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What Country Speaks Cantonese 2024
- Cantonese peoples are predominately of Han Chinese lineage. The Cantonese population has no obvious genetic differentiation between them and other northern and southern populations.
Country | # of Speakers (Han Population) | % of Total Population | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 67.8M | 4.76% | Asia |
| Hong Kong | 6.1M | 80.77% | Asia |
| Malaysia | 1.5M | 4.51% | Asia |
| United States | 1.3M | 0.39% | North America |
| Vietnam | 567K | 0.57% | Asia |
| Macau | 553K | 78.53% | Asia |
| Singapore | 446K | 7.42% | Asia |
| Australia | 288K | 1.09% | Oceania |
| United Kingdom | 220K | 0.32% | Europe |
| Indonesia | 218K | 0.08% | Asia |
| Peru | 149K | 0.43% | South America |
| France | 110K | 0.17% | Europe |
| New Zealand | 109K | 2.08% | Oceania |
| Myanmar | 74K | 0.14% | Asia |
| Thailand | 41K | 0.06% | Asia |
| Japan | 35K | 0.03% | Asia |
| Panama | 35K | 0.78% | North America |
| Netherlands | 32K | 0.18% | Europe |
| Mexico | 25K | 0.02% | North America |
| Cambodia | 23K | 0.14% | Asia |
| Sweden | 22K | 0.21% | Europe |
| Laos | 19K | 0.25% | Asia |
| Philippines | 15K | 0.01% | Asia |
| Reunion | 15K | 1.53% | Africa |
| Nigeria | 9.9K | - | Africa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7.8K | 0.51% | North America |
| Honduras | 7.2K | 0.07% | North America |
| Suriname | 7.2K | 1.16% | South America |
| Brunei | 5.9K | 1.3% | Asia |
| Puerto Rico | 1.9K | 0.06% | North America |
| Nauru | 1.6K | 12.52% | Oceania |
| El Salvador | 1.5K | 0.02% | North America |
| Guam | 1.3K | 0.75% | Oceania |
| Guyana | 800 | 0.1% | South America |
| Total | 79.8M | - |