Home › All Countries › Countries that speak English Countries that speak English English is the most widely spoken language in the world, used as an official or primary language in over 50 countries across six continents. From the United Kingdom, where it originated, to former colonies like the United States, Australia, India, and Nigeria, English has become the global lingua franca for business, science, aviation, and diplomacy. Today, roughly 1.5 billion people speak English either as a native or second language, making it a critical bridge between cultures and economies worldwide.
Complete list of countries that speak English # Country Capital Population Area Region 1 Montserrat Plymouth 4.4K 102 km² Americas 2 South Africa Pretoria 63.10M 1,221,037 km² Africa 3 Mauritius Port Louis 1.24M 2,040 km² Africa 4 Nauru Yaren 11.7K 21 km² Oceania 5 Norfolk Island Kingston 2.2K 36 km² Oceania 6 Lesotho Maseru 2.12M 30,355 km² Africa 7 Sudan Khartoum 51.66M 1,886,068 km² Africa 8 Cocos (Keeling) Islands West Island 593 14 km² Oceania 9 Saint Lucia Castries 184.1K 616 km² Americas 10 Botswana Gaborone 2.36M 582,000 km² Africa 11 Philippines Manila 114.12M 342,353 km² Asia 12 Guernsey St. Peter Port 64.8K 78 km² Europe 13 Curaçao Willemstad 156.1K 444 km² Americas 14 Belize Belmopan 417.6K 22,966 km² Americas 15 Anguilla The Valley 16.0K 91 km² Americas 16 Barbados Bridgetown 267.8K 430 km² Americas 17 British Virgin Islands Road Town 39.5K 151 km² Americas 18 Nigeria Abuja 223.80M 923,768 km² Africa 19 United States Washington, D.C. 340.11M 9,525,067 km² Americas 20 Canada Ottawa 41.65M 9,984,670 km² Americas 21 Isle of Man Douglas 84.5K 572 km² Europe 22 United States Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 87.1K 347 km² Americas 23 Rwanda Kigali 14.10M 26,338 km² Africa 24 Ghana Accra 33.74M 238,533 km² Africa 25 Kiribati South Tarawa 120.7K 811 km² Oceania 26 Tokelau Fakaofo 2.6K 12 km² Oceania 27 Turks and Caicos Islands Cockburn Town 50.8K 948 km² Americas 28 Samoa Apia 205.6K 2,842 km² Oceania 29 United States Minor Outlying Islands Washington DC 0 34.2 km² Americas 30 Caribbean Netherlands Kralendijk 32.0K 328 km² Americas 31 Sierra Leone Freetown 9.08M 71,740 km² Africa 32 British Indian Ocean Territory Diego Garcia 0 60 km² Africa 33 Puerto Rico San Juan 3.20M 8,870 km² Americas 34 Sint Maarten Philipsburg 41.3K 34 km² Americas 35 Bermuda Hamilton 64.1K 54 km² Americas 36 Pitcairn Islands Adamstown 35 47 km² Oceania 37 South Sudan Juba 15.79M 619,745 km² Africa 38 Cook Islands Avarua 15.0K 236 km² Oceania 39 Tonga Nuku'alofa 100.2K 747 km² Oceania 40 Pakistan Islamabad 241.50M 796,095 km² Asia 41 Malta Valletta 574.3K 316 km² Europe 42 Ireland Dublin 5.46M 70,273 km² Europe 43 Tanzania Dodoma 68.15M 947,303 km² Africa 44 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown 110.9K 389 km² Americas 45 Falkland Islands Stanley 3.7K 12,173 km² Americas 46 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 34.23M 330,803 km² Asia 47 Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain 1.37M 5,130 km² Americas 48 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Jamestown 5.7K 394 km² Africa 49 Namibia Windhoek 3.02M 825,615 km² Africa 50 Cayman Islands George Town 84.7K 264 km² Americas 51 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 11.78M 462,840 km² Oceania 52 Jersey Saint Helier 103.3K 116 km² Europe 53 Eritrea Asmara 3.61M 117,600 km² Africa 54 Bahamas Nassau 398.2K 13,943 km² Americas 55 Malawi Lilongwe 20.73M 118,484 km² Africa 56 Solomon Islands Honiara 750.3K 28,896 km² Oceania 57 Guyana Georgetown 773.0K 214,969 km² Americas 58 Micronesia Palikir 105.6K 702 km² Oceania 59 Zambia Lusaka 19.69M 752,612 km² Africa 60 Dominica Roseau 67.4K 751 km² Americas 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre 51.3K 261 km² Americas 62 Liberia Monrovia 5.25M 111,369 km² Africa 63 Gambia Banjul 2.42M 10,689 km² Africa 64 Australia Canberra 27.54M 7,692,024 km² Oceania 65 Zimbabwe Harare 17.07M 390,757 km² Africa 66 New Zealand Wellington 5.32M 268,838 km² Oceania 67 Palau Ngerulmud 16.7K 459 km² Oceania 68 Grenada St. George's 109.0K 344 km² Americas 69 United Kingdom London 69.28M 244,376 km² Europe 70 Eswatini Mbabane 1.24M 17,364 km² Africa 71 Marshall Islands Majuro 42.4K 181 km² Oceania 72 Fiji Suva 900.9K 18,272 km² Oceania 73 Christmas Island Flying Fish Cove 1.7K 135 km² Oceania 74 Seychelles Victoria 122.7K 452 km² Africa 75 Kenya Nairobi 53.33M 580,367 km² Africa 76 Guam Hagåtña 153.8K 549 km² Oceania 77 Vanuatu Port Vila 321.4K 12,189 km² Oceania 78 American Samoa Pago Pago 49.7K 199 km² Oceania 79 Gibraltar Gibraltar 38.0K 6 km² Europe 80 South Georgia King Edward Point 0 3,903 km² Antarctic 81 Hong Kong City of Victoria 7.53M 1,104 km² Asia 82 Northern Mariana Islands Saipan 47.3K 464 km² Oceania 83 Heard Island and McDonald Islands — 0 412 km² Antarctic 84 Jamaica Kingston 2.83M 10,991 km² Americas 85 Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's 103.6K 442 km² Americas 86 Uganda Kampala 45.91M 241,550 km² Africa 87 Cameroon Yaoundé 29.44M 475,442 km² Africa 88 Niue Alofi 1.7K 260 km² Oceania 89 India New Delhi 1.42B 3,287,263 km² Asia 90 Singapore Singapore 6.11M 710 km² Asia 91 Tuvalu Funafuti 10.6K 26 km² Oceania
Frequently Asked Questions How many countries speak English? English is an official language in over 50 countries and territories worldwide, spanning every continent. It is the primary language in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
What is the most populated English-speaking country? India has the largest number of English speakers by total count (over 125 million), while the United States has the most native English speakers (approximately 330 million).
Is English the most spoken language in the world? By total number of speakers (native + second language), English is the most spoken language with approximately 1.5 billion speakers. However, Mandarin Chinese has more native speakers.
