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


{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Region
! Country Name
! Country
! Sikh Population
! Sikhs
! Percent of Total
! % Sikh
! article
! % of Sikhs
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{IND}}  
|{{Flag|Afghanistan}} ([[Sikhism in Afghanistan|details]])
| 21,500,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
|2,000<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=23645 Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report]</ref>
| 2%
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in India]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Oceania]]
| {{UK}}  
|{{Flag|Australia}} ([[Sikhism in Australia|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>
|50,000
| 1.24%
|0.22%
| [[Sikhism in the UK]]
|0.21%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| {{USA}}  
|{{Flag|Austria}} ([[Sikhism in Austria|details]])
| 500,000 <ref>[http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112006/denise.htm Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World]</ref>
|2,794 <ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN census data]</ref>
| 0.13 %
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in the USA]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{CAN}}  
|{{Flag|Belgium}} ([[Sikhism in Belgium|details]])
| 415,100
|10,000
| 1.25%
|0.09%
| [[Sikhism in Canada]]
|0.04%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| {{MAL}}  
|{{Flag|Brunei}} ([[Sikhism in Brunei|details]])
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|1,000
| 0.37 %
|0.26%
| [[Sikhism in Malaysia]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| {{THA}}  
|{{Flag|Burma}} ([[Sikhism in Burma|details]])
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref> 
|70,000
| 0.01 %
|0.14 %
| [[Sikhism in Thailand]]
|0.29%
|-
|-
|[[Americas]] - [[North America]]
| {{MYA}}  
|{{Flag|Canada}} ([[Sikhism in Canada|details]])
| 70,000
|415,000
| 0.14 %
|1.25%
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
|1.74%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
| {{ITA}}  
|{{Flag|People's Republic of China}} ([[Sikhism in the People's Republic of China|details]])
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
|7,500
| 0.11 %
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|0.03%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
| {{AUS}}
|{{Flag|Denmark}} ([[Sikhism in Denmark|details]])
| 50,000
|700
| 0.22%
|0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Australia]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Oceania]] - [[Melanesia]]
| {{GER}}
|{{Flag|Fiji}} ([[Sikhism in Fiji|details]])
| 40,000
|4,674<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN figures for Fiji 1986]</ref>
| 0.05%
|0.55%
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
|0.02%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{MAU}}
|{{Flag|France}} ([[Sikhism in France|details]])
| 37,700
|10,000
| 0.3%
|0.02%
| [[Sikhism in Mauritius]]
|0.04%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| {{PAK}}  
|{{Flag|Germany}} ([[Sikhism in Germany|details]])
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>
|40,000
| 0.04 %
|0.05%
| [[Sikhism in Pakistan]]
|0.16%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Southern Europe]]
| {{KUW}}
|{{Flag|Greece}} ([[Sikhism in Greece|details]])
| 20,000  
|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>
| 0.64%
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Kuwait]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{PHI}}
|{{Flag|Iceland}} ([[Sikhism in Iceland|details]])
| 20,000
|100
| 0.02%
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in Philippines]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
| {{SINGA}}
|{{Flag|India}} ([[Sikhism in India|details]])
| 15,000
|21,500,000<ref>[http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf Indian census data]</ref>
| 0.32´%
|1.90%
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
|90.2%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{TAN}}  
|{{Flag|Iran}} ([[Sikhism in Iran|details]])
| 14,000
|6,000
| 0.04%
|0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Tanzania]]
|0.03%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{HOL}}
|{{Flag|Ireland}} ([[Sikhism in the Republic of Ireland|details]])
| 12,000
|1,200<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2351224.ece Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times]</ref>
| 0.07%
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Southern Europe]]
|}
|{{Flag|Italy}} ([[Sikhism in Italy|details]])
 
|70,000<ref>[http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm 2004 Sikh Population of Italy]</ref>
==By continent==
|0.11%
 
|0.29%
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
! Continent
|{{Flag|Japan}} ([[Sikhism in Japan|details]])
! Sikh Population
|2,000
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Central Asia]]
| [[Asia]]
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} ([[Sikhism in Kazakhstan|details]])
| 23,700,000
|800
|<0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| [[Europe]]
|{{Flag|Kuwait}} ([[Sikhism in Kuwait|details]])
| 1,000,000
|20,000<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71425.htm Sikh Population of Kuwait]</ref>
|0.64%
|0.08%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| [[Africa]]
|{{Flag|Lebanon}} ([[Sikhism in Lebanon|details]])
| 200,000
|3,000
|0.07%
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
| [[Americas|America]]
|{{Flag|Malawi}} ([[Sikhism in Malawi|details]])
| 1,180,000
|3,000
|0.02%
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| [[Oceania]]
|{{Flag|Malaysia}} ([[Sikhism in Malaysia|details]])
| 64,000
|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

Country Name Sikh Population Percent of Total article
Flag of India.png India 21,500,000[1] 2% Sikhism in India
Flag of United Kingdom.png United Kingdom 750,000[2] [3] [4] 1.24% Sikhism in the UK
Flag of United States of America.png United States of America 500,000 [5] 0.13 % Sikhism in the USA
Flag of Canada.png Canada 415,100 1.25% Sikhism in Canada
Flag of Malaysia.png Malaysia 100,000[6] 0.37 % Sikhism in Malaysia
Flag of Thailand.png Thailand 70,000[7] 0.01 % Sikhism in Thailand
Flag of Myanmar.png Myanmar 70,000 0.14 % Sikhism in Myanmar
Flag of Italy.png Italy 70,000[8] 0.11 % Sikhism in Italy
Flag of Australia.png Australia 50,000 0.22% Sikhism in Australia
Flag of Germany.png Germany 40,000 0.05% Sikhism in Germany
Flag of Mauritius.png Mauritius 37,700 0.3% Sikhism in Mauritius
Flag of Pakistan.png Pakistan 20,000[9] 0.04 % Sikhism in Pakistan
Flag of Kuwait.png Kuwait 20,000 0.64% Sikhism in Kuwait
Flag of Philippines.png Philippines 20,000 0.02% Sikhism in Philippines
Flag of Singapore.png Singapore 15,000 0.32´% Sikhism in Singapore
Flag of Tanzania.png Tanzania 14,000 0.04% Sikhism in Tanzania
Flag of Netherlands.png Netherlands 12,000 0.07% Sikhism in Netherlands

By continent

Continent Sikh Population
Asia 23,700,000
Europe 1,000,000
Africa 200,000
America 1,180,000
Oceania 64,000

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf
  2. ^ Sikh Directory U.K.
  3. ^ British Sikhs mark 300 years
  4. ^ Sikhs celebrate harvest festival
  5. ^ Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World
  6. ^ Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora
  7. ^ 2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm
  8. ^ 2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [1]
  9. ^ Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [2]


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