List in order of total speakers

Rank	Country	% English speakers	Eligible population	Total English speakers	As first language	As an additional language	Comment
1	United States	95.19	280,950,438	267,444,149	225,505,953	41,938,196	Figures are from the year 2007 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. English speaker figures are for persons age 5 and older. Total population age 5 and older was 280,950,438 of which 267,444,149 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	India	12.16	1,030,000,000	125,226,449	226,449	125,000,000	2001 figures for native language (first language).[2][3][4] The additional language figure includes English speakers, but not English users.[5][6]
3	Pakistan	49	181,000,000	88,690,000		88,690,000	Estimate by Euromonitor International (2009), based on trade interviews, data from the Pakistan Government's Statistics Division and other government bodies.[7]
4	Philippines	78.53	97,000,000	76,177,000	3,427,000	72,750,000	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 75% of the population speaking it as an additional language.[8]
5	Nigeria	53.34	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.
6	United Kingdom	97.74	60,975,000	59,600,000	58,100,000	1,500,000	Source: Crystal (2003)[clarification needed], p. 109.
7	Germany	56	82,191,000	46,272,504	272,504	46,000,000	Native speakers: Statistisches Bundesamt (cited here). Non-native speakers: Eurobarometer report 2006 Does not include foreign military personnel based in Germany.
8	Bangladesh	18	163,323,100	29,398,158		29,398,158	Source: Euromonitor International report 2009
9	Egypt	35	80,289,500	28,101,325		28,101,325	Source: Euromonitor International Report 2011 [9]
10	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.
11	France	39	65,350,000	25,500,000		25,500,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
12	Italy	34	59,619,290	20,300,000		20,300,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
13	Australia	97.03	21,394,309	17,357,833	15,013,965	2,343,868	Source: 2001 Census. [3] 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".
14	Thailand	27.16	63,038,247	17,121,187		17,121,187
15	The Netherlands	90	16,730,000	15,000,000		15,000,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
16	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 (2003), p. 109.
17	Poland	33	38,501,000	12,700,000		12,700,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
18	Turkey	17	70,586,256	12,000,000		12,000,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2006
19	Iraq	35	31,700,000	11,095,000		11,000,000	Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
20	Spain	22	47,190,000	10,400,000		10,400,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
21	China	0.83	1,200,000,000	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."[10]
22	Brazil	4.94	192,376,496	9,500,000		9,500,000	Source: Target Group Index - IPOBE
23	Sweden	86	9,415,295	8,100,000		8,100,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
24	Kenya	18.83	43,013,431	8,100,000		7,900,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
25	Cameroon	41.51	18,549,000	7,700,000		7,700,000	Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
25	Malaysia	20.54	27,170,000	5,580,000	380,000	5,200,000	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
26	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. More than 9 million schoolgoers studied English as a foreign language in 2008-2009.
27	Belgium	59	10,584,534	6,250,000		6,250,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2006 (the 2012 report seems to have a critical typo)
28	Israel	84.97	7,303,000	6,205,000	100,000	6,105,000	Source: Ethnologue (2005)[11] English is widely spoken by all ethnic groups.[12][13]
29	Austria	73	8,415,000	6,150,000		6,150,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
30	Romania	31	19,043,767	5,900,000		5,900,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
31	Zimbabwe	41.58	13,349,000	5,550,000	250,000	5,300,000	Crystal (2003), p. 109.
32	Greece	51	10,787,690	5,500,000		5,500,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
33	Colombia	10.99	46,399,000	5,100,000		5,100,000
34	Sierra Leone	83.53	5,866,000	4,900,000	500,000	4,400,000	Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
35	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 [4]; and II Conteo de Población y Vivienda, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) [5].
36	Denmark	86	5,543,000	4,770,000		4,770,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
37	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[14] 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
38	Morocco	14	32,770,900	4,587,926		4,587,926	Source: Euromonitor International report 2011
39	Norway	89	4,920,500	4,379,245			[citation needed]
40	Ireland	98.37	4,422,100	4,350,000	4,122,100	237,900	Source: Eurobarometer report 2006; Central Statistics Office [6]; Travbla [7]
41	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"
42	Ghana	21.3	23,478,000	5,000,000		5,000,000	Source: Huber report [15] Note this includes speakers of pidgin English.
43	Tanzania	9.89	40,454,000	4,000,000		4,000,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
44	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 (2003), p. 109, gives figures of 3,700,000 native speakers and 150,000 second language speakers.
45	Finland	70	5,410,000	3,800,000		3,800,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
46	Portugal	27	10,623,000	2,900,000		2,900,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
47	Papua New Guinea	49.76	6,331,000	3,150,000	150,000	3,000,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
48	Liberia	82.67	3,750,000	3,100,000	600,000	2,500,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
49	Jordan	45	6,598,000	2,969,370		2,969,370	Source: Euromonitor International report (2009)
51	Jamaica	97.64	2,714,000	2,650,000	2,600,000	50,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
52	Algeria	7	35,954,000	2,516,780		2,516,780	Source: Euromonitor International report (2009)
53	Uganda	8.09	30,884,000	2,500,000		2,500,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
54	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.[16]
55	Czech Republic	27	10,562,214	2,850,000		2,850,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
56	Hungary	20	9,982,000	2,000,000		2,000,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
57	Yemen	9	24,800,000	2,232,000		2,232,000	Source: Euromonitor International report 2011
58	Croatia	49	4,555,000	2,200,000		2,200,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2006
59	Puerto Rico	48.61	3,991,000	1,940,000	100,000	1,840,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
