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List in order of total speakers[edit]
| Rank | Country | % English Speakers | Eligible Population | Total English Speakers | As First Language | As an Additional Language | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
95.81% | 262,375,152 | 251,388,301 | 215,423,557 | 35,964,744 | Figures are from the year 2000 U.S. census. English speaker figures are for persons age 5 and older. Total population age 5 and older was 262,375,152 of which 251,388,301 stated that they spoke English "very well" or "well". Second language speakers are respondents age 5 and older who reported they do not speak English at home but know it "very well" or "well".[1][2] |
| 2 |  India |
10.01% | 1,100,000,000 | 100,226,449 | 226,449[3] | 100,000,000 |
2001 figures for native language.[4][5][6] The figures include English speakers, but not English users.[7][8] |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
53.34% | 148,093,000 | 79,000,000 | 4,000,000 | >75,000,000 | This is technically not English. Figures are for speakers of Nigerian Pidgin, an English-based pidgin or creole. Ihemere gives a range of roughly 3 to 5 million native speakers; the midpoint of the range is used in the table. Ihemere, Kelechukwu Uchechukwu. 2006. "A Basic Description and Analytic Treatment of Noun Clauses in Nigerian Pidgin." Nordic Journal of African Studies 15(3): 296–313. |
| 4 |  United Kingdom |
97.74% | 60,975,000 | 59,600,000 | 58,100,000 | 1,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 5 |  Philippines |
55.46%[9] | 97,000,000 | 49,800,000 | 3,427,000[9] | 46,373,000 | Total speakers: Census 2000, text above Figure 7. 63.71% of the 66.7 million people aged 5 years or more could speak English. 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&6), 487–525. (1998). Ethnologue lists 3.4 million native speakers with 52% of the population speaking it as an additional language.[9] |
| 6 |  Germany |
56% | 82,191,000 | 46,272,504 | 272,504 | 46,000,000 | Native speakers: Statistisches Bundesamt (cited here). Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany. |
| 7 |  Canada |
85.18% | 33,355,400 | 25,246,220 | 17,694,830 | 7,551,390 | Source: 2001 Census - Knowledge of Official Languages and Mother Tongue. The 2001 count noted that of 29,639,030 speakers, 20,014,645 spoke English only, and 5,231,575 spoke English and French, while 3,946,525 spoke French only and 446,920 who were classified as speaking "neither English nor French". No data was listed for persons who spoke English and a language other than French. The native speakers figure comprises 122,660 people with both French and English as a native language, plus 17,572,170 people with English and not French as a native language. |
| 8 |  France |
36% | 64,473,140 | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 9 |  Pakistan |
10.97% | 164,157,000 | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 | Source:[10] | |
| 10 |  Australia |
97.03% | 21,394,309 | 17,357,833 | 15,013,965 | 2,343,868 | Source: 2001 Census. [1] The 2001 census data is subject to multiple interpretations. The data noted that 18,972,350 persons out of 21,394,309 total were speakers of a language, and excluded young children. However, more than a million of those 18,972,350 persons provided no information; 879,778 did not give information on proficiency, and 203,101 were "overseas visitors" who were not asked. Of the 17,889,671 persons for whom an inquiry was made 17,357,833 spoke English only, or "well" or "very well" as a second language; while 531,838 spoke "not well" or "not at all". |
| 11 |  Italy |
29% | 59,619,290 | 17,000,000 | 17,000,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 12 |  The Netherlands |
87% | 16,445,000 | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 13 |  South Africa |
28.57% | 47,850,700 | 13,673,203 | 3,673,203 | 10,000,000 | Native speakers: 2001 Census: Census in Brief, page 15 (Table 2.5) Non-native speakers: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 14 |  Spain |
27% | 46,063,000 | 12,500,000 | 12,500,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 15 |  Turkey |
17% | 70,586,256 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 16 |  Poland |
29% | 38,115,967 | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 17 |  China |
0.77% | 1,300,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | Figures are for English users in mainland China only (i.e. excluding Hong Kong where English is an official language and Macau). The oft-cited figure of 300 million is for "learners."[11] | |
| 18 |  Sweden |
89% | 9,215,021 | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 19 |  Cameroon |
41.51% | 18,549,000 | 7,700,000 | 7,700,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 20 |  Malaysia |
27.16% | 27,170,000 | 7,380,000 | 380,000 | 7,000,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 21 |  Russia |
