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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 2015[1] 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.
Argentina Australia Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Israel Kazakhstan Mexico Namibia New Zealand Paraguay Russia South Africa Uruguay United States Sum
Standard German 400,000 79,000 160,000 1,500,000 430,000 35,000 200,000 178,000 22,500 36,000 166,000 394,138[2] 12,000 28,000 1,104,354[3] 4,744,922
Hunsrik/Hunsrückisch 3,000,000 3,000,000
Low German/Plautdietsch 4,000 6,900 60,000 8,000 80,000 50,000 40,000 40,000 2,000 12,000 302,900
Pennsylvania Dutch 15,000 118,000 133,000
Hutterite 23,200 10,800 40,000