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