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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==
==Asia==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Sikh Population
! Sikh Population
! Percent of Total
! Percent of Total
! article
! Article
|-
|-
| {{IND}}  
| {{IND}}  
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| 2%
| 2%
| [[Sikhism in India]]
| [[Sikhism in India]]
|-
| {{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>
| 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> - 600,000
| 0.13 %
| [[Sikhism in the USA]]
|-
| {{CAN}}
| 415,100 - 500,000
| 1.25%
| [[Sikhism in Canada]]
|-
|-
| {{MAL}}  
| {{MAL}}  
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| 0.14 %
| 0.14 %
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
| [[Sikhism in Myanmar]]
|-
| {{ITA}}
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
| 0.11 %
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|-
| {{AUS}}
| 50,000
| 0.22%
| [[Sikhism in Australia]]
|-
| {{GER}}
| 40,000
| 0.05%
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
|-
|-
| {{PAK}}  
| {{PAK}}  
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| 0.32´%
| 0.32´%
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
| [[Sikhism in Singapore]]
|-
| {{TAN}}
| 14,000
| 0.04%
| [[Sikhism in Tanzania]]
|-
|  {{HOL}}
| 12,000
| 0.07%
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|-
|Spain
| 10,000
| NA
| [[Sikhism in Spain]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==By continent==
==Europe==


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Continent
! Country Name
! Sikh Population
! Sikh Population
! Percent of Total
! Article
|-
|-
| [[Asia]]
| {{UK}}
| 23,700,000
| 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%
| [[Sikhism in the UK]]
|-
|-
| [[Sikhism in Europe|Europe]]
| {{ITA}}
| 1,000,000
| 70,000<ref>2004 Sikh Pop. of Italy [http://www.nriinternet.com/EUROPE/ITALY/2004/111604Gurdwara.htm]</ref>
| 0.11 %
| [[Sikhism in Italy]]
|-
|-
| [[Africa]]
| {{GER}}
| 200,000
| 40,000
| 0.05%
| [[Sikhism in Germany]]
|-
|  {{HOL}}
| 12,000
| 0.07%
| [[Sikhism in Netherlands]]
|-
|-
| [[Americas|America]]
| Spain
| 1,180,000
| 10,000
| NA
| [[Sikhism in Spain]]
|-
|-
| [[Oceania]]
| 64,000
|}
|}


Revision as of 13:27, 17 January 2009

This article shows the Sikh population in various countries.

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

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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