English Speakers

English has been the International Language for half the world since 1945 (73 years) and for the whole world since 1991 (27 years.) English dominates in every sphere of life (travel, business, science, military, culture, etc.) and people around the world who do not know or use English are at a severe disadvantage. The English Language is not only useful for native English speakers to communicate with each other, but for non-native English speakers to speak with other non-native English speakers.  

1.)    Countries and Territories where English is either the sole or one of the official languages along with the percentages of English speakers (Native, Second Language, Third Language, etc.) as recorded in the most current national censuses:

-          India (12%), Pakistan (57%), Nigeria (53%), the Philippines (64%), Canada (86.2%), Nepal (36%), South Africa (31%), Kenya (19%), Cameroon (38%), Zimbabwe (42 %), Sierra Leone (84%), Ireland (98%), Singapore (83%), Ghana (67%), Tanzania (10%), Papua New Guinea (50%), Liberia (83%), Jamaica (98%), Hong Kong (53%), Puerto Rico (49%), Zambia (16%), Rwanda (15%), Trinidad and Tobago (88%), Guyana (91%), Botswana (38%), Malawi (4%), Lesotho (28%), Malta (89%), Namibia (17%), the Bahamas (87%), Barbados (99%), Belize (82%), Mauritius (16%), Vanuatu (84%), Fiji (21%), the Solomon Islands (32%), Guam (91%), St. Vincent and the Grenadines (95%), the US Virgin Islands (96%), Grenada (91%), Samoa (50%), Isle of Man (100%), St. Lucia (43%), the Northern Mariana Islands (83%), Antigua and Barbuda (80%), American Samoa (80%), Micronesia (58%), Bermuda (97%), Dominica (94%), the Marshall Islands (98%), Swaziland (4%), the Gambia (2%), St. Kitts and Nevis (78%), the Cayman Islands (77%), the Seychelles (38%), Gibraltar (100%), Tonga (30%), Kiribati (24%), the British Virgin Islands (87%), Palau (93%), Anguilla (92%), Nauru (97%), and Montserrat (68%).

2.)    Countries and Territories where English is not an official language along with the percentages of English speakers (Native, Second Language, Third Language, etc.) as recorded in the most current national censuses:      

-          The United States (95.5%), the United Kingdom (97%), Germany (56%), Australia (97%), Italy (34%), Bangladesh (18%), Egypt (35%), Thailand (27%), the Netherlands (90%), Poland (37%), Turkey (17%), Iraq (35%), Sri Lanka (47%), Spain (22%), China (1%), Brazil (5%), Sweden (86%), Malaysia (63%), Russia (5%), Belgium (60%), Israel (85%),  Austria (73%), Romania (31%), Greece (51%), Mexico (13%), Denmark (86%), Switzerland (61%), Morocco (14%), Ukraine (18%), New Zealand (98%), Finland (70%), Portugal (27%), Jordan (45%), Algeria (7%), Uganda (8%), Czech Republic (27%), Argentina (7%), Yemen (9%), Croatia (49%), Colombia (4%), Hungary (20%), Bulgaria (25%), Kazakhstan (15%), Lebanon (40%), Chile (10%), Slovakia (26%), Slovenia (59%), Lithuania (38%), Latvia (46%), Estonia (50%), Cyprus (73%), Suriname (87%), Luxembourg (56%), Madagascar (18%), Costa Rica (8%), France (39%), Brunei (39%), Myanmar (4%), Aruba (42%), the Cook Islands (20%) and Andorra (22%).