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The percentage of Hindu population of each country was taken from the US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004.Other sources used were CIA Factbook*" target="_blank" >The total population of each country was taken from census.gov[http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbrank.pl (2005 estimates).

By country

Hinduism by country
Region Country Total Population (2005 est) % of Hindus Hindu total
Central Asia Hinduism in Afghanistan 29,928,987 0.5% 149,644
Balkans Hinduism in Albania 3,563,112 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Algeria 32,531,853 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Angola 11,190,786 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Argentina 39,537,943 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Armenia 2,982,904 n/a n/a
Oceania Hinduism in Australia 20,090,437 0.38% 76,343
Central Europe Hinduism in Austria 8,184,691 0.002% 163
Middle East Hinduism in Azerbaijan 7,911,974 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Bahrain 688,345 7.7% 53,002
South Asia Hinduism in Bangladesh 144,319,628 10% 14,431,962
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Belarus 10,300,483 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Belgium 10,364,388 n/a n/a
Central America Hinduism in Belize 279,457 1% 2,794
West Africa Hinduism in Benin 7,460,025 n/a n/a
South Asia Hinduism in Bhutan 2,232,291 25% 558,072
South America Hinduism in Bolivia 8,857,870 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,025,476 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Botswana 1,640,115 1% 16,401
South America Hinduism in Brazil 186,112,794 0.002% 3,722
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Brunei 372,361 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Bulgaria 7,450,349 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Burkina Faso 13,925,313 n/a n/a
Central Africa Hinduism in Burundi 6,370,609 n/a n/a
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Cambodia 13,607,069 0.3% 40,821
West Africa Hinduism in Cameroon 16,380,005 n/a n/a
North America Hinduism in Canada 32,805,041 1% 328,050
Central Africa Hinduism in Central African Republic 3,799,897 n/a n/a
Central Africa Hinduism in Chad 9,826,419 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Chile 15,980,912 n/a n/a
East Asia Hinduism in China 1,306,313,812 0.01% 130,631
South America Hinduism in Colombia 42,954,279 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Comoros 671,247 0.02% 134
Central Africa Hinduism in Congo (Brazzaville) 3,039,126 n/a n/a
Central Africa Hinduism in Congo (Kinshasa) 60,085,004 n/a n/a
Central America Hinduism in Costa Rica 4,016,173 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Croatia 4,495,904 n/a n/a
North America Hinduism in Cuba 11,346,670 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Cyprus 780,133 n/a n/a
Central Europe Hinduism in Czech Republic 10,241,138 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Côte d'Ivoire 17,298,040 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Denmark 5,432,335 0.1% 5,432
East Africa Hinduism in Djibouti 476,703 n/a n/a
Caribbean Hinduism in Dominican Republic 8,950,034 n/a n/a
Southeast Asia Hinduism in East Timor 1,040,880 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Ecuador 13,363,593 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Egypt 77,505,756 n/a n/a
Central America Hinduism in El Salvador 6,704,932 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Eritrea 4,561,599 n/a n/a
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Estonia 1,332,893 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Ethiopia 73,053,286 n/a n/a
Oceania Hinduism in Fiji 893,354 33% 294,806
Western Europe Hinduism in Finland 5,223,442 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in France 60,656,178 0.2% 121,312
West Africa Hinduism in Gabon 1,389,201 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Gambia 1,593,256 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Georgia 4,677,401 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Germany 82,431,390 0.1% 82,431
West Africa Hinduism in Ghana 21,029,853 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Greece 10,668,354 n/a n/a
Caribbean Hinduism in Grenada 89,502 2% 1,790
Central America Hinduism in Guatemala 14,655,189 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Guinea 9,467,866 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Guinea-Bissau 1,416,027 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Guyana 765,283 35% 267,849
Caribbean Hinduism in Haiti 8,121,622 n/a n/a
Central America Hinduism in Honduras 6,975,204 n/a n/a
Central Europe Hinduism in Hungary 10,006,835 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Iceland 296,737 n/a n/a
South Asia Hinduism in India 1,080,264,388 82% 885,816,798
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Indonesia 241,973,879 1.81% 4,379,727
Middle East Hinduism in Iran 68,017,860 0.1% 68,017
Middle East Hinduism in Iraq 26,074,906 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Ireland 4,015,676 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Israel 6,276,883 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Italy 58,103,033 n/a n/a
Caribbean Hinduism in Jamaica 2,731,832 1.2% 32,781
East Asia Hinduism in Japan 127,417,244 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Jordan 5,759,732 n/a n/a
Central Asia Hinduism in Kazakhstan 15,185,844 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Kenya 33,829,590 1% 338,295
East Asia Hinduism in Korea, North 22,912,177 n/a n/a
