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Sikh diaspora and population centers as of 2004.
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Sikhism throughout the world can be found dominantly in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, but a significant Sikh community exists on every continent, with the largest emigrant population being Anglo-Indians in the United Kingdom.
| Region |
Country |
Sikhs |
% Sikh |
% of Sikhs |
| Asia - Middle East |
 Afghanistan (details) |
2,000[2] |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Oceania |
 Australia (details) |
50,000 |
0.22% |
0.21% |
| Europe - Central Europe |
 Austria (details) |
2,794 [3] |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Belgium (details) |
10,000 |
0.09% |
0.04% |
| Asia - Southeast Asia |
 Brunei (details) |
1,000 |
0.26% |
<0.01% |
| Asia - Southeast Asia |
 Burma (details) |
70,000 |
0.14 % |
0.29% |
| Americas - North America |
 Canada (details) |
415,000 |
1.25% |
1.74% |
| Asia - East Asia |
 People's Republic of China (details) |
7,500 |
<0.01% |
0.03% |
| Europe - Northern Europe |
 Denmark (details) |
700 |
0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Oceania - Melanesia |
 Fiji (details) |
4,674[4] |
0.55% |
0.02% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 France (details) |
10,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Europe - Central Europe |
 Germany (details) |
40,000 |
0.05% |
0.16% |
| Europe - Southern Europe |
 Greece (details) |
1,000[5] |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 Iceland (details) |
100 |
0.03% |
<0.01% |
| Asia - South Asia |
 India (details) |
21,500,000[6] |
1.90% |
90.2% |
| Asia - Middle East |
 Iran (details) |
6,000 |
0.01% |
0.03% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 Ireland (details) |
1,200[7] |
0.03% |
<0.01% |
| Europe - Southern Europe |
 Italy (details) |
70,000[8] |
0.11% |
0.29% |
| Asia - East Asia |
 Japan (details) |
2,000 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Asia - Central Asia |
 Kazakhstan (details) |
800 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Asia - Middle East |
 Kuwait (details) |
20,000[9] |
0.64% |
0.08% |
| Asia - Middle East |
 Lebanon (details) |
3,000 |
0.07% |
0.01% |
| Africa - Southern Africa |
 Malawi (details) |
3,000 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Asia - Southeast Asia |
 Malaysia (details) |
100,000[10] |
0.37 % |
0.42% |
| Africa - Southern Africa |
 Mauritius (details) |
37,700 |
0.3% |
0.16% |
| Americas - Central America |
 Mexico (details) |
8,000 |
<0.01% |
0.03% |
| Asia - South Asia |
 Nepal (details) |
5,890[11] |
0.02% |
0.02% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 Netherlands (details) |
12,000 |
0.07% |
0.06% |
| Oceania |
 New Zealand (details) |
9,507[12] |
0.22% |
0.04% |
| Africa - West Africa |
 Niger (details) |
3,000 |
0.02% |
0.01% |
| Europe - Northern Europe |
 Norway (details) |
5,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| Asia - South Asia |
 Pakistan (details) |
26,000[13] |
0.04 % |
0.11% |
| Asia - East Asia |
 Philippines (details) |
20,000 |
0.02% |
0.08% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 Portugal (details) |
9,000 |
0.08% |
0.04% |
| Asia - Central Asia |
 Russia (details) |
5,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| Asia - Southeast Asia |
 Singapore (details) |
15,000 |
0.32% |
0.06% |
| Africa - Southern Africa |
 South Africa (details) |
4,000 |
<0.01% |
0.02% |
| Asia - East Asia |
 South Korea (details) |
2,000 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 Spain (details) |
9,000 |
0.02% |
0.04% |
| Europe - Northern Europe |
 Sweden (details) |
1,000 - 1,500 |
0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Europe - Central Europe |
 Switzerland (details) |
500 |
<0.01% |
<0.01% |
| Africa - Central Africa |
 Tanzania (details) |
14,000 |
0.04% |
0.06% |
| Asia - Southeast Asia |
 Thailand (details) |
70,000[14] |
0.01 % |
0.29% |
| Europe - Western Europe |
 United Kingdom (details) |
750,000[15] [16] [17] |
1.24% |
3.14% |
| Americas - North America |
 United States (details) |
500,000 [18] |
0.13% |
2.1% |
| Africa - Southern Africa |
 Zambia (details) |
3,000 |
0.03% |
0.01% |
| Total - 23,830,615 (assuming 1,250 Sikhs in Sweden) |
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