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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="sortable wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Region
! Country Name
! Country
! Sikh Population
! Sikhs
! Percent of Total
! % Sikh
! Article
! % of Sikhs
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{KEN}}  
|{{Flag|Afghanistan}} ([[Sikhism in Afghanistan|details]])
| 20,000
|2,000<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=23645 Sikh Population of Afghanistan from Al-Jazeera Report]</ref>
| 1.0%
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Kenya]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Oceania]]
| {{UGA}}  
|{{Flag|Australia}} ([[Sikhism in Australia|details]])
| 5,000
|50,000
| 1.0%
|0.22%
| [[Sikhism in Uganda]]
|0.21%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| {{TAN}}
|{{Flag|Austria}} ([[Sikhism in Austria|details]])
| 2,000 
|2,794 <ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN census data]</ref>
| 0.5 %
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in Tanzania]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| Rest of Africa
|{{Flag|Belgium}} ([[Sikhism in Belgium|details]])
| 5,000
|10,000
| 0.1 %
|0.09%
| [[Sikhism in Africa]]
|0.04%
|}
 
 
==America==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
! Country Name
|{{Flag|Brunei}} ([[Sikhism in Brunei|details]])
! Sikh Population
|1,000
! Percent of Total
|0.26%
! Article
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| {{CAN}}  
|{{Flag|Burma}} ([[Sikhism in Burma|details]])
| 415,000
|70,000
| 2.5%
|0.14 %
| [[Sikhism in Canada]]
|0.29%
|-
|-
|[[Americas]] - [[North America]]
| {{USA}}  
|{{Flag|Canada}} ([[Sikhism in Canada|details]])
| 500,000
|415,000
| 0.2%
|1.25%
| [[Sikhism in the USA]]
|1.74%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
| Mexico
|{{Flag|People's Republic of China}} ([[Sikhism in the People's Republic of China|details]])
| 8,000 
|7,500
| 0.01 %
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Mexico]]
|0.03%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
| South America
|{{Flag|Denmark}} ([[Sikhism in Denmark|details]])
| 2,000
|700
| 0.05 %
|0.01%
| [[Sikhism in South America]]
|<0.01%
|}
 
 
==Asia==
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country Name
! Sikh Population
! Percent of Total
! Article
|-
|-
|[[Oceania]] - [[Melanesia]]
| {{IND}}  
|{{Flag|Fiji}} ([[Sikhism in Fiji|details]])
| 19,250,000<ref>http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf</ref>
|4,674<ref>[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table6.pdf UN figures for Fiji 1986]</ref>
| 2%
|0.55%
| [[Sikhism in India]]
|0.02%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{MAL}}  
|{{Flag|France}} ([[Sikhism in France|details]])
| 100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|10,000
| 0.37 %
|0.02%
| [[Sikhism in Malaysia]]
|0.04%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
| {{THA}}  
|{{Flag|Germany}} ([[Sikhism in Germany|details]])
| 70,000<ref>2006 Sikh Pop. of Thailand http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71359.htm</ref> 
|40,000
| 0.01 %
|0.05%
| [[Sikhism in Thailand]]
|0.16%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Southern Europe]]
| {{MYA}}  
|{{Flag|Greece}} ([[Sikhism in Greece|details]])
| 70,000
|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>
| 0.14 %
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{PAK}}  
|{{Flag|Iceland}} ([[Sikhism in Iceland|details]])
| 20,000<ref>Sub-continent Sikh Population breakdown [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71443.htm]</ref>-30,000
|100
| 0.04 %
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in Pakistan]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
| {{KUW}}
|{{Flag|India}} ([[Sikhism in India|details]])
| 20,000  
|21,500,000<ref>[http://www.censusindia.net/religiondata/Summary%20Sikhs.pdf Indian census data]</ref>
| 0.64%
|1.90%
| [[Sikhism in Kuwait]]
|90.2%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{PHI}}
|{{Flag|Iran}} ([[Sikhism in Iran|details]])
| 20,000
|6,000
| 0.02%
|0.01%
| [[Sikhism in Philippines]]
|0.03%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
| {{SINGA}}
|{{Flag|Ireland}} ([[Sikhism in the Republic of Ireland|details]])
| 15,000
|1,200<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2351224.ece Sikh Population of Ireland from The Times]</ref>
| 0.32´%
|0.03%
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
|<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>
==Europe==
|0.11%
 
