Hinduism by country

Percentage of Hindus by country in 2010, according to the Pew Research Center

Hinduism has approximately 1.17 billion adherents worldwide (14.9% of the world's population).<ref name=":2">Fahmy, Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Yunping Tong, Stephanie Kramer, Anne Shi and Dalia (9 June 2025). "How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 24 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref> Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world, behind Christianity (32.8%) and Islam (23.3%).<ref name=prcpercent>Table: Religious Composition (%) by Country Archived 5 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine Global Religious Composition, Pew Research Center (2012)</ref> Pew Research Center data shows the global Hindu population grew steadily from 2010 to 2020 and is expected to keep rising. This increase is driven largely by higher fertility rates in India and Nepal and by growing Hindu populations in regions receiving more migrants.<ref>Hackett, Conrad (9 June 2025). "Hindu Population Change". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 22 November 2025.</ref>

The two Hindu-majority countries are India and Nepal and together account for more than 95% of the Hindu population worldwide.<ref name=":1">Fahmy, Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Yunping Tong, Stephanie Kramer, Anne Shi and Dalia (9 June 2025). "Hindu population change". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 19 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref> The past two centuries have seen large-scale migration of Hindus from Southeast Asia, to around the world.<ref name=":0">Rambachan, Anantanand (21 July 2004). Global Hinduism: Contemporary Hinduism. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 381.</ref> Countries with more than 500,000 Hindu residents and citizens are (in decreasing order) India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the United States, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Myanmar, Australia, Mauritius, South Africa, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates. Global data shows Hinduism is still concentrated in the Indian Subcontinent, but significant communities also exist in Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Oceania. WorldData.info reports that India holds most of the world’s Hindus, with notable populations in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.<ref>"Hinduism - Worldwide distribution". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 25 November 2025.</ref>

There are significant numbers of Hindu enclaves around the world, with many in South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Hinduism is also practiced by the non-Indic people including the Balinese of Bali island (Indonesia), Tengger of Java (Indonesia), the Balamon Chams of Vietnam, and Butuanon people in Philippines. Outside South Asia, Hindu communities often adapt traditional practices to multicultural environments. The Hindu American Foundation notes that diaspora groups modify rituals, language use, and temple organization to meet the needs of diverse generations.<ref>"Hinduism Around the World" (PDF). Hindu American Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2025.</ref>

Background

Hinduism is a heterogeneous religion and consists of many schools of thought. Hinduism includes a diversity of ideas on spirituality and traditions, but has no ecclesiastical order, no unquestionable religious authorities, no governing body, no prophet(s) nor any binding holy book; Hindus can be polytheistic, monotheistic, pantheistic, monistic, agnostic, humanist, or atheistic.<ref>Julius J. Lipner, Hindus: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-45677-7, page 8; Quote: “(...) one need not be religious in the minimal sense described to be accepted as a Hindu by Hindus, or describe oneself perfectly validly as Hindu. One may be polytheistic or monotheistic, monistic or pantheistic, even an agnostic, humanist or atheist, and still be considered a Hindu".; MK Gandhi, The Essence of Hinduism Archived 24 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Editor: VB Kher, Navajivan Publishing, see page 3; According to Gandhi, "a man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu."</ref>

Early migration

One of the first major waves of Hindus leaving South Asia was a result of colonialism in India during 19th and early 20th century. Under indenture contracts, many Hindus migrated far across the world to Guyana, Surinam, Trinidad, Mauritius, South Africa, Eastern Africa, Fiji, Burma and Malaysia. These were some of the first countries with Hinduism established outside of the Indian sub-continent, many of which still have a thriving Hindu community today.<ref name=":0" /> Migration has played a major role in spreading Hindu communities worldwide. Kramer and Tong report that many Hindu migrants have settled in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and East Africa, creating expanding diaspora networks <ref>Kramer, Stephanie (19 August 2024). "Hindu Migrants Around the World". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 22 November 2025.</ref>

Demographic estimates

Demographic estimates of Hindu populations by country have been published by the Pew Research Center in 2012,<ref name=prctotals>Hindu population totals in 2010 by Country Archived 9 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Pew Research, Washington DC (2012)</ref> as well as US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2006.<ref name=usstate>"International Religious Freedom". State.gov. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>

