Sikhism by country
Sikhism can be found predominantly in the Punjab state of India but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent, with the largest total emigrant population being in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. At 1.7% and 1.54% respectively, India and Canada have the largest proportional representation of Sikhs. Outside of India, Canada is home to the largest proportion of Sikhs worldwide, forming a majority of the Canadian population with Punjabi ancestry and a large proportion of those with Indian and South Asian ancestry. Further, there is a growing minority of Sikh converts of various origins.
Despite centuries of emigration and a large Punjabi diaspora, as of 2020, the majority of the world's 30 million Sikhs live in the Punjab region of India, where Sikhism traces its roots.[2]
Methodology
The figures on this list are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organisations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.
Countries
| Part of a series on |
| Sikhism |
|---|
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| Region | Country | No. of Sikhs | Sikh % | % of all Sikhs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Asia |  Afghanistan |
3,000 | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| South America |  Argentina |
300 | 0.001% | 0.001% |
| Oceania | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
125,904[3] | 0.54% | 0.52% |
| Central Europe |  Austria |
2,794[4] | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| South Asia |  Bangladesh |
23,000[5] | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Western Europe | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
10,000 | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| North America | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
468,670[6] | 1.40% | 1.96% |
| East Asia |  People's Republic of China |
7,500 | <0.01% | 0.03% |
| Northern Europe |  Denmark |
2,000[7] | 0.04% | <0.01% |
| Oceania |  Fiji |
2,577[8] | 0.3% | 0.01% |
| Western Europe |  France |
10,000 | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Central Europe |  Germany |
10,000–20,000[9] | 0.03% | 0.05–0.17% |
| Southern Europe |  Greece |
20,000[10] | 0.1% | 0.07% |
| Western Europe |  Iceland |
100 | 0.03% | <0.01% |
| South Asia |  India |
22,700,000[11] | 1.72% | 90.2% |
| Southeast Asia |  Indonesia |
15,000[12] | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Western Europe |  Ireland |
1,200[13] | 0.03% | <0.01% |
| Southern Europe |  Italy |
70,000[14] | 0.11% | 0.29% |
| East Asia |  Japan |
2,000 | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| East Asia |  South Korea |
2,000 | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Central Asia |  Kazakhstan |
800 | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| East Africa |  Kenya
|
50,000-100,000[1] | 0.64% | 0.21%-0.42% |
| Middle East |  Kuwait |
20,000[15] | 0.64% | 0.08% |
| Middle East |  Lebanon |
3,000 | 0.07% | 0.01% |
| Southern Africa |  Malawi |
3,000 | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Southeast Asia |  Malaysia |
100,000[16] | 0.37% | 0.42% |
| Southern Africa |  Mauritius |
37,700 | 0.3% | 0.16% |
| North America |  Mexico |
8,000 | <0.01% | 0.03% |
| South Asia |  Nepal |
5,890[17] | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| Western Europe |  Netherlands |
12,000 | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Oceania |  New Zealand |
40,908 | 0.43% | 0.04% |
| West Africa |  Niger |
3,000 | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| Northern Europe |  Norway |
5,000 | <0.01% | 0.02% |
| South Asia |  Pakistan |
50,000[18] | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Southeast Asia |  Philippines |
50,000[19][20] | 0.1% | 0.09% |
| Southeast Asia |  Thailand |
70,000[21] | 0.1% | 0.29% |
| Western Europe |  United Kingdom |
853,000 | 0.68% | 1.8% |
| North America |  United States |
700,000[22] | 0.2% | 1.05% |
| Southern Africa |  Zambia |
3,000 | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| Total | 25,000,000 |
By region
These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, refers to the percentage of Sikhs in a region (Sikhs in the region/total population of the region). The last column shows the Sikh percentage compared to the total Sikh population of the world (Sikhs in the region/total Sikh population of the world).
| Region | Total population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Africa | 83,121,055 | 14,000 | 0.017% | 0.059% |
| East Africa | 193,741,900 | 50,000-100,000 | 0.0005% | 0.2% |
| North Africa | 202,151,323 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Southern Africa | 137,092,019 | 47,700 | 0.035% | 0.2% |
| West Africa | 268,997,245 | 3,000 | 0.0011% | 0.013% |
| Total | 885,103,542 | 64,700 | 0.0531% | 0.272% |
| Region | Total population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Asia | 92,019,166 | 800 | 0.0009% | 0.0034% |
| East Asia | 1,527,960,261 | 11,500 | 0.0008% | 0.05% |
| Middle East | 274,775,527 | 29,000 | 0.011% | 0.122% |
| South Asia | 1,437,326,682 | 21,533,890 | 1.5% | 90.5% |
| Southeast Asia | 571,337,070 | 276,600 | 0.05% | 1.162% |
| Total | 3,903,418,706 | 21,851,190 | 1.5627% | 91.8374% |
| Region | Total population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Europe | 74,510,241 | 15,294-43,294 | 0.021%-0.06% | 0.064%-0.2% |
| Eastern Europe | 212,821,296 | 5,000 | 0.00235% | 0.021% |
| Western Europe | 375,832,557 | 1,024,300 | 0.272% | 3.37% |
| Scandinavia | 25,310,130 | 8,000 - 9,500 | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Total | 728,571,703 | 1,099,294 - 1,127,794 | 0.26635% - 0.30535% | 3.485% - 3.621% |
| Region | Total population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean | 24,898,266 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Central America | 41,135,205 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| North America | 446,088,748 | 1,028,415 | 0.23054% | 3.88% |
| South America | 371,075,531 | 300 | 0.001% | 0.001% |
| Total | 883,197,750 | 1,028,715 | 0.1164% | 3.88% |
| Region | Total population | Sikhs | % of Sikhs | % of Sikh total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 36,659,000 | 149,771 | 0.409% | 0.623% |
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