This statistic ranks the ten most spoken languages, other than English, in England and Wales in 2011, by number of speakers. The most commonly spoken language was Polish with 546 thousand speakers, at double that of the second most common, Panjabi.
Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers)
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Statistics on Languages in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview of the non-native English speaking population
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- Basic Statistic English as a first language in the United Kingdom in 2011
- Basic Statistic Most common non-English languages spoken in England and Wales 2011
- Basic Statistic Other languages spoken in England and Wales in 2011, by language group
- Basic Statistic First language of the population of England by region in 2011
- Premium Statistic Top ten areas with highest share of non-native English speakers in England in 2011
- Basic Statistic Areas with highest share of native English speakers in England in 2011
English proficiency of the non-native population
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- Premium Statistic England and Wales: English proficiency of largest non-native populations in 2011
- Premium Statistic England and Wales: English language proficiency of non-native speakers in 2011
- Basic Statistic Scotland: percentage of inhabitants with English language issues in 2011
- Basic Statistic Northern Ireland: English language proficiency of non-native speakers in 2011
- Premium Statistic Northern Ireland: non-English speaking population in 2011
- Basic Statistic Northern Ireland: English proficiency of non-native speakers by language in 2011
English proficiency of the non-native labor force
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- Basic Statistic England and Wales: English language proficiency in 2011 by gender
- Basic Statistic Employment rate of non-native English speakers in England and Wales, by proficiency
- Basic Statistic Unemployment rate of non-native English speakers in England and Wales, by proficiency
- Basic Statistic Economic inactivity rate of non-native English speakers in England and Wales
- Basic Statistic England: English language proficiency of non-native speakers in 2011
Regional languages in the United Kingdom
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- Basic Statistic Scotland: percentage of Gaelic-speaking inhabitants in 2011
- Basic Statistic Scotland: total primary pupils having lessons in Gaelic in 2017
- Basic Statistic Scotland: total secondary pupils having lessons in Gaelic in 2017
- Basic Statistic Northern Ireland: Irish language skills in 2011
- Premium Statistic Northern Ireland: share of primary students with lessons in Irish 2001-2018
- Premium Statistic Northern Ireland: share of secondary students with lessons in Irish 2001-2017
- Premium Statistic Wales: number of primary students with lessons in Welsh 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Wales: number of secondary students with lessons in Welsh 2011-2018
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- Most common languages spoken in India 2011
- U.S. - children who speak another language than English at home 1979-2019
- Number of people speaking Indian languages in the United States 2017
- Number of native English speakers in India 1971-2011
- Arab youth's assessment on Arabic importance on national identity to MENA 2017
- Leading mother tongues by number of speakers Canada 2016
- Arab youth's assessment on Arabic importance on national identity to GCC 2017
- Arab youth's assessment on the use of Arabic compared to English in MENA 2015-2017
- Arab youth's assessment on the use of Arabic compared to English in GCC 2015-2017
- U.S. children who did not speak English at home, by region 2018
- U.S. children who do not speak English at home with difficulties in English 1979-2019
- Latin America: share of indigenous language speakers 2018, by country
- U.S. children who don't speak English at home, by parent's education 2019
- Linguistic identity of people in Catalonia May 2014
- Share of U.S. school children who don't speak English at home 1979-2019
- Main languages spoken at home in Nigeria 2022
- Russian-speaking population share 2019, by geographic area
- Languages spoken at home in Australia 2016
- U.S. children who don't speak English at home, by race 2019
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- Latin America: share of indigenous language speakers 2018, by country
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 4, 2013). Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers)." Chart. March 4, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2013). Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Non-english Languages Ranked by Number of Speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 Speakers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Mar 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Non-English languages ranked by number of speakers in England and Wales in 2011* (in 1,000 speakers) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 4, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284010/most-common-non-english-languages-spoken-in-england-and-wales/