Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland
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Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
is a minority religion in Ireland, followed by 0.4% of the country's population. It is also the second fastest-growing religions by percentage in Ireland. Despite this, there are only a small number of recognised temples in the country.


Demographics

The 2016 Irish Census recorded 14,300 Hindu residents in
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, making up 0.30% of the population. According to
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, there were 20,000 (0.4%) Hindus in Ireland in 2020. In the 2016 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 34% to surpass 14000 people, even faster than Islam (29% increase over the same time period). Hinduism now makes up 0.3% of the population, growing 10-fold as a share of the population in 25 years (from the 1991 census to the 2016 census). Hinduism is now the 7th largest Religion, ahead of Pentecostal. According to the 2016 census, there are 87
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in Ireland, down from 91 Hare Krishna's in 2011 census.


Age and sex

Hindus are younger than the general population with an average age for men of 29.5 and for women 27.3 compared with 36.7 and 38.0 for the general population. There were 132 Hindu men for every 100 Hindu women in 2016, a ratio which has fallen from 157 per 100 ten years earlier. Material was copied from this source, which is available under
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Profession and Social class

Just over half (50.6%) of Hindus at work were in the broad occupational category 'professional'. Of all Hindus workers 15.0 per cent were programmers and software development professionals. Hindus (18.4%) were more concentrated in the higher social classes than the general population(8.1%) while 40.5 per cent lived in households classified to the managerial or technical class. Fewer relative numbers were found in the skilled manual, semi-skilled and unskilled occupations than for the general population (16.1% and 28.2% respectively).


Nationality and ethnicity

In all 41.7 per cent of Hindus were of Indian nationality. This was followed very closely by
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(41.6%),
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(6.9%) and Nepalese (3.0%). Of the Hindus with Irish nationality (5,676 persons), 35.1 per cent were born in Ireland. The census results show that 79.5 per cent of Hindus declared themselves to be of Asian (other than Chinese) ethnicity, compared with 80.4 per cent in 2011.


Hindu temples

The following is a list of known Hindu temples in the Republic of Ireland.


Donegal

Temples in
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: *Hindu Temple and Indian Community Centre,
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, Co. Donegal


Dublin

Temples in
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: * Nivedita House ( Ramakrishna Math and Mission),
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*Hare Krishna Cultural Centre (
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),
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1. *
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Temple,
Kingswood, Dublin Kingswood () is a suburban area in South Dublin, Ireland. It is close to the county town of Tallaght and Clondalkin. Location The area is bordered by the M50 motorway to the NE; the Belgard Road to the SW; N7 to the NW; Katherine Tynan Road t ...
24. *Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre Ireland Temple , Unit 2D, Sunbury Industrial Estate, Ballymount Rd Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.


Meath

Temples in Meath: *B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Sanstha,
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, County Meath.


See also

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Religion in the Republic of Ireland The predominant religion in the Republic of Ireland is Christianity, with the largest denomination being the Catholic Church. The Constitution of Ireland says that the state may not endorse any particular religion and guarantees freedom of relig ...
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Hinduism in Northern Ireland Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in Northern Ireland with over 2400 Hindus (up from 825 in 2001, a 188% increase) in the country, making up 0.13% (up from 0.05% in the 2001 census). There are currently 3 Mandirs in Belfast alone: Radha ...
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Hinduism in the United Kingdom Hinduism is the third largest religious group in the United Kingdom, after Christianity and Islam; the religion is followed by nearly 1.6% of the total population of the nation. Hindus had a presence in the United Kingdom since the early 19th c ...
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Hinduism in England Hinduism in England is the third largest religion in the country, with over 1,020,533 followers as of the 2021 Census. This represents over 1.5% of the English population, up from 1.1% the previous decade. Hindus are predominantly in the cities ...
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Hinduism in Scotland Hinduism is a minority religion in Scotland. The bulk of Scottish Hindus settled there in the second half of the 20th century. At the time of the 2001 UK Census, 5,600 people identified as Hindu, which equated to 0.1% of the Scottish population and ...
* Hinduism in Wales *
Hinduism in the West The reception of Hinduism in the Western world begins in the 19th century, at first at an academic level of religious studies and antiquarian interest in Sanskrit. Only after World War II does Hinduism acquire a presence as a religious mino ...
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Hindu eschatology Hindu eschatology is linked in the Hindu tradition to the figure of Kalki, or the tenth and last avatar of Vishnu names of the Supreme Being in Hinduism and before the age draws to a close, and Harihara simultaneously dissolves and regenerates t ...


References

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Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland Hinduism is a minority religion in Ireland, followed by 0.4% of the country's population. It is also the second fastest-growing religions by percentage in Ireland. Despite this, there are only a small number of recognised temples in the country. ...