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|1|| [[United States]] ||||304,952,000||251,388,301||215,423,557||35,964,744||<small>Source: US Census 2000: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-29.pdf Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000], Table 1. Figure for second language speakers are respondents who reported they do not speak English at home but know it "very well" or "well". Note: figures are for population age 5 and older</small> |
|1|| [[United States]] ||82||304,952,000||251,388,301||215,423,557||35,964,744||<small>Source: US Census 2000: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/c2kbr-29.pdf Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000], Table 1. Figure for second language speakers are respondents who reported they do not speak English at home but know it "very well" or "well". Note: figures are for population age 5 and older</small> |
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|2|| [[India]] ||||1,132,446,000||90,000,000||226,449||65,000,000 ''second'' language speakers.<br/> 25,000,000 ''third'' language speakers ||<small>Figures include both those who speak English as a ''second language'' and those who speak it as a ''third language''. 1991 figures for second, third. 2001 figures for mother tongue.<ref>Census of India's [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Indian Census], Issue 10, 2003, pp 8-10, (Feature: Languages of West Bengal in Census and Surveys, Bilingualism and Trilingualism).</ref><ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/statement9.htm FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001</ref><ref> Tropf, Herbert S. 2004. |
|2|| [[India]] ||8||1,132,446,000||90,000,000||226,449||65,000,000 ''second'' language speakers.<br/> 25,000,000 ''third'' language speakers ||<small>Figures include both those who speak English as a ''second language'' and those who speak it as a ''third language''. 1991 figures for second, third. 2001 figures for mother tongue.<ref>Census of India's [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Indian Census], Issue 10, 2003, pp 8-10, (Feature: Languages of West Bengal in Census and Surveys, Bilingualism and Trilingualism).</ref><ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/statement9.htm FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001</ref><ref> Tropf, Herbert S. 2004. |
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[http://www.lilaproject.org/docs/India%20and%20its%20Languages%20v1.0.pdf India and its Languages]. Siemens AG, Munich</ref> The figures include English ''speakers'', but not English ''users''.<ref> For the distinction between "English Speakers," and "English Users," please see: TESOL-India (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)], [http://tesol-india.ac.in/EnglishTeachingIndustry/en/india-worlds-second-largest-english-speaking-country 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 a more plausible 90 million number: {{cquote|"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."}} </ref> |
[http://www.lilaproject.org/docs/India%20and%20its%20Languages%20v1.0.pdf India and its Languages]. Siemens AG, Munich</ref> The figures include English ''speakers'', but not English ''users''.<ref> For the distinction between "English Speakers," and "English Users," please see: TESOL-India (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)], [http://tesol-india.ac.in/EnglishTeachingIndustry/en/india-worlds-second-largest-english-speaking-country 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 a more plausible 90 million number: {{cquote|"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."}} </ref> |
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|3|| [[Nigeria]] ||||148,093,000||79,000,000||4,000,000||>75,000,000||<small>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. "[http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol15num3/ihemere.pdf A Basic Description and Analytic Treatment of Noun Clauses in Nigerian Pidgin.]" ''Nordic Journal of African Studies'' 15(3): 296–313.</small> |
|3|| [[Nigeria]] ||53||148,093,000||79,000,000||4,000,000||>75,000,000||<small>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. "[http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol15num3/ihemere.pdf A Basic Description and Analytic Treatment of Noun Clauses in Nigerian Pidgin.]" ''Nordic Journal of African Studies'' 15(3): 296–313.</small> |
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|4|| [[United Kingdom]] ||||60,975,000||59,600,000||58,100,000||1,500,000||<small>Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
|4|| [[United Kingdom]] ||98||60,975,000||59,600,000||58,100,000||1,500,000||<small>Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
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|5|| [[Philippines]] ||||90,457,200||42,500,000||27,000||42,500,000||<small>Total speakers: Census 2000, [http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/sr05153tx.html 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 [http://www.multilingual-matters.net/jmmd/019/0487/jmmd0190487.pdf The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines], Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 19 (5&6), 487-525. (1998)</small> |
|5|| [[Philippines]] ||47||90,457,200||42,500,000||27,000||42,500,000||<small>Total speakers: Census 2000, [http://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/sr05153tx.html 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 [http://www.multilingual-matters.net/jmmd/019/0487/jmmd0190487.pdf The Language Planning Situation in the Philippines], Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 19 (5&6), 487-525. (1998)</small> |
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|6|| [[Germany]] ||||82,191,000||36,000,000||272,504||36,000,000||<small>Native speakers: Statistisches Bundesamt ([http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/advertising.html cited here]).<br/>Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.</small> |
