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Template:German L1 speakers outside Europe

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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
  1. ^ Shin, Hyon B.; Kominski, Robert A. (2010-04-01). Language Use in the United States: 2007 (Report). USCB.