Hinduism in New Zealand

Hinduism is one of the fastest growing religions in New Zealand. The number of Hindus has grown from 26,000 in 1996 to 39,627 in 2001. The recently conducted 2006 census showed the number of Hindus to be 64,557. The below image gives the details of 2001 census. (Note Percentage added over 100% due to more than one entry by mixed origin people.)


Hinduism by country

Africa

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

Asia

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

Europe

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 •

North America

Anguilla • Bahamas • Belize • Canada • Cuba • Dominican Republic • Grenada • Guadeloupe • Haiti • Jamaica • Mexico • Martinique • Panama • Puerto Rico • West Indies • Saint Lucia • United States •

Oceania

Australia • Fiji • Caledonia • New Zealand

South America

Argentina • Bolivia • Brazil • Chile • Argentina • Ecuador • French Guiana • Guyana • Panama • Paraguay • Peru • Suriname • Trinidad and Tobago • Uruguay •

The population of Hindus has grown by 61.8%.

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