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Countries where English is the most common first language

In 13 countries, more people speak English as their first language than any other. First language means mother tongue, so second-language speakers are not counted. That is why this list differs from the countries where English is an official language.

1馃嚭馃嚫United States342m2馃嚞馃嚙United Kingdom69.5m3馃嚚馃嚘Canada41.7m4馃嚘馃嚭Australia27.6m5馃嚫馃嚞Singapore6.11m6馃嚠馃嚜Ireland5.48m7馃嚦馃嚳New Zealand5.32m8馃嚞馃嚭Guam169k9馃嚞馃嚛Grenada117k10馃嚠馃嚥Isle of Man84.1k11馃嚢馃嚲Cayman Islands75.8k12馃嚙馃嚥Bermuda64.6k13馃嚢馃嚦Saint Kitts and Nevis46.9k

Ordered by population. This list is generated from the same fact store the Guess the Country clue engine draws on, so the game and the Atlas can never disagree.

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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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