Sikhism by country
Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India, Canada, England, the United States, Italy, and Australia, while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada, India, New Zealand, Cyprus England, and Australia.
Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India, Chandigarh, India, British Columbia, Canada, Haryana, India, Delhi, India, West Midlands, England, Manitoba, Canada, Alberta, Canada, Uttarakhand, India, and Ontario, Canada. Cities outside India with the largest Sikh populations are Brampton, Ontario, Canada ; Surrey, British Columbia, Canada ; and London, England.
At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most populated Sikh district or county. Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.
By country
The figures on the table below are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organizations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.| Country | No. of Sikhs | Sikh % | % of all Sikhs | Year/Source | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sort|00000140|140Percentage|140|38,346,720|2|pad=2Percentage|140|23482831|2|pad=2Census DataAs a religious minority, Sikhs have fought long and hard to get official status and to be counted in many countries across the world. Through the efforts of Sikh organisations and communities in their respective countries, there is now readily available population data on Sikhs as part of the census in the following territories:Official statistics do not count unregistered arrivals or those who have not completed the census or surveys. However, they do provide for a much more accurate depiction of Sikh communities as opposed to estimates from various Sikh organisations whose estimates can vary vastly with no statistically valuable source. Thus, official statistics and census data is highly important and Sikh communities continue to push for census inclusion in many countries where they are still not counted. Canada has the largest Sikh population outside India, this is largely due to those born overseas outside Canada numbering 500,000+. Whilst England ranks number 1 for having the largest number born in the diaspora. Historical DataThe Afghan Sikh population declined from between 200,000 and 500,000 in the 1970s to 45 in 2022 following decades of conflict.Other dataAdministrative divisionsThe following table will only list administrative divisions with 1,000 Sikhs or higher.
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Percentage|16004754|27743338|2