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List of countries by English-speaking population

The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers.

Percentage of English speakers by country and dependency as of 2014
  80–100%
  60–80%
  40–60%
  20–40%
  0.1–20%
  No data
Percentage of English native speakers (2017)

List

Country Eligible population Total English speakers As first language As an additional language[1] Notes
No. % No. % No. %
  United States 331,002,651 316,107,532 95.5 258,513,070 78.1 57,594,462 17.4 Figures are from the 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-year estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau for persons age 5 and older. Total English speakers are those who either spoke English at home (i.e. as first language), or reported speaking another language at home but could speak English "very well" or "well" (i.e. as an additional language).[2]
  India 1,210,854,977 128,539,090 10.62 259,678 0.02 128,279,412 10.59 2011 Census figures for population and first, second, and third languages. English as a first language is only spoken by 259,678 people, as a second language by 82,717,239 and as a third language by 45,562,173.[3][4]
  Pakistan 220,892,331 115,044,691 62 8,642 0.0035 108,036,049 62 English is one of the official languages under the constitution and is commonly used in education and administration.[5][6] According to statistics from various sources, the English-speaking population ranges from 88.69 million[7] to 108 million,[8][9] accounting for 49% to 58% of the total population.[10][11]
  Nigeria 206,200,000 141,040,800 86.42 37,157,240 18.02 103,198,040 68.4 English is the most widespread language in the country due to the many different languages spoken. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.[citation needed]
  Philippines 110,000,000 64,025,890 58.2 36,935 0.04 63,988,955 63.72 Total population: Census 2010. Proportion of total speakers: Census 2000, . 63.71% of the then 66.7 million people aged 5 years or more could speak English.[12] Proportion of native speakers: Census 1995, as quoted by Andrew Gonzalez in , Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 19 (5&6), 487–525, p. 492: .04% of the then 68.4 million people were native speakers of English. (1998).[13] "Six out of 10 people aged 5 and over can speak English (63.71%)."[14]
  United Kingdom 64,000,000 62,912,000 98.3 59,072,000 92.3 3,840,000 6 Source: Data from the 2011 census for England and Wales.[15] Additional English speaker figures are for usual residents aged 3 years and over with a main language other than English who can speak English "very well" or "well".
  Germany 80,600,000 45,400,000 56 392,000 0.47 45,100,000 56 Native speakers: Mikrozensus 2020, Statistisches Bundesamt.[16]
Non-native speakers: Eurobarometer report 2012
Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.
  Russia 148,312,535 43,020,000 30 2,516 <0.1 43,020,000 30 Source: [1]
  Uganda 44,270,000 39,800,000 89.9 39,800,000 89.9 Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2016)
  France 67,500,000 38,643,750 57.25 38,643,750 57.25 Source: [2]
Note: In Paris, 60.28% of the population is "reasonably fluent", while 57.25% of the entire country is "reasonably fluent".
  Canada 37,138,500 30,480,750 83.06 20,193,335 54.37 10,287,415 28.69 The 2016 count reported that 23,757,525 people were able to conduct a conversation in English only, while 6,216,065 were able to converse in both English and French. The census also asked for the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual: 52% or 19,460,850 reported English as their only mother tongue, 165,320 reported both English and French as mother tongues, 533,265 reported English and a non-official language as mother tongues, and 33,900 reported English, French and a non-official language as mother tongues. The data also show that 26,007,500 Canadians report English as their first official language spoken.[17]
  Egypt 102,289,500 32,101,325 39.98 32,101,325 35 Source: Euromonitor International Report 2019 [18]
  Australia 23,401,892 21,715,910 92.80 17,020,421 72.74 4,695,489 20.06 Source: 2016 census.[19] The 2016 census data is subject to multiple interpretations. The data noted that 17,020,421 persons out of 23,401,892 total only spoke English, and a further 4,695,489 spoke English either "Very Well", "Well" or "Not Well". A further 193,036 person were listed as speaking English "Not At All". However, 1,492,941 persons provided incomplete information; 1,440,493 provided no language or proficiency details and 52,448 gave no information on proficiency.
  Ukraine 40,044,238 20,022,119 50 20,022,119 50 Source: [3]
  Bangladesh 165,323,100 19,838,772 12 709,873 0.43 16,398,158 9.90 [20]
  Poland 38,501,000 18,890,000 50 103,541 0.3 18,786,459 50 Source: [4]
  Ghana 27,000,000 18,000,000 66.67 18,000,000 66.67 Source: 2010 Ghanaian Census[21]
  Thailand 63,038,247 17,121,187 27.16 17,121,187 27.16 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Italy 59,619,290 17,000,000 34 17,000,000 34 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  South Africa 52,981,991 16,424,417 31 4,930,510 9.31 11,493,907 22 Native speakers from 2011 Census.[22]
Non-native speakers: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Mexico 120,664,000 15,686,262 12.9 15,686,262 12.9 Consulta Mitofsky-Tracking Poll Roy Campos: Las Lenguas Extranjeras en México, January 2013;[23] and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI).[24]
  Malaysia 27,170,000 15,580,000 62.57 380,000 1.4 15,200,000 61.1 EF English Proficiency Index[25]
  Netherlands 16,770,000 15,250,000 90.90 15,250,000 90.9 Source: Eurobarometer report 2016
  Turkey 80,200,256 12,000,000 17 12,000,000 17 Source: Eurobarometer report 2006
  Zimbabwe 14,439,000 11,850,710 82.07 505,365 3.52 11,530,710 79.86 [26][27][28]
  Iraq 31,700,000 11,095,000 35 11,000,000 Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
  Brazil 205,000,000 10,542,000 5 292,000 0.14 10,250,000 5 Source: British council (2012) and EF. Only 5% of Brazilians have a proficient grasp of English as a second or foreign additional language and an additional 6% have a very rudimentary knowledge.