By total number, India has the most Hindus. As a percentage, Nepal has the largest percentage of Hindus in the world, followed by India and Mauritius.<ref>"Hindu Demographics & Denominations (Part One)". Religion 101. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.</ref> The Hindu population around the world as of 2020 is about 1.17 billion, making it the world's third-largest religion after Christianity and Islam, of which nearly 1.1 billion Hindus live in India.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="5 facts about religion in India">"5 facts about religion in India". Pew Research Center. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.</ref><ref>"The Global Religious Landscape" (PDF). Pew Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref> India contains 94% of the global Hindu population.<ref>"Hindus". 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.</ref><ref>"By 2050, India to have world's largest populations of Hindus and Muslims". Pew Research Center. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.</ref> According to a statistical study, an estimated 100 million Hindus live outside of India.<ref>"Hindu Religion Information Data and Statistics | PEW-GRF". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.</ref> In 2010, only two countries in the world had a majority of their population as Hindus – Nepal and India. In Mauritius, 47.9 percent of the population were Hindu, according to the 2022 census.<ref name="2022 Census Religion">"2022 HOUSING AND POPULATION CENSUS" (PDF). Republic of Mauritius. May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.</ref>

By country

Sources used for the table below include the US State Department,<ref name=usstate/> the CIA World Factbook,<ref>"CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref> adherents.com, thearda.com,<ref name="auto2">"Philippines, Religion And Social Profile". thearda.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.</ref><ref>"Adherents.com". Adherents.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref> and Pew Research Center.<ref>"Hindus". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.</ref><ref name="PEW2">"Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers (2010)". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.</ref> and as identified.

