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English language knowledge in European-union

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language knowledge /eu publishes the latest language knowledge statistics for English in European-union using European Commission data published in 2024. Compare native with foreign speakers, and compare age groups to understand whether English is gaining or losing popularity.

Ages
Speakers
35.5%
of the population in European-union
speaks English in 2024 (All)
1st
English is the 1st language
in European-union in 2024 (All)
Speakers
Year
All
35.5%
55+
20.2%
35-54
37.9%
15-34
55.8%