  Spain 47,190,000 10,400,000 22 10,400,000 22 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  China 1,432,035,200 10,000,000 0.9 10,000,000 <1 Figures are for English users in mainland China only (i.e. excluding Hong Kong where English is an official language and Macau). The often-cited figure of 300 million is for "learners."[29]
  Sweden 10,377,771 9,236,000 89 9,236,000 89 Source: Statistics Sweden, 2021
  Kenya 43,013,431 8,100,000 18.83 7,900,000 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Cameroon 19,740,000 7,500,000 38 7,500,000 38 Euromonitor International Report (2009)
  Morocco 37,340,000 6,883,220 18.3 6,883,220 18.3 Source: [5]
  Belgium 10,584,534 6,250,000 60 6,250,000 60 Source: Eurobarometer report 2006 Note that the Belgian population is divided in two distinct linguistic regions: The Belgian Dutch-speaking Flanders, and the Belgian French-speaking Wallonia (note that the region of Brussels also has a majority of native French speakers). Like in the Netherlands, a high percentage of Flemish people speak English fluently, and in Wallonia, a lower percentage of people speak English (as it is the case in France), which brings down the total percentage.
  Israel 7,303,000 6,205,000 84.97 100,000 1.37 6,105,000 83.6 Source: Ethnologue (2005)[30] English is widely spoken, both by the Jewish majority and by minority ethnic groups.[31][32]
  Austria 8,415,000 6,150,000 73 6,150,000 73 [33][34]
  Romania 19,043,767 5,900,000 31 5,900,000 31 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Hungary 9,982,000 5,689,740 57 9,982,000 57 Source: [6]
  Greece 10,787,690 5,500,000 51 5,500,000 51 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Czechia 10,562,214 5,350,000 50 5,350,000 50 Source: [7]
  Sierra Leone 5,866,000 4,900,000 83.53 500,000 8.52 4,400,000 75 Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Denmark 5,543,000 4,770,000 86 4,770,000 86 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Switzerland 7,637,300 4,680,000 61.28 73,400 0.96 4,606,600 60.32 Figure for speakers of English as "main language", according to Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel 2008[35] align=left|Source for number of non-native English speakers is 1999 publication by Prof. François Grin cited here: http://switzerland.isyours.com/e/countries/uk/language.html
  Norway 5,136,700 4,500,000 90 4,500,000 90 Source: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2014/03/norwegian-english-fusion-language/[unreliable source]
  Papua New Guinea 6,331,000 4,459,191 48.9 Source: 2011 Census
Note: This statistic is people who are literate in Standard English, not including Tok Pisin.
  Ireland 4,422,100 4,350,000 98.37 4,112,100 93.22 237,900 5.38 Source: Eurobarometer report 2006; Central Statistics Office [8]; Travbla [36]
  New Zealand 4,275,100 4,181,902 97.82 3,673,623 85.93 508,279 11.89 There were 4,027,947 responses to . 3,673,679 gave English as a response, 81,936 had no English but another language. The balance of 272,382 were; no language (too young) 75,195, no response 196,221, response unidentifiable 588, response outside scope 378. Hence it is most meaningful to express the English-speaking per cent without including the figures for these 272,382. This gives 97.8% English-speaking, 2.2% non-English-speaking (3,673,679 and 81,936 divided by 3,755,565)
Crystal (2003), p. 109, gives figures of 3,700,000 native speakers and 150,000 second language speakers.
  Madagascar 23,042,300 4,147,614 18 4,147,614 18 The main languages are French and Malagasy.[citation needed]
  Tanzania 40,454,000 4,000,000 9.89 4,000,000 9.89 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Sri Lanka 21,803,000 3,994,174 18.32 10,000 0.05 3,994,174 18.32 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109; Department of Census and Statistics, 2012. 23.8% of the population aged over 10 could speak English.[37]
  Singapore 4,044,200 3,900,000 96.43 1,953,348 48.3 Figures indicate Singaporean residents (citizen and permanent resident population).

Source: Census 2020 "Language Spoken at Home Among Residents Aged 5 Years and Over"

  Finland 5,410,000 3,800,000 75 3,800,000 70 Source: Eurobarometer report 2022
  Cambodia 15,766,292 3,500,000 22.2 3,500,000 22.2 Source: Quote of a Ministry of Education spokesman [38]
  Hong Kong 6,808,433 3,136,784 46.07 238,288 3.5 2,898,496 42.57 According to 2011 population census, Hong Kong has approximately 3.1 million speakers, of whom 238,288 regard English as their "usual" language.[39]
  Liberia 3,750,000 3,100,000 82.67 600,000 16 2,500,000 66.67 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Jordan 6,598,000 2,969,370 45 2,969,370 45 Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
  Portugal 10,623,000 2,900,000 27 2,900,000 27 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Argentina 42,192,500 2,752,681 6.52 Source:.[40] Percentage of people who state they have a high level of English. Another 19.49% and 16.23% of people said they had an intermediate and low level, respectively, of English.