|0.29%
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
! Country Name
|{{Flag|Japan}} ([[Sikhism in Japan|details]])
! Sikh Population
|2,000
! Percent of Total
|<0.01%
! Article
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Central Asia]]
| {{UK}}
|{{Flag|Kazakhstan}} ([[Sikhism in Kazakhstan|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>
|800
| 1.24%
|<0.01%
| [[Sikhism in the UK]]
|<0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{ITA}}  
|{{Flag|Kuwait}} ([[Sikhism in Kuwait|details]])
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
|20,000<ref>[http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71425.htm Sikh Population of Kuwait]</ref>
| 0.11 %
|0.64%
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|0.08%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Middle East]]
| {{GER}}
|{{Flag|Lebanon}} ([[Sikhism in Lebanon|details]])
| 40,000
|3,000
| 0.05%
|0.07%
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
| {{HOL}}
|{{Flag|Malawi}} ([[Sikhism in Malawi|details]])
| 12,000
|3,000
| 0.07%
|0.02%
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
| Spain
|{{Flag|Malaysia}} ([[Sikhism in Malaysia|details]])
| 10,000
|100,000<ref>[http://www.overseasindian.in/2007/jan/news/25n3.shtml Overseas Indian: Connecting India with its Diaspora]</ref>
| NA
|0.37 %
| [[Sikhism in Spain]]
|0.42%
|-
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
|Belgium
|{{Flag|Mauritius}} ([[Sikhism in Mauritius|details]])
|9,000
|37,700
|NA
|0.3%
||[[Sikhism in Belgium]]
|0.16%
|-
|-
|[[Americas]] - [[Central America]]
|France
|{{Flag|Mexico}} ([[Sikhism in Mexico|details]])
|8,000
|8,000
|<0.01%
|NA
|0.03%
|[[Sikhism in France]]
|-
|[[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]]
|Portugal
|{{Flag|Niger}} ([[Sikhism in Niger|details]])
|8,000 - 9,000
|3,000
|NA
|0.02%
|[[Sikhism in Portugal]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Northern Europe]]
|Norway
|{{Flag|Norway}} ([[Sikhism in Norway|details]])
|5,000
|5,000
|<0.01%
|NA
|0.02%
|[[Sikhism in Norway]]
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[South Asia]]
|Austria
|{{Flag|Pakistan}} ([[Sikhism in Pakistan|details]])
|2,794
|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>
|NA
|0.04 %
|[[Sikhism in Austria]]
|0.11%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[East Asia]]
|Sweden
|{{Flag|Philippines}} ([[Sikhism in the Philippines|details]])
|1,000 - 1,500
|20,000
|NA
|0.02%
|[[Sikhism in Sweden]]
|0.08%
|-
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Western Europe]]
|Ireland
|{{Flag|Portugal}} ([[Sikhism in Portugal|details]])
|1,200
|9,000
|NA
|0.08%
|[[Sikhism in Ireland]]
|0.04%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Central Asia]]
|Greece
|{{Flag|Russia}} ([[Sikhism in Russia|details]])
|1,000
|5,000
|NA
|<0.01%
|[[Sikhism in Greece]]
|0.02%
|-
|-
|[[Asia]] - [[Southeast Asia]]
|Poland
|{{Flag|Singapore}} ([[Sikhism in Singapore|details]])
|ca. 700
|15,000
|NA
|0.32%
|[[Sikhism in Poland]]
|0.06%
|-
|-
|[[Africa]] - [[Southern Africa]]
|Denmark
|{{Flag|South Africa}} ([[Sikhism in South Africa|details]])
|700
|4,000
|NA
|<0.01%
|[[Sikhism in Denmark]]
|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]]
|Switzerland
|{{Flag|Sweden}} ([[Sikhism in Sweden|details]])
|1,000 - 1,500
|0.01%
|<0.01%
|-
|[[Europe]] - [[Central Europe]]
|{{Flag|Switzerland}} ([[Sikhism in Switzerland|details]])
|500
|500
|<0.01%
|NA
|<0.01%
|[[Sikhism in Switzerland]]
|-
|[[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]]
|Cyprus
|{{Flag|Zambia}} ([[Sikhism in Zambia|details]])
|300-500
|3,000
|NA
|0.03%
|[[Sikhism in Cyprus]]
|0.01%
|-
|-
!colspan=5|Total - 23,830,615 (assuming 1,250 Sikhs in Sweden)
|Iceland
|ca. 50-100 (15-25 families)
|NA
|[[Sikhism in Iceland]]
|}
|}


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* [[Sikhism in France]]
* [[Sikhism in France]]
* [[Sikhism in Switzerland]]
* [[Sikhism in Switzerland]]
* [[Sikhism in Canada]]
* [[Sikhism in the USA]]


==References==
==References==
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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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