524,529 0.85% of the total population (2021, excluding Scotland)
Regions with significant populations
West Midlands
172,398 (2.90%)
London
144,543 (1.64%)
South East
74,348 (0.80%)
East Midlands
53,950 (1.11%)
East
24,284 (0.38%)
Languages
British English • Punjabi Hindi • Urdu
Related ethnic groups
American Sikhs
Australian Sikhs
Canadian Sikhs New Zealander Sikhs
British Sikhs number over 520,000 people and account for 0.85% of the British population (excluding Scotland) as of 2021, forming the United Kingdom's fourth-largest religious group. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, British Sikhs (excluding Scottish Sikhs) numbered 524,529, with 520,092 in England, 4,048 in Wales, and 389 in Northern Ireland.[1][2][3] The largest Sikh populations in the United Kingdom are in the West Midlands and Greater London.
Sikh Population History in the United Kingdom[7]
Year
Pop.
±%
1947
1,500
—
1951
7,000
+366.7%
1961
16,000
+128.6%
1971
72,000
+350.0%
1981
144,000
+100.0%
1991
206,000
+43.1%
2001
336,149
+63.2%
2011
432,429
+28.6%
2021
524,529
+21.3%
Source: Office for National Statistics [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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^Gale, Richard; Peach, Ceri (26 November 2022). "Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs in the New Religious Landscape of England". Geographical Review. 93 (4): 469–490. JSTOR 30033938.
^Singh, Gurharpal; Tatla, Darshan (26 November 2022). Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. Zed Books. ISBN 9781842777176.
^Religious affiliation was not collected in the British census until 2001. Figures for 1947, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, and 1991 are estimates.[4][5][6]
^"Scotland's Census 2011: Table KS209SCa" (PDF). scotlandcensus.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
^"Census 2011: Religion: KS211NI (administrative geographies)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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^"Census 2001: Religion (administrative geographies)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^"Table KS07c: Religion (full list with 10 or more persons)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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