Index| Group | Where | Number of Adherents |
% of total pop. |
Number of congreg./ churches/ units |
Number of countries |
Year | Source | Quote/ Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinduism | Guyana | 432,000 | 54.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 2 - Americas. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 210-211. | "Location: Guyana; Population: 800,000 "; "About 54% of the population are Hindu, 27% are Christian, and 15% are Muslim. Many Asian Indians accept baptism and membership in Christian churches without abandoning their participation in Hindu rituals. " |
| Hinduism | Guyana | - | 34.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions " |
| Hinduism | Guyana | - | 36.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Ethnologue Database " (viewed circa Dec. 1998) | "Religion: Christian 50%, Hindu 36%, Muslim 9%, traditional religion 3%, secular 2% " |
| Hinduism | Guyana | - | 33.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Guyana: Land of Siz Peoples " | Religions: Christian 57%, Hindu 33%, Muslim 9%, other 1% |
| Hinduism | Hong Kong | 12,000 | 0.18% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* 1997 Religious Studies News | Turning to the minority traditions, the Muslim population has been estimated at 37,000 and Hindus at 12,000, some living in Hong Kong for several generations. |
| Hinduism | Hong Kong | 12,000 | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | Kagda, Falaq. Hong Kong (series: Cultures of the World). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1998); pg. 73. | "Hinduism: The religious and social activities of Hong Kong's 12,000-strong Hindu community are centered in the Hindu Temple in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island. " |
| Hinduism | Hong Kong | - | - | 1 unit |
- | 1998 | Kagda, Falaq. Hong Kong (series: Cultures of the World). New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. (1998); pg. 67. | "In all, there are more than 600 Buddhist and Taoist temple in the territory. There are also almost 800 Christian churches and chapels, four mosques, a Hindu temple, a Sikh temple, and a Jewish synagogue. " |
| Hinduism | Idaho | - | 0.00% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Hinduism | Illinois | - | 0.20% | - | - | 1990 | Kosmin, B. & S. Lachman. One Nation Under God: Religion in Contemporary American Society; Harmony Books: New York (1993); pg. 88-93. | Table 3-1: Religious Composition of State Populations, 1990 (%). Self-identification of religious loyalty, phone survey w/ 113,000 people; by City U. of New York. |
| Hinduism | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | - | - | 1996 | Knoke, William. Bold New World: The Essential Road Map to the Twenty-First Century. New York: Kodansha International (1996); pg. 296. | "American cities like Chicago now have more Hindus than Episcopalians, more Buddhists than Hindus... " |
| Hinduism | Illinois: Chicago | - | - | - | - | 1998 | Stack, Peggy Fletcher. A World of Faith. USA: Signature Books (1998); pg. 19. | "Hindus... Illustration: Rajgopuram or entrance to Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago... " |
| Hinduism | India | 216,260,624 | 68.41% | - | - | 1921 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 368. | Table: "The latest census gives the following enumeration of the adherents... " [1921 and 1931 figures.] |
| Hinduism | India | 239,195,136 | 68.24% | - | - | 1931 | Ferm, Vergilius (ed). An Encyclopedia of Religion; Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (1976; 1st ed. pub. 1945 by Philosophical Library); pg. 368. | Table: "The latest census gives the following enumeration of the adherents... " [1921 and 1931 figures.] |
| Hinduism | India | 300,000,000 | - | - | - | 1957 | Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Time Incorporated (1957); pg. 11. | "...Hinduism, the faith of more than 300 million human beings in India... " |
| Hinduism | India | 300,000,000 | - | - | - | 1958 | Welles, Sam. The World's Great Religions, New York: Western Publishing Co. (1972). [11th printing; original edition: 1958]; pg. 15. | "...the religion known as Hinduism... is the faith of more than 300 million human beings in India and of about 15 million more elsewhere. " |
