{"id":111,"date":"2017-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/log.cudoo.com\/2018\/03\/11\/which-countries-have-the-most-english-speakers\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T16:44:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:44:23","slug":"which-countries-have-the-most-english-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/which-countries-have-the-most-english-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Countries Have the Most English Speakers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An estimated 840 million people speak English around the world. Known as the global business language, there are 335 million people on the planet who speak it as a first language and 505 million who speak it as a second language.<!--more--> It\u2019s no wonder then that the demand to join an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/learn-english-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English Speaking Course<\/a>\u00a0is always high. <\/p>\n<style>\n    .new-compare-box {\n    background: #fff;\n    padding: 10px;\n    border-top: 4px solid #1ebbff;\n    margin-top: 10px;\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\n    border-bottom: 4px solid #1ebbff;}<\/p>\n<p>.new-banner {\n\theight: auto;\n\tpadding: 50px 0;\n\tbackground-image:url(\"\");\n\tbackground-size: 100% 100%;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n}\n.new-banner::after {\n\tposition: absolute;\n\twidth: 100%;\n\tdisplay: block;\n\tleft: 0;\n\tright: 0;\n\ttop: 0;\n\tbottom: 0;\n\tbackground: rgba(0,0,0,.7);\n\tcontent: '';\n\tz-index: 1;\n}\n.new-banner-content {\n\tpadding: 50px 0;\n\tposition: relative;\n\tz-index: 2;\n}\n.new-banner-content span {\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\tbackground: #ff9900;\n\tpadding: 5px 15px;\n\tcolor: #fff;\n}\n.new-banner-content h1 {\n\tfont-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;\n\tcolor: #fff;\n\tfont-weight: 700;\n\tfont-size: 50px;\n\tline-height: 65px;\n}\n.new-compare-box {\n\tbackground: #fff;\n\tpadding: 15px 0;\n\tborder-top: 4px solid #1ebbff;\n\tmargin-top: 10px;\n}\n.new-compare-box p {\n\tcolor: #0e0e0e;\n\tfont-size: 24px;\n        margin: 10px !important;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\t.new-compare-box input {\n\t\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\twidth: 40%;\n\tborder: 1px solid #aaa;\n\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\theight: 51px;\n\tpadding: 8px;\n\tfont-size: 16px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\tcolor: #0e0e0e;\n\tvertical-align: top;\n\t\tmargin-right:15px;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\t.new-compare-box input:focus {\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #0077fd; <\/p>\n<p>\t}\n.new-compare-box button {\n\tbackground: #00a0e5;\n\tcolor: #fff;\n\twidth: 40%;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n\tfont-size: 18px;\n\ttext-transform: uppercase;\n\tfont-weight: 700;\n\tborder: none;\n\tborder-bottom: 4px solid #036e9d;\n\tborder-radius: 3px;\n\toutline: none;<\/p>\n<p>}<\/p>\n<p>.new-compare-box .box-content {\n\tmargin-top: 20px;\n}\n.new-compare-box .box-content p {\n\tcolor: #092b3a;\n\tfont-size: 13px;\n\tmargin-right: 15px;\n\tdisplay: inline-block;\n        margin-bottom: 10px !important;\n}\n.new-compare-box .box-content p i {\n\tcolor: #00a0e5;\n\tmargin-right: 5px;\n\tfont-size: 15px;\n        margin-bottom: 10px !important;\n}<\/p>\n<p>@media screen and (max-width: 1024px) {\n.new-banner-content h1 {\n\tfont-size: 50px;\n\tline-height: 62px;\n}\n.new-banner-content {\n\tpadding: 0px;\n}\n}<\/p>\n<p>@media screen and (max-width: 991px) {\n.new-banner {\n\theight: calc(100vh - 50%);\n}\n}<\/p>\n<p>@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\n.new-banner {\n\theight: auto;\n\tbackground-image:url(\"\");\n}\n.new-banner::after {\n\theight: auto;\n}\n.new-mobile-banner .new-banner-content { padding: 0px; }\n.new-banner-content h1 {\n\tfont-size: 30px;\n\tline-height: 42px;\n}\n.new-compare-box p {\n\tfont-size: 16px;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\t.new-banner-content {\n\tpadding: 0px 0;\n}\n.new-compare-box .box-content p{\nmargin-bottom: 0;\n}<\/p>\n<p>}<\/p>\n<p>\t@media screen and (max-width: 525px) {<\/p>\n<p>\t\t.new-compare-box input {\n\twidth: 85%;\n\t\t\tmargin:  0 auto 10px;\n}<\/p>\n<p>\t\t.new-compare-box button { \n\t\twidth: 85%;\n\t\t}<\/p>\n<p>\t\t.new-banner-content {\n\tpadding: 80px 0;\n}\n\t}<\/p>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"row justify-content-md-center \">\n<div class=\"col-lg-9 text-center\">\n<div class=\"new-compare-box\">\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; color:#036e9d;\"><strong>Jumpstart Learning English with <span style=\"color: #00a0e5;\"><u>Cudoo&#8217;s<\/u><\/span> Online Course <\/strong><\/p>\n<form action= \"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/products\/languages\/english-online-courses\/learn-english-online-beginner-intermediate-advanced-bundle\/\" name=\"form1\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div class=\"form-zip-new\"><button type=\"submit\" id=\"blog_cta\"> Enroll Now<\/button>\n                                                                   <\/div><\/form>\n<div class=\"box-content\">\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Full lifetime access<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Certificate of completion<\/p>\n<p> <i class=\"fa fa-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>One time payment<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><be><\/p>\n<p>Read on to find out where these speakers come from &#8211; some of these countries may surprise you.<\/p>\n<h2>#1 \u00a0<strong>United States of America<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The United States of America is the world\u2019s largest English-speaking country. Approximately 225 million Americans speak English as a first language, while 43 million speak it as a second language. That\u2019s a grand total of 268 million English speakers which makes the USA, a country with the largest number of English speaking population.<\/p>\n<h2>#2 India<\/h2>\n<p>India is next on the list, with 125 million English speakers. But only 226,449 of those speak it as a first language. For the rest, it\u2019s a second language. However, as\u00a0BBC reporter\u00a0Zareer Masani noted in a 2012 article, the patchwork state of English education means that many Indians speak \u201cnot so much English as Hinglish\u2019\u2019, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/products\/languages\/learn-english-online-indian-level-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian English<\/a> which is a mix of English and Hindi, one of the official languages in India.<\/p>\n<h2>#3 Pakistan<\/h2>\n<p>Surprised? English is one of Pakistan\u2019s official languages, along with Urdu. Although nobody in Pakistan really speaks English as a first language,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-the-urdu-language\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Urdu language<\/a> is always the preferred choice, around 49% of the population do speak it as a second language.<\/p>\n<p>That accounts for almost 94,321,604 English speakers.<\/p>\n<h2>#4 Philippines<\/h2>\n<p>The Philippines has two official languages: Filipino and English. Only around 37,000 Filipinos speak English as a first language. However,\u00a0a little over 92% of the population can speak it as a second language. Out of the latest Filipino population, it is estimated that there are 90 million English speakers in the island nation.