Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world with round about 30 million population; the followers of Sikhism are called Sikhs. This religion was founded by Guru Nanak in British India during 15th century; Punjab region of India is the homeland of Sikh culture and traditions with majority of Sikh population. Sikh communities are found everywhere in the world but specially Surrey and Brampton cities of Canada and Slough city of United Kingdom are considered as hub of Sikh population outside of India. Sikhs follow the teaching of their gurus who spread their religion all over the world they teach the principle of equality of all humans and rejects discrimination on the basis of caste, creed, and gender.
Here in the list below we will tell you about the top 10 countries with largest Sikh population in the world.
Rank | Country | No. of adherents |
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1. | India | 19,000,000 |
2. | United Kingdom | 707,000 |
3. | USA | 500,300 |
4. | Canada | 405,000 |
5. | Malaysia | 100,000 |
6. | Australia | 72,000 |
7. | Italy | 71,000 |
8. | Thailand | 70,000 |
9. | Pakistan | 50,000 |
10. | Philippines | 30,000 |
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