|6|| [[Germany]] ||44||82,191,000||36,000,000||272,504||36,000,000||<small>Native speakers: Statistisches Bundesamt ([http://www.howtogermany.com/pages/advertising.html cited here]).<br/>Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.</small> |
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|7|| [[Canada]] ||||33,355,400||25,246,220||17,694,830||7,551,390||<small>Source: 2001 Census - [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/LanguageComposition/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Table=1a&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=Counts&B2=Both Knowledge of Official Languages] and [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/LanguageComposition/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1a&Table=1a&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=Counts&B2=Both Mother Tongue]. The native speakers figure comprises 122,660 people with both French and English as a mother tongue, plus 17,572,170 people with English and not French as a mother tongue.</small> |
|7|| [[Canada]] ||76||33,355,400||25,246,220||17,694,830||7,551,390||<small>Source: 2001 Census - [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/LanguageComposition/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1b&Table=1a&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=Counts&B2=Both Knowledge of Official Languages] and [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/highlight/LanguageComposition/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=PR&View=1a&Table=1a&StartRec=1&Sort=2&B1=Counts&B2=Both Mother Tongue]. The native speakers figure comprises 122,660 people with both French and English as a mother tongue, plus 17,572,170 people with English and not French as a mother tongue.</small> |
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|8|| [[Australia]] ||||21,394,309||17,357,833||15,013,965||2,343,868||<small>Source: 2001 Census. [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/census1.nsf/log?openagent&Aust%5FProficiency%20in%20Spoken%20English%20Language%2Ezip&CC0&2001%20Census%20Classification%20Count&6BCA40CE3C9EC14DCA256C62001EAB3C&0&2001&19%2E11%2E2002&Current] The figure shown in the first language English speakers column is actually the number of Australian residents who speak only English at home. The additional language column shows the number of other residents who claim to speak English "well" or "very well". Another 5% of residents did not state their home language or English proficiency.</small> |
|8|| [[Australia]] ||81||21,394,309||17,357,833||15,013,965||2,343,868||<small>Source: 2001 Census. [http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/census1.nsf/log?openagent&Aust%5FProficiency%20in%20Spoken%20English%20Language%2Ezip&CC0&2001%20Census%20Classification%20Count&6BCA40CE3C9EC14DCA256C62001EAB3C&0&2001&19%2E11%2E2002&Current] The figure shown in the first language English speakers column is actually the number of Australian residents who speak only English at home. The additional language column shows the number of other residents who claim to speak English "well" or "very well". Another 5% of residents did not state their home language or English proficiency.</small> |
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|9|| [[Pakistan]] ||||164,157,000||17,000,000|| ||17,000,000||<small>Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
|9|| [[Pakistan]] ||10||164,157,000||17,000,000|| ||17,000,000||<small>Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
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|10|| [[France]] ||||64,473,140||16,000,000|| ||16,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
|10|| [[France]] ||25||64,473,140||16,000,000|| ||16,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
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|11|| [[Italy]] ||||59,619,290||14,000,000|| ||14,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
|11|| [[Italy]] ||23||59,619,290||14,000,000|| ||14,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
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|12|| [[South Africa]] ||||47,850,700||13,700,000||3,673,203||10,000,000||<small>Native speakers: 2001 Census: [http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/CinBrief/CinBrief2001.pdf Census in Brief], page 15 (Table 2.5) |
|12|| [[South Africa]] ||29||47,850,700||13,700,000||3,673,203||10,000,000||<small>Native speakers: 2001 Census: [http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/CinBrief/CinBrief2001.pdf Census in Brief], page 15 (Table 2.5) |
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Non-native speakers: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
Non-native speakers: Crystal (2005), p. 109.</small> |
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|13|| [[Netherlands]] ||||16,445,000||12,000,000|| ||12,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
|13|| [[Netherlands]] ||73||16,445,000||12,000,000|| ||12,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
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|14|| [[Spain]] ||||46,063,000||10,000,000|| ||10,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
|14|| [[Spain]] ||22||46,063,000||10,000,000|| ||10,000,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
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|15|| [[Poland]] ||||38,115,967||9,200,000|| ||9,200,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
|15|| [[Poland]] ||||38,115,967||9,200,000|| ||9,200,000||<small>2006 Eurobarometer survey.</small> |
Revision as of 12:53, 11 September 2008
This is a list of countries of the world sorted by the total English-speaking population in that country. This includes both native speakers and second language speakers of English. Statistics on second language speakers are usually imprecise, in part because there is no widely agreed definition of second language speakers, so these figures should be treated with caution.
