List of countries by English-speaking population

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Percentage of native English speakers by subdivision according to the latest census data in each country Native English speakers by subdivision.svg
Percentage of native English speakers by subdivision according to the latest census data in each country

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

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CountryEligible populationTotal English speakersAs first languageAs an additional language [1] Notes
No.%No.%No.%
Flag of the United States.svg United States 312,142,415299,270,00095.88244,079,24178.1955,191,93717.68Figures are from the 2022 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] [3]
Flag of India.svg India 1,450,000,000228,539,09015.76259,6780.02228,279,41215.742024 estimate 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 182,717,239 and as a third language by 45,562,173. [4]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 206,200,000125,039,68060.6420,000,0009.70103,198,04050.05English is the most widespread language in the country due to the many different languages spoken, with 60 million speakers. [5] This includes speakers of an English creole, accounting for 51% to 57% of the total population. [5] [6] It is estimated 10% of Nigerians speak English as a first language. [7]
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 220,892,331108,044,69148.918,6420.0035108,036,04948.91English is one of the official languages under the constitution and is commonly used in education and administration. [8] [9] [10] According to statistics from various sources, the English-speaking population ranges from 88.69 million [11] to 108 million, [12] [13] accounting for 49% to 58% of the total population. [14] [15]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 64,835,74263,718,83498.2859,323,56891.504,395,2666.78Source: Data from the 2021 census for England and Wales, [16] Scotland, [17] and Northern Ireland. [18] 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" (or, in the case of Scotland, those who have reported speaking ability in English).
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 110,000,00070,117,93563.7436,9350.0470,081,00063.71Over 60 million people aged 5 years or more can speak English. [19] [20] [21] "Six out of 10 people aged 5 and over can speak English (63.71%)." [22]
Flag of Germany.svg Germany 82,347,00045,900,00055.73774,0000.9445,100,00054.76Native speakers: Mikrozensus 2021, Statistisches Bundesamt. [23] [24]
Non-native speakers: Eurobarometer report 2012
Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda 44,270,00019,800,000450019,800,00045Source: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2016)
Flag of France.svg France 67,500,00038,643,75057.250038,643,75057.25Note: In Paris, 60.28% of the population has "reasonable competency", while 57.25% of the entire country has "reasonable competency". [25]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 37,138,50030,480,75083.0620,193,33554.3710,287,41528.69The 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. [26]
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 110,990,00044,373,80239.985,527,302538,846,50035Source: Euromonitor International Report 2019 [27]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 25,422,78823,161,34491.1018,303,66272.004,857,67219.10Source: 2021 census. [28] The 2021 census data is subject to multiple interpretations. The data noted that 18,303,662 persons out of 23,401,892 total only spoke English, and a further 4,857,672 spoke English either "Very Well" or "Well". A further 872,213 persons were listed as speaking English "Not Well" or "Not At All". However, 1,389,243 persons provided incomplete information; 1,331,417 provided no language or proficiency details and 57,828 gave no information on proficiency.
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 165,158,61610,784,4886.53709,8730.4310,074,6156.10 [29] Population data are from 2022 Bangladeshi census, and second language data come from the subsequent survey [30]
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 38,036,11819,000,00050737,2761.9418,000,00048Source: AutoLingual (blog) [31] .
Number of first language speakers comes from Statistics Poland. [32] However, of the 737,276 people who spoke English "at home", 714,002 also spoke another language "at home", including 707,487 people who also spoke Polish "at home".
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 26,210,87217,610,87067.190017,610,87067.19Source: 2021 Ghanaian Census, [33] [34] on population aged 6 or above who were "literate" in English.
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand 63,038,24717,121,18727.160017,121,18727.16Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 33,365,00017,016,000510017,016,00051Source: sociological study by KIIS [35]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 59,619,2908,121,00013.74008,121,00013.74Source: languageknowledge.eu [36]
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 59,876,44816,722,20827.935,228,3018.7311,493,90722Native speakers from 2022 Census. [37]
Non-native speakers: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 120,664,00015,686,26212.90015,686,26212.9Consulta Mitofsky-Tracking Poll Roy Campos: Las Lenguas Extranjeras en México, January 2013; [38] and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) [39]
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 27,170,00015,580,00062.57380,0001.415,200,00061.1EF English Proficiency Index [40]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia 279,118,86685,968,61130.8837,3560.385,131,25530.5Indonesians learn English as a major foreign language. [41]
Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan 41,130,0002,467,8006002,467,8006During the two decades since the U.S. military intervened in Afghanistan, English as a foreign language was learned by 6% of Afghans. (see Languages of Afghanistan) [42]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 16,770,00015,250,00090.900015,250,00090.9Source: Eurobarometer report 2016
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 80,200,25612,000,000170012,000,00017Source: Eurobarometer report 2006
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe 14,439,00011,850,71090505,365511,530,71079.86 [43] [44] [45]
Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 31,700,00011,095,00035.0095,0000.3011,000,00034.70%Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 216,000,00012,000,0005292,0000.1410,250,0005Source: 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.
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 47,190,00010,400,000220010,400,00022Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1,432,035,20010,000,0000.90010,000,000<1Figures 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." [46]
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 10,377,7719,236,00089009,236,00089Source: Statistics Sweden, 2021
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 52,533,10941,332,71178.68007,900,000Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 19,740,0007,500,00038007,500,00038Euromonitor International Report (2009)
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 37,340,0006,883,22018.3006,883,22018.3 [47]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 10,584,5346,250,00060006,250,00060Source: Eurobarometer report 2006 The Belgian population is divided in two distinct linguistic regions: The Belgian Dutch-speaking Flanders, and the Belgian French-speaking Wallonia (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.
Flag of Israel.svg Israel 7,303,0006,205,00084.97100,0001.376,105,00083.6Source: Ethnologue (2005) [48] English is widely spoken, both by the Jewish majority and by minority ethnic groups. [49] [50]
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 8,415,0006,150,00073006,150,00073 [51] [52]
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 19,043,7675,900,00031005,900,00031Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 9,603,6342,428,29525.29002,428,29525.292022 Census [53]
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 10,787,6905,500,00051005,500,00051Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechia 10,562,2145,350,00050.6516,4810.0165,350,00050Source: [54] [55]
Flag of Russia.svg Russia 135,125,6715,066,5153.75005,066,5153.75Russian population Census, 2021, [56] total count excluded 12,056,452 people who did not specify a language.
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone 5,866,0004,900,00083.53500,0008.524,400,00075Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 5,543,0004,770,00086004,770,00086Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 8,482,2683,279,53837.96492,3435.802,787,19532.86Figure for speakers of English as "main language", according to Federal Statistical Office 2020. [57] Source for number of total English speakers is an FSO survey in 2019 on "the main languages in regular use", which reported that 48.8% of permanent residents aged 15 or above (7,187,688 as of 2020) regularly used English; [58] as a result, total speakers and non-native speakers are likely to be undercounts due to the exclusion of children below the age of 15.
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 5,136,7004,500,00090004,500,00090 [59]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 6,331,0004,459,19170.4004,459,19170.4Source: 2011 Census
Note: This statistic is people who are literate in Standard English, not including Tok Pisin.
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 5,084,8794,958,52797.524,333,37285.22625,15512.29Source: Central Statistics Office 2022 Census [60] [61]

