Language Statistics > English-speaking population > First language (most recent) by country

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Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	United States:	215,423,557
American Language
# 2	United Kingdom:	58,100,000
British Language
# 3	Canada:	20,014,645
Canadian Language
# 4	Australia:	15,013,965
Australian Language
# 5	Ireland:	3,750,000
Irish Language
# 6	South Africa:	3,673,203
South African Language
# 7	Philippines:	3,400,000
Philippine Language
# 8	Nigeria:	1,000,000
Nigerian Language
# 9	Singapore:	665,087
Singapore Language
# 10	Malaysia:	380,000
Malaysian Language
# 11	Germany:	272,504
German Language
# 12	Zimbabwe:	250,000
Zimbabwean Language
# 13	India:	178,598
Indian Language
# 14	Zambia:	110,000
Zambian Language
# 15	Puerto Rico:	100,000
Puerto Rican Language
# 16	Japan:	93,500
Japanese Language
# 17	Liberia:	69,000
Liberian Language
# 18	Bermuda:	58,800
Bermudian Language
# 19	Papua New Guinea:	50,000
Papua New Guinean Language
# 20	Bahamas, The:	49,331
Bahamian Language
# 21	Honduras:	31,500
Honduran Language
# 22	Guam:	28,800
Guamanian Language
# 23	Cayman Islands:	20,000
Caymanian Language
# 24	Malawi:	16,000
Malawian Language
# 25	Barbados:	13,000
Barbadian Language
# 26	Namibia:	10,941
Namibian Language
= 27	Sri Lanka:	10,000
Sri Lankan Language
= 27	Dominica:	10,000
Dominican Language
# 29	Virgin Islands:	8,414
Virgin Islander Language
= 30	Dominican Republic:	8,000
Dominican Language
= 30	Brunei:	8,000
Bruneian Language
# 32	Saint Helena:	5,400
Saint Helenian Language
# 33	Micronesia, Federated States of:	5,341
Micronesian Language
# 34	Fiji:	4,929
Fijian Language
# 35	British Indian Ocean Territory:	3,500
Language
# 36	Gibraltar:	3,300
Gibraltar Language
# 37	Trinidad and Tobago:	2,600
Tobagonian Language
# 38	British Virgin Islands:	2,000
British Virgin Islander Language
# 39	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):	1,991
Falkland Island Language
# 40	Ethiopia:	1,986
Ethiopian Language
# 41	Vanuatu:	1,900
- Language
# 42	Russia:	1,804
Russian Language
# 43	Norfolk Island:	1,678
Norfolk Islander Language
# 44	Seychelles:	1,601
Seychellois Language
# 45	Saint Lucia:	1,600
Saint Lucian Language
# 46	American Samoa:	1,248
American Samoan Language
= 47	Cook Islands:	1,000
Cook Islander Language
= 47	Gambia, The:	1,000
Gambian Language
# 49	Anguilla:	946
Anguillan Language
# 50	Turks and Caicos Islands:	920
Turks and Caicos Islands Language
# 51	Grenada:	750
Grenadian Language
# 52	Nauru:	714
Nauruan Language
# 53	Kiribati:	492
- Language
# 54	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:	400
Saint Vincentian Language
# 55	Rwanda:	300
Rwandan Language
= 56	Saint Kitts and Nevis:	200
Nevisian Language
= 56	Guadeloupe:	200
Language
= 56	Samoa:	200
Samoan Language
# 59	Saint Pierre and Miquelon:	188
French Language
# 60	Montserrat:	100
Montserratian Language
# 61	Niue:	78
Niuean Language
# 62	Tokelau:	40
Tokelauan Language
	Weighted average:	5,207,504.0

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