Approximate distribution of native speakers of German or a German variety outside Europe
(according to Ethnologue 2016 unless referenced otherwise)
Numbers of speakers should not be summed up per country, as they most likely overlap considerably.
Table includes varieties with disputed statuses as separate language.
|
|
Standard German
|
Hunsrik/Hunsrückisch
|
Low German & Plautdietsch
|
Pennsylvania Dutch
|
Hutterite
|
| Argentina |
400,000 |
— |
4,000 |
— |
—
|
| Australia |
79,000 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| Belize |
— |
— |
9,360 |
— |
—
|
| Bolivia |
160,000 |
— |
60,000 |
— |
—
|
| Brazil |
1,500,000 |
3,000,000 |
8,000 |
— |
—
|
| Canada |
430,000 |
— |
80,000 |
15,000 |
23,200
|
| Chile |
35,000 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| Costa Rica |
— |
— |
2,000 |
— |
—
|
| Israel |
200,000 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| Kazakhstan |
30,400 |
— |
100,000 |
— |
—
|
| Mexico |
— |
— |
40,000 |
— |
—
|
| Namibia |
22,500 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| New Zealand |
36,000 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| Paraguay |
166,000 |
— |
40,000 |
— |
—
|
| Peru |
2,000 |
— |
5,000 |
— |
—
|
| Russia |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| South Africa |
12,000 |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
| Uruguay |
28,000 |
— |
2,000 |
— |
—
|
| United States |
1,104,354[1] |
— |
12,000 |
118,000 |
10,800
|
| Sum |
4,599,392 |
3,000,000 |
362,360 |
133,000 |
34,000
|