List of countries by English-speaking population

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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Some numbers have been calculated by combining data from different sources; figures not attributed to sources and given with a date should be treated with caution.

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.

Country	Eligible population	Total English speakers	Total %	As first language	L1 %	As an additional language [1]	L2 %	Notes / Sources
United States	312,142,415	299,270,000	95.88%	244,079,241	78.19%	55,191,937	17.68%	Figures 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]
India	1,450,000,000	228,539,090	15.76%	259,678	0.02%	228,279,412	15.74%	2024 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]
Nigeria	206,200,000	125,039,688	60.64%	20,000,000	9.70%	103,198,040	50.05%	English 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 that 10% of Nigerians speak English as a first language. [7]
Pakistan	220,892,331	108,044,691	48.91%	8,642	0.0035%	108,036,049	48.91%	English 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]
Indonesia	279,118,866	85,968,611	30.80%	837,356	0.30%	85,131,255	30.50%	Indonesians learn English as a major foreign language. [16]
Philippines	110,000,000	70,117,935	63.74%	36,935	0.04%	70,081,000	63.71%	Over 60 million people aged 5 years or more can speak English. [17] [18] [19] "Six out of 10 people aged 5 and over can speak English (63.71%)." [20]
United Kingdom	64,835,742	63,718,834	98.28%	59,323,568	91.50%	4,395,266	6.78%	Data is from the 2021 census. [21] [22] [23] 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).
Germany	82,347,000	45,900,000	55.74%	774,000	0.94%	45,100,000	54.77%	Native speakers: Mikrozensus 2021, Statistisches Bundesamt. [24] [25] Non-native speakers: Eurobarometer report 2012. Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.
Egypt	110,990,000	44,373,802	39.98%	5,527,302	4.98%	38,846,500	35.00%	Euromonitor International Report 2019 [26]
Kenya	52,533,109	41,332,711	78.68%	–	–	7,900,000	15.04%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
France	67,500,000	38,643,750	57.25%	–	–	38,643,750	57.25%	In Paris, 60.28% of the population has "reasonable competency", while 57.25% of the entire country has "reasonable competency". [27]
Canada	37,138,500	30,480,750	82.07%	20,193,335	54.37%	10,287,415	27.70%	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. [28]
Australia	25,422,788	23,161,344	91.10%	18,303,662	72.00%	4,857,672	19.10%	The 2021 census data is subject to multiple interpretations. [29] 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.
Uganda	44,270,000	19,800,000	44.73%	–	–	19,800,000	44.73%	Uganda Bureau of Statistics (2016)
Poland	38,036,118	19,000,000	49.95%	737,276	1.94%	18,000,000	47.32%	AutoLingual (blog) [30] . Number of first language speakers comes from Statistics Poland. [31] 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".
Ghana	26,210,872	17,610,870	67.19%	–	–	17,610,870	67.19%	2021 Ghanaian Census, [32] [33] on population aged 6 or above who were "literate" in English.
Thailand	63,038,247	17,121,187	27.16%	–	–	17,121,187	27.16%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Ukraine	33,365,000	17,016,000	51.00%	–	–	17,016,000	51.00%	Sociological study by KIIS [34]
South Africa	59,876,448	16,722,208	27.93%	5,228,301	8.73%	11,493,907	19.20%	Native speakers from 2022 Census. [35] Non-native speakers: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Mexico	120,664,000	15,686,262	13.00%	–	–	15,686,262	13.00%	Consulta Mitofsky-Tracking Poll Roy Campos: Las Lenguas Extranjeras en México, January 2013; [36] and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) [37]
Malaysia	27,170,000	15,580,000	57.34%	380,000	1.40%	15,200,000	55.94%	EF English Proficiency Index [38]
Netherlands	16,770,000	15,250,000	90.94%	–	–	15,250,000	90.94%	Eurobarometer report 2016
Turkey	80,200,256	12,000,000	14.96%	–	–	12,000,000	14.96%	Eurobarometer report 2006
