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The percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006.[1] Other sources used were the CIA World Factbook[2] and adherents.com.[3] The total population of each country was taken from census.gov[4] (2007 estimates). According to the percentage, Nepal has the highest majority of Hindu population in the world followed by India and Mauritius.
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Hinduism by country
| Region |
Country |
Total Population (2007 est) |
% of Hinduism |
Hindu total |
| Central Asia |
Afghanistan |
31,889,923 |
0.4%[5][6] |
127,560 |
| Europe |
Andorra |
84,082 |
0.4%[7] |
336 |
| Caribbean |
Antigua |
86,754 |
0.1%[8] |
87 |
| South America |
Argentina |
40,301,927 |
0.01%[9] |
4,030 |
| Oceania |
Australia |
20,434,176 |
0.5%[1] |
102,171 |
| Central Europe |
Austria |
8,199,783 |
0.1% (approx)[2] |
8,200 |
| Middle East |
Bahrain |
708,573 |
6.25%[3] |
44,286 |
| South Asia |
Bangladesh |
150,448,339 |
9.2%[4] - 12.4%[5][6] |
13,841,247 - 18,665,594 |
| Western Europe |
Belgium |
10,392,226 |
0.06%[7] |
6,235 |
| Central America |
Belize |
294,385 |
2.3%[8] |
6,771 |
| South Asia |
Bhutan |
2,327,849 |
2%[9] - 25%[10][11] |
46,557 - 581,962 |
| Southern Africa |
Botswana |
1,815,508 |
0.17%[12] |
3,086 |
| South America |
Brazil |
190,010,647 |
0.0016%[13] |
3,040 |
| Southeast Asia |
Brunei |
374,577 |
0.035%[14] |
131 |
| West Africa |
Burkina Faso |
14,326,203 |
0.001% |
150 |
| Central Africa |
Burundi |
8,390,505 |
0.1%[15][16] |
8,391 |
| Southeast Asia |
Cambodia |
13,995,904 |
0.3%[17][18] |
41,988 |
| North America |
Canada |
33,390,141 |
1% [19][20] |
333,901 |
| South America |
Colombia |
44,379,598 |
0.02%[21] |
8,876 |
| East Africa |
Comoros |
711,417 |
0.1%(approx) |
711 |
| Central Africa |
Congo (Kinshasa) |
65,751,512 |
0.18%[22] |
118,353 |
| Balkans |
Croatia |
4,493,312 |
0.01% (approx)[23] |
449 |
| North America |
Cuba |
11,394,043 |
0.21%[24] |
23,927 |
| West Africa |
Côte d'Ivoire |
18,013,409 |
0.1%[25][26] |
18,013 |
| Western Europe |
Denmark |
5,468,120 |
0.1%[27][28] |
5,468 |
| East Africa |
Djibouti |
496,374 |
0.02%[29] |
99 |
| Caribbean |
Dominica |
72,386 |
0.2%[30] |
145 |
| East Africa |
Eritrea |
4,906,585 |
0.1% (approx)[31] |
4,907 |
| Oceania |
Fiji |
918,675 |
30%[32] - 33% [33][34] |
275,603 - 303,163 |
| Western Europe |
Finland |
5,238,460 |
0.01%[35] |
524 |
| Western Europe |
France |
63,718,187 |
0.1%[36][37] |
63,718 |
| Middle East |
Georgia |
4,646,003 |
0.01% (approx)[38] |
465 |
| Western Europe |
Germany |
82,400,996 |
0.119%[39] |
98,057 |
| West Africa |
Ghana |
22,931,299 |
0.05% (approx)[40] |
11,466 |
| Caribbean |
Grenada |
89,971 |
0.7%[41] |
630 |
| South America |
Guyana |
769,095 |
28.3%[42][43] - 33%[44][45][46] |
217,654 - 253,801 |
| Central Europe |
Hungary |
9,956,108 |
0.02% |
1,767 [47] |
| South Asia |
India |
1,189,610,328 |
80.5%[48][49][10] |
957,636,314 |
| Southeast Asia |
Indonesia |
234,693,997 |
2%[50][51][52] |
4,693,880 |
| Middle East |
Iran |
65,397,521 |
0.02% (appox) |
13,079 |
| Western Europe |
Ireland |
4,109,086 |
0.08% [53] |
3,100 |
| Middle East |
Israel |
