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==Top countries with Sikh population==
==Top countries with Sikh population==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|-
! Country Name
! Region
! Sikh Population
! Country
! Percent of Total
! Sikhs
! article
! % Sikh
! % of Sikhs
|-
|-
| {{IND}}  
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| 21,500,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
|{{Flag|Afghanistan}} ([[Sikhism in Afghanistan|details]])
| 2%
|2,000<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=23645 Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in India]]
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| {{UK}}  
|[[Oceania]]
| 750,000<ref>[http://www.thesikhdirectory.co.uk/ Sikh Directory U.K.]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/318934.stm British Sikhs mark 300 years]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/3015089.stm Sikhs celebrate harvest festival]</ref>
|{{Flag|Australia}} ([[Sikhism in Australia|details]])
| 1.24%
|50,000
| [[Sikhism in the UK]]
|0.22%
|0.21%
|-
|-
| {{USA}}  
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| 500,000 <ref>[http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112006/denise.htm Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World]</ref>
|{{Flag|Austria}} ([[Sikhism in Austria|details]])
| 0.13 %
|2,794 <ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN census data]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in the USA]]
|0.03%
|0.01%
|-
|-
| {{CAN}}  
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| 415,100
|{{Flag|Belgium}} ([[Sikhism in Belgium|details]])
| 1.25%
|10,000
| [[Sikhism in Canada]]
|0.09%
|0.04%
|-
|-
| {{MAL}}  
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|{{Flag|Brunei}} ([[Sikhism in Brunei|details]])
| 0.37 %
|1,000
| [[Sikhism in Malaysia]]
|0.26%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| {{THA}}  
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref> 
|{{Flag|Burma}} ([[Sikhism in Burma|details]])
| 0.01 %
|70,000
| [[Sikhism in Thailand]]
|0.14 %
|0.29%
|-
|-
| {{MYA}}  
|[[Americas]] - [[North America]]
| 70,000
|{{Flag|Canada}} ([[Sikhism in Canada|details]])
| 0.14 %
|415,000
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
|1.25%
|1.74%
|-
|-
| {{ITA}}  
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
|{{Flag|People's Republic of China}} ([[Sikhism in the People's Republic of China|details]])
| 0.11 %
|7,500
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|<0.01%
|0.03%
|-
|-
| {{AUS}}
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
| 50,000
|{{Flag|Denmark}} ([[Sikhism in Denmark|details]])
| 0.22%
|700
| [[Sikhism in Australia]]
|0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| {{GER}}
|[[Oceania]] - [[Melanesia]]
| 40,000
|{{Flag|Fiji}} ([[Sikhism in Fiji|details]])
| 0.05%
|4,674<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN figures for Fiji 1986]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
|0.55%
|0.02%
|-
|-
| {{MAU}}
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| 37,700
|{{Flag|France}} ([[Sikhism in France|details]])
| 0.3%
|10,000
| [[Sikhism in Mauritius]]
|0.02%
|0.04%
|-
|-
| {{PAK}}  
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>
|{{Flag|Germany}} ([[Sikhism in Germany|details]])
| 0.04 %
|40,000
| [[Sikhism in Pakistan]]
|0.05%
|0.16%
|-
|-
| {{KUW}}
|[[Europe]] - [[Southern Europe]]
| 20,000  
|{{Flag|Greece}} ([[Sikhism in Greece|details]])
| 0.64%
|1,000<ref>[http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13042&t=11&m=A14&aa=1 A gurdwara in Kranidi by Athens News]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in Kuwait]]
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| {{PHI}}
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| 20,000
|{{Flag|Iceland}} ([[Sikhism in Iceland|details]])
| 0.02%
|100
| [[Sikhism in Philippines]]
|0.03%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| {{SINGA}}
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
| 15,000
|{{Flag|India}} ([[Sikhism in India|details]])
| 0.32´%
|21,500,000<ref>[http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf Indian census data]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
|1.90%
|90.2%
|-
|-
| {{TAN}}  
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| 14,000
|{{Flag|Iran}} ([[Sikhism in Iran|details]])
| 0.04%
|6,000
| [[Sikhism in Tanzania]]
|0.01%
|0.03%
|-
|-
| {{HOL}}
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| 12,000
|{{Flag|Ireland}} ([[Sikhism in the Republic of Ireland|details]])
| 0.07%
|1,200<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2351224.ece Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|0.03%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|}
|[[Europe]] - [[Southern Europe]]
 
|{{Flag|Italy}} ([[Sikhism in Italy|details]])
==By continent==
|70,000<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm 2004 Sikh Population of Italy]</ref>
 
