Sikhism by country

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

Sikhism can be found predominantly in the Punjab state of India, but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent, with the largest total emigrant populations being in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. India is the nation which has the largest percentage of Sikhs as a proportion of the total population, at 1.7%.

Despite centuries of emigration and a large Punjabi Sikh diaspora of about 3.6 million, as of 2021, the majority of the world's 26.4 million Sikhs live in India, specifically in the East Punjab region (which comprises today's Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh, as well as Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh. The East Punjab region is where Sikhism traces its roots back to, beginning in the late 15th century. [2][3][4][5][6]

Methodology[edit]

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[edit]

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Sikhs and Sikhism by country
Region Country No. of Sikhs Sikh % % of all Sikhs
Central Asia Afghanistan Afghanistan 140 [7] 0.0001% 0.0001%
South America Argentina Argentina 300[citation needed] 0.001% 0.001%
Oceania Australia Australia 125,904[8] 0.54% 0.52%
Central Europe Austria Austria 2,794[9] 0.03% 0.01%
South Asia Bangladesh Bangladesh 23,000[10] 0.01% 0.01%
Western Europe Belgium Belgium 10,000 0.09% 0.04%
South America Brazil Brazil 300[11] <0.01% <0.01%
North America Canada Canada 454,200[12] 1.2% 1.92%
East Asia China People's Republic of China 7,500 <0.01% 0.03%
Northern Europe Denmark Denmark 2,000[13] 0.04% <0.01%
Oceania Fiji Fiji 2,577[14] 0.3% 0.01%
Western Europe France France 10,000 0.02% 0.04%
Central Europe Germany Germany 10,000–20,000[15] 0.03% 0.05–0.17%
Southern Europe Greece Greece 20,000[16] 0.1% 0.07%
Western Europe Iceland Iceland 100 0.03% <0.01%
South Asia India India 20,800,000[17] 1.72% 90.2%
Southeast Asia Indonesia Indonesia 15,000[18] <0.01% <0.01%
Western Europe Republic of Ireland Ireland 1,705[19] 0.04% <0.01%
Southern Europe Italy Italy 70,000[20] 0.11% 0.29%
East Asia Japan Japan 2,000 <0.01% <0.01%
East Asia South Korea South Korea 2,000 <0.01% <0.01%
Central Asia Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 800 <0.01% <0.01%
East Africa Kenya Kenya

Uganda Uganda

Tanzania Tanzania

50,000-100,000[1] 0.64% 0.21%-0.42%
Middle East Kuwait Kuwait 10,000–20,000[21] 0.64% 0.08%
Middle East Lebanon Lebanon 3,000 0.07% 0.01%
Southern Africa Malawi Malawi 3,000 0.02% 0.01%
Southeast Asia Malaysia Malaysia 100,000[22] 0.37% 0.42%
Southern Africa Mauritius Mauritius 37,700 0.3% 0.16%
North America Mexico Mexico 8,000 <0.01% 0.03%
South Asia Nepal Nepal 5,890[23] 0.02% 0.02%
Western Europe Netherlands Netherlands 12,000 0.07% 0.05%
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand 40,908 0.43% 0.04%
West Africa Niger Niger 3,000 0.02% 0.01%
Northern Europe Norway Norway 5,000 <0.01% 0.02%
South Asia Pakistan Pakistan 8,000-40,000[24][25] 0.003% 0.032%
Central America Panama Panama 300 <0.01% <0.01%
Southeast Asia Philippines Philippines 50,000[26][27] 0.1% 0.09%
Southeast Asia Thailand Thailand 70,000[28] 0.1% 0.29%
Central America Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad 300 <0.01% <0.01%
Western Europe United Kingdom United Kingdom 432,000 0.68% 0.80%
North America United States United States 700,000[29] 0.3% 2.22%
Southern Africa Zambia Zambia 3,000 0.03% 0.01%
Total 22,459,358

By region[edit]

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
Region Total population Sikhs % of Sikhs % of Sikh total
Central Africa 83,121,055 14,000 0.02% 0.06%
East Africa 193,741,900 50,000-100,000 0.01% 0.2%
North Africa 202,151,323 0 0% 0%
Southern Africa 137,092,019 47,700 0.04% 0.2%
West Africa 268,997,245 3,000 0.001% 0.01%
Total 885,103,542 64,700 0.0531% 0.272%
Sikhism in Asia
Region Total population Sikhs % of Sikhs % of Sikh total
Central Asia 92,019,166 800 0.01% 0.01%
East Asia 1,527,960,261 11,500 0.01% 0.05%
Middle East 274,775,527 29,000 0.01% 0.12%
South Asia 1,437,326,682 21,533,890 1.5% 90.5%
Southeast Asia 571,337,070 276,600 0.05% 1.16%
Total 3,903,418,706 21,851,190 1.56% 91.83%
Sikhism in Europe
Region Total population Sikhs % of Sikhs % of Sikh total
Central Europe 74,510,241 15,294-43,294 0.021%-0.06% 0.064%-0.2%
Eastern Europe 212,821,296 5,000 0.002% 0.02%
Western Europe 375,832,557 1,024,300 0.27% 3.37%
Scandinavia 25,310,130 8,000 - 9,500 0.03% 0.03%
Total 728,571,703 1,099,294 - 1,127,794 0.266% - 0.305% 3.48% - 3.62%
Sikhism in the Americas
Region Total population Sikhs % of Sikhs % of Sikh total
Caribbean 24,898,266 100 0.01% 0.01%
Central America 41,135,205 300 0.01% 0.01%
North America 446,088,748 1,028,415 0.23% 3.88%
South America 371,075,531 600 0.01% 0.01%
Total 883,197,750 1,028,715 0.17% 3.88%
Sikhism in Oceania
Region Total population Sikhs % of Sikhs % of Sikh total
Oceania 36,659,000 149,771 0.409% 0.623%

See also[edit]

General:

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