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The article provides 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. |
The article provides 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. |
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Revision as of 17:12, 19 June 2019
The article provides 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 L2.
Country | Absolute | % | Year | Reference |
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Australia | 18,194,263 | 77.7% | 2016 | [1][note 1] |
Austria | 58,582 | 0.7% | 2001 | [2] |
Belgium | 49,753 | 0.4% | 2012 | [3][note 2] |
Canada | 19,460,850 | 56.0% | 2016 | [4] |
Finland | 20,713 | 0.4% | 2018 | [5] |
France | 281,330 | 0.4% | 2007 | [6][note 2] |
Germany | 551,276 | 0.7% | 2010 | [7][note 2] |
Hong Kong | 303,309 | 4.3% | 2016 | [8][note 1] |
India | 259,678 | 0.02% | 2011 | [9] |
Ireland | 4,149,847 | 87.1% | 2016 | [10] |
Italy | 750,158 | 1.3% | 2012 | [3][note 2] |
Liechtenstein | 139 | 0.4% | 2015 | [11] |
Luxembourg | 10,018 | 2.1% | 2011 | [12] |
Macau | 18,140 | 2.8% | 2016 | [13][note 1] |
Malta | 15,413 | 3.7% | 2012 | [3][note 2] |
Namibia | 50,225 | 2.4% | 2011 | [14] |
Netherlands | 195,296 | 1.2% | 2012 | [3][note 2] |
New Zealand | 3,819,972 | 90.1% | 2013 | [15] |
Singapore | 1,440,364 | 36.9% | 2015 | [16][note 1] |
South Africa | 4,537,884 | 8.3% | 2016 | [17] |
Suriname | 10,502 | 2.2% | 2004 | [18] |
Spain | 1,021,682 | 2.2% | 2016 | [19][note 2][note 1] |
Switzerland | 432,886 | 5.1% | 2016 | [20][note 1] |
Thailand | 323,779 | 0.5% | 2010 | [21] |
United Kingdom | 58,249,154 | 92.2% | 2011 | [22] |
United States | 251,184,316 | 78.9% | 2016 | [23][24][note 1] |
Total | - | - |
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- ^ "Downloads - Censusstatistieken 2004 - Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek in Suriname". www.statistics-suriname.org (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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- ^ a b c d e f g 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.
- ^ 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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