English speaking countries What countries speak English?

English Speakers in Asia

Asia has few native English speakers, with most speaking English as a foreign or second language. This continent has about 460 million people who can speak English. India leads as the country with a high number of people who can speak English at 265 million. Pakistan has 25 million, Bangladesh 29 million and the Philippines has 50 million.
Singapore has over 4.2 million English speakers, making up over 80% of its total population. English is also among the country's official languages, like Tamil, Mandarin, and Malay. Only 36% of the country's total population are native speakers. Japanese is the official language in Japan, but it's estimated that 30 percent of the country's population can speak English at any level. Only 2% can speak English fluently.

English Speakers in Europe

Europe has an average of 200 million English speakers. The total number of English speakers in the United Kingdom is estimated at 60 million. Northern Ireland accounts for 1.7 million people, Wales and England has over 49.8 million and Scotland has 5.1 million.
There are 20.7 million people who can speak English in Italy, 25.4 million in France, and 45.8 million in Germany. A majority of the United Kingdom English Speakers consider it their native language. The other countries in the European region speak it as their second language.