Sikhism by country

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Sikhism maps Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India (20,833,116), Canada (~771,800), England (~520,100), the United States (~280,000),Template:Refn Italy (~220,000), and Australia (~210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), New Zealand (1.07%), Cyprus (~1.1%) England (0.92%), and Australia (0.83%).

Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India (Sikhs account for 58% of the population), Chandigarh, India (13.1%), British Columbia, Canada (5.9%), Haryana, India (4.9%), Delhi, India (3.4%), West Midlands, England (2.9%), Manitoba, Canada (2.7%), Alberta, Canada (2.5%), Uttarakhand, India (2.3%), and Ontario, Canada (2.1%). Meanwhile, cities outside India with the largest Sikh populations are Brampton, Ontario, Canada (163,260), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (154,415), and London, England (144,543).

At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most populated Sikh district or county. Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool) even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.

By country

The figures on the table below are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organizations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.Template:Table alignment

Sikhs and Sikhism by country

Country	No. of Sikhs	Sikh %	% of all Sikhs	Year
Template:Flagicon Afghanistan *				2022
Template:Flagicon Argentina *				2012
Template:Flagicon Austria *				2020
Template:Flagicon Australia *				2021 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Bangladesh *				2012
Template:Flagicon Belgium *				2020
Template:Flagicon Brazil *				2018
Template:Flagicon Canada *				2021 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Cyprus *	2,260	0.24%		2021
Template:Flagicon Denmark *				2019
Template:Flagicon Fiji *				2007
Template:Flagicon France *				2017
Template:Flagicon Georgia *				2018
Template:Flagicon Germany *				2017
Template:Flagicon Greece *				2015
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong *				2021
Template:Flagicon Iceland				2013
Template:Flagicon India *				2011 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Indonesia *				2009
Template:Flagicon Ireland *				2022 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Italy *				2022Template:Refn
Template:Flagicon Kenya				2013
Template:Flagicon Kuwait				2021
Template:Flagicon Malaysia *				2016
Template:Flagicon Nepal *				2011 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Netherlands *				2022
Template:Flagicon New Zealand *				2023 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Norway *				2020
Template:Flagicon Oman				2020
Template:Flagicon Pakistan *				2023 (Census)
Template:Flagicon Panama *				2020
Template:Flagicon Philippines				2020
Template:Flagicon Portugal *				2020
Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia				2021
Template:Flagicon Singapore *				2020
Template:Flagicon South Africa *		0.02%	0.04%	2020
Template:Flagicon Spain *				2020
Template:Flagicon Sweden *				2020
Template:Flagicon Thailand *				2005
Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago *				2022
Template:Flagicon Uganda				2021
Template:Flagicon United Arab Emirates *				2022
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom *				2021 (Census)
Template:Flagicon United States *				2021Template:Refn
Total	Template:Efn

Census Data

As a religious minority, Sikhs have fought long and hard to get official status and to be counted in many countries across the world. Through the efforts of Sikh organisations and communities in their respective countries, there is now readily available population data on Sikhs as part of the census in the following territories: Template:Table alignment

Official statistics do not count unregistered arrivals or those who have not completed the census or surveys. However, they do provide for a much more accurate depiction of Sikh communities as opposed to estimates from various Sikh organisations whose estimates can vary vastly with no statistically valuable source. Thus, official statistics and census data is highly important and Sikh communities continue to push for census inclusion in many countries where they are still not counted. Template:Table alignment

Country	Born in Country		Born Overseas		Data
	Total	%	Total	%
Template:Flagicon England	296,673	57.0%	223,419	43.0%	2021
Template:Flagicon Canada	236,400	30.6%	535,390	69.4%	2021
Template:Flagicon Australia	51,939	24.9%	157,940	75.1%	2021
Template:Flagicon Singapore	8,369	69.5%	3,682	30.5%	2020
Template:Flagicon Wales	2,431	60.1%	1,617	39.9%	2021
Template:Flagicon Cyprus	56	2.5%	2,204	97.5%	2021

Canada has the largest Sikh population outside India, this is largely due to those born overseas outside Canada numbering 500,000+. Whilst England ranks number 1 for having the largest number born in the diaspora.

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% Sikh by National Subdivision

Largest proportions and populations

Rank	Proportion		Population
	Country	Proportion	Country	Population
1	Canada	2.12%	India	23,786,000Template:Refn
2	India	1.72%Template:Refn	Canada	771,790
3	New Zealand	1.07%	United Kingdom	524,000
4	Australia	0.83%	United States	280,000Template:Refn
5	United Kingdom	0.80%	Australia	210,400
6	Oman	0.75%	Italy	210,000Template:Refn
7	United Arab Emirates	0.56%	Malaysia	100,000
8	Italy	0.37%Template:Refn	Thailand	70,000
9	Singapore	0.35%	New Zealand	53,406
10	Cyprus	0.24%	United Arab Emirates	52,000
11			Philippines	50,000
12			Oman	35,540
13			Portugal	35,000
14			France	30,000
15			Spain	26,000
16			Germany	25,000
17			Greece	20,000
18			Pakistan	15,998
19			Netherlands	15,000
20			Kuwait	15,000
21			Hong Kong	15,000
23			Singapore	12,051
24			Indonesia	10,000
25			Belgium	10,000
26			Austria	10,000

