Geographical distribution of English speakers
This article is intended to provide details and data regarding the geographical distribution of all English speakers, regardless of the legislative status of the countries where it's spoken. The English language is one of the most widely spoken languages of the world, and it's widely used in the international communication as lingua franca. Many international organizations use English as their official language.
Statistics[]
Native speakers[]
This table depicts the native speakers of the language, which means that the table includes people who have been exposed to the English language from birth and, thus, excludes people who use the language as a second language.
Country | Absolute | % | Year | Reference |
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2,663 | 3.5% | 2014 | [1][note 1] |
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18,194,263 | 77.7% | 2016 | [2][note 1] |
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58,582 | 0.7% | 2001 | [3] |
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49,753 | 0.4% | 2012 | [4][note 2] |
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19,460,850 | 55.97% | 2016 | [5] |
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34,814 | 4.1% | 2011 | [6] |
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20,713 | 0.4% | 2018 | [7] |
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281,330 | 0.4% | 2007 | [8][note 2] |
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551,276 | 0.7% | 2010 | [9][note 2] |
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303,309 | 4.3% | 2016 | [10][note 1] |
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259,678 | 0.02% | 2011 | [11] |
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4,149,847 | 87.1% | 2016 | [12] |
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154,920 | 2% | 2011 | [13][14][note 1] |
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750,158 | 1.3% | 2012 | [4][note 2] |
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139 | 0.4% | 2015 | [15] |
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10,018 | 2.1% | 2011 | [16] |
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18,140 | 2.8% | 2016 | [17][note 1] |
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15,413 | 3.7% | 2012 | [4][note 2] |
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50,225 | 2.4% | 2011 | [18] |
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195,296 | 1.2% | 2012 | [4][note 2] |
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3,819,972 | 90.1% | 2013 | [19] |
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1,440,364 | 36.9% | 2015 | [20][note 1] |
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4,537,884 | 8.3% | 2016 | [21] |
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10,502 | 2.2% | 2004 | [22] |
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1,021,682 | 2.2% | 2016 | [23][note 2][note 1] |
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432,886 | 5.1% | 2016 | [24][note 1] |
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323,779 | 0.5% | 2010 | [25] |
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58,249,154 | 92.2% | 2011 | [26] |
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251,184,316 | 78.9% | 2016 | [27][28][note 1] |
Total | 365,312,403 | - |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i The reported population size was obtained by projecting the respondent percentage to the total population, since the source either included the part of the population who didn't answer or didn't take into account some parts of the population, for example children.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Population data by Eurostat, using the source year. "The number of persons having their usual residence in a country on 1 January of the respective year". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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