Sikhism by country

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Main article: Sikh diaspora
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 Indian Britons in the United Kingdom. There are approximately 23.8 million Sikhs in the world.

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.

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Demographics [edit]

Sikhs and Sikhism by country
Region Country No. of Sikhs Sikh %  % of all Sikhs
Middle East Afghanistan 2,000[2][dead link] <0.01% <0.01%
Oceania Australia 72,296[3] 0.12% 0.12%
Central Europe Austria 2,794 [4] 0.03% 0.01%
Western Europe Belgium 10,000 0.09% 0.04%
Southeast Asia Brunei 1,000 0.26% <0.01%
Southeast Asia Burma 70,000 0.14 % 0.29%
North America Canada 478,415 [5] 0.9% 2.01%
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 1,000[8] <0.01% <0.01%
Western Europe Iceland 100 0.03% <0.01%
South Asia India 21,500,000[9] 2.00% 90.2%
Middle East Iran 6,000 0.01% 0.03%
Western Europe Ireland 1,200[10] 0.03% <0.01%
Southern Europe Italy 70,000[11] 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 [12] 0.64% 0.0005%
Middle East Kuwait 20,000[13] 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[14] 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[15] 0.02% 0.02%
Western Europe Netherlands 12,000 0.07% 0.06%
Oceania New Zealand 9,507[16] 0.22% 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[17] 0.04 % 0.11%
Southeast Asia Philippines 20,000 0.02% 0.08%
Western Europe Portugal 9,000 0.08% 0.04%
Eastern Europe / North Asia Russia 5,000 <0.01% 0.02%
Southeast Asia Singapore 15,000 0.32% 0.06%
Southern Africa South Africa 4,000 <0.01% 0.02%
East Asia South Korea 2,000 <0.01% <0.01%
Western Europe Spain 9,000 0.02% 0.04%
Northern Europe Sweden 1,000–1,500 0.01% <0.01%
Central Europe Switzerland 500 <0.01% <0.01%
Central Africa Tanzania 14,000 0.04% 0.06%
Southeast Asia Thailand 70,000[18] 0.01 % 0.29%
Middle East United Arab Emirates 50,000[19] 0.72% 0.2%
Western Europe United Kingdom 336,179[20] 0.74% 3.14%
North America United States 750,000 [21] 0.24% 1.05%
Southern Africa Zambia 3,000 0.03% 0.01%
Total 23,778,796–23,807,296

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 * 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).

Sikhism in Africa
Region Total Population Sikhs  % of Sikhs  % of Sikh total
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%
Sikhism in Asia
Region Total Population Sikhs  % of Sikhs  % of Sikh total
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%
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 0.00235% 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%
Sikhism in The Americas
Region Total Population Sikhs  % of Sikhs  % of Sikh total
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%
Sikhism in Oceania
Region Total Population Sikhs  % of Sikhs  % of Sikh total
Oceania 30,564,520 40,612 0.133% 0.171%

See also [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ Johnson and Barrett (2004) used in map construction. Research Paper: Quantifying alternate futures of religion and religions by Todd M. Johnson and David B. Barrett (2004). Refer to Table 1. Global adherents of the world's 18 major distinct religions, AD 1900–2025. Published by Elsevier Ltd, Available online 15 July 2004 [1]
  2. ^ Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report
  3. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/116021309?opendocument&navpos=220
  4. ^ UN census data
  5. ^ Population by religion - Canada 2001 census
  6. ^ UN figures for Fiji 1986
  7. ^ The Sikh population in Germany is disputed, and an average of 26,000 is used in the calculation.
  8. ^ A gurdwara in Kranidi by Athens News
  9. ^ Indian Census
  10. ^ Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times
  11. ^ 2004 Sikh Population of Italy
  12. ^ [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.]
  13. ^ Sikh Population of Kuwait
  14. ^ Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora
  15. ^ Sikh Population of Nepal
  16. ^ New Zealand 2006 census
  17. ^ Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown by the U.S. State Department
  18. ^ 2006 Sikh Population of Thailand
  19. ^ First 'official' gurdwara in Dubai - The Times of India
  20. ^ Census 2001 - Ethnicity and religion in England and Wales
  21. ^ [2] Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs in America: A Short History, p. 120
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