4.9% | 141,888,900 | 6,955,315 | 1,804 | 6,953,511 | Source: Basic Results, Tables 4.4 and 4.1, Russian Census (2002). The "total" figure is the number of residents who reported English as one of the language they knew. The "first language" figure is the number of residents who reported "American" or "English" as their nationality. The "additional languages" figure is the difference. |
| 22 |  Thailand |
10% | 63,038,247 | 6,549,329 | 6,549,329 | Secondary language of the elite[12][13] | |
| 23 |  Belgium |
59% | 10,584,534 | 6,250,000 | 6,250,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 24 |  Israel |
84.97% | 7,303,000 | 6,205,000 | 100,000 | 6,105,000 | Source: Ethnologue (2005)[14] English is widely spoken by all ethnic groups .[15][16] |
| 25 |  Romania |
29% | 21,438,000 | 6,200,000 | 6,200,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe |
41.58% | 13,349,000 | 5,550,000 | 250,000 | 5,300,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 27 |  Greece |
48% | 11,147,000 | 5,350,000 | 5,350,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 28 |  Sierra Leone |
83.53% | 5,866,000 | 4,900,000 | 500,000 | 4,400,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 29 |  Mexico |
4.55% | 106,682,500 | 4,855,000 | 4,855,000 | Consulta Mitovsky-Tracking Poll Roy Campos: Las Lenguas Extranjeras en México, April 2007 [2]; and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) [3]. | |
| 30 |  Austria |
58% | 8,340,924 | 4,800,000 | 4,800,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 31 |  Denmark |
86% | 5,489,022 | 4,720,000 | 4,720,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 32 |  Switzerland |
61.28% | 7,637,300 | 4,680,000 | 73,400 | 4,606,600 | Figure for speakers of English as "main language", according to Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel 2008[17] 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 |
| 33 |  Norway |
91% | 4,920,500 | 4,477,655 | 4,477,655 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 34 |  Ireland |
98.37% | 4,422,100 | 4,350,000 | 4,122,100 | 237,900 | Source: European Union Directorate General for Education and Culture [4] Central Statistics Office [5] Travbla [6] |
| 35 |  Singapore |
80% | 5,076,700 | 4,061,360 | 665,087 | 3,396,273 | Source: 2010 Census. Second language speaker figure only includes those literate in English aged 15 or more and does not include third language proficiency. Singapore Census of Population, 2010, Advance Data Release No.1, "Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion" |
| 36 |  Tanzania |
9.89% | 40,454,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 37 |  New Zealand |
97.82% | 4,275,100 | 3,673,623 | 3,673,623 | 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 (2005), p. 109, gives figures of 3,700,000 native speakers and 150,000 second language speakers. | |
| 38 |  Bangladesh |
2.21% | 158,665,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 39 |  Finland |
63% | 5,331,483 | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 40 |  Portugal |
32% | 10,623,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 41 |  Lebanon |
80.51% | 4,099,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,300,000 | ||
| 42 |  Papua New Guinea |
49.76% | 6,331,000 | 3,150,000 | 150,000 | 3,000,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 43 |  Liberia |
82.67% | 3,750,000 | 3,100,000 | 600,000 | 2,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 44 |  Kenya |
7.19% | 37,538,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 45 |  Jamaica |
97.64% | 2,714,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,600,000 | 50,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 46 |  Uganda |
8.09% | 30,884,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 47 |  Hong Kong |
35.9% | 6,963,100 | 2,500,000 | 200,000 | 2,300,000 | According to 1996 by-census, Hong Kong has approximately 2.5 million speakers, of whom 200,000 regard English as their "usual" language.[18] |
| 48 |  Czech Republic |
24% | 10,403,136 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 49 |  Hungary |
23% | 10,043,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,300,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 50 |  Croatia |
49% | 4,555,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,200,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 51 |  Puerto Rico |
48.61% | 3,991,000 | 1,940,000 | 100,000 | 1,840,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 52 |  Sri Lanka |
9.9% | 19,299,000 | 1,910,000 | 10,000 | 1,900,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 52 |  Zambia |
16.02% | 11,922,000 | 1,910,000 | 110,000 | 1,800,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 53 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
45% | 4,000,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | not verified. | |
| 54 |  Bulgaria |
23% | 7,640,238 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 55 |  Slovakia |
32% | 5,402,273 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | not verified. | |
| 56 |  Ghana |
5.96% | 23,478,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 57 |  Slovenia |
