Countries With The Largest Hindus Population
The largest Hindu population in the world is from India which constitutes about 79.28% of the India population. Nepal has the second highest country, with a population of about 23.5 million Hindus, which is about 81.30% of their country's population. It has the third highest population of around 14.4 million after Bangladesh.
Hinduism
is an Indian religion and religion, or way of life. It is the third largest
religion in the world, with more than 1.25 billion followers, covering the
world. 15–14% of the global population is known as Hindus. The word Hindu is a
surname, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world,
many practitioners refer to eir religion as Sanatana Dharma. Hinduism
established traditions associated with worship for the divine trinity of
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva as creators, preservers and transformers.
Follows are the countries with the largest
Hindu population in the world. These datas were given which were available on
the Internet and in various articles.
India
India has the largest Hindu population in the world
with 966.2 million as per Census 2011, which is about 79.28% of India's
population. Other major religions in India includes Islam, Christianity and
Sikhism, representing 14.23%, 2.30% and 1.72% of the population respectively.
Hinduism originated on the banks of the Indus River in the north of India.
Nepal
There are 22.3 million Hindus in Nepal. Nepal has the
largest Hindu population in the world in terms of population percentage. They
have about 81.30% of their country’s population. To commemorate Hindu culture,
Nepal organizes several festivals every year including the Great Dasein
festival and Yomri Dand. Buddhism also has a strong presence in the country.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the third country with the largest Hindu
population in the world. It is the second most common religion in Bangladesh
after Islam. There are 15.2 million Hindus in Bangladesh. Hinduism practiced in
Bangladesh is similar to Hinduism practiced in India. The high rate of
vegeterians in Bangladesh is often from the Hindu population, as dieting from
carnivores is highly revered in Hinduism.
Pakistan
Pakistan has about 9 million population of Hindus community
in their country whichs is nealy 8% of their country. However the Hindu
population in Pakistan decreasing year by year.Hindu believers, and they mostly
survived in the country when it was formally part of India. Pakistan emerged as
a separate nation in 1948, declaring the creation of an Islamic state. This
triggered the largest migration that Asia had ever seen with communities and
families had to move from one country to another characterized by their
religious faith.
Indonesia
There is about 4 million of hindu population in
Indonesia which is about 1.7% of their country population. In the 1st
century Hinduism comes through the traders, sailors, scholars, and prisests Indonesia
also have largest population of Muslim in the world. An island in Indonesia
dedicated to Hinduism with lots of Tempoles, Sculpts.
Largest
Hindu Populations Countries Name
Rank
|
Country
|
Population (in Million)
|
1
|
India
|
966.2
|
2
|
Nepal
|
22.3
|
3
|
Bangladesh
|
15.2
|
4
|
Pakistan
|
9
|
5
|
Indonesia
|
4
|
6
|
Sri Lanka
|
2.55
|
7
|
United
States
|
2.3
|
8
|
Malaysia
|
1.7
|
9
|
United
Kingdom
|
1.2
|
10
|
Myannmar
|
1.1
|
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