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{{Sikhi}}
This article shows the [[Sikh]] population in various countries.
This article shows the [[Sikh]] population in various countries.


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


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Sikh Population
! Sikh Population
! Percent of Total
! Percent of Total
! Article
|-
|-
| {{IND}}  
| {{KEN}}  
| 21,500,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
| 20,000
| 2%
| 1.0%
| [[Sikhism in Kenya]]
|-
| {{UGA}}
| 5,000
| 1.0%
| [[Sikhism in Uganda]]
|-
| {{TAN}}
| 2,000 
| 0.5 %
| [[Sikhism in Tanzania]]
|-
| Rest of Africa
| 5,000
| 0.1 %
| [[Sikhism in Africa]]
|}
 
 
==America==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country Name
! Sikh Population
! Percent of Total
! Article
|-
|-
| {{UK}}  
| {{CAN}}  
| 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>
| 415,000
| 1.24%
| 2.5%
| [[Sikhism in Canada]]
|-
|-
| {{USA}}  
| {{USA}}  
| 500,000 <ref>[http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112006/denise.htm Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World]</ref>
| 500,000
| 0.13 %
| 0.2%
| [[Sikhism in the USA]]
|-
| Mexico
| 8,000 
| 0.01 %
| [[Sikhism in Mexico]]
|-
| South America
| 2,000
| 0.05 %
| [[Sikhism in South America]]
|}
 
 
==Asia==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
| {{CAN}}  
! Country Name
| 415,100
! Sikh Population
| 1.25%
! Percent of Total
! Article
|-
| {{IND}}  
| 19,250,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
| 2%
| [[Sikhism in India]]
|-
|-
| {{MAL}}  
| {{MAL}}  
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| 0.37 %
| 0.37 %
| [[Sikhism in Malaysia]]
|-
|-
| {{THA}}  
| {{THA}}  
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref>   
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref>   
| 0.01 %
| 0.01 %
| [[Sikhism in Thailand]]
|-
|-
| {{MYA}}  
| {{MYA}}  
| 70,000
| 70,000
| 0.14 %
| 0.14 %
|-
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
| {{ITA}}
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
| 0.11 %
|-
| {{AUS}}
| 50,000
| 0.22%
|-
| {{GER}}
| 40,000
| 0.05%
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg|30px]] [[Mauritius]]
| 37,700
| 0.3%
|-
|-
| {{PAK}}  
| {{PAK}}  
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>-30,000
| 0.04 %
| 0.04 %
| [[Sikhism in Pakistan]]
|-
|-
| {{KUW}}
| {{KUW}}
| 20,000  
| 20,000  
| 0.64%
| 0.64%
| [[Sikhism in Kuwait]]
|-
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Philippines.svg|30px]] [[Philippines]]
| {{PHI}}
| 20,000
| 20,000
| 0.02%
| 0.02%
| [[Sikhism in Philippines]]
|-
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Singapore.svg|30px]] [[Singapore]]
| {{SINGA}}
| 15,000
| 15,000
| 0.32´%
| 0.32´%
|-
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
| {{TAN}}
| 14,000
| 0.04%
|-
|  '''[[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|30px]] [[Netherlands]]'''
| 12,000
| 0.07%
|-
|-
|}
|}