List in order of total speakers
Rank | Country | Percentage of English Speakers | Total Population | Total English Speakers | As First Language | As an Additional Language | Comment | |
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1 | United States | 82 | 304,952,000 | 251,388,301 | 215,423,557 | 35,964,744 | Source: US Census 2000: Language Use and English-Speaking Ability: 2000, Table 1. Figure for second language speakers are respondents who reported they do not speak English at home but know it "very well" or "well". Note: figures are for population age 5 and older | |
2 | India | 8 | 1,132,446,000 | 90,000,000 | 226,449 | 65,000,000 second language speakers. 25,000,000 third language speakers |
Figures include both those who speak English as a second language and those who speak it as a third language. 1991 figures for second, third. 2001 figures for mother tongue.[1][2][3] The figures include English speakers, but not English users.[4] | |
3 | Nigeria | 53 | 148,093,000 | 79,000,000 | 4,000,000 | >75,000,000 | 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 | 98 | 60,975,000 | 59,600,000 | 58,100,000 | 1,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |
5 | Philippines | 47 | 90,457,200 | 42,500,000 | 27,000 | 42,500,000 | 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) | |
6 | Germany | 44 | 82,191,000 | 36,000,000 | 272,504 | 36,000,000 | Native speakers: Statistisches Bundesamt (cited here). Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany. | |
7 | Canada | 76 | 33,355,400 | 25,246,220 | 17,694,830 | 7,551,390 | Source: 2001 Census - Knowledge of Official Languages and Mother Tongue. The native speakers figure comprises 122,660 people with both French and English as a mother tongue, plus 17,572,170 people with English and not French as a mother tongue. | |
8 | Australia | 81 | 21,394,309 | 17,357,833 | 15,013,965 | 2,343,868 | Source: 2001 Census. [1] The figure shown in the first language English speakers column is actually the number of Australian residents who speak only English at home. The additional language column shows the number of other residents who claim to speak English "well" or "very well". Another 5% of residents did not state their home language or English proficiency. | |
9 | Pakistan | 10 | 164,157,000 | 17,000,000 | 17,000,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
10 | France | 25 | 64,473,140 | 16,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | ||
11 | Italy | 23 | 59,619,290 | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | ||
12 | South Africa | 29 | 47,850,700 | 13,700,000 | 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. | |
13 | Netherlands | 73 | 16,445,000 | 12,000,000 | 12,000,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | ||
14 | Spain | 22 | 46,063,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | ||
15 | Poland | 38,115,967 | 9,200,000 | 9,200,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
16 | Turkey | 70,586,256 | 8,100,000 | 8,100,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
17 | Cameroon | 18,549,000 | 7,700,000 | 7,700,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
18 | Malaysia | 27,170,000 | 7,400,000 | 380,000 | 7,000,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
19 | China | 6,963,100(Hong Kong only) | 2,500,000(Hong Kong only) | 200,000 (Hong Kong only) | 2,300,000 (Hong Kong only) | Figures are for English users, not speakers. Source: Jian Yang (2006). "Learners and users of English in China". English Today. 22 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078406002021. {{cite journal}} : Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) Hong Kong contributes an additional 2.5 million speakers, of whom 200,000 regard English as their "usual" language (1996 by-census [2]).