Hinduism by country

Region	Country	Hindu total	Percentage	Total population	Census year
South Asia/Central Asia	Afghanistan	10,511	0.03%<ref>"Afghanistan, Religion And Social Profile". thearda.com. Retrieved 29 May 2025.</ref><ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref><ref>"Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>	35,036,667	-NA-
Western Europe	Andorra	382	0.5%<ref><!--no author stated--> (2020). "National / Regional Profiles: Adorra, Southern Europe, World". Association of Religion Data Archives. Retrieved 23 November 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref><ref name="virginia1">"Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>	82,887	2020
Caribbean	Template:Country data Anguilla Anguilla	58	0.4%<ref>"SMG-AxANEWS – ANGUILLA's PRELIMINARY CENSUS FINDINGS #5: "Who are we? – Ethnic Composition and Religious Affiliation"". Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.</ref>	13,452	2011
Caribbean	Antigua and Barbuda	379	0.4%<ref>"2011 Population and Housing Census" (PDF). N/A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.</ref>	81,799	-NA-
South America	Argentina	4,000+	0.01%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company For SME & Enterprise". J SEO. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.</ref>	40,301,927	-NA-
Oceania	Australia	684,000	2.7%<ref name="auto">"Australian Bureau of Statistics : 2021 Census of Population and Housing : General Community Profile" (XLSX). Abs.gov.au. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.</ref>	23,401,400	2021
Central Europe	Austria	11,000	0.1%<ref>"Österreich - Religionszugehörigkeit 2018 &#124; Statistik". Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.</ref>	8,900,000
Middle East	Bahrain	7,000 – 144,286	<1%–9.8%<ref>"Religions in Bahrain – PEW-GRF". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.</ref>	708,573
South Asia	Bangladesh	13,100,000	7.9%<ref name="auto3">"Census 2022: Bangladesh population now 165 million". Dhaka Tribune. 27 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.</ref><ref>Fahmy, Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Yunping Tong, Stephanie Kramer, Anne Shi and Dalia (9 June 2025). "Hindu population change". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 19 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref>	165,000,000	2022
Caribbean	Barbados	1,055	0.46%<ref>"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref>	226,193
Western Europe	Belgium	6,235	0.06%<ref>"Belgium". State.gov. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>	10,392,226
Central America and Caribbean	Belize	612	0.2%<ref>"Belize, 2010 Census" (PDF). 27 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016.</ref>	294,385
South Asia	Bhutan	185,700	22.6%–25%<ref>"CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref><ref>"Bhutan". State.gov. 2 February 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>	742,737
Southern Africa	Botswana	3,353	0.3%<ref>"Population Census" (PDF). Statsbots. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2021.</ref>	1,372,675
South America	Brazil	5,675–9,500	0.0029%<ref>"All About Religions in Brazil". IBGE. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.</ref>–0.01%	192,755,799
Southeast Asia	Brunei	131	0.035%<ref>"Brunei". State.gov. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2012.</ref>	374,577
West Africa	Burkina Faso	150	0.001%	14,326,203
Central Africa	Burundi	8,391	0.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref><ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref>	8,390,505
Southeast Asia	Cambodia	41,988	0.3%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref><ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company For SME & Enterprise". J SEO. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.</ref>	13,995,904
North America	Canada	828,200	2.3%<ref>"Population of Christians, Hindus, Muslims and Non-Religious in Canada According to 2021 Census". 26 October 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.</ref>	36,990,141	2021
Central Europe	Czech Republic	2,404	0.023%<ref>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref>	10,436,560
East Asia	China	20,000<ref>Center, Pew Research (18 December 2012). "Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref>	<0.1%<ref name="Center">Center, Pew Research (18 December 2012). "Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Percentages". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref>	1,412,600,000
South America	Colombia	8,876	0.02%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref>	44,379,598
East Africa	Comoros	711	0.1%(approx)<br />	711,417
Central Africa	Template:Country data Congo (Kinshasa) Congo (Kinshasa)	30,000<ref name="PEW2"/>	0.18%<ref name="PEW2"/>	65,751,512
Balkans	Croatia	449	0.01% (approx)<ref>"Croatia". State.gov. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	4,493,312
North America	Cuba	23,927	0.21%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref>	11,394,043
West Africa	Côte d'Ivoire	18,013	0.1%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref><ref>"Cote d'Ivoire". State.gov. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	18,013,409
Middle East	Cyprus	4,640	0.4%<ref>"Cyprus, Religion And Social Profile". thearda.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.</ref>	1,160,987	2015
Western Europe	Denmark	5,468	0.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page". Religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref><ref>"Denmark". State.gov. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	5,468,120
East Africa	Djibouti	99	0.02%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref>	496,374
Caribbean	Dominica	145	0.2%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.</ref>	72,386
North Africa	Egypt	2,700	0.003%<ref>"India and Egypt". shvoong.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2020.</ref>	82,761,244	2010