|0.11%
{| class="wikitable"
|0.29%
|-
|-
! Continent
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
! Sikh Population
|{{Flag|Japan}} ([[Sikhism in Japan|details]])
|2,000
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| [[Asia]]
|[[Asia]] - [[Central Asia]]
| 23,700,000
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} ([[Sikhism in Kazakhstan|details]])
|800
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
| [[Europe]]
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| 1,000,000
|{{Flag|Kuwait}} ([[Sikhism in Kuwait|details]])
|20,000<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71425.htm Sikh Population of Kuwait]</ref>
|0.64%
|0.08%
|-
|-
| [[Africa]]
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| 200,000
|{{Flag|Lebanon}} ([[Sikhism in Lebanon|details]])
|3,000
|0.07%
|0.01%
|-
|-
| [[Americas|America]]
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
| 1,180,000
|{{Flag|Malawi}} ([[Sikhism in Malawi|details]])
|3,000
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|-
| [[Oceania]]
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| 64,000
|{{Flag|Malaysia}} ([[Sikhism in Malaysia|details]])
|100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora]</ref>
|0.37 %
|0.42%
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
|{{Flag|Mauritius}} ([[Sikhism in Mauritius|details]])
|37,700
|0.3%
|0.16%
|-
|[[Americas]] - [[Central America]]
|{{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Sikhism in Mexico|details]])
|8,000
|<0.01%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
|{{Flag|Nepal}} ([[Sikhism in Nepal|details]])
|5,890<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf Sikh Population of Nepal ]</ref>
|0.02%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
|{{Flag|Netherlands}} ([[Sikhism in the Netherlands|details]])
|12,000
|0.07%
|0.06%
|-
|[[Oceania]]
|{{Flag|New Zealand}} ([[Sikhism in New Zealand|details]])
|9,507<ref>[http://www.sikhs.wellington.net.nz/ New Zealand 2006 census]</ref>
|0.22%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[West Africa]]
|{{Flag|Niger}} ([[Sikhism in Niger|details]])
|3,000
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
|{{Flag|Norway}} ([[Sikhism in Norway|details]])
|5,000
|<0.01%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
|{{Flag|Pakistan}} ([[Sikhism in Pakistan|details]])
|26,000<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown by the U.S. State Department]</ref>
|0.04 %
|0.11%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
|{{Flag|Philippines}} ([[Sikhism in the Philippines|details]])
|20,000
|0.02%
|0.08%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
|{{Flag|Portugal}} ([[Sikhism in Portugal|details]])
|9,000
|0.08%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Central Asia]]
|{{Flag|Russia}} ([[Sikhism in Russia|details]])
|5,000
|<0.01%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
|{{Flag|Singapore}} ([[Sikhism in Singapore|details]])
|15,000
|0.32%
|0.06%
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
|{{Flag|South Africa}} ([[Sikhism in South Africa|details]])
|4,000
|<0.01%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
|{{Flag|South Korea}} ([[Sikhism in South Korea|details]])
|2,000
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
|{{Flag|Spain}} ([[Sikhism in Spain|details]])
|9,000
|0.02%
|0.04%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
|{{Flag|Sweden}} ([[Sikhism in Sweden|details]])
|1,000 - 1,500
|0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
|{{Flag|Switzerland}} ([[Sikhism in Switzerland|details]])
|500
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Central Africa]]
|{{Flag|Tanzania}} ([[Sikhism in Tanzania|details]])
|14,000
|0.04%
|0.06%
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
|{{Flag|Thailand}} ([[Sikhism in Thailand|details]])
|70,000<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm 2006 Sikh Population of Thailand]</ref>
|0.01 %
|0.29%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}} ([[Sikhism in the United Kingdom|details]])
|750,000<ref>[http://www.thesikhdirectory.co.uk/ Sikh Directory U.K.]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/318934.stm British Sikhs mark 300 years]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/3015089.stm Sikhs celebrate harvest festival]</ref>
|1.24%
|3.14%
|-
|[[Americas]] - [[North America]]
|{{Flag|United States}} ([[Sikhism in the United States|details]])
|500,000 <ref>[http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112006/denise.htm Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World]</ref>
|0.13%
|2.1%
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
|{{Flag|Zambia}} ([[Sikhism in Zambia|details]])
|3,000
|0.03%
|0.01%
|-
!colspan=5|Total - 23,830,615 (assuming 1,250 Sikhs in Sweden)
|}
|}


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Top countries with Sikh population