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20 | Russia | 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. | ||
21 | Sweden | 9,215,021 | 6,600,000 | 6,600,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
22 | Zimbabwe | 13,349,000 | 5,550,000 | 250,000 | 5,300,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
23 | Romania | 21,438,000 | 5,300,000 | 5,300,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
24 | Belgium | 10,584,534 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
25 | Sierra Leone | 5,866,000 | 4,900,000 | 500,000 | 4,400,000 | Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
26 | Mexico | 106,682,500 | 4,855,000 | 4,855,000 | Consulta Mitovsky-Tracking Poll Roy Campos: Las Lenguas Extranjeras en México, April 2007 [3]; and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) [4]. | |||
27 | Greece | 11,147,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,200,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
28 | Tanzania | 40,454,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,000,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
29 | Austria | 8,340,924 | 3,900,000 | 3,900,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
30 | Ireland | 4,422,100 | 3,850,000 | 3,750,000 | 100,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
31 | Denmark | 5,489,022 | 3,800,000 | 3,800,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
32 | New Zealand | 4,275,100 | 3,673,623 | ≥ 3,008,058 | 2006 Census: Language spoken. Native language figure is actually those who spoke English only, so will probably be too low. Both figures exclude those 75,567 people who spoke no language, e.g. were too young to talk, and the 196,224 people who did not state what languages they spoke. Crystal (2005), p. 109, gives figures of 3,700,000 native speakers and 150,000 second language speakers. | |||
33 | Bangladesh | 158,665,000 | 3,500,000 | 3,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
34 | Papua New Guinea | 6,331,000 | 3,150,000 | 150,000 | 3,000,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
35 | Liberia | 3,750,000 | 3,100,000 | 600,000 | 2,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
36= | Finland | 5,318,105 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
36= | Kenya | 37,538,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
38 | Jamaica | 2,714,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,600,000 | 50,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
39 | Portugal | 10,623,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,600,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
40= | Uganda | 30,884,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
40= | Hong Kong | 6,963,100 | 2,500,000 | 200,000 | 2,300,000 | Figures are for English users, not speakers. Source: Jian Yang (2006). "Learners and users of English in China". English Today. 22 (2): 3–10. doi:10.1017/S0266078406002021. {{cite journal}} : Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) Hong Kong contributes an additional 2.5 million speakers, of whom 200,000 regard English as their "usual" language (1996 by-census [5]).
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42 | Czech Republic | 10,403,136 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
43 | Hungary | 10,043,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
44 | Puerto Rico | 3,991,000 | 1,940,000 | 100,000 | 1,840,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
45= | Sri Lanka | 19,299,000 | 1,910,000 | 10,000 | 1,900,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
45= | Zambia | 11,922,000 | 1,910,000 | 110,000 | 1,800,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
47 | Croatia | 4,555,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,800,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
48 | Singapore | 4,588,600 | 1,793,245 | 665,087 | 1,128,158 | Source: 2000 Census. Second language speaker figure only includes those literate in English aged 15 or more. Native speakers aged 5 or more, literate population, aged 15 or more, and percentage of literate population literate in English. | ||
49 | Bulgaria | 7,640,238 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
50= | Slovakia | 5,402,273 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
50= | Ghana | 23,478,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,305,000 | 1,145,000 | 1,145,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
53 | Slovenia | 2,023,358 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
54 | Lithuania | 3,369,600 | 900,000 | 900,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
55 | Guyana | 751,000 | 680,000 | 650,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
56 | Botswana | 1,639,833 | 630,000 | 630,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