East Africa	Eritrea	4,907	0.1% (approx)<ref>"Eritrea". State.gov. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	4,906,585
Eastern Europe	Estonia	295	0.027%<ref>"AT LEAST 15-YEAR-OLD PERSONS BY RELIGION, SEX AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 31 December 2011". pub.stat.ee. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.</ref>	1,094,564
Oceania	Fiji	261,136	27.9%<ref>"Fiji". State.gov. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2020.</ref><ref>"The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2020.</ref>	935,974
Western Europe	Finland	5,000	0.1%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.</ref>	5,238,460
Western Europe	France	121,000	0.2%<ref>"European Countries with the Highest Number of Hindus: 2010 to 2050". 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.</ref>	63,718,187
Eastern Europe	Georgia	465	0.01% (approx)<ref>"Georgia". State.gov. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	4,646,003
Western Europe	Germany	130,000	0.15% (approx)<ref>"Mitgliederzahlen: Hinduismus – REMID – Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst e.V." (in Deutsch). Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.</ref>	82,660,000
West Africa	Ghana	12,500	0.05% (approx)<ref>"Ghana". State.gov. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref>	22,931,299
Western Europe	Gibraltar	628	2.0%<ref>"Census of Gibraltar 2012" (PDF). HM Government of Gibraltar. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	32,194
Caribbean	Grenada	630	0.7%<ref>"The UK's Leading SEO Company for SME & Enterprise". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2007.</ref>	89,971
Caribbean	Template:Country data Guadeloupe Guadeloupe	2,300	0.5%<ref>"Religions in Guadeloupe". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.</ref>	460,000
South America and Caribbean	Guyana	190,966	24.9%<ref>"Religious Composition (Census of Guyana – 2012)". Bureau of Statistics – Guyana. July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2017.</ref>	769,095
Central Europe	Hungary	3,307<ref>"Központi Statisztikai Hivatal". Nepszamlalas.hu. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2013.</ref><ref>"A népesség vallás, felekezet és nemek szerint: népszámlálások 1930, 1949, 2001, 2011, 2022" [Population by religion, denomination and gender: censuses 1930, 1949, 2001, 2011, 2022] (report with only the major subdivisions of religious denominations).</ref><ref>"Population by religion and gender according to the 2001, 2011 and 2022 censuses". Census Database (report with the detailed subdivisions of religious denominations).</ref>	0.03%	9,603,634	2022
South Asia	India	1,053,000,000	79.8%<ref>Chowdhury, Sagnik; Ghosh, Abantika; Tewari, Ruhi (24 January 2015). "Census 2011: Hindus dip to below 80 per cent of population; Muslim share up, slows down". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2015.</ref><ref>S, Rukmini; Singh, Vijaita (25 August 2015). "Muslim population growth slows". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.</ref><ref>"C-1 Population By Religious Community". Census of India. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.</ref>	1,320,000,000	(2011 Census)
Southeast Asia	Indonesia	4,679,053<ref name="auto1">Kusnandar, Viva Budy (2022). "Sebanyak 86,93% Penduduk Indonesia Beragama Islam pada 31 Desember 2021". Databoks (in Bahasa Indonesia). Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.</ref>	1.71%<ref name="auto1"/>	273,873,000	2021
Middle East	Iran	20,000<ref name="PEW2" />	<0.1<ref name="PEW2" />	65,397,521
Western Europe	Ireland	14,300	0.30%<ref>"Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1" (PDF). RTÉ. Central Statistics Office, Ireland. April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	4,761,865	2016
Middle East	Israel	c.500–1,400	0.01%<ref>"National Profiles". the ARDA.</ref>	9,412,850	2020
Western Europe	Italy	108,950	0.2% (approx)<ref>"Italy". International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, United States Department of State. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	60,418,000
Caribbean	Jamaica	1,836	0.07%<ref>Chisholm, Clinton (4 November 2012). "Religion and the 2011 census". Jamaica Gleaner. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2015.</ref>	2,780,132
East Asia	Japan	30,000<ref name="PEW2" />	<0.1<ref name="PEW2" />	127,433,494
Middle East	Jordan	10,185	0.1<ref>"Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.</ref>	10,185,500	2020
Central Asia	Kazakhstan	1,878	0.01%<ref>"National Profiles". thearda.com.</ref>	18,632,000	2020
East Africa	Kenya	60,000<ref name="PEW2" />	0.1%<ref name="PEW2" />	37,000,000
East Asia	Korea, South	12,452	0.015% (approx)	49,044,790
Middle East	Kuwait	300,667	12%<ref>"Kuwait". International Religious Freedom Report 2006. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, United States Department of State. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	2,505,559
Eastern Europe	Latvia	179	0.012%<ref>"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)</ref>	1,481,823
Middle East	Lebanon	4,926	0.1% (approx)<ref>"Lebanon". Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	4,925,502
Eastern Europe	Lithuania	344	0.01%<ref>"GYVENTOJAI PAGAL TAUTYBĘ, GIMTĄJĄ KALBĄ IR TIKYBĄ" [POPULATION BY NATIONALITY, NATIVE LANGUAGE AND RELIGION] (PDF). osp.stat.gov.lt (in lietuvių). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	2,561,000
Southern Africa	Lesotho	2,125	0.1% (approx)<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref><ref>"Lesotho". 19 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	2,125,262
West Africa	Liberia	3,196	0.1% (approx)<ref>"Liberia". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	3,195,931
North Africa	Libya	6,037	0.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.</ref><ref>"Libya". 19 September 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	6,036,914
