Living languages vs Extinct languages (extinction figures are cumulative)
2000
2005
2009
2017
194
Australia extinct
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
823
PNG living
820
830
841
9
PNG extinct
10
11
12
726
Indonesia living
737
719
707
2
Indonesia extinct
3
5
12
505
Nigeria living
510
514
519
8
Nigeria extinct
9
11
7
387
India living
415
438
448
11
India extinct
13
14
14
201
China living
235
292
299
1
China extinct
1
1
0
176
US living
162
176
219
52
US extinct
73
65
13
192
Brazil living
188
181
218
42
Brazil extinct
47
55
20
235
Australia living
231
161
206
31
Australia extinct
39
111
194
Glossika reports that language death has slowed. The number of living languages has increased and there's a growing trend for revitalization. The rate of extinction has stabilized worldwide, except in Australia.