  Jamaica 2,714,000 2,650,000 97.64 45,900 1.69 2,604,100 95.95 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Croatia 4,555,000 2,600,000 60.00 3,950,000 87.8 Source: Eurobarometer report 2019
  Algeria 35,954,000 2,516,780 7 2,516,780 7 Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
  Myanmar 53,900,000 2,400,000 4.45 2,400,000 4.45 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Yemen 24,800,000 2,232,000 9 2,232,000 9 Source: Euromonitor International report 2011
  Colombia 47,661,368 2,012,950 4.22 75,600 0.16 1,937,350 4.06 Total was estimated by multiplying projected population for 2014 (DANE) by percentage of Colombian population that speaks English 4.09%[41] then 63,600 was added to that figure which is the total of American and British residents. Figures for native speakers are as follows: 60,000 U.S. citizens that reside in Colombia[42] 12,000 are Colombian Raizal from San Andrés and Isla de Providencia where they speak San Andrés–Providencia Creole[43] 3,600 British expatriates[44]
  Puerto Rico 3,991,000 1,940,000 48.61 100,000 2.51 1,840,000 46.1 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Zambia 11,922,000 1,910,000 16.02 110,000 0.92 1,800,000 15.1 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Bulgaria 7,640,238 1,900,000 25 2,605 0.03 1,902,605 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012 and 2011 Census[45]
  Kazakhstan 12,156,705 1,874,583 15.4 602 1,873,981 15.42 Number of those who understand spoken English, from these 1.9 million: 311,435 (2.6%/16.6%) can only read, 931,444 (7.7%/49.6%) can read and write in English. The number of native speakers is the sum of Americans and Englishmen "by nationality". (Census 2009)
  Lebanon 4,265,600 1,706,000 40 1,706,000 40 Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
  Chile 16,634,603 1,585,027 9.53 Source: 2012 Census.[46]
  Rwanda 10,137,400 1,520,610 15 1,520,610 15 Source: Euromonitor International report 2009
  Slovakia 5,397,036 1,400,000 26 1,400,000 26 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Slovenia 2,050,000 1,210,000 59 1,210,000 59 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Armenia 2,968,000 1,187,200 40 1,187,200 40 Source: [9]
  Lithuania 3,053,800 1,160,000 38 1,160,000 38 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,000 1,145,000 87.74 1,145,000 87.74 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Latvia 2,070,371 950,000 46 950,000 46 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
    Nepal 29,890,686 896,720 3.00 20,000 0.07 876,720 2.93 Source: Census. (date not verified)[citation needed]
  Uruguay 3,500,000 840,000 24 840,000 24.0 Source: 2019 National Statistics Institute poll.[47]
  Guyana 751,000 680,000 90.55 680,000 90.55 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Estonia 1,294,236 650,000 50 650,000 50 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Botswana 1,639,833 630,000 38.42 630,000 38.42 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Cyprus 839,000 610,000 73 610,000 73 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Panama 4,176,869 584,762 14
  Eswatini 1,141,000 550,000 48.2 550,000 4.38 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Official language, business conducted in English; primary school language.
  Malawi 13,931,831 540,209 3.88 209 <0.1 540,000 3.87 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109 and Kayambizinthu.[48]
  Lesotho 1,795,000 500,000 27.86 500,000 27.86 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Suriname 470,784 410,000 87.09 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Malta 453,000 400,000 89 48,000 10.6 352,000 77.7 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Iceland 376,248 368,723 98 Source: [49]
  Namibia 1,820,916 314,000 17.24 14,000 0.77 300,000 16.48 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Luxembourg 509,000 290,000 56 290,000 56 Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
  Bahamas 330,549 288,000 87.13 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Barbados 296,000 10,000 3.38 286,000 96.62 Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Belize 301,270 246,000 81.65 16,870 5.6 229,130 81.65 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Costa Rica 4,910,526 400,415 8.2 400,415 8.2 Source: Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2017 http://www.inec.go.cr/sistema-de-consultas
  Mauritius 1,264,866 202,000 15.97 2,000 0.16 200,000 15.81 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Vanuatu 215,446 180,000 83.55 60,000 27.85 120,000 55.7 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Fiji 853,445 176,000 20.62 6,000 0.7 170,000 19.92 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Solomon Islands 552,438 175,000 31.68 10,000 1.81 165,000 29.87 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Guam 173,456 158,000 91.09 58,000 33.44 100,000 57.65 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Brunei 381,371 144,000 39.07 10,000 2.62 134,000 35.14 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,000 114,000 95 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  U.S. Virgin Islands 107,000 86,000 80.37 86,000 80.37 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Grenada 110,000 100,000 90.91 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Samoa 188,540 94,000 49.86 1,000 0.53 93,000 49.33 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Isle of Man 80,058 80,000 99.93 80,000 99.93
  Saint Lucia 165,000 71,000 43.03 31,000 18.79 40,000 24.24 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Northern Mariana Islands 84,000 70,000 83.33 5,000 5.95 65,000 77.38 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Antigua and Barbuda 85,000 68,000 80 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Federated States of Micronesia 111,000 64,000 57.66 4,000 3.6 60,000 54.05 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Bermuda 65,000 63,000 96.92 63,000 96.92 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Dominica 67,000 63,000 94.03 3,000 4.48 60,000 89.55 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Marshall Islands 59,000 58,000 98.33 500 <1 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  American Samoa 57,345 45,933 80.1 1,791 3.12 44,142 76.98 Source: The World Factbook – American Samoa
  Aruba 104,000 44,000 42.31 9,000 8.65 35,000 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  The Gambia 1,709,000 40,000 2.34 40,000 2.34 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,000 39,000 78 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Cayman Islands 47,000 36,000 76.6 36,000 76.6 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Seychelles 87,000 33,000 37.93 3,000 3.45 30,000 34.48 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Tonga 100,000 30,000 30 30,000 30 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Gibraltar 28,875 28,875 100 28,000 96.97 875 3.03 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Kiribati 95,000 23,000 24.21 23,000 24.21 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  British Virgin Islands 23,000 20,000 86.96 20,000 86.96 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
  Palau 20,000 18,500 92.5 500 2.5 18,000 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Andorra 81,222 17,869 22 17,869 22 Source Census: Linguistic knowledge 2004.
