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Sikh diaspora
Sikh diaspora and population centers as of 2004.
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Sikhism can be found predominantly in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, but Sikh communities exists on every inhabited continent, with the largest emigrant population being Indian Britons in the United Kingdom. There are approximately 23,807,044 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.
[edit] Demographics
Sikhs and Sikhism by country
| Region |
Country |
No. of Sikhs |
Sikh % |
% of all Sikhs |
| South Asia |
Afghanistan |
2,000[2] |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Oceania |
Australia |
26,429[3] |
0.12% |
0.21% |
| 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% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Southeast Asia |
Burma |
70,000 |
0.14 % |
0.29% |
| North America |
Canada |
415,000 |
1.25% |
1.74% |
| East Asia |
People's Republic of China |
7,500 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.03% |
| Northern Europe |
Denmark |
700 |
0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Oceania |
Fiji |
4,676[5] |
0.55% |
0.02% |
| Western Europe |
France |
10,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Central Europe |
Germany |
12,000 - 40,000 [6] |
0.03% |
0.11% |
| Southern Europe |
Greece |
1,000[7] |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Western Europe |
Iceland |
100 |
0.03% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| South Asia |
India |
21,500,000[8] |
2.00% |
90.2% |
| Middle East |
Iran |
6,000 |
0.01% |
0.03% |
| Western Europe |
Ireland |
1,200[9] |
0.03% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Southern Europe |
Italy |
70,000[10] |
0.11% |
0.29% |
| East Asia |
Japan |
2,000 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Central Asia |
Kazakhstan |
800 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Middle East |
Kuwait |
20,000[11] |
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[12] |
0.37 % |
0.42% |
| Southern Africa |
Mauritius |
37,700 |
0.3% |
0.16% |
| North America |
Mexico |
8,000 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.03% |
| South Asia |
Nepal |
5,890[13] |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| Western Europe |
Netherlands |
12,000 |
0.07% |
0.06% |
| Oceania |
New Zealand |
9,507[14] |
0.22% |
0.04% |
| West Africa |
Niger |
3,000 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Northern Europe |
Norway |
5,000 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.02% |
| South Asia |
Pakistan |
26,000[15] |
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 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.02% |
| Southeast Asia |
Singapore |
15,000 |
0.32% |
0.06% |
| Southern Africa |
South Africa |
4,000 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.02% |
| East Asia |
South Korea |
2,000 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Western Europe |
Spain |
9,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Northern Europe |
Sweden |
1,000 - 1,500 |
0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Central Europe |
Switzerland |
500 |
0.00 <0.01% |
0.00 <0.01% |
| Central Africa |
Tanzania |
14,000 |
0.04% |
0.06% |
| Southeast Asia |
Thailand |
70,000[16] |
0.01 % |
0.29% |
| Western Europe |
United Kingdom |
750,000[17] [18] [19] |
1.24% |
3.14% |
| North America |
United States |
500,000 [20] |
0.13% |
2.1% |
| Southern Africa |
Zambia |
3,000 |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Total |
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23,778,796 - 23,807,296 |
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[edit] By region
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Sikh 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 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
| 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 |
801,300 |
0.213% |
3.37% |
| Scandinavia |
25,310,130 |
6,700 - 7,200 |
0.03% |
0.03% |
| Total |
728,571,703 |
899,294 - 927,794 |
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 |
923,000 |
0.21% |
3.88% |
| South America |
371,075,531 |
0 |
0% |
0% |
| Total |
883,197,750 |
923,000 |
0.21% |
3.88% |
Sikhism in Oceania
| Region |
Total Population |
Sikhs |
% of Sikhs |
% of Sikh total |
| Oceania |
30,564,520 |
40,612 |
0.133% |
0.171% |
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