6,426,679 |
0.1% (appox)[54] |
6,427 |
| Western Europe |
Italy |
60,418,000 |
0.2% (appox)[55] |
108,950 |
| Caribbean |
Jamaica |
2,780,132 |
0.06%[56] |
1,668 |
| East Asia |
Japan |
127,433,494 |
0.004% (approx) |
5,097 |
| East Africa |
Kenya |
36,913,721 |
1%[57] |
369,137 |
| East Asia |
Korea, South |
49,044,790 |
0.005% (appox) |
2,452 |
| Middle East |
Kuwait |
2,505,559 |
12%[58] |
300,667 |
| Eastern Europe |
Latvia |
2,259,810 |
0.006%[59] |
136 |
| Middle East |
Lebanon |
3,925,502 |
0.1% (approx)[60] |
3,926 |
| Southern Africa |
Lesotho |
2,125,262 |
0.1% (approx)[61][62] |
2,125 |
| West Africa |
Liberia |
3,195,931 |
0.1% (approx)[63] |
3,196 |
| North Africa |
Libya |
6,036,914 |
0.1%[64][65] |
6,037 |
| Western Europe |
Luxembourg |
480,222 |
0.07% (approx)[66] |
336 |
| Southern Africa |
Madagascar |
19,448,815 |
0.1% [67][68] |
19,449 |
| Southern Africa |
Malawi |
13,603,181 |
0.02%[69] - 0.2%[70] |
2,721 - 2,726 |
| Southeast Asia |
Malaysia |
28,401,017 |
0.6%[71][72] |
1,630,000 |
| South Asia |
Maldives |
369,031 |
0.01%[11] |
37 |
| Southern Africa |
Mauritius |
1,250,882 |
48%[73] - 50%[74] |
600,423 - 625,441 |
| Eastern Europe |
Moldova |
4,328,816 |
0.01% (approx)[75] |
433 |
| Southern Africa |
Mozambique |
20,905,585 |
0.05%[12]- 0.2%[76] |
10,453 - 41,811 |
| Southeast Asia |
Myanmar |
47,963,012 |
0.1%[13] |
893,000 |
| South Asia |
Nepal |
28,901,790 |
80.6%[77] - 81%[78][79] |
23,294,843 - 23,410,450 |
| Western Europe |
Netherlands |
16,570,613 |
0.58%[80]- 1.20%[14] |
96,110 - 200,000 |
| Oceania |
New Zealand |
4,115,771 |
1%[81] |
41,158 |
| Western Europe |
Norway |
4,627,926 |
0.5% |
23,140 |
| Middle East |
Oman |
3,204,897 |
3%[15]- 5.7%[82] |
96,147 - 182,679 |
| South Asia |
Pakistan |
164,741,924 |
1.5%[16]- 2.02%[83] |
2,471,129 - 3,327,787 |
| Central America |
Panama |
3,242,173 |
0.3%[84][85] |
9,726 |
| Southeast Asia |
Philippines |
91,077,287 |
0.2% (approx) |
110,000 |
| Western Europe |
Portugal |
10,642,836 |
0.07% |
7,396 |
| Caribbean |
Puerto Rico |
3,944,259 |
0.09%[86] |
3,550 |
| Middle East |
Qatar |
907,229 |
7.2%[87][88] |
65,320 |
| East Africa |
Réunion |
827,000 |
6.7%[89] |
55,409 |
| Eastern Europe |
Russia |
141,377,752 |
0.043%[90][91] |
60,792 |
| Middle East |
Saudi Arabia |
27,601,038 |
0.6%[92] - 1.1%[93] |
165,606 - 303,611 |
| East Africa |
Seychelles |
81,895 |
2% |
1,638 |
| West Africa |
Sierra Leone |
6,144,562 |
0.04%[94] - 0.1%[95] |
2,458 - 6,145 |
| Southeast Asia |
Singapore |
4,553,009 |
4%[96][97] |
262,120 |
| Central Europe |
Slovakia |
5,447,502 |
0.1% (approx) |
5,448 |
| Central Europe |
Slovenia |
2,009,245 |
0.025% (approx) |
500 |
| Southern Africa |
South Africa |
49,991,300 |
0.02%[98][99] |
959,000 |
| South Asia |
Sri Lanka |
20,926,315 |
7.1%[100] - 15%[101] |
1,485,768 - 3,138,947 |
| South America |
Suriname |
470,784 |
20%[102] - 27.4%[103] |
94,157 - 128,995 |
| Southern Africa |
Swaziland |
1,133,066 |
0.15%[104] - 0.2%[105] |
1,700 - 2,266 |
| Western Europe |
Sweden |
9,031,088 |
0.078% - 0.12%[106] |
7,044 - 10,837 |
| Western Europe |
Switzerland |
7,554,661 |
0.38%[107][108] |
28,708 |
| East Africa |
Tanzania |