Brazil	216,000,000	12,000,000	5.56%	292,000	0.14%	10,250,000	4.75%	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.
Zimbabwe	14,439,000	11,850,710	82.07%	505,365	3.50%	11,530,710	79.86%	[39] [40] [41]
Iraq	31,700,000	11,095,000	35.00%	95,000	0.30%	11,000,000	34.70%	Euromonitor International report (2011)
Bangladesh	165,158,616	10,784,488	6.53%	709,873	0.43%	10,074,615	6.10%	Population data are from 2022 Bangladeshi census [42] , and second language data come from the subsequent survey [43]
Spain	47,190,000	10,400,000	22.04%	–	–	10,400,000	22.04%	Eurobarometer report 2012
South Sudan	10,913,164	10,258,374	94.00%	818,487	7.50%	9,439,887	86.50%	Countries That Speak English [44] and the World Bank [45]
China	1,432,035,200	10,000,000	0.70%	–	–	10,000,000	<0.70%	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." [46]
Sweden	10,377,771	9,236,000	89.00%	–	–	9,236,000	89.00%	Statistics Sweden, 2021
Italy	59,619,290	8,121,000	13.62%	–	–	8,121,000	13.62%	Languageknowledge.eu [47]
Tanzania	35,341,131	7,660,000	21.67%	240,000	0.67%	7,420,000	21.00%	2022 Population and Housing Census [48] 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".
Cameroon	19,740,000	7,500,000	37.99%	–	–	7,500,000	37.99%	Euromonitor International Report (2009)
Morocco	37,340,000	6,883,220	18.43%	–	–	6,883,220	18.43%	[49]
Belgium	10,584,534	6,250,000	59.05%	–	–	6,250,000	59.05%	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.
Israel	7,303,000	6,205,000	84.97%	100,000	1.37%	6,105,000	83.60%	Ethnologue (2005) [50] English is widely spoken, both by the Jewish majority and by minority ethnic groups. [51] [52]
Austria	8,415,000	6,150,000	73.08%	–	–	6,150,000	73.08%	[53] [54]
Romania	19,043,767	5,900,000	30.98%	–	–	5,900,000	30.98%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Greece	10,787,690	5,500,000	50.98%	–	–	5,500,000	50.98%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Czechia	10,562,214	5,350,000	50.65%	16,481	0.16%	5,350,000	50.65%	[55] [56]
Russia	135,125,671	5,066,515	3.75%	–	–	5,066,515	3.75%	Russian population Census, 2021, [57] total count excluded 12,056,452 people who did not specify a language.
Ireland	5,084,879	4,958,527	97.52%	4,333,372	85.22%	625,155	12.29%	Central Statistics Office 2022 Census [58] [59] 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”.
Sierra Leone	5,866,000	4,900,000	83.53%	500,000	8.52%	4,400,000	75.01%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
New Zealand	4,889,202	4,750,056	97.15%	3,692,670	75.53%	1,057,386	21.62%	There 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. [60]
Denmark	5,543,000	4,770,000	86.05%	–	–	4,770,000	86.05%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Norway	5,136,700	4,500,000	87.60%	–	–	4,500,000	87.60%	[61]
Papua New Guinea	6,331,000	4,459,191	70.43%	–	–	4,459,191	70.43%	2011 Census. This statistic is people who are literate in Standard English, not including Tok Pisin.
Hong Kong	7,179,127	4,217,535	58.75%	330,782	4.61%	3,886,753	54.14%	According to 2021 population census, Hong Kong has approximately 4.2 million speakers, of whom 330,782 regard English as their "usual" language. [62] [63]
Madagascar	23,042,300	4,147,614	18.00%	–	–	4,147,614	18.00%	The main languages are French and Malagasy. [64]
Sri Lanka	21,803,000	3,994,174	18.32%	10,000	0.05%	3,994,174	18.32%	Crystal (2003), p. 109; Department of Census and Statistics, 2012. 23.8% of the population aged over 10 could speak English. [65]
Finland	5,563,970	3,900,000	70.09%	29,448	0.53%	3,870,000	69.55%	Native speakers: Statistics Finland; [66] Total speakers: Eurobarometer report 2022
Cambodia	15,766,292	3,500,000	22.20%	–	–	3,500,000	22.20%	Quote of a Ministry of Education spokesman [67]
Switzerland	8,482,268	3,279,538	38.66%	492,343	5.80%	2,787,195	32.86%	Figure for speakers of English as "main language", according to Federal Statistical Office 2020. [68] 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; [69] 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.