| Hinduism | India | 439,235,008 | 83.40% | - | - | 1961 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion; PDF file: "Presentation on Religon " (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Table: Population by religious communities, India - 1961 to 2001; Table: Percentage distribution (unadjusted) of population by religious communities India - 1961 to 2001 Census (without excluding Assam and Jammu & Kashmir [no census conducted there in 1981, 1991]) |
| Hinduism | India | 453,292,000 | 82.70% | - | - | 1971 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion; PDF file: "Presentation on Religon " (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Table: Population by religious communities, India - 1961 to 2001; Table: Percentage distribution (unadjusted) of population by religious communities India - 1961 to 2001 Census (without excluding Assam and Jammu & Kashmir [no census conducted there in 1981, 1991]) |
| Hinduism | India | 453,000,000 | 82.88% | - | - | 1971 | *LINK* web site: Invest India; web page: Religions of India (viewed 16 Jan. 1999) | "The 1971 census produced the following statistics: 453 million Hindu; 61 million Muslim; 14 million Christian; 10 million Sikh; 3.8 million Buddhist; 2.6 million Jain; 2.2 million Parsis, Jews and others " |
| Hinduism | India | 485,000,000 | 85.09% | - | - | 1972 | Raman, T. A. India; Grand Rapids, Michigan: Fideler Company (1972); pg. 44, 49. | Pg. 44: "The population of the Republic of India is about 570 million... "; Pg. 49: "The Hindus are the most numerous of the peoples of India... There are about 485 million Hindus in India. " |
| Hinduism | India | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1979 | Edmonds, I.G. Hinduism; New York: Franklin Watts (1979); pg. 51. | "The majority of Hindus live in India, which is 85% Hindu. " |
| Hinduism | India | 549,779,008 | 82.60% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion; PDF file: "Presentation on Religon " (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Table: Population by religious communities, India - 1961 to 2001; Table: Percentage distribution (unadjusted) of population by religious communities India - 1961 to 2001 Census (without excluding Assam and Jammu & Kashmir [no census conducted there in 1981, 1991]) |
| Hinduism | India | - | 83.08% | - | - | 1981 | *LINK* "News in Brief " in Hinduism Today International (Feb.1996: Vol. 18, No. 2) | NDIA'S RELATIVE HINDU population dropped by 0.68% according to a 1995 Census Commissioner's report based on 1991 census data. In 1981 Hindus comprised 83.08% of India and only 82.41% in 1991--a result of a higher growth rate among other communities. |
| Hinduism | India | 547,000,000 | 79.00% | - | - | 1984 | Bishop, Peter & Michael Darton (editors). The Encyclopedia of World Faiths: An Illustrated Survey of the World's Living Faiths. New York: Facts on File Publications (1987); pg. 186. | "Of the 700 million inhabitants of the Republic of India in 1984 more than 547 million (or 79 per cent of the total population) were Hindus. " |
| Hinduism | India | 595,000,000 | - | - | - | 1986 | Pastva, Loretta. Great Religions of the World; Winona, Minnesota: Saint Mary's Press, Christian Brothers Publications (1995) [9th printing. 1st printing in 1986]; pg. 73. | "Hinduism today is the religion of 85% of the nearly 700 million people of India. " |
| Hinduism | India | 600,000,000 | - | - | - | 1989 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: Global Prayer Digest 7/29/89); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | "PRAY FOR THE 600,000,000 HINDUS OF INDIA " |
| Hinduism | India | 687,646,976 | 82.00% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion; PDF file: "Presentation on Religon " (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Table: Population by religious communities, India - 1961 to 2001; Table: Percentage distribution (unadjusted) of population by religious communities India - 1961 to 2001 Census (without excluding Assam and Jammu & Kashmir [no census conducted there in 1981, 1991]) |
| Hinduism | India | - | 82.41% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* "News in Brief " in Hinduism Today International (Feb.1996: Vol. 18, No. 2) | NDIA'S RELATIVE HINDU population dropped by 0.68% according to a 1995 Census Commissioner's report based on 1991 census data. In 1981 Hindus comprised 83.08% of India and only 82.41% in 1991--a result of a higher growth rate among other communities. |