<\/p>\n<h2>#5 Nigeria<\/h2>\n<p>Ever wonder why so many sales emails came from Nigeria, as opposed to Kenya or Zimbabwe? There are a lot of reasons, but the relatively high percentage of English speakers is probably one of them. 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United Kingdom<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s about time, right? We bet you didn\u2019t expect to find the United Kingdom so far down this list! 98% of people in the UK speak English. But the UK\u2019s comparatively small size and population mean that larger countries like Nigeria and the Philippines actually have more English speakers. The UK has 59.6 million speakers owing to its relatively small population and that&#8217;s what makes them 6<sup>th<\/sup> in this list.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/r.cfm?b=1626815&amp;u=2768888&amp;m=62509&amp;urllink=&amp;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.shareasale.com\/image\/62509\/400x212_redesign.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>(Bonus) Countries with the Highest English Proficiency<\/h2>\n<p>While quantity matters, quality also plays an essential role, especially when it comes to languages. The proficiency required to communicate and comprehend the language matters and the countries that boast the highest number of speakers may not necessarily reflect that. Not surprisingly, Europe has the strongest English proficiency of any region in the world, and even though the UK&#8217;s role as part of the EU is behind us (think Brexit), there will not be a massive change this early.<\/p>\n<p>Using the English Proficiency Index (EPI), the proficiency of English speakers in various countries can be determined. Excluding English-speaking countries like the US and the UK (where the proficiency is naturally high),\u00a0here are the top 5 countries with the highest proficiency in the English language as they well <a href=\"\/blog\/hardest-english-words-to-pronounce\/\">pronounce its hardest words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>#1 Netherlands<\/h2>\n<p>With 15 million English Speakers, about 90 percent of the entire population in the Netherlands speak English. It&#8217;s EPI score is 73.8, which is the highest of any country that was tested.<\/p>\n<h2>#2\u00a0 Denmark<\/h2>\n<p>The Nordic countries are famous for their <a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/learn-english-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English speaking skills<\/a> and the next four countries on this list are all from the Nordic region. First is Denmark with 4.8 million English Speakers,\u00a0 about 91% of the population speaks English as a second language. It has a slight edge over the other three, with an EPI score of 72.91.<\/p>\n<h2>#3 Sweden<\/h2>\n<p>Sweden has 8.2 million English speakers and almost 90% of the population speaks English as a second language. The country has an EPI score of 71.7.<\/p>\n<h2>#4 Norway<\/h2>\n<p>There are about 4.5 million English speakers in Norway and 90% of Norwegians speak English as a second language. Their EPI score is 71.3.<\/p>\n<h2>#5 Finland<\/h2>\n<p>Finland has 3.8 million English speakers which make up about 70% of the entire population, which speaks English as a second language. It has an EPI score of\u00a069.2.<\/p>\n<h2>#6\u00a0 Philippines<\/h2>\n<p>The Philippines is the only country to rank in the top 6 for both the numbers of English speakers and English proficiency. It has 90 million English Speakers with an EPI score of 67.4.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in improving your English, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/studycrumb.com\/\">Studycrumb<\/a> and find many practical tips on writing essays in English, as well as free tools to help you do it.<\/p>\n<h2><b>English Proficiency by Country\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>South Africa<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 58+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Very High<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Malaysia<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 31+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: High<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Germany<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 83+ million <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: High<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenya<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 52+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: High<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Poland<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 38+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: High<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Romania<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 19+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: High<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>France<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 66+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Moderate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Spain<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 46+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Moderate<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Italy<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 60+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Moderate\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>China<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 1.4+ billion<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Low<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Japan<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 126+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Low<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brazil<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 214+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Low\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colombia<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population: 50+ million<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Proficiency: Very Low<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There you have it, the top 6 countries with the most number of English speakers and as a bonus, the top 6 countries with the highest proficiency in the English language. That&#8217;s not to say there aren&#8217;t any other English speaking countries on the list. They just haven&#8217;t made the top 6!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Popular Blog Posts:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/something-borrowed-english-words-with-foreign-origins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Something Borrowed &#8211; English Words With Foreign Origin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/different-varieties-of-english-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Different Varieties of the English Language<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cudoo.com\/blog\/15-dope-words-that-millennials-are-using\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">15 Dope Words Millennials Are Using<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An estimated 840 million people speak English around the world. 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