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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 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.

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**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		23,778,796 - 23,807,296

[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%

[edit] See also

Sikhism portal

[edit] References

^ 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]
^ Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report
^ 2006 census
^ UN census data
^ UN figures for Fiji 1986
^ The Sikh population in Germany is disputed, and an average of 26,000 is used in the calculation.
^ A gurdwara in Kranidi by Athens News
^ Indian Census
^ Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times
^ 2004 Sikh Population of Italy
^ Sikh Population of Kuwait
^ Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora
^ Sikh Population of Nepal
^ New Zealand 2006 census
^ Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown by the U.S. State Department
^ 2006 Sikh Population of Thailand
^ Sikh Directory U.K.
^ British Sikhs mark 300 years
^ Sikhs celebrate harvest festival
^ Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World

[0] 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]

[1] Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report

[2] 2006 census

[3] UN census data

[4] UN figures for Fiji 1986

[Germany-5] The Sikh population in Germany is disputed, and an average of 26,000 is used in the calculation.

[6] A gurdwara in Kranidi by Athens News

[7] Indian Census

[8] Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times

[9] 2004 Sikh Population of Italy

[10] Sikh Population of Kuwait

[11] Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora

[12] Sikh Population of Nepal

[13] New Zealand 2006 census

[14] Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown by the U.S. State Department

[15] 2006 Sikh Population of Thailand

[16] Sikh Directory U.K.

[17] British Sikhs mark 300 years

[18] Sikhs celebrate harvest festival

[19] Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World

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