Sikhism by country

The Sikh diaspora and population centers as of 2004.[1]

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 and United Kingdom. In the early 21st century there were nearly 25 million Sikhs worldwide, the great majority of them living in the Indian state of Punjab.[2]

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

Sikhs and Sikhism by country
Region Country No. of Sikhs Sikh % % of all Sikhs
South Asia Afghanistan 3,000 0.01% 0.01%
Oceania Australia 125,904[3] 0.54% 0.52%
Central Europe Austria 2,794[4] 0.03% 0.01%
South Asia Bangladesh 23,000[5] 0.01% 0.01%
Western Europe Belgium 10,000 0.09% 0.04%
North America Canada 468,670[6] 1.40% 1.96%
East Asia People's Republic of China 7,500 <0.01% 0.03%
Northern Europe Denmark 2,000[7] 0.04% <0.01%
Oceania Fiji 2,577[8] 0.3% 0.01%
Western Europe France 10,000 0.02% 0.04%
Central Europe Germany 10,000–20,000[9] 0.03% 0.05%-0.17%
Southern Europe Greece 20,000[10] 0.1% 0.07%
Western Europe Iceland 100 0.03% <0.01%
South Asia India 20,833,116[11] 1.72% 90.2%
Southeast Asia Indonesia 15,000[12] <0.01% <0.01%
Middle East Iran 60 families[13] <0.01% <0.01%
Western Europe Ireland 1,200[14] 0.03% <0.01%
Southern Europe Italy 70,000[15] 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[16] 0.64% 0.21%-0.42%
Middle East Kuwait 20,000[17] 0.64% 0.08%
Middle East Lebanon 3,000 0.07% 0.01%
Southern Africa Malawi 3,000 0.02% 0.01%
Southeast Asia Malaysia 100,000[18] 0.37% 0.42%
Southern Africa Mauritius 37,700 0.3% 0.16%
North America Mexico 8,000 <0.01% 0.03%
South Asia Nepal 5,890[19] 0.02% 0.02%
Western Europe Netherlands 12,000 0.07% 0.05%
Oceania New Zealand 19,191[20] 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 50,000[21] 0.01% 0.08%
Southeast Asia Philippines 50,000[22] [23] 0.1% 0.09%
Southeast Asia Thailand 70,000[24] 0.1% 0.29%
Western Europe United Kingdom 432,429[25] 0.68% 1.8%
North America United States 250,000[26] 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/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/total Sikh population of the world).

Sikhism in Africa
RegionTotal PopulationSikhs% of Sikhs% of Sikh total
Central Africa83,121,05514,0000.017%0.059%
East Africa193,741,90050,000-100,0000.0005%0.2%
North Africa202,151,32300%0%
Southern Africa137,092,01947,7000.035%0.2%
West Africa268,997,2453,0000.0011%0.013%
Total885,103,54264,7000.0531%0.272%
Sikhism in Asia
RegionTotal PopulationSikhs% of Sikhs% of Sikh total
Central Asia92,019,1668000.0009%0.0034%
East Asia1,527,960,26111,5000.0008%0.05%
Middle East274,775,52729,0000.011%0.122%
South Asia1,437,326,68221,533,8901.5%90.5%
Southeast Asia571,337,070276,6000.05%1.162%
Total3,903,418,70621,851,1901.5627%91.8374%
Sikhism in Europe
RegionTotal PopulationSikhs% of Sikhs% of Sikh total
Central Europe74,510,24115,294-43,2940.021%-0.06%0.064%-0.2%
Eastern Europe212,821,2965,0000.00235%0.021%
Western Europe375,832,5571,024,3000.272%3.37%
Scandinavia25,310,1308,000 - 9,5000.03%0.03%
Total728,571,7031,099,294 - 1,127,7940.26635% - 0.30535%3.485% - 3.621%
Sikhism in The Americas
RegionTotal PopulationSikhs% of Sikhs% of Sikh total
Caribbean24,898,26600%0%
Central America41,135,20500%0%
North America446,088,7481,028,4150.23054%3.88%
South America371,075,53100%0%
Total883,197,7501,028,4150.1164%3.88%
Sikhism in Oceania
RegionTotal PopulationSikhs% of Sikhs% of Sikh total
Oceania36,659,000149,7710.409%0.623%

See also

General:

References

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