German Language - Geographic Distribution

Geographic Distribution

German-speaking communities can be found in the former German colony of Namibia, independent from South Africa since 1990, as well as in other destinations of German emigration such as the USA, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela (where the dialect Alemán Coloniero developed), South Africa and Australia. In Namibia, German Namibians retain German educational institutions.

According to Global Reach (2004), 6.9% of the Internet population is German. According to Netz-tipp (2002), 7.7% of webpages are written in German, making it second only to English in the European language group. They also report that 12% of Google's users use its German interface.

Country German speaking population (outside Europe)
USA 70065000000000000005,000,000
Brazil 70063000000000000003,000,000
Argentina 70061400000000000001,400,000
Canada 7005450000000000000450,000 – 620,000
Mexico 7005200000000000000200,000
Australia 7005110000000000000110,000
South Africa 700475000000000000075,000 (German expatriate citizens alone)
Chile 700440000000000000040,000
Paraguay 700430000000000000030,000 – 40,000
New Zealand 700437500000000000037,500
Namibia 700430000000000000030,000 (German expatriate citizens alone)
Venezuela 700410000000000000010,000
Jordan 700450000000000000050,000

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