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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 and adherents.com. The total population of each country was taken from census.gov (2005 estimates).

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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 0.5% 717,101
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

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 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


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