  Anguilla 13,000 12,000 92.31 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Nauru 12,000 11,600 96.67 900 7.5 10,700 89.17 English is spoken as the language of government and commerce.
  Cook Islands 20,200 4,000 19.8 1,000 4.95 3,000 14.85 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
  Montserrat 5,900 4,000 67.8 4,000 67.8 Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
World 7,794,798,739 1,179,874,130 15.14 419,070,540 5.38 838,676,510 10.76
  •   The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total English-speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined (2012) is 256,876,220[50] (out of a total population of 500,000,000,[51] i.e. 51%) including 65,478,252 native speakers and 191,397,968 non-native speakers, and would be ranked 2nd if it were included. English native speakers amount to 13% of the whole population of the EU and the UK, while the percentage of people that speak English "well enough in order to be able to have a conversation", either as first (32%), second (11%) or third (3%) foreign language, was 38%.
  • When taken from this list and added together, the total number of English speakers in the world adds up to around 1,200,000,000. Likewise, the total number of native English speakers adds up to around 350,000,000. This implies that there are approximately 850,000,000 people who speak English as an additional language.

See also

Non-English speaking populations:

Notes

  1. ^ Statistics on second language speakers are inevitably not precise; partly because there is no widely agreed definition of second language speakers – there is no differentiation between countries where English is the lingua franca and those where it is not.
  2. ^ "Age by Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and over: 2011–2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ^ "How languages intersect in India". Hindustan Times. 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "How many Indians can you talk to?". www.hindustantimes.com.
  5. ^ . www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ Leitner, Gerhard; Hashim, Azirah; Wolf, Hans-Georg (11 January 2016). Communicating with Asia: The Future of English as a Global Language. ISBN 9781107062610.
  7. ^ "English — more than a subject". Dawn. The report said English was deeply penetrated into the Pakistani society as it had one of the largest English-speaking populations of the world and claimed that 49pc population (88.69 million people) could speak English.
  8. ^ "Mapped: The world by English-speaking population". The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  9. ^ "English Speakers By Country". worldatlas.com. 14 May 2018. Pakistan has the third largest number of English speakers in the world at 108,036,049 speakers.
  10. ^ "Here's how Pakistan ranks among world's English speaking countries". The Express Tribune.
  11. ^ "Which Countries Have the Most English Speakers? – K International". www.k-international.com. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  12. ^ Before mistakenly correcting the percentage again, please note that there are fewer people aged 5 years or more in any country than there are people in that country, because some people are toddlers or infants. In other words, no, the numbers will not automatically add up. 63.71% is what the cited source, text above Figure 7 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, a report from the 2000 census, really says. This multiplied by the 2010 census's total population over 5 produces the number in the chart. The 2010 number comes from Philippines in Figures, 2013, Chapter 5, Demography 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, table 5.1 or 5.6
  13. ^ From mid-2009 to late 2013 this entry overstated the number of native speakers by roughly 100fold, and inflated the number of total speakers, on the alleged basis of material in "Philippines". Ethnologue. 19 February 1999. Retrieved 16 October 2013.. In fact, Ethnologue as of 24 December 2013 simply repeats the number of native speakers, 20,000, reported in Crystal 2003, on the basis of an old (pre-1995) census, and does not address total speakers at all. This attempt to correct these errors in turn perpetrates both error and original research, by applying the old percentages listed above, 63.71% of people over 5 as total speakers in 2000, and .04% of people as native speakers in 1995, to the 2010 totals from Philippines in Figures, 2013, Chapter 5, Demography 26 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, tables 5.1 and 5.6. Andrew Gonzalez died in 2006; someone else's attention to the 2010 census figures, which appear not to be online and may not have been printed yet in adequate detail, is needed to produce reliable, more or less current, numbers.
