Indian diaspora

Ethnic group Flag of IndiaTotal populationc. ~37 million (2026 est.)Regions with significant populations United States5,160,203 UAE4,425,144 Saudi Arabia1,884,476–2,594,947 Malaysia2,019,600 Myanmar2,009,207 United Kingdom1,927,150 Canada1,858,755 South Africa1,697,506 Kuwait1,152,175 Oman680,000–1,375,667 Singapore812,000 Mauritius804,500–894,500 Sri Lanka802,323 Australia750,000–845,800 Qatar691,000 Trinidad and Tobago468,524 Nepal426,941 Bahrain326,658 Germany301,000 Guyana299,382–315,873 Fiji313,798–315,198 Réunion (Overseas France)297,300 New Zealand292,092 Suriname148,443 Indonesia7,251 Philippines70,000 Jamaica91,246–101,100 Kenya80,000–100,000 Tanzania60,000 Spain57,000 Japan66,974 Brazil27,432LanguagesHindustani ~43.3%Malayalam ~19.6%Tamil ~12.3%Punjabi ~9.7%Telugu ~5.6%Bengali ~3.1%Gujarati ~2.3%Marathi ~2.2%Kannada ~1.8%Others(2017 est.)ReligionHinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Islam, Baháʼí, Judaism Indian diaspora (ISO: Bhāratīya Pravāsī), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and People of Indian Origin (PIOs), are people of Indian descent who reside or originate outside of India, forming a part of the larger