60	Sri Lanka	9.9	19,299,000	1,910,000	10,000	1,900,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
61	Zambia	16.02	11,922,000	1,910,000	110,000	1,800,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
62	Kazakhstan	15.4	12,156,705	1,874,583	602	1,873,981	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)
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45	4,000,000	1,800,000		1,800,000	not verified.
64	Bulgaria	25	7,640,238	1,900,000	2,605	1,902,605	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012 and 2011 Census[17]
65	Lebanon	40	4,265,600	1,706,000		1,706,000	Source: Euromonitor International report (2011)
66	Slovakia	26	5,397,036	1,400,000		1,400,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
67	Rwanda	15	10,137,400	1,520,610		1,520,610	Source: Euromonitor International report 2009
68	Cambodia	10	14,250,000	1,500,000		1,500,000
69	Slovenia	59	2,050,000	1,210,000		1,210,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
70	Trinidad and Tobago	87.74	1,305,000	1,145,000	1,145,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
71	Lithuania	38	3,053,800	1,160,000		1,160,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
72	Latvia	46	2,070,371	950,000		950,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
73	Guyana	90.55	751,000	680,000	650,000	30,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
74	Botswana	38.42	1,639,833	630,000		630,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
75	Estonia	50	1,294,236	650,000		650,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
76	Cyprus	73	839,000	610,000		610,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
77	Malawi	3.88	13,931,831	540,209	209	540,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109 and Kayambizinthu.[18]
78	Lesotho	27.86	1,795,000	500,000		500,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
79	Chile	2.9	17,269,525	500,000	350,000	150000	Source: Anglo Chilian.
80	Suriname	87.09	470,784	410,000	260,000	150,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
81	Malta	89	453,000	400,000		400,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
82	Namibia	17.24	1,820,916	314,000	14,000	300,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
83	Luxembourg	56	509,000	290,000		290,000	Source: Eurobarometer report 2012
84	Bahamas	87.13	330,549	288,000	260,000	28,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
85	Barbados	98.57	279,000	275,000	262,000	13,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
86	Belize	81.65	301,270	246,000	190,000	56,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
87	Mauritius	15.97	1,264,866	202,000	2,000	200,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
88	Vanuatu	83.55	215,446	180,000	60,000	120,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
89	Fiji	20.62	853,445	176,000	6,000	170,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
90	Solomon Islands	31.68	552,438	175,000	10,000	165,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
91	Ethiopia	0.22	78,254,090	171,712	1,986	169,726
92	Guam	91.09	173,456	158,000	58,000	100,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
93	Brunei	37.76	381,371	144,000	10,000	134,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	95	120,000	114,000	114,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
95	U.S. Virgin Islands	95.97	108,448	113,000	98,000	15,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
96	Grenada	90.91	110,000	100,000	100,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
97	Netherlands Antilles	50	192,000	96,000		96,000
98	Samoa	49.86	188,540	94,000	1,000	93,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
99	Isle of Man	99.93	80,058	80,000	80,000
100	Bhutan	11.4	658,000	75,000		75,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
101	Saint Lucia	43.03	165,000	71,000	31,000	40,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
102	Northern Mariana Islands	83.33	84,000	70,000	5,000	65,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
103	Antigua and Barbuda	80	85,000	68,000	66,000	2,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
104	American Samoa	100	67,000	67,000	2,000	65,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
105	Federated States of Micronesia	57.66	111,000	64,000	4,000	60,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
106	Bermuda	96.92	65,000	63,000	63,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
107	Dominica	94.03	67,000	63,000	3,000	60,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
108	Marshall Islands		59,000	60,000		60,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
109	Swaziland	4.38	1,141,000	50,000		50,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
110	Aruba	42.31	104,000	44,000	9,000	35,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
111	Gambia	2.34	1,709,000	40,000		40,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
112	Saint Kitts and Nevis	78	50,000	39,000	39,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
113	Cayman Islands	76.6	47,000	36,000	36,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
114	Seychelles	37.93	87,000	33,000	3,000	30,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
115	Honduras	0.44	7,106,000	31,500	31,500
116	Gibraltar		28,875	30,000	28,000	2,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
117	Tonga	30	100,000	30,000		30,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
118	Kiribati	24.21	95,000	23,000		23,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
119	British Virgin Islands	86.96	23,000	20,000	20,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
120	Palau	92.5	20,000	18,500	500	18,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
121	Andorra	22	81,222	17,869		17,869	Source Census: Linguistic knowledge 2004.
122	Nepal	3	29,890,686	896,720	20,000	876720	Source: Census.
123	Anguilla	92.31	13,000	12,000	12,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
124	Nauru		10,000	10,300	800	9,500	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
125	Dominican Republic	0.15	9,760,000	15,000	15,000
126	Saint Helena	81.82	6,600	5,400	5,400
127	Cook Islands	19.8	20,200	4,000	1,000	3,000	Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109.
128	Montserrat	67.8	5,900	4,000	4,000		Source: Crystal (2003), p. 109. Note this includes speakers of an English creole.
129	British Indian Ocean Territory	100	3,500	3,500	3,500
130	Falkland Islands	95.54	3,140	3,000	1,991	1,009
131	Niue		2,160	1,600	78	2,082
132	Norfolk Island	79.38	2,114	1,678	1,678
133	Turks and Caicos Islands	3.54	26,000	920	920
134	Guadeloupe	0.05	408,000	200	200
135	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3.07	6,125	188	188
136	Pitcairn	92	50	46	46
137	Tokelau	2.86	1,400	40	40

