<page_title> Neuchâtel </page_title> <section_title> Historical population </section_title> <table> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical Population Data </col_header> <col_header> Year </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> 25,881 <col_header> Historical Population Data </col_header> <col_header> French Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1,845 <col_header> Historical Population Data </col_header> <col_header> German Speaking </col_header> <row_header> 2000 </row_header> </cell> </table>
Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (25,881) as their first language, German is the second most common (1,845).