57% | 2,023,358 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 58 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
87.74% | 1,305,000 | 1,145,000 | 1,145,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 59 |  Lithuania |
32% | 3,369,600 | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 60 |  Latvia |
39% | 2,270,700 | 900,000 | 900,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 61 |  Guyana |
90.55% | 751,000 | 680,000 | 650,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 62 |  Botswana |
38.42% | 1,639,833 | 630,000 | 630,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 63 |  Estonia |
46% | 1,340,602 | 620,000 | 620,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 64 |  Cyprus |
76% | 794,600 | 600,000 | 600,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 65 |  Malawi |
3.88% | 13,931,831 | 540,209 | 209[19] | 540,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 66 |  Lesotho |
27.86% | 1,795,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 67 |  Suriname |
87.09% | 470,784 | 410,000 | 260,000 | 150,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 68 |  Malta |
88% | 419,285 | 370,000 | 370,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 69 |  Namibia |
17.24% | 1,820,916 | 314,000 | 14,000 | 300,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 70 |  Luxembourg |
60% | 480,222 | 290,000 | 290,000 | Source: Eurobarometer 2005 Europeans and their Languages published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission | |
| 71 |  Bahamas |
87.13% | 330,549 | 288,000 | 260,000 | 28,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 72 |  Barbados |
98.57% | 279,000 | 275,000 | 262,000 | 13,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 73 |  Belize |
81.65% | 301,270 | 246,000 | 190,000 | 56,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 74 |  Mauritius |
15.97% | 1,264,866 | 202,000 | 2,000 | 200,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 75 |  Vanuatu |
83.55% | 215,446 | 180,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 76 |  Fiji |
20.62% | 853,445 | 176,000 | 6,000 | 170,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 77 |  Solomon Islands |
31.68% | 552,438 | 175,000 | 10,000 | 165,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 78 |  Ethiopia |
0.22% | 78,254,090 | 171,712 | 1,986 | 169,726 | |
| 79 |  Guam |
91.09% | 173,456 | 158,000 | 58,000 | 100,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 80 |  Brunei |
37.76% | 381,371 | 144,000 | 10,000 | 134,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 81 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
95% | 120,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 82 |  U.S. Virgin Islands |
95.97% | 108,448 | 113,000 | 98,000 | 15,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 83 |  Grenada |
90.91% | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 84 |  Netherlands Antilles |
50% | 192,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | ||
| 85 |  Samoa |
49.86% | 188,540 | 94,000 | 1,000 | 93,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 86 |  Isle of Man |
99.93% | 80,058 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||
| 87 |  Bhutan |
11.4% | 658,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 89 |  Saint Lucia |
43.04% | 165,000 | 71,000 | 31,000 | 40,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 90 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
83.33% | 84,000 | 70,000 | 5,000 | 65,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 91 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
80% | 85,000 | 68,000 | 66,000 | 2,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 92 |  American Samoa |
100% | 67,000 | 67,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 93 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
57.66% | 111,000 | 64,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 94 |  Bermuda |
96.92% | 65,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 95 |  Dominica |
94.03% | 67,000 | 63,000 | 3,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. |
| 96 |  Marshall Islands |
59,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
| 97 |  Swaziland |
4.38% | 1,141,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 98 |  Aruba |
42.31% | 104,000 | 44,000 | 9,000 | 35,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 99 |  Gambia |
2.34% | 1,709,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 100 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
78% | 50,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 101 |  Cayman Islands |
76.7% | 47,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 102 |  Seychelles |
37.93% | 87,000 | 33,000 | 3,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 103 |  Honduras |
0.44% | 7,106,000 | 31,500 | 31,500 | ||
| 104 |  Gibraltar |
28,875 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 2,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 105 |  Tonga |
