Most of the 25 million followers of

Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...

, the world's fifth-largest religion, live in the northern Indian state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...

, the only Sikh-majority

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on Earth, but

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

(20,833,116),

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(771,790),

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(520,092), the

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(~472,498), and

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(210,397), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), England (0.92%),https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/maps/choropleth/population?msoa=E02003689

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(0.87%), and Australia (0.83%). Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include

Punjab, India Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal ...

(Sikhs account for 58 percent of the population),

Chandigarh, India Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

(13.1 percent), British Columbia, Canada (5.9 percent),

Haryana, India Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ...

(4.9 percent),

Delhi, India Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

(3.4 percent), West Midlands, England (2.9 percent),

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(2.7 percent), Alberta, Canada (2.5 percent), Uttarakhand, India (2.3 percent), and

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(2.1 percent). Meanwhile, cities outside India with the largest Sikh populations are Brampton, Ontario, Canada (163,260), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (154,415), and

London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major se ...

(144,543).

Methodology

The figures on this list are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organisations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.

Historical Demographics

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.

Methodology

Historical Demographics

Countries

By subnational division

See also

Notes

References