English-speaking countries
Which countries speak English?
59 countries have English as an official language, 22 of them as the sole official language. The most populated of them is India.
- Africa: 23 countries.
- Americas: 14 countries.
- Asia: 5 countries.
- Europe: 3 countries.
- Oceania: 14 countries.
| Rank | Country | Official language |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | with Hindi, Tamil |
| 2 |  United States | sole official language |
| 3 |  Pakistan | with Urdu |
| 4 |  Nigeria | sole official language |
| 5 |  Philippines | with Filipino |
| 6 |  Tanzania | with Swahili |
| 7 |  United Kingdom | sole official language |
| 8 |  South Africa | with Afrikaans, South Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Southern Sotho, Swati, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu |
| 9 |  Kenya | with Swahili |
| 10 |  Sudan | with Arabic |
| 11 |  Uganda | with Swahili |
| 12 |  Canada | with French |
| 13 |  Malaysia | with Malay |
| 14 |  Ghana | sole official language |
| 15 |  Cameroon | with French |
| 16 |  Australia | sole official language |
| 17 |  Malawi | with Nyanja |
| 18 |  Zambia | sole official language |
| 19 |  Zimbabwe | with Chibarwe, Kalanga, Khoisan, Ndau, North Ndebele, Nyanja, Shona, Southern Sotho, Tonga, Tswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, Zimbabwean Sign Language |
| 20 |  Rwanda | with French, Kinyarwanda |
| 21 |  South Sudan | sole official language |
| 22 |  Papua New Guinea | with Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin |
| 23 |  Sierra Leone | sole official language |
| 24 |  Singapore | with Malay, Tamil, Chinese |
| 25 |  Liberia | sole official language |
| 26 |  Ireland | with Irish |
| 27 |  New Zealand | with Māori, New Zealand Sign Language |
| 28 |  Eritrea | with Arabic, Tigrinya |
| 29 |  Namibia | with Afrikaans, German, Herero, Khoekhoe, Kwangali, Lozi, Ndonga, Tswana |
| 30 |  Jamaica | with Jamaican Creole English |
| 31 |  Gambia | sole official language |
| 32 |  Botswana | with Tswana |
| 33 |  Lesotho | with Southern Sotho |
| 34 |  Trinidad and Tobago | sole official language |
| 35 |  Eswatini | with Swati |
| 36 |  Mauritius | with French, Morisyen |
| 37 |  Fiji | with Fijian, Fiji Hindi |
| 38 |  Solomon Islands | sole official language |
| 39 |  Guyana | sole official language |
| 40 |  Malta | with Maltese |
| 41 |  Belize | with Belizean Creole, Spanish |
| 42 |  Bahamas | sole official language |
| 43 |  Vanuatu | with Bislama, French |
| 44 |  Barbados | sole official language |
| 45 |  Samoa | with Samoan |
| 46 |  St. Lucia | sole official language |
| 47 |  Kiribati | with Gilbertese |
| 48 |  Seychelles | with Seselwa Creole French, French |
| 49 |  Grenada | sole official language |
| 50 |  Micronesia | sole official language |
| 51 |  Tonga | with Tongan |
| 52 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | sole official language |
| 53 |  Antigua and Barbuda | sole official language |
| 54 |  Dominica | sole official language |
| 55 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | sole official language |
| 56 |  Marshall Islands | with Marshallese |
| 57 |  Palau | with Palauan |
| 58 |  Nauru | with Nauru |
| 59 |  Tuvalu | with Tuvalu |
Source: mledoze/countries (official languages). Method.
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