Western Europe	Luxembourg	336	0.07% (approx)<ref>"Sorry for the inconvenience". indembassy.be. Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2007.</ref>	480,222
Southern Africa	Madagascar	19,449	0.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.</ref><ref>Madagascar<!-- Bot generated title --> Archived copy at the Library of Congress (23 January 2012).</ref>	19,448,815
Southern Africa	Malawi	2,721 – 2,726	0.02%<ref>"Country Profile: Malawi (Republic of Malawi)". Religious Intelligence. Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 0.2%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref>	13,603,181
Southeast Asia	Malaysia	1,949,850	6.3%<ref>"The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.</ref><ref>"Malaysia". Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	30,949,962
Caribbean	Template:Country data Martinique Martinique	1,317	0.3%<ref>"MIDDLE AMERICA & CARIBBEAN MARTINIQUE" (PDF). www.worldmap.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	439,202
South Asia	Maldives	37	0.01%<ref>"Country Profile: Maldives (Republic of Maldives)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref>	369,031
Southern Africa	Mauritius	474,000	39%<ref name="2022 Census Religion" />	1,261,000	2022
Eastern Europe	Moldova	433	0.01% (approx)<ref>"Moldova". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	3,200,000
North Africa	Morocco	200	0.0006<ref>"India–Morocco Relations". Ministry of External Affairs of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.</ref>	32,781,860	2011
Southern Africa	Mozambique	10,453 – 41,811	0.05%<ref>"Country Profile: Mozambique (Republic of Mozambique)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 0.2%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref>	20,905,585
Southeast Asia	Myanmar	ReliefWeb"]. reliefweb.int. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref>	ReliefWeb"]. reliefweb.int. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.</ref>	50,279,900<ref name="BurmaCen2014">"The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census" (PDF). Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, MYANMAR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.</ref>	2014
South Asia	Nepal	23,677,744	81.19%<ref>"National Population and Housing Census 2021 National Report" (PDF). censusnepal.cbs.gov.np. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	29,164,578<ref>"Nepal makes public final data of 12th national census". kathmandupost.com. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.</ref>	2021
Western Europe	Netherlands	96,110 – 200,000	0.58%<ref>"Netherlands". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref> – 1.20%<ref>van de Donk et al. (2006), p. 91</ref>	16,570,613
Oceania	New Zealand	144,753	Stats NZ"]. www.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2024.</ref>	4,115,771
Western Europe	Norway	23,140	0.5%	4,627,926
Middle East	Oman	96,147 – 182,679	3%<ref>"Country Profile: Oman (Sultanate of Oman)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 5.7%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.</ref>	3,204,897
South Asia	Pakistan	5,217,216	2.17%<ref>"Religious Demographics of Pakistan" (PDF). Archived from the original on 6 April 2023.</ref>	240,458,089	2023
Central America	Panama	9,726	0.3%<ref>"Country Profile: Panama (Republic of Panama)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref><ref>"Panama". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	3,242,173
Southeast Asia	Philippines	32,711<ref name="auto2"/>	<0.1%<ref name="auto2"/>	102,000,000<ref>"Philippines, Religion And Social Profile". thearda.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.</ref><ref name="census1">Projected Population as of May 6, 2013, PH: Commission on Population, 6 May 2013, archived from the original on 3 April 2019, retrieved 12 September 2013</ref>
Western Europe	Portugal	7,396	0.07%	10,642,836
Central Europe	Poland	2,421	0.008%<ref>"Główny Urząd Statystyczny / Obszary tematyczne / Roczniki statystyczne / Roczniki Statystyczne / Rocznik Statystyczny Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2022" [Central Statistical Office / Thematic areas / Statistical yearbooks / Statistical yearbooks / Statistical yearbook of the Republic of Poland 2022]. stat.gov.pl (in polski). Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	30,575,000
Caribbean	Puerto Rico	3,550	0.09%<ref>"Country Profile: Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref>	3,944,259
Middle East	Qatar	422,118	15.1%<ref>"Population By Religion, Gender And Municipality March 2020". Qatar Statistics Authority.</ref>	2,795,484<ref name=qsa-Aug13>"Population structure". Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.</ref>	2020
East Africa	Template:Country data Réunion Réunion	55,409	6.7%<ref>"Country Profile: Reunion (Department of Reunion)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref>	927,000
Eastern Europe	Russia	143,000	0.1%<ref name="Are naAtlas">Arena – Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia Archived 6 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Sreda.org</ref>	141,377,752
Oceania	Samoa	38	0.02% (approx)	187,429
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	860	1.82%<ref>"Population by Religious Belief, 2011". Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2021.</ref>	47,195	2011
Middle East	Saudi Arabia	303,611	0.6%<ref>"Country Profile: Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 1.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref>	27,601,038
East Africa	Seychelles	5,508	5.4%<ref>"Seychelles Population and Housing Census 2022". National Bureau of Statistics Seychelles. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.</ref><ref>"Population and Housing Census 2010 Report" (PDF). 14 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2014.</ref>	102,812	2022
West Africa	Sierra Leone	2,458 – 6,145	0.04%<ref>"Country Profile: Sierra Leone (Republic of Sierra Leone)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 0.1%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.</ref>	6,144,562
