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Sikh diaspora and population centers as of 2004.
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Sikhism throughout the world can be found dominantly in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, but a significant Sikh community 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
[edit] By country
| Region |
Country |
Sikhs |
% Sikh |
% of Sikhs |
| Middle East |
 Afghanistan (details) |
2,000[2] |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Oceania |
 Australia (details) |
26,429[3] |
0.12% |
0.21% |
| Central Europe |
 Austria (details) |
2,794 [4] |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Western Europe |
 Belgium (details) |
10,000 |
0.09% |
0.04% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Brunei (details) |
1,000 |
0.26% |
<0.01% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Burma (details) |
70,000 |
0.14 % |
0.29% |
| North America |
 Canada (details) |
415,000 |
1.25% |
1.74% |
| East Asia |
 People's Republic of China (details) |
7,500 |
<0.01% |
0.03% |
| Northern Europe |
 Denmark (details) |
700 |
0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Melanesia |
 Fiji (details) |
4,676[5] |
0.55% |
0.02% |
| Western Europe |
 France (details) |
10,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Central Europe |
 Germany (details) |
12,000 - 40,000 [6] |
0.03% |
0.11% |
| Southern Europe |
 Greece (details) |
1,000[7] |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Western Europe |
 Iceland (details) |
100 |
0.03% |
<0.01% |
| South Asia |
 India (details) |
21,500,000[8] |
2.00% |
90.2% |
| Middle East |
 Iran (details) |
6,000 |
0.01% |
0.03% |
| Western Europe |
 Ireland (details) |
1,200[9] |
0.03% |
<0.01% |
| Southern Europe |
 Italy (details) |
70,000[10] |
0.11% |
0.29% |
| East Asia |
 Japan (details) |
2,000 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Central Asia |
 Kazakhstan (details) |
800 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Middle East |
 Kuwait (details) |
20,000[11] |
0.64% |
0.08% |
| Middle East |
 Lebanon (details) |
3,000 |
0.07% |
0.01% |
| Southern Africa |
 Malawi (details) |
3,000 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Malaysia (details) |
100,000[12] |
0.37 % |
0.42% |
| Southern Africa |
 Mauritius (details) |
37,700 |
0.3% |
0.16% |
| North America |
 Mexico (details) |
8,000 |
<0.01% |
0.03% |
| South Asia |
 Nepal (details) |
5,890[13] |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| Western Europe |
 Netherlands (details) |
12,000 |
0.07% |
0.06% |
| Oceania |
 New Zealand (details) |
9,507[14] |
0.22% |
0.04% |
| West Africa |
 Niger (details) |
3,000 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Northern Europe |
 Norway (details) |
5,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| South Asia |
 Pakistan (details) |
26,000[15] |
0.04 % |
0.11% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Philippines (details) |
20,000 |
0.02% |
0.08% |
| Western Europe |
 Portugal (details) |
9,000 |
0.08% |
0.04% |
| Eastern Europe / North Asia |
 Russia (details) |
5,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Singapore (details) |
15,000 |
0.32% |
0.06% |
| Southern Africa |
 South Africa (details) |
4,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| East Asia |
 South Korea (details) |
2,000 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Western Europe |
 Spain (details) |
9,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Northern Europe |
 Sweden (details) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Central Europe |
 Switzerland (details) |
500 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Central Africa |
 Tanzania (details) |
14,000 |
0.04% |
0.06% |
| Southeast Asia |
 Thailand (details) |
70,000[16] |
0.01 % |
0.29% |
| Western Europe |
 United Kingdom (details) |
750,000[17] [18] [19] |
1.24% |
3.14% |
| North America |
 United States (details) |
500,000 [20] |
0.13% |
2.1% |
| Southern Africa |
 Zambia (details) |
3,000 |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Total - 23,807,044 (assuming 1,250 Sikhs in Sweden) |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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