List of territorial entities where English is an official language
The following is a list of territories where English is an official language, that is, a language used in citizen interactions with government officials., there were 55 sovereign states and 27 non-sovereign entities where English was an official language. Many country subdivisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level.
The majority of states where English is an official language are former territories of the British Empire. Notable exceptions include Rwanda, which was formerly a Belgian territory, Cameroon, where only part of national territory was under British mandate, and Liberia, the Philippines, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau, which were American territories. English is the sole official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. English is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the European Union, NAFTA, African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Caribbean Community, Union of South American Nations and many other international organisations. Although English is de jure not an official language at the national level in the United States, most states and territories within the United States have English as an official language. Only Puerto Rico uses a language other than English as a primary working language.
The United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, where the overwhelming majority of native English speakers reside, do not have English as an official language de jure, but English is considered to be their de facto official language due to its dominant position in these countries.
Sovereign states
| Nr | Country | Alpha-3 code | Region | Population | Primary language? |
| 1 | ATG | Caribbean | 85,000 | Yes | |
| 2 | BHS | Caribbean | 331,000 | Yes | |
| 3 | BRB | Caribbean | 294,000 | Yes | |
| 4 | BLZ | Central America | 288,000 | Yes | |
| 5 | BWA | Africa | 1,882,000 | No | |
| 6 | BDI | Africa | 10,114,505 | No | |
| 7 | CMR | Africa | 22,534,532 | No | |
| 8 | CAN | North America | 35,985,751 | Yes | |
| 9 | COK | Oceania | 20,000 | Yes | |
| 10 | DMA | Caribbean | 73,000 | Yes | |
| 11 | SWZ | Africa | 1,141,000 | No | |
| 12 | FJI | Oceania | 828,000 | Yes | |
| 13 | GMB | Africa | 1,709,000 | No | |
| 14 | GHA | Africa | 27,000,000 | Yes | |
| 15 | GRD | Caribbean | 111,000 | Yes | |
| 16 | GUY | South America | 738,000 | Yes | |
| 17 | IND | Asia | 1,247,540,000 | No | |
| 18 | IRL | Europe | 4,900,000 | Yes | |
| 19 | JAM | Caribbean | 2,714,000 | Yes | |
| 20 | KEN | Africa | 45,010,056 | Yes | |
| 21 | KIR | Oceania | 95,000 | No | |
| 22 | LSO | Africa | 2,008,000 | No | |
| 23 | LBR | Africa | 3,750,000 | Yes | |
| 24 | MWI | Africa | 16,407,000 | No | |
| 25 | MLT | Europe | 430,000 | No | |
| 26 | MHL | Oceania | 59,000 | No | |
| 27 | MUS | Africa / Indian Ocean | 1,262,000 | No | |
| 28 | FSM | Oceania | 110,000 | No | |
| 29 | NAM | Africa | 2,074,000 | No | |
| 30 | NRU | Oceania | 10,000 | No | |
| 31 | NGA | Africa | 182,202,000 | Yes | |
| 32 | NIU | Oceania | 1,600 | No | |
| 33 | PAK | Asia | 212,742,631 | No | |
| 34 | PLW | Oceania | 20,000 | No | |
| 35 | PNG | Oceania | 7,059,653 | Yes | |
| 36 | PHL | Asia | 102,885,100 | Yes | |
| 37 | RWA | Africa | 11,262,564 | No | |
| 38 | KNA | Caribbean | 50,000 | Yes | |
| 39 | LCA | Caribbean | 165,000 | Yes | |
| 40 | VCT | Caribbean | 120,000 | Yes | |
| 41 | WSM | Oceania | 188,000 | No | |
| 42 | SYC | Africa / Indian Ocean | 87,000 | No | |
| 43 | SLE | Africa | 6,190,280 | Yes | |
| 44 | SGP | Asia | 5,469,700 | Yes | |
| 45 | SLB | Oceania | 507,000 | No | |
| 46 | ZAF | Africa | 54,956,900 | Yes | |
| 47 | SSD | Africa | 12,340,000 | No | |
| 48 | SDN | Africa | 40,235,000 | No | |
| 49 | TZA | Africa | 51,820,000 | No | |
| 50 | TON | Oceania | 100,000 | No | |
| 51 | TTO | Caribbean | 1,333,000 | Yes | |
| 52 | TUV | Oceania | 11,000 | No | |
| 53 | UGA | Africa | 37,873,253 | No | |
| 54 | VUT | Oceania | 226,000 | No | |
| 55 | ZMB | Africa | 16,212,000 | No | |
| 56 | ZWE | Africa | 13,061,239 | No |
| Nr | Country | Region | Population |
| 1 | Asia / Middle East | 1,378,000 | |
| 2 | Asia | 150,039,000 | |
| 3 | Asia | 415,717 | |
| 4 | Asia | 15,288,489 | |
| 5 | Europe, Asia / Middle East | 1,141,166 | |
| 6 | Africa | 6,234,000 | |
| 7 | Africa | 85,000,000 | |
| 8 | Asia / Middle East | 8,051,200 | |
| 9 | Asia / Middle East | 9,882,401 | |
| 10 | Asia / Middle East | 4,348,395 | |
| 11 | Asia | 30,018,242 | |
| 12 | Asia | 427,756 | |
| 13 | Asia | 51,486,253 | |
| 14 | Asia / Middle East | 4,424,762 | |
| 15 | Asia / Middle East | 2,675,522 | |
| 16 | Asia | 20,277,597 | |
| 17 | Asia / Middle East | 5,779,760 |
Non-sovereign entities
| Entity | Region | Population |
| Indian Ocean | 3,000 | |
| Europe | 61,811 | |
| Caribbean | 5,900 | |
| South Atlantic | 5,660 |
| Entity | Region | Population |
| Australia | 1,508 | |
| Australia | 596 | |
| Oceania | 1,400 |
Country subdivisions
In these country subdivisions, English has de jure official status, but English is not official in their respective countries at the national level.| Subdivision | Country | Region | Population |
| North America | 4,833,722 | ||
| North America | 735,132 | ||
| North America | 6,626,624 | ||
| North America | 2,959,373 | ||
| North America | 38,332,521 | ||
| North America | 5,268,367 | ||
| North America | 21,299,325 | ||
| Georgia | North America | 10,519,475 | |
| Oceania | 1,404,054 | ||
| North America | 1,612,136 | ||
| North America | 12,882,135 | ||
| North America | 6,570,902 | ||
| North America | 3,090,416 | ||
| North America | 2,893,957 | ||
| North America | 4,395,295 | ||
| North America | 6,794,422 | ||
| North America | 2,991,207 | ||
| North America | 6,083,672 | ||
| North America | 1,015,165 | ||
| North America | 1,868,516 | ||
| North America | 1,323,459 | ||
| North America | 9,848,060 | ||
| North America | 723,393 | ||
| Europe | 1,876,695 | ||
| North America | 3,850,568 | ||
| Caribbean | 1,991 | ||
| South America | 75,167 | ||
| Asia | 2,471,140 | ||
| Europe | 5,424,800 | ||
| Caribbean | 3,897 | ||
| North America | 4,774,839 | ||
| North America | 844,877 | ||
| North America | 6,495,978 | ||
| North America | 2,900,872 | ||
| North America | 8,260,405 | ||
| Europe | 3,125,000 | ||
| North America | 1,844,128 | ||
| North America | 582,658 |