Country rankings
Hindu Countries
India has the highest Hindu Population in 2020 (1.1B), followed by Nepal (28.6M) and Bangladesh (13.8M). Vatican City has the lowest (5,000).
225 of 235 countries
Hindu Population, 2020
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 225 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
5,000
Middle half 5K – 10K
Average
5.2M
225 countries
Highest
1.1B
India
Lowest
5,000
Vatican City
Over time · 2020–2050
The top 5 in 2020, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- India
- Nepal
- Bangladesh
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
Data
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225 countries · # = rank by Hindu Population
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 1.1B | 78.9% |
| 2 |  Nepal | 28.6M | 80.6% |
| 3 |  Bangladesh | 13.8M | 8.2% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | 4.2M | 1.6% |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 4M | 1.9% |
| 6 |  Sri Lanka | 3.1M | 13.7% |
| 7 |  United States | 2.5M | 0.5% |
| 8 |  Malaysia | 1.9M | 5.8% |
| 9 |  United Kingdom | 1M | 1.6% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | 660K | 7.7% |
| 11 |  Mauritius | 640K | 48.4% |
| 12 |  Canada | 610K | 1.7% |
| 13 |  South Africa | 540K | 1% |
| 14 |  Saudi Arabia | 440K | 1.3% |
| 15 |  Australia | 410K | 1.7% |
| 16 |  Singapore | 380K | 6.5% |
| 17 |  Qatar | 360K | 15.9% |
| 18 |  Kuwait | 330K | 9.9% |
| 19 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 310K | 22.3% |
| 20 |  Fiji | 270K | 27.9% |
| 21 |  Yemen | 200K | 0.5% |
| 21 |  Guyana | 200K | 23.3% |
| 23 |  Oman | 190K | 5.7% |
| 23 |  Bhutan | 190K | 22.5% |
| 25 |  Bahrain | 150K | 10.2% |
| 26 |  Italy | 140K | 0.5% |
| 26 |  Uganda | 140K | 0.5% |
| 28 |  New Zealand | 120K | 2.5% |
| 29 |  Suriname | 110K | 18.8% |
| 30 |  Netherlands | 100K | 0.5% |
| 31 |  Germany | 80K | 0.5% |
| 31 |  Thailand | 80K | 0.5% |
| 33 |  Kenya | 70K | 0.5% |
| 34 |  Russia | 60K | 0.5% |
| 35 |  Tanzania | 50K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  Japan | 40K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  DR Congo | 40K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  France | 40K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  Spain | 40K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  Switzerland | 40K | 0.5% |
| 36 |  Reunion | 40K | 4.5% |
| 42 |  China | 30K | 0.5% |
| 42 |  Ukraine | 30K | 0.5% |
| 42 |  Sweden | 30K | 0.5% |
| 42 |  Hong Kong | 30K | 0.5% |
| 42 |  Denmark | 30K | 0.5% |
| 42 |  Norway | 30K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Iran | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  South Korea | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Madagascar | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Zambia | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Cuba | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Greece | 20K | 0.5% |
| 48 |  Ireland | 20K | 0.5% |
| 55 |  Afghanistan | 10K | 0.5% |
| 55 |  Mozambique | 10K | 0.5% |
| 55 |  Malawi | 10K | 0.5% |
| 55 |  Belgium | 10K | 0.5% |
| 55 |  Jordan | 10K | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Nigeria | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Brazil | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Ethiopia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Mexico | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Egypt | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Philippines | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Vietnam | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Turkey | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Colombia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Sudan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Algeria | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Iraq | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Argentina | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Angola | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Morocco | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Poland | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Uzbekistan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Ghana | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Peru | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Ivory Coast | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cameroon | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Niger | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Venezuela | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  North Korea | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Syria | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Mali | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Burkina Faso | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Taiwan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Chad | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Kazakhstan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Somalia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Chile | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Senegal | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Guatemala | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Romania | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Ecuador | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cambodia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Zimbabwe | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Guinea | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Benin | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Rwanda | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Burundi | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Bolivia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  South Sudan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Tunisia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Haiti | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Dominican Republic | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Honduras | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Tajikistan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Papua New Guinea | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Czechia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Azerbaijan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Portugal | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Togo | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Israel | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Hungary | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Austria | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Sierra Leone | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Belarus | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Laos | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Turkmenistan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Libya | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Kyrgyzstan | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Nicaragua | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Paraguay | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Bulgaria | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Serbia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Republic of the Congo | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  El Salvador | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Lebanon | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Liberia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Central African Republic | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Palestine | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Finland | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Mauritania | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Slovakia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Costa Rica | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Panama | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Croatia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Georgia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Eritrea | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Mongolia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Uruguay | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Puerto Rico | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Namibia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Moldova | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Armenia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Gambia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Jamaica | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Lithuania | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Albania | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Gabon | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Botswana | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Lesotho | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Guinea-Bissau | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Slovenia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Equatorial Guinea | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Latvia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  North Macedonia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Timor-Leste | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cyprus | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Estonia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Djibouti | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Comoros | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Solomon Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Macau | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Luxembourg | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Montenegro | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Western Sahara | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Malta | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Maldives | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cape Verde | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Brunei | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Belize | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Bahamas | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Iceland | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Guadeloupe | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Mayotte | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Vanuatu | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Martinique | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  French Guiana | 5,000 | 1.4% |
| 60 |  New Caledonia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  French Polynesia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Barbados | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Samoa | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Curacao | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Saint Lucia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Guam | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Kiribati | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Seychelles | 5,000 | 2.1% |
| 60 |  Grenada | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Micronesia | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Aruba | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Tonga | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,000 | 3.4% |
| 60 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Isle of Man | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Andorra | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cayman Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Dominica | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Bermuda | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Greenland | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,000 | 1.5% |
| 60 |  American Samoa | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Sint Maarten | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Gibraltar | 5,000 | 1.8% |
| 60 |  Liechtenstein | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  British Virgin Islands | 5,000 | 1.2% |
| 60 |  Monaco | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Marshall Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  San Marino | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Palau | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Anguilla | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Cook Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Nauru | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Wallis and Futuna | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Tuvalu | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Montserrat | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Falkland Islands | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Tokelau | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Niue | 5,000 | 0.5% |
| 60 |  Vatican City | 5,000 | 0.5% |
What correlates with Hindu Population (2020)?
Pearson r against 1,291 other country metrics sharing at least 135 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Hindu Population?
- India has the highest Hindu Population in 2020, at 1.1B, followed by Nepal (28.6M) and Bangladesh (13.8M).
- Which country has the lowest Hindu Population?
- Vatican City has the lowest Hindu Population in 2020, at 5,000.
- What is the median Hindu Population across countries?
- The median is 5,000 across the 225 countries with data in 2020.
- Where does this hindu countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Religious Composition by Country, 2010-2050 - Pew Research Center; Year 2050: 10 Countries With The Largest Hindu Populations - World Atlas; Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers - Pew Research Center.