Southeast Asia	Singapore	280,000	5.0%<ref>"The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.</ref><ref>"Singapore". Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	5,600,000	2011
Central Europe	Slovakia	5,448	0.1% (approx)<br />	5,447,502
Central Europe	Slovenia	500	0.025% (approx)<br />	2,009,245
Eastern Africa	Somalia	8,278	0.06%<ref>"Somalia, Religion And Social Profile". thearda.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2022.</ref>	13,797,204	2015
Southern Africa	South Africa	505,000	0.9%<ref><!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->. "The most popular religions in South Africa". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref>-1.1%<ref name="PEW2" />	49,991,300
Western Europe	Spain	75,000	0.11%<ref>"Ramchandani asiste en Pamplona al congreso internacional sobre minorías religiosas en España & La verdad de ceuta;". 10 March 2024.</ref>	48,692,804	2024
South Asia	Sri Lanka	2,671,000	12.6%<ref>"Census of Population and Housing 2011". statistics.gov.lk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2015.</ref>	21,200,000	2011
South America and Caribbean	Suriname	120,623 – 128,995	22.3%<ref name="CENSUS2012">2012 Suriname Census Definitive Results Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek – Suriname.</ref> – 27.4%<ref>"The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.</ref>	470,784
Southern Africa	Eswatini	1,700 – 2,266	0.15%<ref>"Country Profile: Swaziland (Kingdom of Swaziland)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref> – 0.2%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 6 November 2007.</ref>	1,133,066
Western Europe	Sweden	7,044 – 10,837	0.078% – 0.12%<ref>"Sweden". Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	9,031,088
Western Europe	Switzerland	28,708-50,000<ref>"Hinduism in Switzerland". SCHWEIZERISCHER DACHVERBAND FÜR HINDUISMUS. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref><ref>"Feature: The Hindu Diaspora within Continental Europe – Hinduism Today".</ref>	Bundesamt für Statistik"] [An error has occurred... | Federal Office for statistics] (PDF). www.bfs.admin.ch (in Deutsch). Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref><ref>"Swiss Tamils look to preserve their culture". Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2007.</ref>-0.6%<ref>statistique, Office fédéral de la. "Religions". bfs.admin.ch. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.</ref>	7,554,661
East Africa	Tanzania	50,000<ref name="pewforum.org">Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers Archived 9 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine Pew Research Center (2012)</ref>	0.11%<ref name="pewforum.org"/>	39,384,223
Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago	240,100	18.2%<ref>"The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 19 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.</ref><ref>"Trinidad and Tobago". Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref><ref>"Trinidad and Tobago". Archived from the original on 17 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	1,056,608	2011
Southeast Asia	Thailand	65,000	0.1%<ref>"Thailand". Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	65,068,149
Oceania	Tonga	100	0.1%<ref>"Tonga Statistics Department &#124; The official statistics provider for Tonga". Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2020.</ref>	103,043
North Africa	Tunisia	120	0.001%<ref name="MEATunis">"India – Tunisia Bilateral Relations" (PDF). Ministry of External Affairs. Embassy of India, Tunis. December 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2016.</ref>	11,303,942	2016
Middle East	Turkey	843	0.001%<ref name="thearda.com">The ARDA website, retrieved 2024-04-29</ref>	83,614,362	2020
Eastern Europe	Ukraine	42,386	0.1%<ref>"ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕЛІГІЙНОГО І ЦЕРКОВНО-РЕЛІГІЙНОГО САМОВИЗНАЧЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ГРОМАДЯН: ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ 2010-2018рр" [FEATURES OF RELIGIOUS AND CHURCH-RELIGIOUS SELF-DETERMINATION OF UKRAINIAN CITIZENS: TRENDS 2010-2018] (PDF). Razumkov Center (in українська). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	42,386,400
East Africa	Uganda	100,000<ref name="Center"/>	0.3%<ref name="Center"/>	38,225,447
Middle East	United Arab Emirates	490,000	Data"]. World Bank Open Data. Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	9,682,000
Western Europe	United Kingdom	1,020,000	1.7%<ref>"The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.</ref><ref>"United Kingdom". Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2019.</ref>	60,776,238	2017
North America	United States	3,338,210	1.0%<ref>"US States by Population of Hindus". 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.</ref>	332,000,000	2020
Caribbean	Template:Country data United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands	528	1.9%<ref>"Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2023.</ref>	28,054
Central Asia	Uzbekistan	895<ref name="thearda.com"/>	0.0025%	34,558,900	2020
Southeast Asia	Vietnam	70,000	0.07%	85,262,356
Middle East	Yemen	155,614	0.7%<ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref>	22,230,531
Southern Africa	Zambia	16,068	0.14%<ref>"Country Profile: Zambia (Republic of Zambia)". Retrieved 14 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)</ref><ref>"Religious Freedom Page<!-- Bot generated title -->". Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.</ref>	11,477,447
Southern Africa	Zimbabwe	3,000	0.02%	12,311,143
Total		1,120,000,000	14.9%<ref>Fahmy, Conrad Hackett, Marcin Stonawski, Yunping Tong, Stephanie Kramer, Anne Shi and Dalia (9 June 2025). "How the Global Religious Landscape Changed From 2010 to 2020". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 24 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref>	7,500,000,000