30% | 100,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 107 |  Kiribati |
24.21% | 95,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 108 |  Rwanda |
0.21% | 9,725,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 109 |  British Virgin Islands |
86.96% | 23,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 110 |  Palau |
92.5% | 20,000 | 18,500 | 500 | 18,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 111 |  Andorra |
22% | 81,222 | 17,869 | 17,869 | Source Census: Linguistic knowledge 2004. | |
| 112 |  Anguilla |
92.31% | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 113 |  Nauru |
10,000 | 10,300 | 800 | 9,500 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
| 114 |  Dominican Republic |
0.08% | 9,760,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||
| 115 |  Saint Helena |
81.82% | 6,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 | ||
| 116 |  Cook Islands |
19.8% | 20,200 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. |
| 117 |  Montserrat |
67.8% | 5,900 | 4,000 | 4,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |
| 118 |  British Indian Ocean Territory |
100% | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||
| 119 |  Falkland Islands |
95.54% | 3,140 | 3,000 | 1,991 | 1,009 | |
| 120 |  Niue |
1,600 | 2,160 | 78 | 2,082 | ||
| 121 |  Norfolk Island |
79.38% | 2,114 | 1,678 | 1,678 | ||
| 122 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
3.54% | 26,000 | 920 | 920 | ||
| 123 | Guadeloupe |
0.05% | 408,000 | 200 | 200 | ||
| 124 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
3.07% | 6,125 | 188 | 188 | ||
| 125 |  Pitcairn |
92% | 50 | 46 | 46 | ||
| 126 |  Tokelau |
2.86% | 1,400 | 40 | 40 | ||
| World | 17.65% | 6,718,045,021 | 948,676,514 | 335,164,058 | 613,512,456 | Estimate by Wikipedia contributors. |
The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The combined total English speaking population is 229,850,000 (out of a total population of 500,000,000 – 46%) including 61,850,000 native speakers and 168,000,000 non-native speakers,[20] and would be ranked 2nd if it were included.
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List in order of native speakers[edit]
 | This section needs additional citations for verification. (July 2009) |
| Rank | Country | First language |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
214,809,000[21] |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
58,200,000[22] |
| 3 | Canada |
18,232,195[23] |
| 4 | Australia |
15,581,334[24] |
| 5 | Ireland |
4,400,000[25] |
| 6 | South Africa |
3,673,203[26] |
| 7 | New Zealand |
3,500,000+ (approx.)[27] |
| 8 | Philippines |
3,427,000[9] |
| 9 | Jamaica |
2,600,000+ (approx.)[28] |
| 10 | Trinidad and Tobago |
1,145,000 |
| 11 | Singapore |
884,418[29] |
| 12 | Guyana |
650,000 |
| 13 | Liberia |
600,000 |
| 14 | Sierra Leone |
500,000 |
| 15 | Malaysia |
380,000 |
| 16 | Germany |
272,504 |
| 17 | Barbados |
262,000 |
| 18 | Bahamas |
260,000 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe |
250,000 |
| 20 | India |
227,000 |
| Hong Kong if ranked separately |
200,000 | |
| 21 | Belize |
190,000 |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea |
150,000 |
| 23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
114,000 |
| 24 | Zambia |
110,000 |
| 25= | Grenada |
100,000 |
| 25= | Israel |
100,000[14] |
| 25= | Puerto Rico |
100,000 |
| 28 | U.S. Virgin Islands |
98,000 |
| 29 |  Japan |
>93,500[30] |
| 30 | Switzerland |
73,000 |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda |
66,000 |
| 32 | Bermuda |
63,000 |
| 33 | Vanuatu |
60,000 |
| 34 | Guam |
58,000 |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
39,000 |
| 36 | Cayman Islands |
36,000 |
| 37 | Honduras |
31,500 |
| 38 | Saint Lucia |
31,000 |
| 39 | Gibraltar |
28,000 |
| 40 | British Virgin Islands |
20,000 |
| 41 | Namibia |
14,000 |
| 42 | Anguilla |
12,000 |
| 43= | Solomon Islands |
10,000 |
| 43= | Sri Lanka |
10,000 |
| 43= | Brunei |
10,000 |
| 46 | Aruba |
9,000 |
| 47 | Dominican Republic |
8,000 |
| 48 | Fiji |
6,000 |
| 49 | Saint Helena |
5,400 |
| 50 | Northern Mariana Islands |
5,000 |
| 51 | Federated States of Micronesia |
4,000 |
| 52 | Montserrat |
4,000 |
| 53 | British Indian Ocean Territory |
3,500 |
| 54= | Dominica |
3,000 |
| 54= | Seychelles |
3,000 |
| 56= | American Samoa |
2,000 |
| 56= | Mauritius |
2,000 |
| 57 | Falkland Islands |
1,991 |
| 58 | Russia |
1,804 |
| 59 | Ethiopia |
1,986 |
| 60 | Norfolk Island |
1,678 |
| 61= | Cook Islands |
1,000 |
| 61= | Samoa |
1,000 |
| 63 | Turks and Caicos Islands |
920 |
| 64 | Nauru |
800 |
| 65 | Palau |
500 |
| 66 | Guadeloupe |
200 |
| 67 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
188 |
| 68 | Niue |
78 |
| 69 | Pitcairn |
46 |
| 70 | Tokelau |
40 |
| 71 |  East Timor |
30 |
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- ^ 2001 Census of India
- ^ Census of India's Indian Census, Issue 10, 2003, pp 8–10, (Feature: Languages of West Bengal in Census and Surveys, Bilingualism and Trilingualism).