  14. ^ . 2000 Census of population and Housing. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. ^ "2011 Census: Quick Statistics for England and Wales, March 2011". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Mikrozenus 2020: Bevölkerung in Privathaushalten nach Migrationshintergrund im weiteren Sinn nach ausgewählten Geburtsstaaten". Statistisches Bundesamt. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www.statcan.gc.ca. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  18. ^ (PDF). Britishcouncil.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Census 2016, Proficiency in Spoken English/Language by Age by Sex". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  20. ^ Md Khaled Bin Chowdhury (9 March 2018). . Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019.
  21. ^ "2010 Population & Housing Census" (PDF). Statsghana.gov.gh. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  22. ^ Census 2011: Census in brief (PDF). Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 9780621413885. (PDF) from the original on 13 May 2015.
  23. ^ Roy Campos; Ana María Hernández (January 2013). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  24. ^ . Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2007.
  25. ^ "EF English Proficiency Index – A comprehensive ranking of countries by English skills". Ef.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  26. ^ "Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) - Zimbabwe | Data". data.worldbank.org.
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English speaking population by country including information on both native speakers and second language speakers Percentage of English speakers by country and dependency as of 2014 80 100 60 80 40 60 20 40 0 1 20 No data Percentage of English native speakers 2017 Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesList EditThis section appears to contradict itself on the number of Nigerians in the As an additional language column which has more people than the number of Nigerians in the Total English speakers column Please see the talk page for more information September 2022 This list may be sorted by column by clicking on the column header Some numbers have been calculated by Wikipedia editors by mixing data from different sources figures not attributed to sources and given with a date should be treated with caution Also note that in most sources the results shown are of people who say that they can speak English while that was not verified which means the actual number of English speakers could be higher or lower because of certain people who over or underestimate their English skills Country Eligible population Total English speakers As first language As an additional language 1 NotesNo No No United States 331 002 651 316 107 532 95 5 258 513 070 78 1 57 594 462 17 4 Figures are from the 2011 2015 American Community Survey 5 year estimates by the U S Census Bureau for persons age 5 and older Total English speakers are those who either spoke English at home i e as first language or reported speaking another language at home but could speak English very well or well i e as an additional language 2 India 1 210 854 977 128 539 090 10 62 259 678 0 02 128 279 412 10 59 2011 Census figures for population and first second and third languages English as a first language is only spoken by 259 678 people as a second language by 82 717 239 and as a third language by 45 562 173 3 4 Pakistan 220 892 331 115 044 691 62 8 642 0 0035 108 036 049 62 English is one of the official languages under the constitution and is commonly used in education and administration 5 6 According to statistics from various sources the English speaking population ranges from 88 69 million 7 to 108 million 8 9 accounting for 49 to 58 of the total population 10 11 Nigeria 206 200 000 141 040 800 86 42 37 157 240 18 02 103 198 040 68 4 English is the most widespread language in the country due to the many different languages spoken Note this includes speakers of an English creole citation needed Philippines 110 000 000 64 025 890 58 2 36 935 0 04 63 988 955 63 72 Total population Census 2010 Proportion of total speakers Census 2000 text above Figure 7 63 71 of the then 66 7 million people aged 5 years or more could speak English 12 Proportion of native speakers Census 1995 as quoted by Andrew Gonzalez in The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 19 5 amp 6 487 525 p 492 04 of the then 68 4 million people were native speakers of English 1998 13 Six out of 10 people aged 5 and over can speak English 63 71 14 United Kingdom 64 000 000 62 912 000 98 3 59 072 000 92 3 3 840 000 6 Source Data from the 2011 census for England and Wales 15 Additional English speaker figures are for usual residents aged 3 years and over with a main language other than English who can speak English very well or well Germany 80 600 000 45 400 000 56 392 000 0 47 45 100 000 56 Native speakers Mikrozensus 2020 Statistisches Bundesamt 16 Non native speakers Eurobarometer report 2012Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany Russia 148 312 535 43 020 000 30 2 516 lt 0 1 43 020 000 30 Source 1 Uganda 44 270 000 39 800 000 89 9 39 800 000 89 9 Source Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2016 France 67 500 000 38 643 750 57 25 38 643 750 57 25 Source 2 Note In Paris 60 28 of the population is reasonably fluent while 57 25 of the entire country is reasonably fluent Canada 37 138 500 30 480 750 83 06 20 193 335 54 37 10 287 415 28 69 The 2016 count reported that 23 757 525 people were able to conduct a conversation in English only while 6 216 065 were able to converse in both English and French The census also asked for the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual 52 or 19 460 850 reported English as their only mother tongue 165 320 reported both English and French as mother tongues 533 265 reported English and a non official language as mother tongues and 33 900 reported