Standard English in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Speakers

56,489,800

Type

Location

Standard English in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Standard English in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Size

56,489,800

English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to Great Britain. English is the most widely spoken language in the world, and the third-most spoken native language in the world (Ethnologue, 2022).

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
Yes
Indigenous language
No

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Geographical distribution

Size / Number of users

Number of users

56489800
Source
In the 2011 Census, 92.3 per cent of people (49.8 million) aged three and over in England and Wales reported English as their main language (English or Welsh in Wales). The remaining 7.7 per cent of the population (4.2 million) had a main language other than English.
Year
2021

5. Use

Completion