List of countries by English-speaking population

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The distribution of English language by countries.

There are countries where people speak English in every continent. The English language came from England in the United Kingdom, and it is one of the languages of West Germanic language.[1][2]

List of countries and largest cities
Continent Country Largest cities
1. Oceania
Pacific Islanders
Australia Australia

Sydney
2. North America
Canadian
Canada Canada

Toronto
3. Europe
British/English
United Kingdom United Kingdom

Manchester
4. Europe
Irish/English
Ireland Republic of Ireland

Belfast
5. North America
American
America United States

New York City
6. Oceania
New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand

Auckland

India

List of Major countries and population[change | change source]

Ancestry Country Capital Language Population(s) (2020s)
1. British Australia (Australia) Australia Canberra English 25,726,900
2. French, Latin Canada Canada Ottawa English, French 38,008,005
3. British, Austronesia New Zealand New Zealand Wellington English, Māori 5,131,870
4. British, Scottish Ireland Republic of Ireland Dublin Irish, English 7,026,636
5. English, British United Kingdom (Great Britain) United Kingdom London English & Welsh 67,886,004
6. German, Latin United States (America) United States Washington, D.C. English, Spanish 328,239,523

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "List of majority native English speaking countries". December 2021.
  2. "English Speaking Countries 2023".