European Countries Where English Is Spoken?

Where is English most spoken in Europe?

English proficiency in European countries in 2019. This statistic presents the leading European countries by their level of English proficiency as of March 2019. According to data provided by Klazz, Sweden had the highest percentage of people who were proficient in English at 71 percent of the population.

Is English widely spoken in Europe?

English, the global lingua franca has 400 million native speakers worldwide, with around 70 million living of those in Europe. It’s the de facto (but not “official”) language of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, but the large number of English -speaking expats residing in Europe also adds to this number.

What countries in Europe speak English as first language?

Percentage of people who speak English as a mother tongue or foreign language in each European country.

• Ireland 97.51%
• United Kingdom 94.45%
• Malta 62.39%
• Sweden 53.97%
• Denmark 52.95%
• Finland 45.25%
• Cyprus 43.07%
• Austria 40.64%

Which countries have English as their official language?

Countries with English as an Official Language and the Language of Instruction in Higher Education

Anguilla	Ireland, Northern	Singapore
Cameroon	Montserrat	United Kingdom
Canada (except Quebec)	Namibia	Vanuatu
Cayman Islands	New Zealand	Wales
Dominica	Nigeria	Zambia

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Which country speaks worst English?

2020 rankings

2020 Rank	Country	2020 Proficiency Band
97	Saudi Arabia	Very Low Proficiency
98	Oman	Very Low Proficiency
99	Iraq	Very Low Proficiency
100	Tajikistan	Very Low Proficiency

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What are the 3 most common languages?

Which Languages Have the Most Speakers?

Rank	Language	Total Speakers
1	English	1,132 million
2	Mandarin Chinese	1,117 million
3	Hindi	615 million
4	Spanish	534 million

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Which country English is best?

The Netherlands has emerged as the nation with the highest English language proficiency, according to the EF English Proficiency Index, with a score of 72. It is ahead of five other northern European nations at the top of the chart. In fact, the only non-European nation in the top ten is Singapore at number six.

What is the best English speaking country to live in?

And the Very Best English Speaking Country in the World Is… 15 Expat Countries that Speak English (and Make Sense Tax-Wise)

1. Bahamas. The Bahamas is not only among the best countries that speak English but also the best countries for tax-free living.
2. Belize.
3. Bermuda.
4. Dominica.
5. Gibraltar.
6. Ireland.
7. Isle of Man.
8. Jersey.

What is the most used language in Europe?

English is still the most spoken language in the EU by far, with German now spoken by 36% of citizens and French spoken by 29% of the EU’s new smaller population of 446 million people. Italian comes fourth at 18%, followed by 17% for Spanish.

Is England in Europe yes or no?

England, just as the rest of the UK, is located in the continent of Europe. However, the Northern Sea and the English Channel separates it from continental Europe. England is located on the British Isle in the north of the Atlantic Ocean.

Which country speaks English fluently?

English Speaking Countries 2021

Rank	Country	2021 Population
1	India	1,393,409,038
2	United States	332,915,073
3	Pakistan	225,199,937
4	Nigeria	211,400,708

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What European countries dont speak English?

Top 10 European countries in which you will struggle to speak

• Albania.
• Georgia.
• Ukraine.
• Russia.
• Belarus.
• France. When in France you have to be aware of French pride.
• Italy. In tourist cities hotel staff may speak English.
• Spain. While many foreigners who live in Spain do speak English, most locals don’t at all.

What is the happiest language?

A recent study published by the National Academy of Sciences revealed that human language has a universal bias towards positivity, and out of all the languages tested, Spanish was the happiest.

Which countries mother tongue is English?

Anglosphere countries are those where English is the main native language. All areas of the world that were ever part of the British Empire. Sovereign states.

Country	Guyana
Alpha-3 code	GUY
Region	South America
Population	738,000
Primary language?	Yes

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Where is English a first language?

Majority English -speaking countries English is also the primary natively spoken language in the Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, The Bahamas, Belize, Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.