East Asia Hinduism in Korea, South 48,422,644 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Kuwait 2,335,648 2% 46,712
Central Asia Hinduism in Kyrgyzstan 5,146,281 n/a n/a
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Laos 6,217,141 n/a n/a
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Latvia 2,290,237 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Lebanon 3,826,018 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Lesotho 1,867,035 0.1% 1,867
West Africa Hinduism in Liberia 3,482,211 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Libya 5,765,563 0.1% 5,765
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Lithuania 3,596,617 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Luxembourg 468,571 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Macedonia 2,045,262 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Madagascar 18,040,341 0.1% 18,040
Southern Africa Hinduism in Malawi 12,158,924 0.2% 24,317
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Malaysia 23,953,136 6.3% 1,509,047
South Asia Hinduism in Maldives 349,106 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Mali 12,291,529 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Mauritania 3,086,859 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Mauritius 1,230,602 50% 615,301
North America Hinduism in Mexico 106,202,903 n/a n/a
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Moldova 4,455,421 n/a n/a
Central Asia Hinduism in Mongolia 2,791,272 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Morocco 32,725,847 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in Mozambique 19,406,703 0.2% 38,813
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Myanmar 42,909,464 0.5% 214,547
Southern Africa Hinduism in Namibia 2,030,692 n/a n/a
South Asia Hinduism in Nepal 27,676,547 81% 22,418,003
Western Europe Hinduism in the Netherlands 16,407,491 1% 164,074
Oceania Hinduism in New Zealand 4,035,461 1.01% 40,758
Central America Hinduism in Nicaragua 5,465,100 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Niger 11,665,937 n/a n/a
West Africa Hinduism in Nigeria 128,771,988 0.05% 64,385
Western Europe Hinduism in Norway 4,593,041 0.05% 2,296
Middle East Hinduism in Oman 3,001,583 0.5% 15,007
South Asia Hinduism in Pakistan 162,419,946 2.02% 3,280,882
Middle East Hinduism in Palestine 3,761,904 n/a n/a
Central America Hinduism in Panama 3,039,150 0.1% 3,039
Oceania Hinduism in Papua New Guinea 5,545,268 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Paraguay 6,347,884 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Peru 27,925,628 n/a n/a
Southeast Asia Hinduism in the Philippines 87,857,473 2% 1,757,150
Central Europe Hinduism in Poland 38,635,144 n/a n/a
Western Europe Hinduism in Portugal 10,566,212 0.07% 7,396
Caribbean Hinduism in Puerto Rico 3,916,632 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Qatar 863,051 1% 8,630
Balkans Hinduism in Romania 22,329,977 n/a n/a
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Russia 143,420,309 0.042% 60,000 *
East Africa Hinduism in Rwanda 8,440,820 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Saudi Arabia 26,417,599 1% 264,175
West Africa Hinduism in Senegal 11,126,832 n/a n/a
Balkans Hinduism in Serbia and Montenegro 10,829,175 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Seychelles 81,188 1% 811
West Africa Hinduism in Sierra Leone 6,017,643 0.1% 6,017
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Singapore 4,425,720 4% 177,028
Central Europe Hinduism in Slovakia 5,431,363 n/a n/a
Central Europe Hinduism in Slovenia 2,011,070 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Somalia 8,591,629 n/a n/a
Southern Africa Hinduism in South Africa 44,344,136 1.2% 532,129
Western Europe Hinduism in Spain 40,341,462 n/a n/a
South Asia Hinduism in Sri Lanka 20,064,776 15% 3,009,716
North Africa Hinduism in Sudan 40,187,486 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Suriname 438,144 27% 118,298
Southern Africa Hinduism in Swaziland 1,173,900 0.2% 2,347
Western Europe Hinduism in Sweden 9,001,774 0.1% 9,001
Western Europe Hinduism in Switzerland 7,489,370 0.1% 7,489
Middle East Hinduism in Syria 18,448,752 n/a n/a
East Asia Hinduism in Taiwan 22,894,384 n/a n/a
Central Asia Hinduism in Tajikistan 7,163,506 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Tanzania 36,766,356 0.3% 110,299
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Thailand 65,444,371 0.1% 65,444
West Africa Hinduism in Togo 5,681,519 n/a n/a
Caribbean Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago 1,088,644 22.5% 244,944
North Africa Hinduism in Tunisia 10,074,951 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Turkey 69,660,559 n/a n/a
Central Asia Hinduism in Turkmenistan 4,952,081 n/a n/a
East Africa Hinduism in Uganda 27,269,482 0.8% 218,155
Eastern Europe Hinduism in Ukraine 47,425,336 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates 2,563,212 7.5% 192,240
Western Europe Hinduism in the United Kingdom 60,441,457 1.5% 906,621
North America Hinduism in the United States 295,734,134 0.5% 1,478,670
South America Hinduism in Uruguay 3,415,920 n/a n/a
Central Asia Hinduism in Uzbekistan 26,851,195 n/a n/a
South America Hinduism in Venezuela 25,375,281 n/a n/a
Southeast Asia Hinduism in Vietnam 83,535,576 n/a n/a
North Africa Hinduism in Western Sahara 273,008 n/a n/a
Middle East Hinduism in Yemen 20,727,063 0.7% 145,089
Southern Africa Hinduism in Zambia 11,261,795 0.07% 7,883
Southern Africa Hinduism in Zimbabwe 12,746,990 0.1% 12,746
Total 6,430,856,221 14.678% 943,906,059(2004)
2006-1.02 billion

