Home / English Speaking Countries English Speaking Countries (2026) English is spoken in 91 countries across 6 regions (Asia, Americas, Africa, Europe, Oceania, Antarctic). The combined population of all English-speaking countries is approximately 3.08 billion people, covering a total land area of 43,565,671.2 km虏.
India is the largest English-speaking country by population, home to 47.1% of the total English-speaking population. By area, Canada is the largest, spanning 9,984,670 km虏.
The second most populous English-speaking country is United States with 340,110,988 people (11.0% of total). The average population density across all English-speaking countries is 71 people per km虏. These countries use 12 different currencies, including Indian rupee, United States dollar, Pakistani rupee, and others.
Population Share by Country Proportion of total English-speaking population per country
47.1% 路 1,450,935,791 Showing top 15 of 91 countries
All English-Speaking Countries # Country Population % Share Capital Region 1 India 1,450,935,791 47.1% New Delhi Asia 2 United States 340,110,988 11.0% Washington, D.C. Americas 3 Pakistan 251,269,164 8.1% Islamabad Asia 4 Nigeria 232,679,478 7.5% Abuja Africa 5 Philippines 115,843,670 3.8% Manila Asia 6 United Kingdom 69,226,000 2.2% London Europe 7 Tanzania 68,560,157 2.2% Dodoma Africa 8 South Africa 64,007,187 2.1% Pretoria Africa 9 Kenya 56,432,944 1.8% Nairobi Africa 10 Sudan 50,448,963 1.6% Khartoum Africa 11 Uganda 50,015,092 1.6% Kampala Africa 12 Canada 41,288,599 1.3% Ottawa Americas 13 Malaysia 35,557,673 1.2% Kuala Lumpur Asia 14 Ghana 34,427,414 1.1% Accra Africa 15 Cameroon 29,123,744 0.9% Yaound茅 Africa 16 Australia 27,196,812 0.9% Canberra Oceania 17 Malawi 21,655,286 0.7% Lilongwe Africa 18 Zambia 21,314,956 0.7% Lusaka Africa 19 Zimbabwe 16,634,373 0.5% Harare Africa 20 Rwanda 14,256,567 0.5% Kigali Africa 21 South Sudan 11,943,408 0.4% Juba Africa 22 Papua New Guinea 10,576,502 0.3% Port Moresby Oceania 23 Sierra Leone 8,642,022 0.3% Freetown Africa 24 Hong Kong 7,524,100 0.2% City of Victoria Asia 25 Singapore 6,036,860 0.2% Singapore Asia 26 Liberia 5,612,817 0.2% Monrovia Africa 27 Ireland 5,395,790 0.2% Dublin Europe 28 New Zealand 5,287,500 0.2% Wellington Oceania 29 Eritrea 3,535,603 0.1% Asmara Africa 30 Puerto Rico 3,203,295 0.1% San Juan Americas 31 Namibia 3,030,131 0.1% Windhoek Africa 32 Jamaica 2,839,175 0.1% Kingston Americas 33 Gambia 2,759,988 0.1% Banjul Africa 34 Botswana 2,521,139 0.1% Gaborone Africa 35 Lesotho 2,337,423 0.1% Maseru Africa 36 Trinidad and Tobago 1,368,333 0.0% Port of Spain Americas 37 Mauritius 1,245,779 0.0% Port Louis Africa 38 Eswatini 1,242,822 0.0% Mbabane Africa 39 Fiji 928,784 0.0% Suva Oceania 40 Guyana 831,087 0.0% Georgetown Americas 41 Solomon Islands 819,198 0.0% Honiara Oceania 42 Malta 568,847 0.0% Valletta Europe 43 Belize 417,072 0.0% Belmopan Americas 44 Bahamas 401,283 0.0% Nassau Americas 45 Vanuatu 327,777 0.0% Port Vila Oceania 46 Barbados 282,467 0.0% Bridgetown Americas 47 Samoa 218,019 0.0% Apia Oceania 48 Saint Lucia 179,744 0.0% Castries Americas 49 Guam 167,777 0.0% Hag氓t帽a Oceania 50 Cura莽ao 155,967 0.0% Willemstad Americas 51 Kiribati 134,518 0.0% South Tarawa Oceania 52 Seychelles 