Hindu Countries

Hinduism has over 1 billion devotees in the world (15% of world's population) with over 95% existing in India . Along with Buddhism (7.1%), Islam (23.2%) and Christianity (31.5%), Hinduism is 1 of the 4 major religions in the world by percentage of population.

Most Hindus are originated in Asian countries. The nations with more than 500,000 Hindu population and inhabitants include (in decreasing order) - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar, United Kingdom, South Africa, Mauritius, Fiji and Canada.

By total number of Hindu residents, India has the most Hindus. By percentage, Nepal has the highest majority of Hindu natives in the world followed by India and Mauritius. There are an approximate 60 to 70 million Hindus who stayed outside India in 2010. Only 3 states in the world, in 2010, had a majority of its residents as Hindus - Nepal, India and Mauritius.

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Sources used for the table below include adherents.com, the CIA World Factbook, the US State Department, Pew Research Center. and as identified.

S.N.	Country	Total Hindu	Hindu % of Population	Total Population	Region	Capital	Currency	Dialing Code
1	India	1,025,430,000	79.80%	1,285,000,000	South Asia	New Delhi	Indian rupee	+91
2	Nepal	23,410,450	81.30%	28,901,790	South Asia	Kathmandu	Nepalese rupee	+977
3	Bangladesh	13,500,000	8.54%	158,000,000	South Asia	Dhaka	Taka	+880
4	Indonesia	4,259,000	1.69%	252,000,000	Southeast Asia	Jakarta	Rupiah	+62
5	Pakistan	3,626,000	1.85%	196,000,000	South Asia	Islamabad	Pakistani Rupee	+92
6	Sri Lanka	2,554,000	12.60%	20,926,315	South Asia	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Sri Lankan rupee	+94
7	Malaysia	1,630,000	6.70%	28,401,017	Southeast Asia	Kuala Lumpur	Ringgit	+60
8	United States	1,610,000	0.5%	322,000,000	North America	Washington, D.C.	United States dollar	+1
9	Philippines	1,020,000	1.00%	102,000,000	Southeast Asia	Manila	Philippine Peso	+63
10	South Africa	959,000	1.90%	49,991,300	Southern Africa	Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)	South African rand	+27
11	United Arab Emirates	944,352	11% - 21.25%	4,444,011	Middle East	Abu Dhabi	UAE dirham	+971
12	Myanmar	893,000	1.50%	47,963,012	Southeast Asia	Naypyidaw	Kyat	+95
13	United Kingdom	832,000	1.70%	60,776,238	Western Europe	London	Pound sterling	+44
14	Mauritius	625,441	48.50%	1,250,882	Southern Africa	Port Louis	Mauritian rupee	+230
15	Canada	497,200	1.60%	33,390,141	North America	Ottawa	Canadian dollar	+1
16	Kenya	369,137	1.00%	36,913,721	East Africa	Nairobi	Kenyan shilling	+254
17	Tanzania	354,458	0.9%	39,384,223	East Africa	Dodoma	Tanzanian shilling	+255
18	Saudi Arabia	303,611	0.6% - 1.1%	27,601,038	Middle East	Riyadh	Saudi riyal	+966
19	Fiji	303,163	30% - 33%	918,675	Oceania	Suva	Fijian Dollar	+679
20	Kuwait	300,667	12.00%	2,505,559	Middle East	Kuwait City	Kuwaiti dinar	+965
21	Australia	276,000	1.28%	20,434,176	Oceania	Canberra	Australian Dollar	+61
22	Singapore	262,120	5.10%	4,553,009	Southeast Asia	Singapore City	Singapore dollar	+65