Figures for native speakers are people whose spoke English or Irish at home (which likely included the approximately 70,000 people who spoke Irish daily outside education system), and additional speakers are people who spoke other languages and declared that they spoke English "very well" or "well.

Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 4,889,2024,750,05697.153,692,67075.531,057,38621.62There were 4,993,923 responses to 2023 Census: Language spoken. 4,750,056 gave English as a response . Another 104,721 reported no language (e.g. too young). Hence it is most meaningful to express the English-speaking per cent without including the figures for these 104,721. This gives 97.2% English-speaking (3,673,679 divided by 3,755,565), 2.8% non-English-speaking. Figures for native speakers are those who declared English to be the only language they spoke, so they are very likely to be undercounts. [62]
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar 23,042,3004,147,61418004,147,61418The main languages are French and Malagasy. [63]
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania 35,341,1317,660,00021.7240,0000.77,420,00021.0Source: 2022 Population and Housing Census [64] on literacy rate amongst people aged 15 or above. Figure for native speakers referred to those who were "literate in English only" while number for non-native speakers referred to those who were literate in "both Kiswahili and English".
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 21,803,0003,994,17418.3210,0000.053,994,17418.32Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109; Department of Census and Statistics, 2012. 23.8% of the population aged over 10 could speak English. [65]
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 3,596,2842,668,71974.211,735,24248.25933,47725.96Figures indicate Singaporean residents (citizen and permanent resident population); data for population who spoke English as an additional language came from summing number of people whose second most spoken language at home was English.