121,354 0.0% Victoria Africa 53 Grenada 117,207 0.0% St. George's Americas 54 Micronesia 113,160 0.0% Palikir Oceania 55 United States Virgin Islands 104,377 0.0% Charlotte Amalie Americas 56 Tonga 104,175 0.0% Nuku'alofa Oceania 57 Jersey 103,267 0.0% Saint Helier Europe 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100,616 0.0% Kingstown Americas 59 Antigua and Barbuda 93,772 0.0% Saint John's Americas 60 Isle of Man 84,160 0.0% Douglas Europe 61 Cayman Islands 74,457 0.0% George Town Americas 62 Dominica 66,205 0.0% Roseau Americas 63 Guernsey 64,781 0.0% St. Peter Port Europe 64 Bermuda 64,636 0.0% Hamilton Americas 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 46,843 0.0% Basseterre Americas 66 American Samoa 46,765 0.0% Pago Pago Oceania 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 46,535 0.0% Cockburn Town Americas 68 Northern Mariana Islands 44,278 0.0% Saipan Oceania 69 Sint Maarten 43,350 0.0% Philipsburg Americas 70 British Virgin Islands 39,471 0.0% Road Town Americas 71 Gibraltar 39,329 0.0% Gibraltar Europe 72 Marshall Islands 37,548 0.0% Majuro Oceania 73 Caribbean Netherlands 31,980 0.0% Kralendijk Americas 74 Palau 17,695 0.0% Ngerulmud Oceania 75 Anguilla 16,010 0.0% The Valley Americas 76 Cook Islands 15,040 0.0% Avarua Oceania 77 Nauru 11,947 0.0% Yaren Oceania 78 Tuvalu 9,646 0.0% Funafuti Oceania 79 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 5,651 0.0% Jamestown Africa 80 Montserrat 4,386 0.0% Plymouth Americas 81 Falkland Islands 3,662 0.0% Stanley Americas 82 Tokelau 2,608 0.0% Fakaofo Oceania 83 Norfolk Island 2,188 0.0% Kingston Oceania 84 Christmas Island 1,692 0.0% Flying Fish Cove Oceania 85 Niue 1,681 0.0% Alofi Oceania 86 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 593 0.0% West Island Oceania 87 Pitcairn Islands 35 0.0% Adamstown Oceania 88 South Georgia 0 0.0% King Edward Point Antarctic 89 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 0.0% Washington DC Americas 90 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 0.0% N/A Antarctic 91 British Indian Ocean Territory 0 0.0% Diego Garcia Africa
Frequently Asked Questions How many countries speak English? English is an official or recognized language in 91 countries across 6 regions (Asia, Americas, Africa, Europe, Oceania, Antarctic).
What is the most populous English-speaking country? India is the most populous English-speaking country with a population of 1,450,935,791, accounting for 47.1% of all English-speaking people.
What is the total population of English-speaking countries? The combined population of all 91 English-speaking countries is approximately 3.08 billion, covering a total land area of 43,565,671.2 km虏.
Explore Regions English-speaking countries span 6 regions. Explore each region for more population data.
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India47.1% 路 1,450,935,791
United States11.0% 路 340,110,988
Pakistan8.1% 路 251,269,164
Nigeria7.5% 路 232,679,478
Philippines3.8% 路 115,843,670
United Kingdom2.2% 路 69,226,000
Tanzania2.2% 路 68,560,157
South Africa2.1% 路 64,007,187
Kenya1.8% 路 56,432,944
Sudan1.6% 路 50,448,963
Uganda1.6% 路 50,015,092
Canada1.3% 路 41,288,599
Malaysia1.2% 路 35,557,673
Ghana1.1% 路 34,427,414
Cameroon0.9% 路 29,123,744
