern European countries, recognises 23 official languages as of 2007.[8] According to the same source, the seven most natively spoken languages in the EU are (percentage of total European population[9]):

1. 19% German
2. 13% French
3. 12% English
4. 11% Italian
5. 9% Spanish
6. 9% Polish
7. 6% Romanian
8. 5% Dutch

Europe Linguistic Map