23	Guyana	253,801	28.3% - 33%	769,095	South America	Georgetown	Guyanese dollar	+592
24	Uganda	242,101	0.2% - 0.8%	30,262,610	East Africa	Kampala	Ugandan shilling	+256
25	Trinidad and Tobago	237,737	22.50%	1,056,608	Caribbean	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	+1 868
26	Netherlands	200,000	0.58% - 1.20%	16,570,613	Western Europe	Amsterdam(capital)	Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin	+31
27	Bhutan	185,700	25.00%	742,737	South Asia	Thimphu	Bhutanese ngultrum	+975
28	Oman	182,679	3% - 5.7%	3,204,897	Middle East	Muscat	Rial	+968
29	Yemen	155,614	0.7%	22,230,531	Middle East	Sana'a	Yemeni rial	+967
30	Suriname	128,995	20% - 27.4%	470,784	South America	Paramaribo	Surinamese dollar	+597
31	Zimbabwe	123,111	1.00%	12,311,143	Southern Africa	Harare	US dollar	+263
32	Democratic Republic of the Congo	118,353	0.18%	65,751,512	Central Africa	Kinshasa	Congolese franc	+243
33	Italy	108,950	0.2%	60,418,000	Western Europe	Rome	Euro	+39
34	Germany	98,057	0.119%	81,000,000	Western Europe	Berlin	Euro	+49
35	New Zealand	90,158	2.00%	4,115,771	Oceania	Wellington	New Zealand Dollar	+64
36	Qatar	65,320	7.20%	907,229	Middle East	Doha	Riyal	+974
37	France	63,718	0.1%	63,718,187	Western Europe	Paris	Euro, CFP franc	+33
38	Russia	60,792	0.043%	141,377,752	Eastern Europe	Moscow	Russian ruble	+7
39	Réunion	55,409	6.70%	827,000	East Africa	Saint-Denis	Euro	+262
40	Vietnam	50,305	0.059%	85,262,356	Southeast Asia	Hanoi	đồng	+84
41	Bahrain	44,286	6.25%	708,573	Middle East	Manama	Bahraini dinar	+973
42	Cambodia	41,988	0.3%	13,995,904	Southeast Asia	Phnom Penh	Riel	+855
43	Mozambique	41,811	0.05% - 0.2%	20,905,585	Southern Africa	Maputo	Mozambican metical	+258
44	Switzerland	28,708	0.38%	7,554,661	Western Europe	Bern / Berne	Swiss franc	+41
45	Cuba	23,927	0.21%	11,394,043	North America	Havana	Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso	+53
46	Norway	23,140	0.5%	4,627,926	Western Europe	Oslo	Norwegian krone	+47
47	Madagascar	19,449	0.1%	19,448,815	Southern Africa	Antananarivo	Malagasy ariary	+261
48	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	18,013	0.1%	18,013,409	West Africa	Yamoussoukro	CFA franc	+225
49	Zambia	16,068	0.14%	11,477,447	Southern Africa	Lusaka	Zambian kwacha	+260
50	Iran	13,079	0.02%	65,397,521	Middle East	Tehran	Rial	+98
51	South Korea	12,452	0.015%	49,044,790	East Asia	Seoul	South Korean won	+82
52	Ghana	11,466	0.05%	22,931,299	West Africa	Accra	Ghana cedi	+233
53	Sweden	10,837	0.078% - 0.12%	9,031,088	Western Europe	Stockholm	Swedish krona	+46
54	Ireland	10,688	0.23%	4,588,252	Western Europe	Dublin	Euro	+353
55	Panama	9,726	0.3%	3,242,173	Central America	Panama City	Panamanian balboa, United States dollar	+507
56	Colombia	8,876	0.02%	44,379,598	South America	Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá	Peso	+57
57	Burundi	8,391	0.1%	8,390,505	Central Africa	Bujumbura	Burundian franc	+257
58	Austria	8,200	0.1%	8,199,783	Central Europe	Vienna	Euro	+43
59	Portugal	7,396	0.07%	10,642,836	Western Europe	Lisbon	Euro	+351
60	Belize	6,771	2.30%	294,385	Central America	Belmopan	Belize dollar	+501
61	Israel	6,427	0.1%	6,426,679	Middle East	Jerusalem (proclaimed)	New Shekel	+972