57 | Estonia | 1,340,602 | 590,000 | 590,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
58= | Latvia | 2,270,700 | 540,000 | 540,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
58= | Malawi | 13,931,831 | 540,000 | 209[5] | 540,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
60 | Lesotho | 1,795,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
61 | Cyprus | 794,600 | 420,000 | 420,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
62 | Suriname | 470,784 | 410,000 | 260,000 | 150,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
63 | Namibia | 1,820,916 | 314,000 | 14,000 | 300,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
64 | Bahamas | 330,549 | 288,000 | 260,000 | 28,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
65 | Malta | 419,285 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
66 | Barbados | 279,000 | 275,000 | 262,000 | 13,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
67 | Belize | 301,270 | 246,000 | 190,000 | 56,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
68 | Luxembourg | 480,222 | 220,000 | 220,000 | 2006 Eurobarometer survey. | |||
69 | Mauritius | 1,264,866 | 202,000 | 2,000 | 200,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
70 | Vanuatu | 215,446 | 180,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
71 | Fiji | 853,445 | 176,000 | 6,000 | 170,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
72 | Solomon Islands | 552,438 | 175,000 | 10,000 | 165,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
73 | Ethiopia | 78,254,090 | 171,712 | 1,986 | 169,726 | |||
74 | Guam | 173,456 | 158,000 | 58,000 | 100,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
75 | Brunei | 381,371 | 144,000 | 10,000 | 134,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 120,000 | 114,000 | 114,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
77 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 108,448 | 113,000 | 98,000 | 15,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
78= | Grenada | 110,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
78= | Israel | 7,303,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Source: Ethnologue (2005) [6] | |||
80 | Samoa | 188,540 | 94,000 | 1,000 | 93,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
81 | Japan | 127,690,000 | >93,500 | >93,500 | Native speaker figure is the number of foreign residents from the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[7] | |||
82 | Isle of Man | 80,058 | 80,000 | 80,000 | ||||
83 | Bhutan | 658,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
84 | Switzerland | 7,637,300 | >73,400 | 73,400 | 2000 Census[8] | |||
85 | Saint Lucia | 165,000 | 71,000 | 31,000 | 40,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
86 | Northern Mariana Islands | 84,000 | 70,000 | 5,000 | 65,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
87 | Antigua and Barbuda | 85,000 | 68,000 | 66,000 | 2,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
88 | American Samoa | 67,000 | 67,000 | 2,000 | 65,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
89 | Micronesia | 111,000 | 64,000 | 4,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
90= | Bermuda | 65,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
90= | Dominica | 67,000 | 63,000 | 3,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | ||
92 | Marshall Islands | 59,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
93 | Swaziland | 1,141,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
94 | Aruba | 104,000 | 44,000 | 9,000 | 35,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
95 | Gambia | 1,709,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
96 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50,000 | 39,000 | 39,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
97 | Cayman Islands | 47,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
98 | Seychelles | 87,000 | 33,000 | 3,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
99 | Honduras | 7,106,000 | 31,500 | 31,500 | ||||
100= | Gibraltar | 28,875 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 2,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
100= | Tonga | 100,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
102 | Kiribati | 95,000 | 23,000 | 23,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
103= | Rwanda | 9,725,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
103= | British Virgin Islands | 23,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
105 | Palau | 20,000 | 18,500 | 500 | 18,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
106 | Anguilla | 13,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | |||
107 | Nauru | 10,000 | 10,300 | 800 | 9,500 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
