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Having declined from more than one million speakers around 1950 to about 200, 000 in the first decade of the 21st century, of whom 61 % are more than 60 years old, Breton is classified as " severely endangered " by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

However, the number of children attending bilingual classes has risen 27 % between 2006 and 2011 to 14, 129.