English French and a non official language as mother tongues The data also show that 26 007 500 Canadians report English as their first official language spoken 17 Egypt 102 289 500 32 101 325 39 98 32 101 325 35 Source Euromonitor International Report 2019 18 Australia 23 401 892 21 715 910 92 80 17 020 421 72 74 4 695 489 20 06 Source 2016 census 19 The 2016 census data is subject to multiple interpretations The data noted that 17 020 421 persons out of 23 401 892 total only spoke English and a further 4 695 489 spoke English either Very Well Well or Not Well A further 193 036 person were listed as speaking English Not At All However 1 492 941 persons provided incomplete information 1 440 493 provided no language or proficiency details and 52 448 gave no information on proficiency Ukraine 40 044 238 20 022 119 50 20 022 119 50 Source 3 Bangladesh 165 323 100 19 838 772 12 709 873 0 43 16 398 158 9 90 20 Poland 38 501 000 18 890 000 50 103 541 0 3 18 786 459 50 Source 4 Ghana 27 000 000 18 000 000 66 67 18 000 000 66 67 Source 2010 Ghanaian Census 21 Thailand 63 038 247 17 121 187 27 16 17 121 187 27 16 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Italy 59 619 290 17 000 000 34 17 000 000 34 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 South Africa 52 981 991 16 424 417 31 4 930 510 9 31 11 493 907 22 Native speakers from 2011 Census 22 Non native speakers Crystal 2003 p 109 Mexico 120 664 000 15 686 262 12 9 15 686 262 12 9 Consulta Mitofsky Tracking Poll Roy Campos Las Lenguas Extranjeras en Mexico January 2013 23 and II Conteo de Poblacion y Vivienda Instituto Nacional de Estadistica Geografia e Informatica INEGI 24 Malaysia 27 170 000 15 580 000 62 57 380 000 1 4 15 200 000 61 1 EF English Proficiency Index 25 Netherlands 16 770 000 15 250 000 90 90 15 250 000 90 9 Source Eurobarometer report 2016 Turkey 80 200 256 12 000 000 17 12 000 000 17 Source Eurobarometer report 2006 Zimbabwe 14 439 000 11 850 710 82 07 505 365 3 52 11 530 710 79 86 26 27 28 Iraq 31 700 000 11 095 000 35 11 000 000 Source Euromonitor International report 2011 Brazil 205 000 000 10 542 000 5 292 000 0 14 10 250 000 5 Source British council 2012 and EF Only 5 of Brazilians have a proficient grasp of English as a second or foreign additional language and an additional 6 have a very rudimentary knowledge Spain 47 190 000 10 400 000 22 10 400 000 22 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 China 1 432 035 200 10 000 000 0 9 10 000 000 lt 1 Figures are for English users in mainland China only i e excluding Hong Kong where English is an official language and Macau The often cited figure of 300 million is for learners 29 Sweden 10 377 771 9 236 000 89 9 236 000 89 Source Statistics Sweden 2021 Kenya 43 013 431 8 100 000 18 83 7 900 000 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Cameroon 19 740 000 7 500 000 38 7 500 000 38 Euromonitor International Report 2009 Morocco 37 340 000 6 883 220 18 3 6 883 220 18 3 Source 5 Belgium 10 584 534 6 250 000 60 6 250 000 60 Source Eurobarometer report 2006 Note that the Belgian population is divided in two distinct linguistic regions The Belgian Dutch speaking Flanders and the Belgian French speaking Wallonia note that the region of Brussels also has a majority of native French speakers Like in the Netherlands a high percentage of Flemish people speak English fluently and in Wallonia a lower percentage of people speak English as it is the case in France which brings down the total percentage Israel 7 303 000 6 205 000 84 97 100 000 1 37 6 105 000 83 6 Source Ethnologue 2005 30 English is widely spoken both by the Jewish majority and by minority ethnic groups 31 32 Austria 8 415 000 6 150 000 73 6 150 000 73 33 34 Romania 19 043 767 5 900 000 31 5 900 000 31 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Hungary 9 982 000 5 689 740 57 9 982 000 57 Source 6 Greece 10 787 690 5 500 000 51 5 500 000 51 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Czechia 10 562 214 5 350 000 50 5 350 000 50 Source 7 Sierra Leone 5 866 000 4 900 000 83 53 500 000 8 52 4 400 000 75 Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Denmark 5 543 000 4 770 000 86 4 770 000 86 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Switzerland 7 637 300 4 680 000 61 28 73 400 0 96 4 606 600 60 32 Figure for speakers of English as main language according to Federal Statistical Office Neuchatel 2008 35 align left Source for number of non native English speakers is 1999 publication by Prof Francois Grin cited here http switzerland isyours com e countries uk language html Norway 5 136 700 4 500 000 90 4 500 000 90 Source http blog oxforddictionaries com 2014 03 norwegian english fusion language unreliable source Papua New Guinea 6 331 000 4 459 191 48 9 Source 2011 CensusNote This statistic is people who are literate in Standard English not including Tok Pisin Ireland 4 422 100 4 350 000 98 37 4 112 100 93 22 237 900 5 38 Source Eurobarometer report 2006 Central Statistics Office 8 Travbla 36 New Zealand 4 275 100 4 181 902 97 82 3 673 623 85 93 508 279 11 89 There were 4 027 947 responses to 2006 Census Language spoken 3 673 679 gave English as a response 81 936 had no English but another language The balance of 272 382 were no language too young 75 195 no response 196 221 response unidentifiable 588 response outside scope 378 Hence it is most meaningful to express the English speaking per cent without including the figures for these 272 382 This gives 97 8 English speaking 2 2 non English speaking 3 673 679 and 81 936 divided by 3 755 565 Crystal 2003 p 109 gives figures of 3 700 000 native speakers and 150 000 second language speakers Madagascar 23 042 300 4 147 614 18 4 147 614 18 The main languages are French and Malagasy citation needed Tanzania 40 454 000 4 000 000 9 89 4 000 000 9 89 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Sri Lanka 21 803 000 3 994 174 18 32 10 000 0 05 3 994 174 18 32 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Department