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English as a first language in the United Kingdom in 2011

Proportion of the population of the United Kingdom whose main language was English in 2011, by country
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The data displays the percentage of the population of the UK that that had English as their main language in 2011. There was a lower percentage of non-English/Welsh speakers in Wales than in any of the other countries, and England had the highest percentage of non-English speakers.

England 92 8
Wales 97.1 2.9
Northern Ireland 96.9 3.1
Scotland 92.6 7.4

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