Liberia	3,750,000	3,100,000	82.67%	600,000	16.00%	2,500,000	66.67%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Jordan	6,598,000	2,969,370	45.00%	–	–	2,969,370	45.00%	Euromonitor International report (2011)
Portugal	10,623,000	2,900,000	27.30%	–	–	2,900,000	27.30%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Argentina	42,192,500	2,752,681	6.52%	–	–	2,752,681	6.52%	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. [70]
Singapore	3,596,284	2,668,719	74.21%	1,735,242	48.25%	933,477	25.96%	Figures 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. [71]
Jamaica	2,714,000	2,650,000	97.64%	45,900	1.69%	2,604,100	95.95%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Algeria	35,954,000	2,516,780	7.00%	–	–	2,516,780	7.00%	Euromonitor International report (2011)
Afghanistan	41,130,000	2,467,800	6.00%	–	–	2,467,800	6.00%	During 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) [72]
Hungary	9,603,634	2,428,295	25.29%	–	–	2,428,295	25.29%	2022 Census [73]
Myanmar	53,900,000	2,400,000	4.45%	–	–	2,400,000	4.45%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Yemen	24,800,000	2,232,000	9.00%	–	–	2,232,000	9.00%	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 who speak English, 4.09%, [74] 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. [75] 3,600 British expatriates. [76]
Zambia	11,922,000	1,910,000	16.02%	110,000	0.92%	1,800,000	15.10%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Bulgaria	7,640,238	1,902,605	24.90%	2,605	0.03%	1,900,000	24.87%	Eurobarometer report 2012 and 2011 Census [77]
Kazakhstan	12,156,705	1,874,583	15.42%	602	0.01%	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	39.99%	–	–	1,706,000	39.99%	Euromonitor International report (2011)
Chile	16,634,603	1,585,027	9.53%	–	–	1,585,027	9.53%	2012 Census. [78]
Rwanda	10,137,400	1,520,610	15.00%	–	–	1,520,610	15.00%	Euromonitor International report 2009
Croatia	3,781,833	1,500,000	39.66%	2,863	0.08%	1,500,000	39.66%	2021 Croatian census; Eurobarometer report 2024 [79] [80]
Slovakia	5,449,270	1,400,000	25.69%	4,365	0.08%	1,400,000	25.69%	(For native speakers) 2021 census [81] (total count includes 312,364 people whose first language was unknown, which is excluded when calculating the percentage), Eurobarometer report 2012
Puerto Rico	3,159,608	1,247,939	39.50%	159,024	5.03%	1,088,915	34.46%	2022 American Community Survey [82] Figures for non-native speakers were those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well" and "well".
Slovenia	2,050,000	1,210,000	59.02%	–	–	1,210,000	59.02%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Trinidad and Tobago	1,305,000	1,145,000	87.74%	–	–	1,145,000	87.74%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Latvia	2,070,371	950,000	45.89%	–	–	950,000	45.89%	Eurobarometer report 2012
Lithuania	2,810,761	873,941	31.09%	–	–	873,941	31.09%	2021 census. [83] [84] Number of native speakers was not explicitly stated but included in "other".
Uruguay	3,500,000	840,000	24.00%	–	–	840,000	24.00%	2019 National Statistics Institute poll. [85]
Guyana	751,000	680,000	90.55%	–	–	680,000	90.55%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Cyprus	923,381	670,000	72.56%	44,482	4.82%	630,000	68.23%	(Native speakers), [86] (Total speakers) Eurobarometer report 2024 [80]
Estonia	1,331,824	626,439	47.03%	3,879	0.29%	622,560	46.74%	2021 Census. [87]
Botswana	1,639,833	630,000	38.42%	–	–	630,000	38.42%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Panama	4,176,869	584,762	14.00%	–	–	584,762	14.00%
Eswatini	1,141,000	550,000	48.20%	–	–	550,000	48.20%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. Official language, business conducted in English; primary school language.
Malawi	13,931,831	540,209	3.88%	209	0.01%	540,000	3.87%	Crystal (2003), p. 109 and Kayambizinthu. [88]
Lesotho	1,795,000	500,000	27.86%	–	–	500,000	27.86%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Solomon Islands	631,061	459,906	72.88%	–	–	631,061	100.00%	2019 Census. [89] Labelled "English Ability", defined as people who can write a simple sentence in English.
