Sikh Statistics

[Gupat Singhni]

Someone sent me these statistics and I was reading these with 'Daughter of Guru Gobind Singh Ji' and 'Sister'. They are of the opinion that I should share these statistics with the sangata...so here goes....

It is estimated there are 3,750.000 sikhs outside India,which itself has

an estimated population of about 25 million Sikhs.The main countries of

sikh population are:

UK-750,000

USA-500,00

Canada-400,000

afgahnistan-had 250,000 but most have since left to germany,Uk canada US

and India and other counntries mostly in the west.

malaysia-100,000 (or just under)

Thailand 45,000

Germany-50,000

kenya -30,000

Italy 28,000

tanzania 14,000

thare also many significant communities of Sikhs to be found in australia

28,000,new zealand 12,000,South American countries of argentina

/Vanuezuela 20,000.There are two Gurduaras in caracas,and a third being

built in another city cobota,I think.

Sikhs are also known to be living in numbers in greece- 5,000,abu dhai

and Kuwait (35,000),Lebanon -3000,France(7000)Sweden ,danmark,Norway,spain

,Portugal all have some Gurduaras etc ..5000---15,000 in all these

countrie, where they have 2-5 gurduaras.Smaller communities are found in

South africa,malawi,Zambi,Nigeria,where they have one to two

gurduaras.There are two gurduaras in panama.Belize,gutemala each have two

gurduaras.Japan has about 5,000 sikhs ,Korea has two gurduaras ( about

three thousand Sikhs).Fiji had about 10,000 sikhs in its prime time with

five gurduaras.Philipines has a significant Sikh community of about

20,000.

Singapore has about 23,000.Indonesia has 7 gurduaras , about 10,000 Sikhs

in medan alone.Jakarta has three Gurduaras with about 4000.Brunei has a

tiny Sikh community of about 1000.Brazil, chile,and Bolivia are also known

to have sikh communities.Mexico has two Gurduaras.

Beleive or not there is a Sikh community of about twenty sikh families in

reyjavik,Iceland.The last I was there about three years ago they were

trying to build their own Gurduara.Moscow is known to have about 3000

sikhs.there is a Gurduara in Dushanbe too in kazakhstan with about three

hundered sikh families.Iran has about 2000 Sikh families mostly in Tehran

( about 200)and southern Iran bordering sistaan province -pakistan where

there are two gurduaras.

[Akaali]

Thanks for that bhainji!!

Sikhs are everywhere, from all major countries, to small hideouts of the world. :wub:

[khalsa84]

what about jamaica?

[Simran9]

gupat singhni ji,

was this online? do you have web address? plz post if its online somewhere, yeah yeah pplz its here in the forum, don't pull that on me. main source?

thanx

[sher-e-panjab]

there is a Gurduara in Dushanbe too in kazakhstan with about three

hundered sikh families

i was watchin the olympics, womens volleyball (yes i was bored) n there was jatha of white singhs cheering for kazhikstan n the cameraman kept focusin on them whenever the team scored a point, that was good, 3 rows of :wub: )))) :nihungsmile: :e:

[Punjabi_Lions]

Does anyone know round about how many Sikhs live in the London, Southall area??

[amrit83]

How many white sikhs are their all together in this world.

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Speaking of Sikhs and Olympics... :wub:

There is a Swatch commercial in the U.S., in which they cut away to the crowds, and there is a Sikh sitting there in the stands (not in the background, where you need a 100" screen to see him...he is right there almost in the center of the screen!).

Pretty cool...and a reminder that the turban that a Sikh wears is truly a magnet...it WILL draw attention. So be on your best behavior, or you might end up being discussed here with a lot of people going..."You know that guy/gal... " ...

(ends up being me... :D ).