108 | Dominican Republic | 9,760,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||
109 | Saint Helena | 6,600 | 5,400 | 5,400 | ||||
110= | Cook Islands | 20,200 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. | ||
110= | Montserrat | 5,900 | 4,000 | 4,000 | Source: Crystal (2005), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole. | |||
112 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | ||||
113 | Lebanon | 4,099,000 | 3,300 | 3,300 | ||||
114 | Niue | 1,600 | 2,160 | 78 | 2,082 | |||
115 | Falkland Islands | 3,000 | 1,991 | 1,991 | ||||
116 | Netherlands Antilles | 192,000 | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||
117 | Norfolk Island | 2114 | 1,678 | 1,678 | ||||
118 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 26,000 | 920 | 920 | ||||
119 | Guadeloupe | 408,000 | 200 | 200 | ||||
120 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 6,125 | 188 | 188 | ||||
121 | Pitcairn | 50 | 46 | 46 | ||||
122 | Tokelau | 1,400 | 40 | 40 | ||||
Cambodia | 14,444,000 | Replacing French as second language, especially in Phnom Penh. Also used for mobile phone texting | ||||||
Christmas Island | 1,493 | |||||||
Eritrea | 4,851,000 | |||||||
Guernsey | 65,726 | |||||||
Indonesia | 231,627,000 | |||||||
Jersey | 89,300 | |||||||
South Korea | 48,224,000 | |||||||
Somalia | 8,699,000 | |||||||
Taiwan | 23,000,000 | |||||||
Thailand | 63,038,247 | 6,549,329 | 6,549,329 | Secondary language of the elite[6][7] | ||||
Bahrain | 760,168 | |||||||
Total | 6,718,045,021 | 1,143 million | 331 million | 812 million |
- The European Union || is composed of 27 member states. The total English speaking population of the combined territories is 229,850,000 including 61,850,000 native speakers and 168,000,000 non-native speakers.[8]
List in order of native speakers
Rank | Country | First language |
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1 | United States | 215,423,557 |
2 | United Kingdom | 58,100,000 |
3 | Canada | 17,694,830 |
4 | Australia | 15,013,965 |
5 | Ireland | 3,750,000 |
6 | South Africa | 3,673,203 |
7 | New Zealand | ≥ 3,008,058 |
8 | Jamaica | 2,600,000 |
Hong Kong if ranked separately | 2,500,000 | |
9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,145,000 |
10 | Singapore | 665,087 |
11 | Guyana | 650,000 |
12 | Liberia | 600,000 |
13 | Sierra Leone | 500,000 |
14 | Malaysia | 380,000 |
15 | Germany | 272,504 |
16 | Barbados | 262,000 |
17- | Bahamas | 260,000 |
17- | Suriname | 260,000 |
19 | Zimbabwe | 250,000 |
20 | Belize | 190,000 |
21 | India | 178,598 |
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 |
25= | Puerto Rico | 100,000 |
28 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 98,000 |
29 | Japan | 93,500 |
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 | Philippines | 27,000 |
41 | British Virgin Islands | 20,000 |
42 | Namibia | 14,000 |
43 | Anguilla | 12,000 |
44= | Solomon Islands | 10,000 |
44= | Sri Lanka | 10,000 |
44= | Brunei | 10,000 |
47 | Aruba | 9,000 |
48 | Dominican Republic | 8,000 |
49 | Fiji | 6,000 |
50 | Saint Helena | 5,400 |
51 | Northern Mariana Islands | 5,000 |
52 | Micronesia | 4,000 |
53 | Montserrat | 4,000 |
54 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 3,500 |
55= | Dominica | 3,000 |
55= | Seychelles | 3,000 |
57= | American Samoa | 2,000 |
57= | Mauritius | 2,000 |
58 | Falkland Islands | 1,991 |
59 | Russia | 1,804 |
60 | Ethiopia | 1,986 |
61 | Norfolk Island | 1,678 |
62= | Cook Islands | 1,000 |
62= | Samoa | 1,000 |
64 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 920 |
65 | Nauru | 800 |
66 | Palau | 500 |
67 | Guadeloupe | 200 |
68 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 188 |
69 | Niue | 78 |
70 | Pitcairn | 46 |
71 | Tokelau | 40 |
72 | East Timor |
Notes
- ^ Census of India's Indian Census, Issue 10, 2003, pp 8-10, (Feature: Languages of West Bengal in Census and Surveys, Bilingualism and Trilingualism).
- ^ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/statement9.htm 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 a more plausible 90 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."
- ^ Edrinnie Kayambizinthu (1998). "The Language Planning Situation in Malawi" (PDF). Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 19 (5&6): 369.
- ^ CIA - The world factbook: Thailand
- ^ Refugees get crash course in U.S. culture
- ^ Crystal (2005), p. 109, UK and Ireland total. Non-native speakers: 2006 Eurobarometer survey. Covered EU citizens aged 15 years or more.
References
- Raymond G. Gordon, Jr. (ed.), ed. (2005). "English". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (Fifteenth edition ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. ISBN 1-55671-159-X. Retrieved 2006-03-17.
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