The largest percentage of people with German as their mother tongue is found in Austria at 88.6%, surpassing Germany. In Liechtenstein, this number climbs even higher to 92.6%, although the country is small.

In Germany, 81.3% of the population are native German speakers, which is notably lower compared to Austria. Switzerland follows with 61.4% of the population speaking German as their first language. In other European countries, the proportion of German speakers does not exceed one percent, with the exception of France at 1.8%.