Malta	497,265	440,000	88.48%	50,242	10.10%	390,000	78.43%	(For native speakers) Census of Population and Housing 2021, [90] Eurobarometer report 2012
Suriname	470,784	410,000	87.09%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Costa Rica	4,910,526	400,415	8.15%	–	–	400,415	8.15%	Encuesta Nacional de Hogares 2017 [91]
Iceland	376,248	368,723	98.00%	–	–	–	–	[92]
Namibia	1,820,916	314,000	17.24%	14,000	0.77%	300,000	16.48%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Barbados	296,000	296,000	100.00%	10,000	3.38%	286,000	96.62%	This includes speakers of an English creole.
Bahamas	330,549	288,000	87.13%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Belize	368,924	278,390	75.46%	–	–	278,390	75.46%	2022 Census [93] Included population aged 4 or above who spoke English, no distinctions between first and second languages were made.
Ecuador	18,213,749	225,000	1.24%	–	–	–	–	There are 225,000 English speakers in Ecuador. The great majority resides in Quito.[ citation needed ]
Turkmenistan	7,057,841	204,189	2.89%	–	–	204,189	2.89%	2022 Population and Housing Census [94]
Mauritius	1,233,097	202,000	16.38%	15,759	1.28%	200,000	16.22%	2022 HPC [95]
Fiji	853,445	176,000	20.62%	6,000	0.70%	170,000	19.92%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Macao	663,782	150,359	22.65%	23,635	3.56%	126,724	19.09%	2021 Census [96]
Brunei	381,371	144,000	37.76%	10,000	2.62%	134,000	35.14%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Armenia	2,921,062	143,939	4.93%	–	–	143,939	4.93%	2022 census, [97] total count excludes 11,669 people who didn't answer question about language proficiency. All speakers were explicitly listed as second language speakers.
Vanuatu	239,839	137,827	57.47%	4,955	2.07%	130,000	54.20%	2020 Vanuatu Census. [98] 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.
Azerbaijan	9,594,300	123,664	1.29%	–	–	123,664	1.29%	2019 Census, [99] 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.
Luxembourg	477,061	122,467	25.67%	20,316	4.26%	100,000	20.96%	RP2021. [100] 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.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	120,000	114,000	95.00%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Guam	135,770	109,218	80.44%	57,906	42.65%	51,312	37.79%	2020 U.S. Census [101] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Nepal	29,164,578	103,884	0.35%	1,323	0.0005%	102,561	0.35%	Census 2021 [102] Figures only include those who declared English as their first/second language and does not reflect overall English ability.
Grenada	110,000	100,000	90.91%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Samoa	188,540	94,000	49.86%	1,000	0.53%	93,000	49.33%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
U.S. Virgin Islands	80,430	73,219	91.03%	56,173	69.84%	17,046	21.19%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Isle of Man	84,069	80,781	96.09%	80,781	96.09%	–	–	2021 Census [103] Figure for total English Speakers was likely to be an undercount due to the number of second language speakers not being available.
Saint Lucia	165,000	71,000	43.03%	31,000	18.79%	40,000	24.24%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Antigua and Barbuda	85,000	68,000	80.00%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Micronesia	111,000	64,000	57.66%	4,000	3.60%	60,000	54.05%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Bermuda	65,000	63,000	96.92%	63,000	96.92%	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Dominica	67,000	63,000	94.03%	3,000	4.48%	60,000	89.55%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Cayman Islands	68,811	61,070	88.75%	61,070	88.75%	–	–	2021 Census [104]
Kiribati	94,312	68,765	72.91%	–	–	68,765	72.91%	2010 Census [105]
Marshall Islands	59,000	58,000	98.31%	10,000	16.95%	48,000	81.36%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	50,000	39,000	78.00%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