Historical Data

The Afghan Sikh population declined from between 200,000 and 500,000 (1.8% to 4.6% of the Afghan population) in the 1970s to 45 in 2022 following decades of conflict. Template:Table alignment

Sikhism by country (2001−2021)

Country	2021		2011		2001		Change (2011-2021)		Change (2001-2011)		Source
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	±	+%	±	+%
Template:Flagicon India			20,833,116		19,237,391				1,595,725
Template:Flagicon Canada	771,790		454,965		278,410		316,825		176,555
Template:Flagicon England	520,092		420,196		327,343		99,896		92,853
Template:Flagicon United States	269,986		189,242		119,740		80,744		69,502		Template:Refn
Template:Flagicon Australia	210,400		72,296		17,437		138,101		54,859
Template:Flagicon New Zealand	Template:Efn40,908		Template:Efn19,191		5,199		34,215		13,992
	4,208	0.08%	2,975	0.06%
Wales	4,048	0.13%	2,962	0.10%	2,015	0.07%	1,086		947
Nepal	1,496	0.01%	609	0.00%			887
Template:Flagicon Fiji	500	0.10%	Template:Efn2,540		Template:Efn3,067				-527
Northern Ireland	389	0.02%	216	0.01%	219	0.01%	173		-3

File:Sikh men in turbans sitting and standing on rocky bank with bags and supplies, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, April 1906 (AL+CA 7021).jpg

Depiction of early Sikh immigration to Canada (Whitehorse, Yukon). Circa 1906.

Other data

Administrative divisions

The following table will only list administrative divisions with 1,000 Sikhs or higher.Template:Table alignment

Sub-districts

Template:Pie chartA sub-district is a local administrative division known as different names in respective countries: called tehsils in India, electoral districts in Canada and wards in England. These are smaller than counties or districts and consist of neighbourhoods and suburbs. Newton, Surrey is the only Sikh majority sub-district outside India with Sikhs representing 51.5% of the population in 2021. There are however, a number of other neighbourhoods outside India where Sikhs form the largest group (plurality).

Neighbourhoods with Sikhs as Largest Group

Sub-district (neighbourhood)	Division	Nation	% Sikh
Newton - Surrey	British Columbia		51.5%
Blakenhall - Wolverhampton	West Midlands		40.7%
Brampton East - Peel	Ontario		40.4%
Southall Green - Ealing	London		36.8%
Heston West - Hounslow	London		31.8%
Lady Margaret - Ealing	London		28.2%
Pinkwell - Hillingdon	London		26.5%
Norwood Green - Ealing	London		26.2%

Municipalities

• Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is located in Delhi. India's capital and second-largest city with nearly 20 million inhabitants, Delhi was home to 570,581 Sikhs at the 2011 census, the largest municipal Sikh population in the world.
  Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is located in Delhi. India's capital and second-largest city with nearly 20 million inhabitants, Delhi was home to 570,581 Sikhs at the 2011 census, the largest municipal Sikh population in the world.
• Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar is located in Brampton, Ontario. Home to 163,260 Sikhs at the 2021 census, Brampton has the world's largest municipal Sikh population outside India.
  Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar is located in Brampton, Ontario. Home to 163,260 Sikhs at the 2021 census, Brampton has the world's largest municipal Sikh population outside India.
• Gurdwara Amb Sahib is located in Mohali, Punjab, the largest Sikh-majority city on Earth with a total population of 166,864 at the 2011 census.
  Gurdwara Amb Sahib is located in Mohali, Punjab, the largest Sikh-majority city on Earth with a total population of 166,864 at the 2011 census.

20 largest municipal Sikh populations

Municipality	Sikh population	Total population	Sikh proportion %	Largest religious group	Source
					Template:Flagicon Delhi	570,581	16,787,941		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Amritsar	556,431	1,159,227		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Ludhiana	465,393	1,618,879		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Jalandhar	185,869	868,929		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Patiala	178,336	446,246		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Brampton	163,260	650,165		Christian ()
Template:Flagicon Surrey	154,415	562,565		Christian ()
Template:Flagicon London	144,543	8,799,728		Christian ()
Template:Flagicon Chandigarh	138,329	1,055,450		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Bhatinda	100,139	446,246		Hindu ()
Template:Flagicon Mohali	85,983	166,864		Sikh ()
Template:Flagicon Melbourne	85,286	4,917,750		Christian ()
Template:Flagicon Moga	82,456	163,397		Sikh ()
Template:Flagicon Mumbai	60,759	12,442,373	0.49%	Hindu (65.99%)
Template:Flagicon Batala	59,996	156,619	37.82%	Hindu (56.00%)
Template:Flagicon Barnala	58,652	116,449	50.37%	Sikh (50.37%)
Template:Flagicon Khanna	52,240	128,137	40.77%	Hindu (56.41%)
Template:Flagicon Tarn Taran	50,583	66,847	75.67%	Sikh (75.67%)
Template:Flagicon Muktsar	49,934	116,747	42.77%	Hindu (55.56%)
Template:Flagicon Calgary	49,465	1,306,784	3.83%	Christian (44.53%)

See also

• Sikh diaspora
• Punjabis

• List of religious populations