Languages Used in Books in SAARC Countries

Hindi is the most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 40% of all books published in the region being in Hindi.

English is the second most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 20% of all books published in the region being in English.

Urdu is the third most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 15% of all books published in the region being in Urdu.

Bengali is the fourth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 10% of all books published in the region being in Bengali.

Nepali is the fifth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 5% of all books published in the region being in Nepali.

Sinhala is the sixth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 4% of all books published in the region being in Sinhala.

Pashto is the seventh most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 3% of all books published in the region being in Pashto.

Divehi is the eighth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 2% of all books published in the region being in Divehi.

Dzongkha is the ninth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 1% of all books published in the region being in Dzongkha.

Maldivian is the tenth most widely used language in books in SAARC countries, with over 0.5% of all books published in the region being in Maldivian.