39,384,223 |
0.9%[109][110] |
354,458 |
| Southeast Asia |
Thailand |
65,068,149 |
0.0045%[111] |
2,928 |
| Caribbean |
Trinidad and Tobago |
1,056,608 |
22.5%[112][113][114] |
237,737 |
| East Africa |
Uganda |
30,262,610 |
0.2%[115] - 0.8%[116] |
60,525 - 242,101 |
| Middle East |
United Arab Emirates |
4,444,011 |
21.25%[117] |
944,352 |
| Western Europe |
United Kingdom |
60,776,238 |
1% [118][119] |
607,762 |
| North America |
United States |
307,006,550 |
0.04%[120][121] |
1,204,560 |
| Central Asia |
Uzbekistan |
27,780,059 |
0.01% (approx) |
2,778 |
| Southeast Asia |
Vietnam |
85,262,356 |
0.059%[122] |
50,305 |
| Middle East |
Yemen |
22,230,531 |
0.7%[123] |
155,614 |
| Southern Africa |
Zambia |
11,477,447 |
0.14%[124][125] |
16,068 |
| Southern Africa |
Zimbabwe |
12,311,143 |
0.1%[126] |
123,111 |
| Total |
6,671,226,000 |
15.198% - 16.247% |
1,013,892,927 - 1,083,974,088 |
[edit] By region
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Hindu in a region (Hindus in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Hindu percentage compared to the total Hindu population of the world (Hindus in the region * 100/total Hindu population of the world).
(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East).
Hinduism in Africa
| Region |
Total Population |
Hindus |
% of Hindus |
% of Hindu total |
| Central Africa |
93,121,055 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
| East Africa |
193,741,900 |
667,694 |
0.345% |
0.071% |
| North Africa |
202,151,323 |
5,765 |
0.003% |
0.001% |
| Southern Africa |
137,092,019 |
1,269,844 |
0.926% |
0.135% |
| West Africa |
268,997,245 |
70,402 |
0.026% |
0.007% |
| Total |
885,103,542 |
2,013,705 |
1.228% |
0.213% |
Hinduism in Asia
| Region |
Total Population |
Hindus |
% of Hindus |
% of Hindu total |
| Central Asia |
92,019,166 |
149,644 |
0.163% |
0.016% |
| East Asia |
1,527,960,261 |
130,631 |
0.009% |
0.014% |
| Middle East |
274,775,527 |
792,872 |
0.289% |
0.084% |
| South Asia |
1,437,326,682 |
957,515,433 |
66.61% |
98.475% |
| Southeast Asia |
571,337,070 |
6,386,614 |
1.118% |
0.677% |
| Total |
3,903,418,706 |
964,975,194 |
24.72% |
99.266% |
Hinduism in Europe
| Region |
Total Population |
Hindus |
% of Hindus |
% of Hindu total |
| Balkans |
65,407,609 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
| Central Europe |
74,510,241 |
163 |
0% |
0% |
| Eastern Europe |
212,821,296 |
717,101 |
0.337% |
0.076% |
| Western Europe |
375,832,557 |
1,306,052 |
0.348% |
0.138% |
| Total |
728,571,703 |
2,023,316 |
0.278% |
0.214% |
Hinduism in The Americas
| Region |
Total Population |
Hindus |
% of Hindus |
% of Hindu total |
| Caribbean |
24,898,266 |
279,515 |
1.123% |
0.030% |
| Central America |
41,135,205 |
5,833 |
0.014% |
0.006% |
| North America |
446,088,748 |
5,806,720 |
1.3015% |
0.191% |
| South America |
371,075,531 |
389,869 |
0.105% |
0.041% |
| Total |
883,197,750 |
2,481,937 |
0.281% |
0.263% |
Hinduism in Oceania
| Region |
Total Population |
Hindus |
% of Hindus |
% of Hindu total |
| Oceania |
30,564,520 |
411,907 |
1.348% |
0.044% |
| Total |
30,564,520 |
411,907 |
1.348% |
0.044% |
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