Sikhism by country
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Sikhism can be found predominantly in the Punjab region of India but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent, with the largest emigrant population being in Canada, with slightly more than in the United Kingdom. There are approximately 30 million sikhs in the world.
Methodology
The figures on this list are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organisations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.
Countries
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Region | Country | No. of Sikhs | Sikh % | % of all Sikhs |
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South Asia | Afghanistan | 3,000 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Oceania | Australia | 72,296[2] | 0.12% | 0.3% |
Central Europe | Austria | 2,794[3] | 0.03% | 0.01% |
South Asia | Bangladesh | 100,000[4] | 0.07% | 0.42% |
Western Europe | Belgium | 10,000 | 0.09% | 0.04% |
North America | Canada | 468,673[5] | 1.4% | 1.96% |
East Asia | People's Republic of China | 7,500 | <0.01% | 0.03% |
Northern Europe | Denmark | 700 | 0.01% | <0.01% |
Oceania | Fiji | 4,676[6] | 0.55% | 0.02% |
Western Europe | France | 10,000 | 0.02% | 0.04% |
Central Europe | Germany | 12,000–40,000[7] | 0.03% | 0.11% |
Southern Europe | Greece | 20,000[8] | 0.11% | 0.09% |
Western Europe | Iceland | 100 | 0.03% | <0.01% |
South Asia | India | 22,000,000[9] | 1.72% | 90.2% |
Southeast Asia | Indonesia | 15,000[10] | <0.01% | <0.01% |
Middle East | Iran | 60 families[11] | <0.01% | <0.01% |
Western Europe | Ireland | 1,200[12] | 0.03% | <0.01% |
Southern Europe | Italy | 70,000[13] | 0.11% | 0.29% |
East Asia | Japan | 2,000 | <0.01% | <0.01% |
Central Asia | Kazakhstan | 800 | <0.01% | <0.01% |
East Africa | Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania | 50,000-100,000[14] | 0.64% | 0.21%-0.42% |
Middle East | Kuwait | 20,000[15] | 0.64% | 0.09% |
Middle East | Lebanon | 3,000 | 0.07% | 0.01% |
Southern Africa | Malawi | 3,000 | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Southeast Asia | Malaysia | 100,000[16] | 0.37% | 0.42%
Sikhism in Singapore 15,000 |
Southern Africa | Mauritius | 37,700 | 0.3% | 0.16% |
North America | Mexico | 8,000 | <0.01% | 0.03% |
South Asia | Nepal | 5,890[17] | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Western Europe | Netherlands | 12,000 | 0.07% | 0.05% |
Oceania | New Zealand | 19,191[18] | 0.43% | 0.04% |
West Africa | Niger | 3,000 | 0.02% | 0.01% |
Northern Europe | Norway | 5,000 | <0.01% | 0.02% |
South Asia | Pakistan | 20,000[19] | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Southeast Asia | Thailand | 70,000[20] | 0.1% | 0.29% |
Western Europe | United Kingdom | 432,000 | 0.8% | 1.77% |
North America | United States | 250,000[21] | 0.08% | 1.05% |
Southern Africa | Zambia | 3,000 | 0.03% | 0.01% |
Total | 24,000,000 |
By region
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, refers to the percentage of Sikhs in a region (Sikhs in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Sikh percentage compared to the total Sikh population of the world (Sikhs in the region * 100/total Sikh population of the world).
Region | Total Population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
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Central Africa | 83,121,055 | 14,000 | 0.017% | 0.059% |
East Africa | 193,741,900 | 50,000-100,000 | 0.0005% | 0.2% |
North Africa | 202,151,323 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Southern Africa | 137,092,019 | 47,700 | 0.035% | 0.2% |
West Africa | 268,997,245 | 3,000 | 0.0011% | 0.013% |
Total | 885,103,542 | 64,700 | 0.0531% | 0.272% |
Region | Total Population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
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Central Asia | 92,019,166 | 800 | 0.0009% | 0.0034% |
East Asia | 1,527,960,261 | 11,500 | 0.0008% | 0.05% |
Middle East | 274,775,527 | 29,000 | 0.011% | 0.122% |
South Asia | 1,437,326,682 | 21,533,890 | 1.5% | 90.5% |
Southeast Asia | 571,337,070 | 276,600 | 0.05% | 1.162% |
Total | 3,903,418,706 | 21,851,190 | 1.5627% | 91.8374% |
Region | Total Population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
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Central Europe | 74,510,241 | 15,294-43,294 | 0.021%-0.06% | 0.064%-0.2% |
Eastern Europe | 212,821,296 | 5,000 | 0.00235% | 0.021% |
Western Europe | 375,832,557 | 1,024,300 | 0.272% | 3.37% |
Scandinavia | 25,310,130 | 6,700 - 7,200 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
Total | 728,571,703 | 1,099,294 - 1,127,794 | 0.26635% - 0.30535% | 3.485% - 3.621% |
Region | Total Population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
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Caribbean | 24,898,266 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Central America | 41,135,205 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
North America | 446,088,748 | 1,028,415 | 0.23054% | 3.88% |
South America | 371,075,531 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Total | 883,197,750 | 1,028,415 | 0.1164% | 3.88% |
Region | Total Population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
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Oceania | 30,564,520 | 92,000 | 0.133% | 0.171% |
See also
General:
References
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- ↑ The Sikh population in Germany is disputed, and an average of 26,000 is used in the calculation.
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- ↑ [Johnson, Todd; David B. Barrett (2004-09-02). "Quantifying Alternate Futures of Religion and Religions". Futures 36 (9): 947–960. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2004.02.009. http://www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2008-04-04.]
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