• 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,^[19] and would be ranked 2nd if it were included.

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List in order of native speakers

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Pie chart showing the relative numbers of native English speakers in the major English-speaking countries of the world

Rank	Country	First language
1	United States	225,505,953[1]
2	United Kingdom	58,200,000[20]
3	Canada	18,232,195[21]
4	Australia	15,581,334[22]
5	Ireland	4,400,000[23]
6	South Africa	3,673,203[24]
7	New Zealand	3,500,000+ (approx.)[25]
8	Philippines	3,427,000[8]
9	Jamaica	2,600,000+ (approx.)[26]
10	Singapore	1,097,443[27]
11	Spain	990,000[28]
12	Trinidad and Tobago	945,000[citation needed]
13	Guyana	650,000
14	Liberia	600,000
15	Sierra Leone	500,000
16	Malaysia	380,000
17	Germany	272,504
18	Barbados	262,000
19	Bahamas	260,000
20	Zimbabwe	250,000
21	India	227,000
22	Hong Kong if ranked separately	200,000
22	Belize	190,000
23	Papua New Guinea	150,000
24	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	114,000
25	Zambia	110,000
26=	Grenada	100,000
26=	Israel	100,000[11]
26=	Puerto Rico	100,000
28	U.S. Virgin Islands	98,000
29	Japan	>93,500[29]
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	15,000
48	Fiji	6,000
49	Saint Helena	5,400
50	Northern Mariana Islands	5,000
51=	Federated States of Micronesia	4,000
51=	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
58	Falkland Islands	1,991
59	Ethiopia	1,986
60	Russia	1,804
61	Norfolk Island	1,678
62=	Cook Islands	1,000
63=	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	30