Hindu Population Around the World

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world.

The subject 'Hinduism' is so vast and beyond the scope of including it in one or two articles. Because of its greatness and grand heritage, we can write to any extent about the religion, its features, Gods and rituals.

The data produce here is extracted from the report published by 'Pew Research Center' (PRC) titled "The Global  Religious Census-2010."

The peculiar features of the size and distribution of Hinduism are summarized below:

• The world population of Hindus are about 1 Billion (100 crores)
• It represents 15% of the global population
• More than 99% of Hindus are in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Less than 1% Hindus reside outside Asia-Pacific region.
• Though 99% Hindus live in the Asia-Pacific region, it is only 25% of the total population live in the region.
• 75% of the total population of Asia-Pacific region are non-Hindus.
• In the region of North America, Europe, Middle East-North Africa, Latin America-Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa, Hindus make up less than 1% of the general population.
• 94% of Hindus live in India.
• The Hindu population of India is nearly 1 Billion (973,750,000 to be precise and we Indians read it as Ninety Seven Crores Thirty Seven Lakhs and Fifty Thousand).
• The biggest population of Hindus outside India are in Nepal (2% of all Hindus) and Bangladesh (1%).
• The combined population of Hindus in Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan & Sri Lanka will come about 47,900,000 (Indians will read it 4 Crores and 79 Lakhs).
• Southern Asia (consisting of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan (Myanmar) , India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan & Sri Lanka) is accommodating about 99% of the world's Hindu population.
• Overall, an estimated 60% of South Asia's total population is Hindus.
• In three countries, Hindus form a majority: Nepal (81%), India (80%) and Mauritius (56%).
• The countries with largest percentage of Hindus are Nepal (81%). (India: 80%).
• 97% of all Hindus live in three countries: India, Nepal and Mauritius.

Word Hindu Population (Region-wise)

Region	Estimated 2010 Hindu Population	Estimated 2010 Total Population	% of Population, that is Hindu
Asia-Pacific	1,025,470,000	4,054,990,000	25.3%
North America	2,250,000	344,530,000	0.7
Middle East-North Africa	1,720,000	341,020,000	0.5
Sub-Saharan Africa	1,670,000	822,720,000	0.2
Europe	1,290,000	742,550,000	0.2
Latin America-Caribbean	660,000	590,080,000	0.1
World Total	1,033,070,000	6,895,890,000	15.0

How are Hindus lying scattered around the world? Is there a country wise data? Sure, it is here. Please see the following Table, which gives an exact answer to these questions.

10 Countries With The Largest Number of Hindus

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Country	Estimated 2010 Hindu Population	% of Population that is Hindu	% of World Hindu Population
INDIA	973,750,000	79.5%	94.3
NEPAL	24,170,000	80.7	2.3
BANGLADESH	13,520,000	9.1	1.3
INDONESIA	4,050,000	1.7	0.4
PAKISTAN	3,330,000	1.9	0.3
SRI LANKA	2,830,000	13.6	0.3
UNITED STATES	1,790,000	0.6	0.2
MALAYSIA	1,720,000	6.0	0.2
BURMA (MYANMAR)	820,000	1.7	0.1
UNITED KINGDOM	800,000	1.3	0.1
Sub Total for the 10 Countries	1,026,780,000	44.9	99.4
Sub total for Rest of the World	6,290,000	0.1	0.6
World Total	1,033,070,000	15.0	100.00

The World's Tallest Shiva-Shakti Statue, South Africa (Also called Ardha Nareeswara, half part of male and half part of female)

Source: Google Image

To make our study complete, let's also try to find where the concentration of Hindus top outside the Asia continent.

Hindus outside Asia (large concentration)

1. Fiji 34%
2. Guyana 35%
3. Mauritius 56%
4. Seychelles 2.1%
5. Jamaica (25,000 nos.)
6. Suriname 27.4%
7. Trinidad & Tobago 22.5%
8. United Kingdom 01%
9. South Africa