<page_title> Fribourg </page_title> <section_title> Historic Population </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> 13th century </col_header> <col_header> 1450 </col_header> <col_header> 1798 </col_header> <col_header> 1811 </col_header> <col_header> 1850 </col_header> <col_header> 1870 </col_header> <col_header> 1888 </col_header> <col_header> 1900 </col_header> <col_header> 1910 </col_header> <col_header> 1930 </col_header> <col_header> 1950 </col_header> <col_header> 1970 </col_header> <col_header> 1990 </col_header> </cell> <cell> 22,603 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> French Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 7,520 <col_header> Historic Population Data </col_header> <col_header> German Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Most of the population of Fribourg (as of 2000) speaks French (22,603) as their first language, and German is the second most common (7,520).