==By country==
==Europe==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Country Name
! Country Name
! Sikh Population!! Sikhism by Country
! Sikh Population
|-
! Percent of Total
| {{IND}}
! Article
| 21,500,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
|[[Sikhism in India|Sikhs in India]]
|-
|-
| {{UK}}  
| {{UK}}  
| 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>
| 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>
|[[Sikhism in United Kingdom|Sikhs in United Kingdom]]
| 1.24%
|-
| [[Sikhism in the UK]]
| {{USA}}
| | 500,000 <ref>[http://www.sikhspectrum.com/112006/denise.htm Investigating Anti-Sikh Discrimination in a Post 9/11 World]</ref>
|[[Sikhism in the United States|Sikhs in America]]
|-
| {{CAN}}
| 400,000
|[[Sikhism in Canada|Sikhs in Canada]]
|-
| {{MAL}}
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| {{THA}}
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref>   
| [[Sikhism in Thailand|Sikhs in Thailand]]  
|-
| {{MYA}}
| 70,000
|-
|-
| {{ITA}}  
| {{ITA}}  
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
| [[Sikhism in Italy|Sikhs in Italy]]
| 0.11 %
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|-
|-
|{{AUS}} 
| {{GER}}
|50,000
|[[Sikhism in Australia|Sikhs in Australia]]
|-
|{{GER}}
| 40,000
| 40,000
|[[Sikhism in Germany|Sikhs in Germany]]
| 0.05%
|-
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
| [[Image:Flag of Mauritius.svg|30px]] [[Mauritius]]
| 37,700
|-
| |{{PAK}} 
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>
|[[Sikhism in Pakistan|Sikhs in Pakistan]]
|-
|{{KUW}}
|20,000<ref>Sikh Pop. of Kuwait[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71425.htm]</ref>
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Philippines.svg|30px]] [[Philippines]]
| 20,000
|-
| [[Image:Flag of Singapore.svg|30px]] [[Singapore]]
| 15,000
|-
| {{TAN}}
| 14,000
|-
|-
| [[Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|30px]] [[Netherlands]]
| {{HOL}}
| 12,000
| 12,000
|[[Sikhism in Netherlands|Sikhs in Netherlands]]
| 0.07%
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|-
|-
|{{BEL}} 
| Spain
| 10,000
| 10,000
| |[[Sikhs in Belgium|Sikhs in Belgium]]  
| NA
| [[Sikhism in Spain]]
|-
|-
| {{FRA}}
|Belgium
| 9,000
|9,000
| [[Sikhism in France|Sikhs in France]]
|NA
||[[Sikhism in Belgium]]
|-
|-
| {{POR}}
|France
| 9,000
|8,000
|NA
|[[Sikhism in France]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Image:Flag of Spain.svg|30px]] [[Spain]]'''
|Portugal
| 9,000
|8,000 - 9,000
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Portugal]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg|30px]] [[New Zealand]]'''
|Norway
| 9,507<ref>New Zealand Sikh Pop. via NZ 2006 census [http://www.sikhs.wellington.net.nz/]</ref>
|5,000
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Norway]]
|-
|-
| {{MEX}}
|Austria
| 8,000
|2,794
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Austria]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Image: Flag of Hong Kong.svg|30px]] [[Hong Kong]]'''
|Sweden
| 7,500
|1,000 - 1,500
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Sweden]]
|-
|-
| {{IRN}}
|Ireland
| 6,000
|1,200
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Ireland]]
|-
|-
| {{NEP}}
|Greece
|5,890<ref>NSikh Pop. of Nepal [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf]</ref>
|1,000
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Greece]]
|-
|-
| {{RUS}}
|Poland
| 5,000
|ca. 700
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Poland]]
|-
|-
| {{NOR}}
|Denmark
| 5,000
|700
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Denmark]]
|-
|-
| {{FIJ}}
|Switzerland
| 4,674<ref>UN figures for Fiji 1986 [http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf]</ref>
|500
|[[Sikhs in Fiji|Sikhs in Fiji]]  
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Switzerland]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Image:Flag of South Africa.svg|30px]] [[South Africa]]'''
|Cyprus
| 4,000
|300-500
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Cyprus]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Image:Flag of Malawi.svg|30px]] [[Malawi]]'''
|Iceland
| 3,000
|ca. 50-100 (15-25 families)
|-
|NA
| {{ZAM}}
|[[Sikhism in Iceland]]
| 3,000
|-
| {{NIG}}
| 3,000
|-
|  '''[[Image:Flag of Lebanon.svg|30px]] [[Lebanon]]'''
| 3,000
|-
|  {{flagcountry|Austria}}
| 2,794 <ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf untitled<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
|{{AFG}}
|2,000<ref>Sikh Pop. of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report [http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=23645]</ref>
|-
| Korea
| 2,000
|-
|  '''[[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|30px]] [[Japan]]'''
|2,000
|-
| {{SWE}}
| 1,000 - 1,500
|-
|  '''[[Image:Flag of Ireland.svg|30px]] [[Ireland]]'''
|1,200<ref>Sikh Pop. of Ireland from The Times [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2351224.ece]</ref>
|-
| {{BRU}}
| 1,000
|-
| {{GRE}}
| 1,000<ref>[http://www.athensnews.gr/athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13042&t=11&m=A14&aa=1]</ref>
|-
| {{KAZ}}
| 800
|-
| {{DEN}}
| 700
|-
| {{SWI}}
| 500
| |[[Sikhism in Switzerland|Sikhs in Switzerland]]
|-
| '''[[Image:Flag of Iceland.svg|30px]] [[Iceland]]'''
| 100
|}
|}


