Ethnologue Account Creation Help

Don’t see the data you’re expecting?

If you’re wondering where all the detailed data went, don’t worry — we haven’t removed anything! You may currently be viewing Starter Ethnologue, created in February 2022 to provide the general public with summaries and overviews of each country and language in the world. We designed this for users who don’t need a full Essentials or Standard subscription to Ethnologue but are still interested in basic language information. Rest assured that if you still have an active Essentials or Standard subscription, you still have access to the same data and information as before.

All you have to do is follow these four simple steps to create an Ethnologue account.

If you had an account on the old Ethnologue website and want to use the same email address, you will still need to create a new profile and password. Your existing account data and subscriptions are unaffected and will be transferred to your profile on the new website.

Step 1:

Click Login in the top right corner of the page.

Step 2:

Click Sign up as a new user. (Do not enter any existing login credentials on this screen.)

Step3:

If you are new to Ethnologue: Enter your email address and create a password.

If you have an old Ethnologue account: Enter the email address you used previously and create a new password.

Then click Continue.

Step 4:

You will be redirected to your account page where you will see a box to enter a confirmation code. Please check your email for the code and enter if here within 60 minutes. If the code expires, click the button to request a new code.

That’s all!

Once you complete these steps, you will have full access to the new Ethnologue.com. Any existing account information, contribution credits (if applicable), and subscription details will all carry over to your new profile.

We hope you enjoy using the redesigned Ethnologue, and as always please feel free to reach out to our Customer Service Team if you have any questions or concerns!

Troubleshooting:

If you have successfully completed all four steps on this page, have an active Essentials or Standard subscription, and still only have access to the Starter view, please make sure you are logged into your account (your name will be displayed in the top-right corner of your screen, or bottom right on mobile devices). You may need to perform a hard refresh in your web browser (press Ctrl + Shift + R on Windows/Linux or Cmd + Shift + R on Mac) to resolve access issues. You may also try clearing cached images and files. (Be sure to clear data for all time, not just recent data. You do not need to clear cookies, browsing history, or any other data.) Please contact Customer Service (or click the purple chat icon at the lower right) if you are still having difficulty accessing your appropriate subscription level.