Region Country Sikhs % Sikh % of Sikhs
Asia - Middle East File:Flag of Afghanistan.png Afghanistan (details) 2,000[1] <0.01% <0.01%
Oceania Flag of Australia.png Australia (details) 50,000 0.22% 0.21%
Europe - Central Europe File:Flag of Austria.png Austria (details) 2,794 [2] 0.03% 0.01%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of Belgium.png Belgium (details) 10,000 0.09% 0.04%
Asia - Southeast Asia File:Flag of Brunei.png Brunei (details) 1,000 0.26% <0.01%
Asia - Southeast Asia File:Flag of Burma.png Burma (details) 70,000 0.14 % 0.29%
Americas - North America Flag of Canada.png Canada (details) 415,000 1.25% 1.74%
Asia - East Asia File:Flag of People's Republic of China.png People's Republic of China (details) 7,500 <0.01% 0.03%
Europe - Northern Europe File:Flag of Denmark.png Denmark (details) 700 0.01% <0.01%
Oceania - Melanesia File:Flag of Fiji.png Fiji (details) 4,674[3] 0.55% 0.02%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of France.png France (details) 10,000 0.02% 0.04%
Europe - Central Europe Flag of Germany.png Germany (details) 40,000 0.05% 0.16%
Europe - Southern Europe File:Flag of Greece.png Greece (details) 1,000[4] <0.01% <0.01%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of Iceland.png Iceland (details) 100 0.03% <0.01%
Asia - South Asia Flag of India.png India (details) 21,500,000[5] 1.90% 90.2%
Asia - Middle East File:Flag of Iran.png Iran (details) 6,000 0.01% 0.03%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of Ireland.png Ireland (details) 1,200[6] 0.03% <0.01%
Europe - Southern Europe Flag of Italy.png Italy (details) 70,000[7] 0.11% 0.29%
Asia - East Asia File:Flag of Japan.png Japan (details) 2,000 <0.01% <0.01%
Asia - Central Asia File:Flag of Kazakhstan.png Kazakhstan (details) 800 <0.01% <0.01%
Asia - Middle East Flag of Kuwait.png Kuwait (details) 20,000[8] 0.64% 0.08%
Asia - Middle East File:Flag of Lebanon.png Lebanon (details) 3,000 0.07% 0.01%
Africa - Southern Africa File:Flag of Malawi.png Malawi (details) 3,000 0.02% 0.01%
Asia - Southeast Asia Flag of Malaysia.png Malaysia (details) 100,000[9] 0.37 % 0.42%
Africa - Southern Africa Flag of Mauritius.png Mauritius (details) 37,700 0.3% 0.16%
Americas - Central America File:Flag of Mexico.png Mexico (details) 8,000 <0.01% 0.03%
Asia - South Asia File:Flag of Nepal.png Nepal (details) 5,890[10] 0.02% 0.02%
Europe - Western Europe Flag of Netherlands.png Netherlands (details) 12,000 0.07% 0.06%
Oceania File:Flag of New Zealand.png New Zealand (details) 9,507[11] 0.22% 0.04%
Africa - West Africa File:Flag of Niger.png Niger (details) 3,000 0.02% 0.01%
Europe - Northern Europe File:Flag of Norway.png Norway (details) 5,000 <0.01% 0.02%
Asia - South Asia Flag of Pakistan.png Pakistan (details) 26,000[12] 0.04 % 0.11%
Asia - East Asia Flag of Philippines.png Philippines (details) 20,000 0.02% 0.08%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of Portugal.png Portugal (details) 9,000 0.08% 0.04%
Asia - Central Asia File:Flag of Russia.png Russia (details) 5,000 <0.01% 0.02%
Asia - Southeast Asia Flag of Singapore.png Singapore (details) 15,000 0.32% 0.06%
Africa - Southern Africa File:Flag of South Africa.png South Africa (details) 4,000 <0.01% 0.02%
Asia - East Asia File:Flag of South Korea.png South Korea (details) 2,000 <0.01% <0.01%
Europe - Western Europe File:Flag of Spain.png Spain (details) 9,000 0.02% 0.04%
Europe - Northern Europe File:Flag of Sweden.png Sweden (details) 1,000 - 1,500 0.01% <0.01%
Europe - Central Europe File:Flag of Switzerland.png Switzerland (details) 500 <0.01% <0.01%
Africa - Central Africa Flag of Tanzania.png Tanzania (details) 14,000 0.04% 0.06%
Asia - Southeast Asia Flag of Thailand.png Thailand (details) 70,000[13] 0.01 % 0.29%
Europe - Western Europe Flag of United Kingdom.png United Kingdom (details) 750,000[14] [15] [16] 1.24% 3.14%
Americas - North America File:Flag of United States.png United States (details) 500,000 [17] 0.13% 2.1%
Africa - Southern Africa File:Flag of Zambia.png Zambia (details) 3,000 0.03% 0.01%
Total - 23,830,615 (assuming 1,250 Sikhs in Sweden)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report
  2. ^ UN census data
  3. ^ UN figures for Fiji 1986
  4. ^ A gurdwara in Kranidi by Athens News
  5. ^ Indian census data
  6. ^ Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times
  7. ^ 2004 Sikh Population of Italy
  8. ^ Sikh Population of Kuwait
  9. ^ Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora
  10. ^ Sikh Population of Nepal
  11. ^ New Zealand 2006 census
  12. ^ Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown by the U.S. State Department
  13. ^ 2006 Sikh Population of Thailand
  14. ^ Sikh Directory U.K.
  15. ^ British Sikhs mark 300 years
  16. ^ Sikhs celebrate harvest festival
  17. ^ Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World


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