By region

These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, in the 4th column, is the percentage of the population that is Hindu in a specific region (Hindus in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Hindu percentage compared to the total Hindu population of the world (Hindus in the region * 100/total Hindu population of the world). The historical development of Hinduism in India and Nepal continues to influence how the religion is viewed and practiced globally. Williams and Moktan note that political and cultural traditions in these countries shape modern Hindu identity beyond South Asia <ref>Williams, R.; Moktan, S. (29 July 2019). "Hinduism: India, Nepal, and Beyond". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.</ref>

(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not the Middle East).

Hinduism in Africa

Region	Total Population	Hindus	% of Hindus	% of Hindu total
Central Africa	193,121,055	N/A	N/A	N/A
East Africa	193,741,900	667,694	0.345%	0.071%
North Africa	202,151,323	5,765	0.003%	0.001%
Southern Africa	137,092,019	1,269,844	0.926%	0.135%
West Africa	268,997,245	70,402	0.026%	0.007%
Total	885,103,542	2,013,705	0.225%	0.213%

Hinduism in Asia

Region	Total Population	Hindus	% of Hindus	% of Hindu total
Central Asia	92,019,166	149,644	0.163%	0.016%
East Asia	1,527,960,261	130,631	0.009%	0.014%
West Asia	274,775,527	3,187,673	1.5%	0.084%
South Asia	1,437,326,682	1,068,728,901	70.05%	98.475%
Southeast Asia	571,337,070	6,386,614	1.118%	0.677%
Total	3,903,418,706	1,074,728,901	26.01%	99.266%

Hinduism in Europe

Region	Total Population	Hindus	% of Hindus	% of Hindu total
Balkans	65,407,609	449	0.001%	0.001%
Central Europe	74,510,241	163	0%	0%
Eastern Europe	212,821,296	717,101	0.337%	0.076%
Western Europe	375,832,557	1,313,640	0.348%	0.138%
Total	728,571,703	2,030,904	0.278%	0.214%

Hinduism in the Americas

Region	Total Population	Hindus	% of Hindus	% of Hindu total
Caribbean	24,898,266	279,515	1.123%	0.030%
Central America	41,135,205	5,833	0.014%	0.006%
North America	446,088,748	2,131,127	0.478%	0.191%
South America	371,075,531	389,869	0.105%	0.041%
Total	883,197,750	2,806,344	0.281%	0.263%

Hinduism in Oceania

Region	Total Population	Hindus	% of Hindus	% of Hindu total
Oceania	38,552,683	791,615	2.053%	0.071%
Total	38,552,683	791,615	2.053%	0.071%

See also

• List of Hindu empires and dynasties
• List of religious populations
• Christianity by country
• Islam by country
• Ahmadiyya by country
• Jewish population by country
• Baháʼí Faith by country
• Buddhism by country
• Sikhism by country
• List of countries by irreligion