American Samoa	44,174	20,855	47.21%	1,444	3.27%	19,411	43.94%	2020 U.S. Census [106] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Northern Mariana Islands	44,111	28,599	64.83%	11,466	25.99%	17,133	38.84%	2020 U.S. Census [107] Figures for non-native speakers only included those who spoke another language and spoke English "very well".
Aruba	104,000	44,000	42.31%	9,000	8.65%	35,000	33.65%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Gambia	1,709,000	40,000	2.34%	–	–	40,000	2.34%	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Seychelles	87,000	33,000	37.93%	3,000	3.45%	30,000	34.48%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Tonga	100,000	30,000	30.00%	–	–	30,000	30.00%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Gibraltar	26,786	24,965	93.20%	20,689	77.24%	4,276	15.96%	2012 Census, [108] native speakers correspond to those who speak English "very well" and non-native speakers correspond to those who speak English "well".
British Virgin Islands	23,000	20,000	86.96%	20,000	86.96%	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Palau	20,000	18,500	92.50%	500	2.50%	18,000	90.00%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Andorra	86,610	17,869	20.63%	2,600	3.00%	15,000	17.32%	Source Census: (Total speakers) Linguistic knowledge 2004, (Native speakers) Linguistic knowledge 2022 [109] [110]
Anguilla	13,000	12,000	92.31%	–	–	–	–	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Nauru	12,000	11,600	96.67%	900	7.50%	10,700	89.17%	English is spoken as the language of government and commerce.
Cook Islands	20,200	4,000	19.80%	1,000	4.95%	3,000	14.85%	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
Montserrat	5,900	4,000	67.80%	4,000	67.80%	–	–	Crystal (2003), p.109. This includes speakers of an English creole.
Liechtenstein	39,055	5,900	15.11%	199	0.51%	–	–	[111]
Norfolk Island	2,188	1,911	87.34%	1,146	52.38%	765	34.96%	2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [112] Native English-speaking total does not include native Norfuk speakers, though all Norfuk speakers also speak English
Christmas Island	1,692	1,034	61.11%	495	29.26%	539	31.86%	2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [113]
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	593	370	62.39%	113	19.06%	257	43.34%	2021 Australian census (conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) [114]
Total of listed nations (141)	6,404,503,557	1,639,938,876	25.61%	391,286,346	6.11%	1,210,415,000	18.90%	This is only a summation of all listed countries and the respective percentages.

• 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 ^[115] (out of a total population of 500,000,000, ^[116] 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 1,430,000,000. Likewise, the total number of native English speakers adds up to around 410,000,000. This implies that there are approximately 1,020,000,000 people who speak English as an additional language.

See also

• Language portal
• World portal

• EF English Proficiency Index
• English medium education
• English-speaking world
• List of countries and territories where English is an official language
• World Englishes
• English-based creole languages

Non-English speaking populations by language:

• Arabophone
• Bengali language
• Francophone
• Geographical distribution of Dutch speakers
• Geographical distribution of German speakers
• Hispanophone
• List of countries and territories where Hindustani is an official language
• List of countries and territories where Persian is an official language
• List of countries where Tamil is an official language
• Lusophone
• Malay language
• Persophone
• Russophone
• Sinophone
• Swahili language
• List of link languages

Non-English speaking populations by language, historical:

• Latin language
• Mobilian trade language
• Phonecian language
• Sanskritisation (linguistics)

Non-English speaking populations by country:

• Indosphere

Linguistic topics:

• Dialect continuum
• Geolinguistics
• Language geography
• Link language

Notes

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