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 3.02 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 46.9% 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 (11.2% of total). The average population density across all English-speaking countries is 69 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
46.9% 路 1,417,492,000 Showing top 15 of 91 countries
All English-Speaking Countries # Country Population % Share Capital Region 1 India 1,417,492,000 46.9% New Delhi Asia 2 United States 340,110,988 11.2% Washington, D.C. Americas 3 Pakistan 241,499,431 8.0% Islamabad Asia 4 Nigeria 223,800,000 7.4% Abuja Africa 5 Philippines 114,123,600 3.8% Manila Asia 6 United Kingdom 69,281,437 2.3% London Europe 7 Tanzania 68,153,004 2.3% Dodoma Africa 8 South Africa 63,100,945 2.1% Pretoria Africa 9 Kenya 53,330,978 1.8% Nairobi Africa 10 Sudan 51,662,000 1.7% Khartoum Africa 11 Uganda 45,905,417 1.5% Kampala Africa 12 Canada 41,651,653 1.4% Ottawa Americas 13 Malaysia 34,231,700 1.1% Kuala Lumpur Asia 14 Ghana 33,742,380 1.1% Accra Africa 15 Cameroon 29,442,327 1.0% Yaound茅 Africa 16 Australia 27,536,874 0.9% Canberra Oceania 17 Malawi 20,734,262 0.7% Lilongwe Africa 18 Zambia 19,693,423 0.7% Lusaka Africa 19 Zimbabwe 17,073,087 0.6% Harare Africa 20 South Sudan 15,786,898 0.5% Juba Africa 21 Rwanda 14,104,969 0.5% Kigali Africa 22 Papua New Guinea 11,781,559 0.4% Port Moresby Oceania 23 Sierra Leone 9,077,691 0.3% Freetown Africa 24 Hong Kong 7,527,500 0.2% City of Victoria Asia 25 Singapore 6,110,200 0.2% Singapore Asia 26 Ireland 5,458,600 0.2% Dublin Europe 27 New Zealand 5,324,700 0.2% Wellington Oceania 28 Liberia 5,248,621 0.2% Monrovia Africa 29 Eritrea 3,607,000 0.1% Asmara Africa 30 Puerto Rico 3,203,295 0.1% San Juan Americas 31 Namibia 3,022,401 0.1% Windhoek Africa 32 Jamaica 2,825,544 0.1% Kingston Americas 33 Gambia 2,422,712 0.1% Banjul Africa 34 Botswana 2,359,609 0.1% Gaborone Africa 35 Lesotho 2,116,427 0.1% Maseru Africa 36 Trinidad and Tobago 1,367,764 0.0% Port of Spain Americas 37 Mauritius 1,243,741 0.0% Port Louis Africa 38 Eswatini 1,235,549 0.0% Mbabane Africa 39 Fiji 900,869 0.0% Suva Oceania 40 Guyana 772,975 0.0% Georgetown Americas 41 Solomon Islands 750,325 0.0% Honiara Oceania 42 Malta 574,250 0.0% Valletta Europe 43 Belize 417,634 0.0% Belmopan Americas 44 Bahamas 398,165 0.0% Nassau Americas 45 Vanuatu 321,409 0.0% Port Vila Oceania 46 Barbados 267,800 0.0% Bridgetown Americas 47 Samoa 205,557 0.0% Apia Oceania 48 Saint Lucia 184,100 0.0% Castries Americas 49 Cura莽ao 156,115 0.0% Willemstad Americas 50 Guam 153,836 0.0% Hag氓t帽a Oceania 51 Seychelles 122,729 0.0% Victoria Africa 52 Kiribati 120,740 0.0% South Tarawa Oceania 53 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110,872 0.0% Kingstown Americas 54 Grenada 109,021 0.0% St. George's Americas 55 Micronesia 105,564 0.0% Palikir Oceania 56 Antigua and Barbuda 103,603 0.0% Saint John's Americas 57 Jersey 103,267 0.0% Saint Helier Europe 58 Tonga 100,179 0.0% Nuku'alofa Oceania 59 United States Virgin Islands 87,146 0.0% Charlotte Amalie Americas 60 Cayman Islands 84,738 0.0% George Town Americas 61 Isle of Man 84,530 0.0% Douglas Europe 62 Dominica 67,408 0.0% Roseau Americas 63 Guernsey 64,781 0.0% St. Peter Port Europe 64 Bermuda 64,055 0.0% Hamilton Americas 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 51,320 0.0% Basseterre Americas 66 Turks and Caicos Islands 50,828 0.0% Cockburn Town Americas 67 American Samoa 49,710 0.0% Pago Pago Oceania 68 Northern Mariana Islands 47,329 0.0% Saipan Oceania 69 Marshall Islands 42,418 0.0% Majuro Oceania 70 Sint Maarten 41,349 0.0% Philipsburg Americas 71 British Virgin Islands 39,471 0.0% Road Town Americas 72 Gibraltar 38,000 0.0% Gibraltar Europe 73 Caribbean Netherlands 31,980 0.0% Kralendijk Americas 74 Palau 16,733 0.0% Ngerulmud Oceania 75 Anguilla 16,010 0.0% The Valley Americas 76 Cook Islands 15,040 0.0% Avarua Oceania 77 Nauru 11,680 0.0% Yaren Oceania 78 Tuvalu 10,643 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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 0.0% N/A Antarctic 89 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 0.0% Washington DC Americas 90 South Georgia 0 0.0% King Edward Point 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 1,417,492,000, accounting for 46.9% 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 3.02 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.
Currencies Used Currencies used in English-speaking countries.
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India46.9% 路 1,417,492,000
United States11.2% 路 340,110,988
Pakistan8.0% 路 241,499,431
Nigeria7.4% 路 223,800,000
Philippines3.8% 路 114,123,600
United Kingdom2.3% 路 69,281,437
Tanzania2.3% 路 68,153,004
South Africa2.1% 路 63,100,945
Kenya1.8% 路 53,330,978
Sudan1.7% 路 51,662,000
Uganda1.5% 路 45,905,417
Canada1.4% 路 41,651,653
Malaysia1.1% 路 34,231,700
Ghana1.1% 路 33,742,380
Cameroon1.0% 路 29,442,327