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

Flag of Finland.svg Finland 5,563,9703,900,0007029,4480.533,870,00070Source: (for native speakers) Statistics Finland; [66] (for total speakers) Eurobarometer report 2022
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia 15,766,2923,500,00022.2003,500,00022.2Source: quote of a Ministry of Education spokesman [67]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 7,179,1274,217,53558.75330,7824.613,886,75354.14According to 2021 population census, Hong Kong has approximately 4.2 million speakers, of whom 330,782 regard English as their "usual" language. [68] [69]
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia 3,750,0003,100,00082.67600,000162,500,00066.67Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan 6,598,0002,969,37045002,969,37045Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 10,623,0002,900,00027002,900,00027Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 42,192,5002,752,6816.52002,752,6816.52Source:. [70] 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.
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 2,714,0002,650,00097.6445,9001.692,604,10095.95Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 3,781,8331,500,000412,8630.0761,500,00041Source: 2021 Croatian census; Eurobarometer report 2024 [71] [72]
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 35,954,0002,516,7807002,516,7807Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 53,900,0002,400,0004.45002,400,0004.45Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen 24,800,0002,232,0009002,232,0009Source: Euromonitor International report 2011
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 47,661,3682,012,9504.2275,6000.161,937,3504.06Total was estimated by multiplying projected population for 2014 (DANE) by percentage of Colombian population who speak English, 4.09%, [73] 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 who reside in Colombia. 12,000 are Colombian Raizal from San Andrés and Isla de Providencia where they speak San Andrés–Providencia Creole. [74] 3,600 British expatriates. [75]
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 3,159,6081,247,93939.5159,0245.031,088,91534.46Source: 2022 American Community Survey [76]

Figures for non-native speakers were those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well" and "well".

Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 11,922,0001,910,00016.02110,0000.921,800,00015.1Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 7,640,2381,900,000252,6050.031,902,60525Source: Eurobarometer report 2012 and 2011 Census [77]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 12,156,7051,874,58315.4260201,873,98115.42Number 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)
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon 4,265,6001,706,00040001,706,00040Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
Flag of Chile.svg Chile 16,634,6031,585,0279.53001,585,0279.53Source: 2012 Census. [78]
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda 10,137,4001,520,61015001,520,61015Source: Euromonitor International report 2009
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5,449,2701,400,000264,3650.081,400,00026Source: (For native speakers) 2021 census [79] (total count includes 312,364 people whose first language was unknown, which is excluded when calculating the percentage), Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 2,050,0001,210,00059001,210,00059Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania 2,810,761873,94131.09873,94131.09Source:2021 census. [80] [81] Number of native speakers was not explicitly stated but included in "other".
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 1,305,0001,145,00087.74001,145,00087.74Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 2,070,371950,00046950,00046Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 29,164,578103,8840.351,3230.0005102,5610.35Source: Census 2021 [82] Figures only include those who declared English as their first/second language and does not reflect overall English ability.
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3,500,000840,0002400840,00024.0Source: 2019 National Statistics Institute poll. [83]
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana 751,000680,00090.5500680,00090.55Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1,331,824626,43947.033,8790.29622,56046.74Source: 2021 Census. [84]
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana 1,639,833630,00038.4200630,00038.42Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan 10,913,16410,258,37494818,4877.59,439,88786.5Source: Countries That Speak English [85] and the World Bank [86]
Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus 923,381670,0007344,4824.82630,00068Source: (Native speakers), [87] (Total speakers) Eurobarometer report 2024 [72]
Flag of Panama.svg Panama 4,176,869584,7621400584,76214
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini 1,141,000550,00048.200550,00048.2Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Official language, business conducted in English; primary school language.
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 13,931,831540,2093.88209<0.1540,0003.87Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109 and Kayambizinthu. [88]
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho 1,795,000500,00027.8600500,00027.86Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname 470,784410,00087.09Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Malta.svg Malta 497,265440,0008950,24210.10390,00079Source: (For native speakers) Census of Population and Housing 2021, [89] Eurobarometer report 2012
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 376,248368,72398Source: [90]
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia 1,820,916314,00017.2414,0000.77300,00016.48Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 477,061122,46725.6720,3163.61100,00021Source: RP2021. [91] Figures for total speakers were those who spoke English at home / school / work, so it excludes the people who knew English but didn't actively use it. Percentage of native speakers was calculated from a denominator of total valid responses on that question (563,092). Number of non-native speakers, therefore, cannot be precisely calculated.
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas 330,549288,00087.13Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados 296,000296,00010010,0003.38286,00096.62This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Belize.svg Belize 368,924278,39075.46278,39075.46Source: 2022 Census [92] Included population aged 4 or above who spoke English, no distinctions between first and second languages were made.
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 4,910,526400,4158.200400,4158.2Source: Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2017 [93]
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius 1,233,097202,00015.9715,7590.16200,00015.81Source: 2022 HPC [94]
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador 18,213,749225,0001.2There are 225,000 English speakers in Ecuador. The great majority resides in Quito.[ citation needed ]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan 7,057,841204,1892.89204,1892.89Source: 2022 Population and Housing Census [95]
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia 2,921,062143,9394.93143,9394.93Source: 2022 census, [96] total count excludes 11,669 people who didn't answer question about language proficiency. All speakers were explicitly listed as second language speakers.
Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu 239,839137,82776.874,9552.07130,00073Source:2020 Vanuatu Census. [97] Data for total speakers were people aged 15+ who were literate in English, so the corresponding percentage was calculated through dividing the number by population aged 15+ (179,302). On the other hand, number of native speakers included anyone aged 3+, so the corresponding percentage is calculated by dividing it by total population aged 3 or above (239,839). It is impossible to precisely calculate number of non-native speakers as a result. Figures exclude Bislama.
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan 9,594,300123,6641.29123,6641.29Source: 2019 Census, [98] excluded territories controlled by Republic of Artsakh at that time. Figures included only "the fluent speakers". They were all explicitly listed as second language speakers.
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji 853,445176,00020.626,0000.7170,00019.92Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands 631,061459,90672.88631,06172.88Source: 2019 Census. [99] Labelled "English Ability", defined as people who can write a simple sentence in English.
Flag of Guam.svg Guam 135,770109,21880.4457,90642.6551,31237.79Source:2020 U.S. Census [100] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei 381,371144,00039.0710,0002.62134,00035.14Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 120,000114,00095Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands 80,43073,21991.0356,17369.8417,04621.19Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 110,000100,00090.91Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa 188,54094,00049.861,0000.5393,00049.33Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 84,06980,78196.0980,78196.09Source:2021 Census [101] Figure for total English Speakers was likely to be an undercount due to the number of second language speakers not being available.
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia 165,00071,00043.0331,00018.7940,00024.24Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands 44,11128,59964.8311,46625.9917,13338.84Source: 2020 U.S. Census [102] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 85,00068,00080Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia 111,00064,00057.664,0003.660,00054.05Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 65,00063,00096.9263,00096.92Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica 67,00063,00094.033,0004.4860,00089.55Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands 59,00058,00098.061000014.214800083.85Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa 44,17420,85547.211,4443.2719,41143.94Source: 2020 U.S. Census [103] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 104,00044,00042.319,0008.6535,000Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia 1,709,00040,0002.340040,0002.34Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,00039,00078Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands 68,81161,07088.7561,07088.75Source: 2021 Census [104]
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles 87,00033,00037.933,0003.4530,00034.48Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga 100,00030,000300030,00030Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 26,78624,96593.220,68977.24,27616.02012 Census, [105] native speakers correspond to those who speak English "very well" and non-native speakers correspond to those who speak English "well".
Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati 94,31268,76572.910068,76572.91Source: 2010 Census [106]
Flag of Macau.svg Macao 663,782150,35922.6523,6353.56126,72419.09Source: 2021 Census [107]
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands 23,00020,00086.9620,00086.96Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Palau.svg Palau 20,00018,50092.55002.518,000Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra 86,61017,869222,6003.015,00019Source Census: (Total speakers)Linguistic knowledge 2004, (Native speakers) Linguistic knowledge 2022 [108] [109]
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein 39,0555,900151990.51Source: [110]
Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla 13,00012,00092.31Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru 12,00011,60096.679007.510,70089.17English is spoken as the language of government and commerce.
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands 20,2004,00019.81,0004.953,00014.85Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat 5,9004,00067.84,00067.8Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg Norfolk Island 2,1881,91187.341,14652.3876534.96Source: 2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [111]
Native English-speaking total does not include native Norfuk speakers, though all Norfuk speakers also speak English
Flag of Christmas Island.svg Christmas Island 1,6921,03461.1149529.2653931.86Source: 2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [112]
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg Cocos (Keeling) Islands 59337062.3911319.0625743.34Source: 2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [113]
Sum of listed nations6,404,503,5571,639,938,87625.61%391,286,3466.11%1,210,415,00018.90%Not all countries are listed here. This is merely a summation of all listed countries and the respective percentages.

See also

Non-English speaking populations by language:

Non-English speaking populations by language, historical:

Non-English speaking populations by country:

Linguistic topics:

Notes

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