Demographics
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Hinduism by country
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Africa
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Algeria • Botswana • Cape Verde • Comoros • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Ghana • Kenya • Libya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Nigeria • Sudan • Tanzania • Togo • Uganda • Western Sahara • Zimbabwe
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Asia
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Afghanistan • Armenia • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Bhutan • Brunei • Burma • Cambodia • China • Cyprus • East Timor • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • North Korea • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Maldives • Malaysia • Mongolia • Nepal • Oman • Pakistan • Palestine • Philippines • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Singapore • Southeast Asia • Sri Lanka • Syria • Tajikistan • Thailand • Turkmenistan • UAE • Uzbekistan • Vietnam • Yemen
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Europe
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Armenia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Bosnia • Bulgaria • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • England • Estonia • Finland • France • Gibraltar • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Macedonia • Montenegro • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia • Serbia • Slovakia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Ukraine • United Kingdom •
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North America
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Anguilla • Bahamas • Belize • Canada • Cuba • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Mexico • Martinique • Panama • Puerto Rico • West Indies • Saint Lucia • United States •
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Oceania
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Australia • Fiji • Caledonia • New Zealand •
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South America
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Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Argentina • Ecuador • French Guiana • Guyana • Panama • Paraguay • Peru • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Uruguay •
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Hinduism is a major religion in India and, according to a 2001 census, Hinduism was followed by around 80.5% of the country's population of 1.21 billion (2012 estimate) (960 million adherents). Other significant populations are found in Nepal (23 million), Bangladesh (15 million) and the Indonesian island of Bali (3.3 million).
Countries with the greatest proportion of Hindus from Hinduism by country (as of 2008):
- Nepal 86.5%
- India 80.5%
- Mauritius 54%
- Guyana 28%
- Fiji 27.9%
- Bhutan 25%
- Trinidad and Tobago 22.5%
- Suriname 20%
- Sri Lanka 15%
- Bangladesh 9.6%
- Qatar 7.2%
- Réunion 6.7%
- Malaysia 6.3%
- Bahrain 6.25%
- Kuwait 6%
- United Arab Emirates 5%
- Singapore 4%
- Oman 3%
- Belize 2.3%
- Seychelles 2.1%
Demographically, Hinduism is the world's third largest religion, after Christianity and Islam.