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Hindu World Statistics: B. Aravindakshan, New York, August 28, 2014This article is a consolidation of data from many web sites and publications as of year 2012. Statistics of many countries are estimates based on community and Indian consulate reporting’s. Within the last 40 years the growth rate of Hindu population in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Canada are the highest in worldwide. Since year 1970 a self-commitment to Hinduism is seen all over USA, Europe and Canada. In recent years, several high profile Hindu temples are built in the United States, Canada and Europe by the migrant Hindus from India, Guyana, Sri Lanka, and Africa.
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Indian & Hindu DiasporaWorld Statistics
Hindu Population including migrant workersWorldwide, Year 2012
* Countries in red are estimates
Country Number of
Hindus
% of Hindus in
total Population
Afghanistan 127,560 0.4Argentina 4,030 0.01Australia 276,000 0.5Austria 8,200 1Bahrain 44,286 6.25Bangladesh * 18,665,594 12.4Belgium 6,235 0.06Belize 6,771 2.3Bhutan * 581,962 2Burundi 8,391 1Cambodia 41,988 0.3Canada 333,901 1Columbia 8,876 0.02Congo 118,353 0.18Cuba 23,927 0.21Cote d'Ivoire 18,103 0.1Denmark 5,468 0.1Fiji * 303,163 33France 63,718 0.1Germany 98,057 0.119Ghana 11,466 0.05Guyana * 253,801 33
India 1,010,023,827 80.2
Country Number of
Hindus
% of Hindus in
total Population
Indonesia 4,693,880 2Iran 13,079 0.02Ireland 10,688 0.23Israel 6,727 0.1Italy 108,950 2Japan 5,097 0.004Kenya 369,137 1Korea- South 12,542 0.015Kuwait 300,667 12Libya 6,037 0.1Madagascar 19,449 1Malaysia 1,630,000 7Mauritius * 625,441 Mozambique 41,811 0.2Myanmar 893,000 1.5Nepal * 23,410,450 Netherlands * 200,000 1.2New Zealand 41,158 1Norway 23,140 0.5Oman * 182,679 5.7Pakistan * 9,000,000 3.3Panama 9,726 0.3Philippines 110,000 0.2
Portugal 7,396 0.07
Country Number of
Hindus
% of Hindus in
total Population
Qatar 65,320 7.2Reunion 55,409 6.7Russia 60,792 0.043Saudi Arabia * 303,611 1.1Singapore 262,120 5.1Slovakia 5,448 0.1South Africa 959,000 1.9Sri Lanka * 3,138,947 12.1Surinam * 128,995 27.4Sweden 10,837 0.12Sweden 10,837 0.12Switzerland 28,708 0.38Tanzania 354,458 0.9Trinidad & Tobago 237,737 22.5Uganda * 242,101 0.8United Arab Emirates 944,352 21.25United Kingdom 832,000 1.7United States 1,204,560 0.4Vietnam 50,305 0.059Yemen 155,614 0.7Zambia 16,068 0.14Zimbabwe 123,111 0.1
All other countries* 1,855,297
TOTAL: 1,083,800,358
India 80. 20%Worldwide 19.80%
B. Aravindakshan, New York Source of Data: World Wide Web
*Estimates
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Number of Hindu Worship places and Temples
In the United States, year 2013
CANADA
Maha Ganapathi Temple, Flushing, NY Sri Meenakshi Temple, Houston, TX
Hindu Temple of AtlantaSri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh
Sri Vishnu Temple, Maryland/Wash-DC Sri Venkateswara Temple, Aurora, ILL
Malibu Hindu TempleLos Angeles, CA
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Bridgewater, NJ
Hindu Temple,Toronto, Canada
States
Alaska 1Arkansas 1Delaware 1Idaho 1Louisiana 1Nebraska 1Nevada 1New Mexico 1Rhode Island 1Connecticut 2Colorado 2Hawaii 2Kansas 2Kentucky 2Maine 2New Hampshire 2Oregon 2Utah 2West Virginia 2Tennessee 3Wisconsin 3Alabama 4Iowa 4Mississippi 4Missouri 4Minnesota 5Virginia 5Washington State 5North Carolina 7Georgia 9Maryland 9Ohio 9Arizona 10Indiana 10Michigan 12Pennsylvania 15New Jersey 16California 20Florida 20Illinois 26Massachusetts 30Texas 40New York 203
Total: 502
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State/Union Territory Total Population Hindu
Population
Proportion of Hindu
Population
India 1,028,610,328827,578,868 80.5%
Jammu & Kashmir 10,143,700 3,005,349 29.6%
Himachal Pradesh 6,077,900 5,800,222 95.4%
Punjab 24,358,999 8,997,942 36.9%
Chandigarh 900,635 707,978 78.6%
Uttaranchal 8,489,349 7,212,260 85.0%
Haryana 21,144,564 18,655,925 88.2%
Delhi 13,850,507 11,358,049 82.0%
Rajasthan 56,507,188 50,151,452 88.8%
Uttar Pradesh 166,197,921 133,979,263 80.6%
Bihar 82,998,509 69,076,919 83.2%
Sikkim 540,851 329,548 60.9%
Arunachal Pradesh 1,097,968 379,935 34.6%
Nagaland 1,990,036 153,162 7.7%
Manipur 2,166,788 996,894 46.0%
Mizoram 888,573 31,562 3.6%
Tripura 3,199,203 2,739,310 85.6%
Meghalaya 2,318,822 307,822 13.3%
Assam 26,655,528 17,296,455 64.9%
West Bengal 80,176,197 58,104,835 72.5%
Jharkhand 26,945,829 18,475,681 68.6%
Orissa 36,804,660 34,726,129 94.4%
Chhattisgarh 20,833,803 19,729,670 94.7%
Madhya Pradesh 60,348,023 55,004,675 91.1%
Gujarat 50,671,017 45,143,074 89.1%
Daman & Diu 158,204 141,901 89.7%
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 220,490 206,203 93.5%
Maharashtra 96,878,627 77,859,385 80.4%
Andhra Pradesh 76,210,007 67,836,651 89.0%
Karnataka 52,850,562 44,321,279 83.9%
Goa 1,347,668 886,551 65.8%
Lakshadweep 60,650 2221 4.0%
Kerala 31,841,374 17,883,449 56.2
Tamil Nadu 62,405,679 54,985,079 88.1
Andaman & Nicobar 356,152 246,589 69.2
HinduPopulation in
INDIA,Year 2012
Source of data: World Wide Web, May 2012