| Hinduism | India | 700,000,000 | 83.00% | - | - | 1991 | Neusner, Jacob (ed). World Religions in America: An Introduction; Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press (1994); pg. 179. | Table: "breakdown of major religions in India, according to the population totals of the 1991 census, is roughly as follows " |
| Hinduism | India | - | 85.00% | - | - | 1991 | Wolpert, Stanley. India. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press (1991); pg. 72. | "Most of the world's Hindus inhabit India, representing about 85% of her population. " |
| Hinduism | India | 760,000,000 | 85.00% | - | - | 1992 | *LINK* "Hindu Timeline #5 " in Hinduism Today International (Dec. 1994) | 1992: World population is 5.2 billion; 17% or 895 million, live in India. Of these, 85%, or 760 million, are Hindu. |
| Hinduism | India | - | 83.00% | - | - | 1992 | Goring, Rosemary (ed). Larousse Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions (Larousse: 1994); pg. 581-584. | Table: "Population Distribution of Major Beliefs "; "Figures have been compiled from the most accurate recent available information and are in most cases correct to the nearest 1% " |
| Hinduism | India | 650,000,000 | - | - | - | 1993 | O'Brien, J. & M. Palmer. The State of Religion Atlas. Simon & Schuster: New York (1993); pg. 24. | map |
| Hinduism | India | 753,580,032 | 82.00% | - | - | 1994 | *LINK* Web site: "Council for World Mission "; web page: "India (CNI)/Church of North India (CNI) " (viewed 31 May 1999). | "Country information: Population (1994 United Nations estimate): 919 million... Main religions: Hinduism (82%), Islam (11%), Christianity (2%), Sikhism (2%)Š " |
| Hinduism | India | 765,000,000 | - | - | - | 1996 | 1997 Britannica Book of the Year; pg. 781-783. | Table: "Religion ": Divided by nations, with 2 columns: "Religious affiliation " & "1996 pop. " [of that religion]. Based on best avail. figures, whether census data, membership figures or estimates by analysts, as % of est. 1996 midyear pop. |
| Hinduism | India | 700,000,000 | 82.00% | - | - | 1996 | Halverson, Dean C. (ed.) The Compact Guide to World Religions; Colorado Springs, Colorado: International Students Inc. (1996). [Publisher is an Evangelical missionary organization.]; pg. 87. | "The vast majority of Hindus--some 700 million--live in India, where they account for 82% of the population. " |
| Hinduism | India | 751,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997); pg. 160-161. | List: "Top 10 Largest Hindu Populations in the World "; (Rank: 1) |
| Hinduism | India | 650,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Breuilly, Elizabeth, et al. Religions of the World: The Illustrated Guide to Origins, Beliefs, Traditions & Festivals. Facts on File Inc.: New York, NY (1997); pg. 10 to 11. | "There are nearly 750 million Hindus worldwise, almost all living in southern Asia. In INdia, where the Hindu religion began, there are 650 million Hindus. " |
| Hinduism | India | 773,426,560 | 80.00% | - | - | 1997 | *LINK* CIA World Factbook web site (viewed Aug. 1998) | Hindu 80%, Muslim 14%, Christian 2.4%, Sikh 2%, Buddhist 0.7%, Jains 0.5%, other 0.4%; Total Population: 966,783,171. |
| Hinduism | India | 800,000,000 | - | - | - | 1997 | Koul, Sudha. Come with Me to India On a Wonderful Voyage Through Time; Pennington, NJ: Cashmir, Inc. (1997); pg. 89. | "Hindus constitute the largest religious group in India and number well over 800 million. " |
| Hinduism | India | 798,000,000 | 84.00% | - | - | 1997 | Russell, Malcom B. The Middle East and South Asia 1997 (The World Today Series). Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: Stryker-Post Publications (1997); pg. 77. | Estimates of % of population in principal religions, & est. 1997 total pop. |
| Hinduism | India | 814,632,960 | - | - | - | 1998 | Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything 1999. New York: DK Publishing (1998); pg. 77. | Table: "Top 10 Largest Hindu Populations in the World "; Rank: #1 |
| Hinduism | India | 752,000,000 | 80.00% | - | - | 1998 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 287. | "Location: India; Population: About 940 million; Religion: Hinduism (80%); Islam (14%); Christianity (2.4%); Sikhism (2%); Buddhism (0.7%); Jainism (0.5%)... " |