==By continent==
{{wikipedia}}


{| class="wikitable"
==See also==
|-
! Continent
! Sikh Population
|-
| [[Asia]]
| 23,700,000
|-
| [[Europe]]
| 1,000,000
|-
| [[Africa]]
| 200,000
|-
| [[Americas|America]]
| 1,180,000
|-
| [[Oceania]]
| 64,000
|}


{{wikipedia}}
* [[Sikhism in Europe]]
* [[Sikhism in Belgium]]
* [[Sikhism in France]]
* [[Sikhism in Switzerland]]
* [[Sikhism in Canada]]
* [[Sikhism in the USA]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}
{{Sikhism by country}}
{{Sikhism}}
{{Sikhism}}
[[Category:Sikhism by country]]

Latest revision as of 19:09, 8 May 2011

This article shows the Sikh population in various countries.

Africa

Country Name Sikh Population Percent of Total Article
Flag of Kenya.png Kenya 20,000 1.0% Sikhism in Kenya
Flag of Uganda.png Uganda 5,000 1.0% Sikhism in Uganda
Flag of Tanzania.png Tanzania 2,000 0.5 % Sikhism in Tanzania
Rest of Africa 5,000 0.1 % Sikhism in Africa


America

Country Name Sikh Population Percent of Total Article
Flag of Canada.png Canada 415,000 2.5% Sikhism in Canada
Flag of United States of America.png United States of America 500,000 0.2% Sikhism in the USA
Mexico 8,000 0.01 % Sikhism in Mexico
South America 2,000 0.05 % Sikhism in South America


Asia

Country Name Sikh Population Percent of Total Article
Flag of India.png India 19,250,000[1] 2% Sikhism in India
Flag of Malaysia.png Malaysia 100,000[2] 0.37 % Sikhism in Malaysia
Flag of Thailand.png Thailand 70,000[3] 0.01 % Sikhism in Thailand
Flag of Myanmar.png Myanmar 70,000 0.14 % Sikhism in Myanmar
Flag of Pakistan.png Pakistan 20,000[4]-30,000 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

Europe

Country Name Sikh Population Percent of Total Article
Flag of United Kingdom.png United Kingdom 750,000[5] [6] [7] 1.24% Sikhism in the UK
Flag of Italy.png Italy 70,000[8] 0.11 % Sikhism in Italy
Flag of Germany.png Germany 40,000 0.05% Sikhism in Germany
Flag of Netherlands.png Netherlands 12,000 0.07% Sikhism in Netherlands
Spain 10,000 NA Sikhism in Spain
Belgium 9,000 NA Sikhism in Belgium
France 8,000 NA Sikhism in France
Portugal 8,000 - 9,000 NA Sikhism in Portugal
Norway 5,000 NA Sikhism in Norway
Austria 2,794 NA Sikhism in Austria
Sweden 1,000 - 1,500 NA Sikhism in Sweden
Ireland 1,200 NA Sikhism in Ireland
Greece 1,000 NA Sikhism in Greece
Poland ca. 700 NA Sikhism in Poland
Denmark 700 NA Sikhism in Denmark
Switzerland 500 NA Sikhism in Switzerland
Cyprus 300-500 NA Sikhism in Cyprus
Iceland ca. 50-100 (15-25 families) NA Sikhism in Iceland

See also

References

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


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