It has been proven beyond doubt that the HINDU RELIGION is the oldest religion in this world, although it may not be the biggest religion, meaning having the largest follower of this religion in the world. But this religion is spread across the world, and you will find Hindus living in many countries of the world. Here is the list of countries where Hindus are present, the figures are based on the latest information available:
1 Ireland– No. of Hindus- 14300, about 0.3% of the population.
2 Zambia-No. of Hindus 16,068, about 0.14% of the population.
3 Ivory Coast-No. of Hindus 18,013, about 0.1% of the population.
4 Madagascar-No. of Hindus 19,149, about 0.1% of the population.
5 Iran– No. of Hindus- 20,600, about 0.1% of the population.
6 Norway-No. of Hindus-23,140, about 0.5% of the population.
7 Cuba-No. of Hindus- 23,627, about 0.21% of the population.
8 Japan– No. of Hindus- 30,300, about 0.1% of the population.
9 Mozambique– No. of Hindus- 40,611, about 0.2% of the population.
10 Cambodia– No. of Hindus-41,088, about 0.3% of the population
11 Ukraine– No. of Hindus- 42,386, about 0.1% of the population.
12 Switzerland– No. of Hindus -50,300, about 0.6% of the population.
13 Kenya– No. of Hindus- 60,000, about 0.1% of the population.
14 Thailand– No. of Hindus- 65,600, about 0.1% of the population.
15 Vietnam– No. of Hindus- 70,000, about 0.07% of the population.
16 Germany– No. of Hindus- 100,000, about o.12% of the population.
17 Congo– No. of Hindus- 118,650, about 0.18% of the population.
18 Italy– No. of Hindus- 108,950, about 0.2% of the population.
19 France– No. of Hindus- 124,000, about 0.2% of the population.
20 Zimbabwe– No. of Hindus- 123,110, about 1.0% of the population.
21 New Zealand– No. of Hindus- 123,635, about 2.63% of the population.
22 Suriname– No. of Hindus-128,995, about 27.4% of the population.
23 Russia– No. of Hindus -43,000, about 0.1% of the population.
24 Yemen– No. of Hindus- 157,610, about 0.7% of the population.
25 Oman-No. of Hindus-182,680, about 5.7% of the population.
26 Bhutan– No. of Hindus-185,900, about 22.6% of the population.
27 Guyana– No. of Hindus-190,100, about 24.9% of the population.
28 Netherlands– No. of Hindus- 200,000, about 1.2% of the population.
29 Tobago– No. of Hindus -40,100, about 22.5% of the population.
30 Fiji– No. of Hindus-275,600, about 27.9% of the population.
31 Singapore– No. of Hindus-280,000, about 5% of the population.
32 Kuwait– No. of Hindus- 300,670, about 12% of the population.
33 Saudi Arabia– No. of Hindus –303,600, about 1.1% of the population.
34 Tanzania– No. of Hindus -354,460, about 0.9% of the population.
35 Uganda– No. of Hindus – 355,000, about 0.93% of the population.
36 Qatar– No. of Hindus- 422,120, about 15.1% of the population.
37 U A E– No. of Hindus- 490,000, about 5.2% of the population.
38 South Africa– No. of Hindus-550,000, about 0.9% of the population.
39 Mauritius- No. of Hindus-670,000, about 50.7% of the population.
40 Australia-No. of Hindus-684,000, about 2.7% of the population.
41 Myanmar– No. of Hindus – 820,000, about 1.7% of the population.
42 Canada– No. of Hindus-828,000, about 2.3% of the population.
43 U K– No. of Hindus- 1,020,000, about 1.8% of the population.
44 Malaysia– No. of Hindus- 1,949,800, about 6.3% of the population.
45 Sri Lanka– No. of Hindus -2,671,000, about 12.60% of the population.
46 U S A– No. of Hindus- 3,338,200, about 1% of the population.
47 Pakistan– No. of Hindus- 4,444,870, about 2.14% of the population.
48 Bangladesh– No. of Hindus– 14,300,000, about 8.54% of the population.
49 Indonesia– No. of Hindus- 18,000,000, about 6.57% of the population.
50 Nepal– No. of Hindus-23,500,000, about 81.3% of the population.
Lastly in India, as per rough estimates, there are 1,053,000,000, which is roughly 80% of the population of the country.
There are many other countries, where Hindus have their presence, but their numbers are not very significant to form some percentage of the country’s population.
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Anil Malik
Mumbai, India
19th October 2023.