62	Belgium	6,235	0.06%	10,392,226	Western Europe	Brussels	Euro	+32
63	Sierra Leone	6,145	0.04% - 0.1%	6,144,562	West Africa	Freetown	Leone	+232
64	Libya	6,037	0.1%	6,036,914	North Africa	Tripoli	Dinar	+218
65	Brazil	5,675	0.0029%	192,755,799	South America	Brasília	Real	+55
66	Denmark	5,468	0.1%	5,468,120	Western Europe	Copenhagen	Danish krone	+45
67	Slovakia	5,448	0.1%	5,447,502	Central Europe	Bratislava	Euro	+421
68	Japan	5,097	0.004%	127,433,494	East Asia	Tokyo	Yen	+81
69	Lebanon	4,926	0.1%	4,925,502	Middle East	Beirut	Lebanese pound	+961
70	Eritrea	4,907	0.1%	4,906,585	East Africa	Asmara	Nakfa	+291
71	Argentina	4,030	0.01%	40,301,927	South America	Buenos Aires	Peso	+54
72	Afghanistan	4,000	0.4%	31,889,923	South Asia	Kabul	Afghani	+93
73	Puerto Rico	3,550	0.09%	3,944,259	Caribbean	San Juan	United States dollar	+1 787 / 939
74	Liberia	3,196	0.1%	3,195,931	West Africa	Monrovia	Liberian dollar	+231
75	Botswana	3,086	0.17%	1,815,508	Southern Africa	Gaborone	Pula	+267
76	Thailand	2,928	0.1%	65,068,149	Southeast Asia	Bangkok	Baht	+66
77	Uzbekistan	2,778	0.01%	27,780,059	Central Asia	Tashkent	Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)	+998
78	Malawi	2,726	0.02% - 0.2%	13,603,181	Southern Africa	Lilongwe	Kwacha	+265
79	Swaziland	2,266	0.15% - 0.2%	1,133,066	Southern Africa	Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)	Lilangeni	+268
80	Seychelles	2,174	0.024	90,945	East Africa	Victoria	Seychellois rupee	+248
81	Lesotho	2,125	0.1%	2,125,262	Southern Africa	Maseru	Lesotho loti	+266
82	Jamaica	1,836	0.07%	2,780,132	Caribbean	Kingston	Jamaican dollar	+1 876
83	Hungary	1,767	0.02%	9,956,108	Central Europe	Budapest	Forint	+36
84	Comoros	711	0.1%	711,417	East Africa	Moroni	Comorian franc	+269
85	Grenada	630	0.7%	89,971	Caribbean	St. George's	East Caribbean dollar	+1 473
86	Finland	524	0.01%	5,238,460	Western Europe	Helsinki	Euro	+358
87	Slovenia	500	0.025%	2,009,245	Central Europe	Ljubljana	Euro	+386
88	Georgia	465	0.01%	4,646,003	Eastern Europe	Tbilisi / T'bilisi	Lari	+995
89	Croatia	449	0.01%	4,493,312	Balkans	Zagreb	Kuna	+385
90	Moldova	433	0.01%	3,200,000	Eastern Europe	Chișinău	Moldovan leu	+373
91	Antigua and Barbuda	379	0.4%	81,799	Caribbean	St. John's	East Caribbean dollar	+1 268
92	Andorra	342	0.4%	85,000	Europe	Andorra la Vella	Euro	+376
93	Luxembourg	336	0.07%	480,222	Western Europe	Luxembourg City	Euro	+352
94	Burkina Faso	150	0.001%	14,326,203	West Africa	Ouagadougou	CFA franc	+226
95	Dominica	145	0.2%	72,386	Caribbean	Roseau	East Caribbean dollar	+1 767
96	Estonia	142	0.01%	1,294,445	Eastern Europe	Tallinn	Euro	+372
97	Latvia	136	0.006%	2,259,810	Eastern Europe	Riga	Euro	+371
98	Brunei	131	0.035%	374,577	Southeast Asia	Bandar Seri Begawan	Brunei dollar	+673
99	Djibouti	99	0.02%	496,374	East Africa	Djibouti City	Djiboutian franc	+253
100	Anguilla	58	0.43%	13,452	Caribbean	The Valley	East Caribbean dollar	+1 264
101	Samoa	38	0.02%	187,429	Oceania	Apia	Samoan tālā	+685
102	Maldives	37	0.01%	369,031	South Asia	Malé	Maldivian rufiyaa	+960

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