- ^ FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001
- ^ Tropf, Herbert S. 2004. India and its Languages. Siemens AG, Munich
- ^ For the distinction between "English Speakers," and "English Users," please see: TESOL-India (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)], India: World's Second Largest English-Speaking Country. Their article explains the difference between the 350 million number mentioned in a previous version of this Wikipedia article and the current 100 million number:
“ Wikipedia's India estimate of 350 million includes two categories – "English Speakers" and "English Users". The distinction between the Speakers and Users is that Users only know how to read English words while Speakers know how to read English, understand spoken English as well as form their own sentences to converse in English. The distinction becomes clear when you consider the China numbers. China has over 200~350 million users that can read English words but, as anyone can see on the streets of China, only handful of million who are English speakers. ” - ^ An analysis of the 2001 Census of India, published in 2010, concluded that approximately 86 million Indians reported English as their second language, and another 39 million reported it as their third language. No data was available whether these individuals were English speakers or users.
- ^ a b c d http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=PH.
- ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/25054277/Variety-in-Pronunciation-in-Pakistan-The-Primal-Cause-of-Confusion-in-Comprehension-for-the-Listeners
- ^ Jian Yang (April 2006). "Learners and users of English in China". English Today. 22 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078406002021. S2CID 145247004.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link). Quote: "What this suggests, it seems, is that Yan’s (2004) ten million may after all be a more informed estimate of the actual regular users of English in China." (page 9)" - ^ CIA – The world factbook: Thailand
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- ^ a b Languages of Israel, Ethnologue.com
- ^ Multilingualism in Israel, Bar-Ilan University – Faculty of Humanities : Language Policy Research Center.
- ^ http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED136607&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED136607 English Language Teaching Profile: Israel], Education Resources Information Center.
- ^ Resident population according to main language, Federal Statistical Office, Neuchâtel 2008
- ^ 1996 by-census LONDON'S GLOBAL UNIVERSITY
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- ^ Crystal (2005), p. 109, UK and Ireland total. Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Covered EU citizens aged 15 years or more.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2003, Section 1 Population" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 59 pages. Table 47 gives the figure of 214,809,000 for those five years old and over who speak exclusively English at home. Based on the American Community Survey, these results exclude those living communally (such as college dormitories, institutions, and group homes), and by definition exclude native English speakers who speak more than one language at home.
- ^ The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language, Second Edition, Crystal, David; Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, [1995] (2003-08-03).
- ^ Population by mother tongue and age groups, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories – 20% sample data, Census 2006, Statistics Canada.
- ^ [7] Main Language Spoken at Home. The figure is the number of people who only speak English at home.
- ^ http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/population/current/popmig.pdf
- ^ Census in Brief, page 15 (Table 2.5), 2001 Census, Statistics South Africa.
- ^ Languages spoken, 2006 Census, Statistics New Zealand. No figure is given for the number of native speakers, but it would be somewhere between the number of people who spoke English only (3,008,058) and the total number of English speakers (3,673,623), if one ignores the 197,187 people who did not provide a usable answer.
- ^ Crystal, David (28 July 2003). English as a Global Language. ISBN 9780521530323.
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