of Census and Statistics 2012 23 8 of the population aged over 10 could speak English 37 Singapore 4 044 200 3 900 000 96 43 1 953 348 48 3 Figures indicate Singaporean residents citizen and permanent resident population Source Census 2020 Language Spoken at Home Among Residents Aged 5 Years and Over Finland 5 410 000 3 800 000 75 3 800 000 70 Source Eurobarometer report 2022 Cambodia 15 766 292 3 500 000 22 2 3 500 000 22 2 Source Quote of a Ministry of Education spokesman 38 Hong Kong 6 808 433 3 136 784 46 07 238 288 3 5 2 898 496 42 57 According to 2011 population census Hong Kong has approximately 3 1 million speakers of whom 238 288 regard English as their usual language 39 Liberia 3 750 000 3 100 000 82 67 600 000 16 2 500 000 66 67 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Jordan 6 598 000 2 969 370 45 2 969 370 45 Source Euromonitor International report 2011 Portugal 10 623 000 2 900 000 27 2 900 000 27 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Argentina 42 192 500 2 752 681 6 52 Source 40 Percentage of people who state they have a high level of English Another 19 49 and 16 23 of people said they had an intermediate and low level respectively of English Jamaica 2 714 000 2 650 000 97 64 45 900 1 69 2 604 100 95 95 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Croatia 4 555 000 2 600 000 60 00 3 950 000 87 8 Source Eurobarometer report 2019 Algeria 35 954 000 2 516 780 7 2 516 780 7 Source Euromonitor International report 2011 Myanmar 53 900 000 2 400 000 4 45 2 400 000 4 45 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Yemen 24 800 000 2 232 000 9 2 232 000 9 Source Euromonitor International report 2011 Colombia 47 661 368 2 012 950 4 22 75 600 0 16 1 937 350 4 06 Total was estimated by multiplying projected population for 2014 DANE by percentage of Colombian population that speaks English 4 09 41 then 63 600 was added to that figure which is the total of American and British residents Figures for native speakers are as follows 60 000 U S citizens that reside in Colombia 42 12 000 are Colombian Raizal from San Andres and Isla de Providencia where they speak San Andres Providencia Creole 43 3 600 British expatriates 44 Puerto Rico 3 991 000 1 940 000 48 61 100 000 2 51 1 840 000 46 1 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Zambia 11 922 000 1 910 000 16 02 110 000 0 92 1 800 000 15 1 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Bulgaria 7 640 238 1 900 000 25 2 605 0 03 1 902 605 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 and 2011 Census 45 Kazakhstan 12 156 705 1 874 583 15 4 602 1 873 981 15 42 Number of those who understand spoken English from these 1 9 million 311 435 2 6 16 6 can only read 931 444 7 7 49 6 can read and write in English The number of native speakers is the sum of Americans and Englishmen by nationality Census 2009 Lebanon 4 265 600 1 706 000 40 1 706 000 40 Source Euromonitor International report 2011 Chile 16 634 603 1 585 027 9 53 Source 2012 Census 46 Rwanda 10 137 400 1 520 610 15 1 520 610 15 Source Euromonitor International report 2009 Slovakia 5 397 036 1 400 000 26 1 400 000 26 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Slovenia 2 050 000 1 210 000 59 1 210 000 59 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Armenia 2 968 000 1 187 200 40 1 187 200 40 Source 9 Lithuania 3 053 800 1 160 000 38 1 160 000 38 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Trinidad and Tobago 1 305 000 1 145 000 87 74 1 145 000 87 74 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Latvia 2 070 371 950 000 46 950 000 46 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Nepal 29 890 686 896 720 3 00 20 000 0 07 876 720 2 93 Source Census date not verified citation needed Uruguay 3 500 000 840 000 24 840 000 24 0 Source 2019 National Statistics Institute poll 47 Guyana 751 000 680 000 90 55 680 000 90 55 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Estonia 1 294 236 650 000 50 650 000 50 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Botswana 1 639 833 630 000 38 42 630 000 38 42 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Cyprus 839 000 610 000 73 610 000 73 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Panama 4 176 869 584 762 14 Eswatini 1 141 000 550 000 48 2 550 000 4 38 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Official language business conducted in English primary school language Malawi 13 931 831 540 209 3 88 209 lt 0 1 540 000 3 87 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 and Kayambizinthu 48 Lesotho 1 795 000 500 000 27 86 500 000 27 86 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Suriname 470 784 410 000 87 09 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Malta 453 000 400 000 89 48 000 10 6 352 000 77 7 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Iceland 376 248 368 723 98 Source 49 Namibia 1 820 916 314 000 17 24 14 000 0 77 300 000 16 48 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Luxembourg 509 000 290 000 56 290 000 56 Source Eurobarometer report 2012 Bahamas 330 549 288 000 87 13 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Barbados 296 000 10 000 3 38 286 000 96 62 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Belize 301 270 246 000 81 65 16 870 5 6 229 130 81 65 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Costa Rica 4 910 526 400 415 8 2 400 415 8 2 Source Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2017 http www inec go cr sistema de consultas Mauritius 1 264 866 202 000 15 97 2 000 0 16 200 000 15 81 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Vanuatu 215 446 180 000 83 55 60 000 27 85 120 000 55 7 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Fiji 853 445 176 000 20 62 6 000 0 7 170 000 19 92 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Solomon Islands 552 438 175 000 31 68 10 000 1 81 165 000 29 87 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Guam 173 456 158 000 91 09 58 000 33 44 100 000 57 65 