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).

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Hinduism in Africa
Region Total Population Hindus % of Hindus % of Hindu total
Central Africa 83,121,055 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 0.228% 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 1,437,326,682 929,515,433 64.67% 98.475%
Southeast Asia 571,337,070 6,386,614 1.118% 0.677%
Total 3,903,418,706 936,975,194 24.004% 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 1,806,720 0.405% 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%

Top 25

Top 25 by population on the left and by percentage on the right.

Top 25
Rank Country Hindu Population % of Hindus Country % of Hindus Hindu Population
1 India 885,816,798 82% India 82% 885,816,798
2 Nepal 22,418,003 81% Nepal 81% 22,418,003
3 Bangladesh 14,431,962 10% Mauritius 50% 615,301
4 Indonesia 4,379,727 1.81% Guyana 35% 267,849
5 Pakistan 3,280,882 2.02% Fiji 33% 294,806
6 Sri Lanka 3,009,716 15% Suriname 27% 118,298
7 Philippines 1,757,150 2% Bhutan 25% 558,072
8 Malaysia 1,509,047 6.3% Trinidad and Tobago 22.5% 244,944
9 United States 1,478,670 0.5% Sri Lanka 15% 3,009,716
10 United Kingdom 906,621 1.5% Bangladesh 10% 14,431,962
11 Russia 717,101 0.5% Bahrain 7.7% 53,002
12 Mauritius 615,301 50% United Arab Emirates 7.5% 192,240
13 Bhutan 558,072 25% Malaysia 6.3% 1,509,047
14 South Africa 532,129 1.2% Singapore 4% 177,028
15 Kenya 338,295 1% Pakistan 2.02% 3,280,882
16 Canada 328,050 1% Philippines 2% 1,757,150
17 Fiji 294,806 33% Kuwait 2% 46,712
18 Guyana 267,849 35% Grenada 2% 1,790
19 Saudi Arabia 264,175 1% Indonesia 1.81% 4,379,727
20 Trinidad and Tobago 244,944 22.5% United Kingdom 1.5% 906,621
21 Uganda 218,155 0.8% South Africa 1.2% 532,129
22 Myanmar 214,547 0.5% Jamaica 1.2% 32,781
23 United Arab Emirates 192,240 7.5% New Zealand 1.01% 40,758
24 Singapore 177,028 4% Kenya 1% 338,295
25 Netherlands 164,074 1% Canada 1% 328,050

See also

References

  • The US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 *
  • CIA FactBook *
  • adherents.com *
  • Religious Freedom page *
  • census.gov*

External links

Hinduism by country | Religion by country

 

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