| Hinduism | India | 800,000,000 | - | - | - | 1998 | McCourt, Frank. "God in America " in Life (Dec. 1998); pg. 62. | "About 80% of India's one billion people consider themselves Hindus; there are perhaps 30 million Hindus elsewhere, including a million in the U.S. " |
| Hinduism | India | - | 79.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* Nazarene web site: Nazarene World Mission Society; (major source: Johnstone's Operation World) | Table "Religions "; total population: 904,800,000 |
| Hinduism | India | - | 75.00% | - | - | 1998 | *LINK* web site: "Monday Morning Reality Check " (Protestant); web page: "The 'Right' India Strategy? " by Justin D. Long, 1998 (viewed 5 March 1999) | "About three-quarters of India's population are Hindus, 10% Muslim, and 6% Christian. " |
| Hinduism | India | 827,579,008 | 80.50% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion; PDF file: "Presentation on Religon " (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Table: Population by religious communities, India - 1961 to 2001; Table: Percentage distribution (unadjusted) of population by religious communities India - 1961 to 2001 Census (without excluding Assam and Jammu & Kashmir [no census conducted there in 1981, 1991]) |
| Hinduism | India | 827,578,880 | 80.46% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India - Oraons | 1,119,597 | 60.00% | - | - | 1981 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 603, 605. | "The Oraons are concentrated in southwestern Bihar and neighboring areas of Orissa, and in Madhya Pradesh States. In Madhya Pradesh, they are also known as Dhanka and Dhangad. Numbers of Oraons have migrated... to areas of West Bengal... A few live in Tripura State... The 1981 Census places the total number of Oroans at 1,865,995 people. "; Pg. 605: "Census returns show that nearly 60% of Oraons are now Hindu. " |
| Hinduism | India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 175,778 | 72.80% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | "Religiously, 72.80% are Hindus. The Christians are the second largest religious group having 16.80% in this District. "; "Population: 241,453 " |
| Hinduism | India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 246,589 | 69.24% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Andhra Pradesh | 59,281,952 | 89.14% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Andhra Pradesh | 67,836,648 | 89.01% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Arunachal Pradesh | 320,212 | 37.04% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Arunachal Pradesh | 379,935 | 34.60% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Assam | 15,047,293 | 67.13% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Assam | 17,296,456 | 64.89% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Bihar | 387,260 | 45.56% | - | - | 1981 | Gall, Timothy L. (ed). Worldmark Encyclopedia of Culture & Daily Life: Vol. 3 - Asia & Oceania. Cleveland, OH: Eastword Publications Development (1998); pg. 544-545. | "The 1981 census reported 850,000 Mundas in Bihar State, where most of the Munda population is found... "; Pg. 545: "Some Mundas have accepted Hinduism and Christianity, although they preserve many of their earlier religious practices. The 1981 census recorded 45.56% of Mundas as Hindus, 27.72% as Christian, and 26.54% as following the traditional religion. " |
| Hinduism | India: Bihar | 63,000,000 | - | - | - | 1987 | *LINK* Nance Profiles web site (orig. source: Global Prayer Digest 2/9/87); (viewed Aug. 1998; now restricted.) | Meanwhile, there are 11 million Muslims without any reported evangelistic work and another 63 million unreached Hindus. |
| Hinduism | India: Bihar | 71,193,416 | 82.42% | - | - | 1991 | *LINK* web site: "Mission India " | Table: "Religion 1991 " [based on census] |
| Hinduism | India: Bihar | 69,076,920 | 83.23% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Chandigarh | 707,978 | 78.61% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Chhattisgarh | 19,729,670 | 94.70% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 206,203 | 93.52% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Daman and Diu | 141,901 | 89.69% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
| Hinduism | India: Delhi | 11,358,049 | 82.00% | - | - | 2001 | *LINK* website: Census of India 2001; webpage: Data on Religion (Office of the Registrar General, India) (viewed 18 April 2005) | Census 2001 data table: Religion |