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Brunei 381 371 144 000 39 07 10 000 2 62 134 000 35 14 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120 000 114 000 95 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole U S Virgin Islands 107 000 86 000 80 37 86 000 80 37 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Grenada 110 000 100 000 90 91 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Samoa 188 540 94 000 49 86 1 000 0 53 93 000 49 33 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Isle of Man 80 058 80 000 99 93 80 000 99 93 Saint Lucia 165 000 71 000 43 03 31 000 18 79 40 000 24 24 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Northern Mariana Islands 84 000 70 000 83 33 5 000 5 95 65 000 77 38 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Antigua and Barbuda 85 000 68 000 80 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Federated States of Micronesia 111 000 64 000 57 66 4 000 3 6 60 000 54 05 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Bermuda 65 000 63 000 96 92 63 000 96 92 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Dominica 67 000 63 000 94 03 3 000 4 48 60 000 89 55 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Marshall Islands 59 000 58 000 98 33 500 lt 1 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 American Samoa 57 345 45 933 80 1 1 791 3 12 44 142 76 98 Source The World Factbook American Samoa Aruba 104 000 44 000 42 31 9 000 8 65 35 000 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 The Gambia 1 709 000 40 000 2 34 40 000 2 34 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Saint Kitts and Nevis 50 000 39 000 78 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Cayman Islands 47 000 36 000 76 6 36 000 76 6 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Seychelles 87 000 33 000 37 93 3 000 3 45 30 000 34 48 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Tonga 100 000 30 000 30 30 000 30 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Gibraltar 28 875 28 875 100 28 000 96 97 875 3 03 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Kiribati 95 000 23 000 24 21 23 000 24 21 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 British Virgin Islands 23 000 20 000 86 96 20 000 86 96 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole Palau 20 000 18 500 92 5 500 2 5 18 000 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Andorra 81 222 17 869 22 17 869 22 Source Census Linguistic knowledge 2004 Anguilla 13 000 12 000 92 31 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Nauru 12 000 11 600 96 67 900 7 5 10 700 89 17 English is spoken as the language of government and commerce Cook Islands 20 200 4 000 19 8 1 000 4 95 3 000 14 85 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Montserrat 5 900 4 000 67 8 4 000 67 8 Source Crystal 2003 p 109 Note this includes speakers of an English creole World 7 794 798 739 1 179 874 130 15 14 419 070 540 5 38 838 676 510 10 76 The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states The total English speaking population of the European Union and the United Kingdom combined 2012 is 256 876 220 50 out of a total population of 500 000 000 51 i e 51 including 65 478 252 native speakers and 191 397 968 non native speakers and would be ranked 2nd if it were included English native speakers amount to 13 of the whole population of the EU and the UK while the percentage of people that speak English well enough in order to be able to have a conversation either as first 32 second 11 or third 3 foreign language was 38 When taken from this list and added together the total number of English speakers in the world adds up to around 1 200 000 000 Likewise the total number of native English speakers adds up to around 350 000 000 This implies that there are approximately 850 000 000 people who speak English as an additional language This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items December 2008 See also Edit Language portal World portalEF English Proficiency Index English medium education English speaking world List of countries where English is an official language World EnglishesNon English speaking populations Arabophone Francophone Hispanophone Iberophone Indosphere Lusophone Persophone Russophone SinophoneNotes Edit Statistics on second language speakers are inevitably not precise partly because there is no widely agreed definition of second language speakers there is no differentiation between countries where English is the lingua franca and those where it is not Age by Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and over 2011 2015 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on 13 February 2020 Retrieved 14 September 2017 How languages intersect in India Hindustan Times 22 November 2018 How many Indians can you talk to www hindustantimes com The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency www cia gov Archived from the original on 13 June 2007 Retrieved 30 August 2017 Leitner Gerhard Hashim Azirah Wolf Hans Georg 11 January 2016 Communicating with Asia The Future of English as a Global Language ISBN 9781107062610 English more than a subject Dawn The report said English was deeply penetrated into the Pakistani society as it had one of the largest English speaking populations of the world and claimed that 49pc population 88 69 million people could speak English Mapped The world by English speaking population The Telegraph Retrieved 30 August 2017 English Speakers By Country worldatlas com 14 May 2018 Pakistan has the third largest number of English speakers in the world at 108 036 049 speakers Here s how Pakistan ranks among world s English speaking countries The Express Tribune Which Countries Have the Most English Speakers K International www k international com Retrieved 30 August 2017 Before mistakenly correcting the percentage again please note that there are fewer people aged 5 years or more in any country than there are people in that 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