Country rankings
Countries That Use ASL
United States has the highest Estimated Users (408,000), followed by Ivory Coast (130,000) and Burkina Faso (102,000). Saint Kitts and Nevis has the lowest (40).
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22 of 235 countriesEstimated Users
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
2,500
Middle half 162.5 – 34.8K
Average
37,875
22 countries
Highest
408,000
United States
Lowest
40
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Data
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24 countries · # = rank by Estimated Users
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 408,000 | 5 (Developing) | — |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast | 130,000 | 5 (Developing) | Estimates range from 77,000 to 155,000 users |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso | 102,000 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Estimates range from 60,000 to 120,000 users |
| 4 |  Haiti | 40,000 | 6a (Vigorous) | — |
| 4 |  Togo | 40,000 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Estimates range from 24,000 to 48,000 users |
| 6 |  Canada | 38,000 | 5 (Developing) | Estimates vary widely, from 3,660 (2011 census) to 357,000 (2015 Canadian Association of the Deaf) |
| 7 |  Mali | 25,000 | 5 (Developing) | Estimates range from 40,000–65,000 people with profound hearing loss, of which approximately half are assumed to use ASL |
| 8 |  Central African Republic | 24,000 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Estimates range from 14,000 to 28,000 users |
| 9 |  Benin | 12,500 | 6a* (Vigorous) | — |
| 10 |  Gabon | 7,000 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Alternate estimate places population at 2,000 |
| 11 |  Belize | 3,000 | Unestablished | Alternate estimate places population at 800–1,600 |
| 12 |  Guyana | 2,000 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Estimates range from 1,500 to 3,000 users |
| 13 |  Bahamas | 400 | 6a* (Vigorous) | — |
| 14 |  Grenada | 340 | 6a* (Vigorous) | Estimates range from 225–450 users |
| 15 |  Barbados | 290 | 6a* (Vigorous) | — |
| 16 |  Saint Lucia | 200 | 5* (Developing) | Estimates range from 160 to 300 users |
| 17 |  Guam | 150 | 5 (Developing) | — |
| 18 |  United States Virgin Islands | 110 | 5 (Developing) | — |
| 19 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100 | 5 (Developing) | — |
| 20 |  Cayman Islands | 65 | 5* (Developing) | Alternate estimate places population at 50–200 |
| 20 |  Bermuda | 65 | 6a* (Vigorous) | — |
| 22 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40 | 5 (Developing) | Estimates range from 40 to 100 users |
| — |  Philippines | — | 5 (Developing) | — |
| — |  El Salvador | — | 6b* (Threatened) | — |
What correlates with Estimated Users?
Pearson r against 1,053 other country metrics sharing at least 14 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Estimated Users?
- United States has the highest Estimated Users, at 408,000, followed by Ivory Coast (130,000) and Burkina Faso (102,000).
- Which country has the lowest Estimated Users?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis has the lowest Estimated Users, at 40.
- What is the median Estimated Users across countries?
- The median is 2,500 across the 22 countries with data.
- Where does this countries that use asl data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: ethnologue.com.