Overview of the presence of Hinduism in the United Kingdom
For specific subregion breakdowns of Hinduism in the United Kingdom, see Hinduism in England, Hinduism in Scotland, Hinduism in Wales, and Hinduism in Northern Ireland.
Hindus in the United Kingdom
Neasden Temple in London.
Total population
1,032,775 (2021) ; 1.7% of the total population
Religions
Hinduism Majority: Vaishnavism Minority: Shaivism
Languages
Sacred: Sanskrit and Old Tamil[1]
Majority: Asian languages and English
Minority: Other languages spoken by the Hindu diaspora
Related ethnic groups
British Sikhs and British Buddhists
Hinduism by country
Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Western Sahara
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
East Timor
Georgia
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Bali
Java
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Korea
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Southeast Asia
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kosovo
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
North America
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
United States
Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Madrasi Community
Oceania
Australia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
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Vanuatu
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Hinduism is the third largest religious group in the United Kingdom, after Christianity and Islam; the religion is followed by around 1.7% of the total population of the nation.[2] Hindus had a presence in the United Kingdom since the early 19th century, as at the time India was part of the British Empire. Many Indians in the British Indian Army settled in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.[3] According to 2021 United Kingdom census, 1,032,775 residents (1.7%) identified themselves as Hindus.[4]
Most of the British Hindus are immigrants, mainly from India,[5] and there are also significant number of Hindu immigrants from Sri Lanka[6] and Nepal,[7][8] with even smaller numbers from Afghanistan,[9] Bangladesh,[10][11] and Bhutan.[12] In the recent times, due to the efforts of ISKCON, BAPS and other Hindu organisations and mass following of Yoga, Meditation and other Hindu practises, many British citizens have embraced Hinduism, including many celebrities.[13][14]
Year
Percent
Increase
1971
0.25%
1981
0.49%
+0.24%
1991
0.69%
+0.20%
2001
0.95%
+0.26%
2011
1.32%
+0.37%
2021
1.70%
+0.38%
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^"CT0341 2018 Census - Religion by ethnic group by main language - England and Wales". ONS. National Archives, Government of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^Tong, Junie T. (2016-04-15). Finance and Society in 21st Century China: Chinese Culture versus Western Markets. CRC Press. pp. 151–152. ISBN 978-1-317-13522-7.
^UK Government (27 March 2009). "Religion in England and Wales 2011". Office of National Statistics (11 December 2012). Retrieved September 7, 2014.
^"UK-based Hindu groups call upon Prime Minister Boris Johnson to act against persecution of Hindus in Pakistan". The Times of India. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^Aspinall, Peter J. (2019-01-02). "The Sri Lankan community of descent in the UK: a neglected population in demographic and health research". South Asian Diaspora. 11 (1): 51–65. doi:10.1080/19438192.2018.1505065. ISSN 1943-8192. S2CID 149483258.
^"From Kathmandu to Kent: Nepalis in the UK". Himal Southasian. 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^Pariyar, Mitra (2020-06-01). "Caste, military, migration: Nepali Gurkha communities in Britain". Ethnicities. 20 (3): 608–627. doi:10.1177/1468796819890138. ISSN 1468-7968. S2CID 214103367.
^Yudhvir Rana (Jan 13, 2019). "UK government to obtain inputs from Afghan Sikh and Hindu's for processing their asylum applications". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^"Bangla Stories - Bengali Hindu Migrant: Ashim Sen - Bradford". www.banglastories.org. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^"London Kalibari – London Kalibari". Retrieved 2021-06-10.
^Berg, Travis Vande; Kniss, Fred (2008). "ISKCON and Immigrants: The Rise, Decline, and Rise Again of a New Religious Movement". The Sociological Quarterly. 49 (1): 79–104. doi:10.1111/j.1533-8525.2007.00107.x. ISSN 0038-0253. JSTOR 40220058. S2CID 146169730.
^"At 47%, Hinduism biggest gainer in religious conversion in Kerala". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
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