With over a billion adherents worldwide, what Asian country is home to the largest Hindu population?
Hinduism by country Hinduism by country Hinduism has over 1.1 billion adherents worldwide (15–16% of world's population) with the majority living in India and Nepal. Along with Christianity (31.5%), Islam (23.2%) and Buddhism (7.1%), Hinduism is one of the four major religions of the world by percentage of population. India,Nepal and Mauritius are three Hindu majority countries. Most Hindus are found in Asian countries. The countries with more than 500,000 Hindu residents and citizens include (in decreasing order) – India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia (especially in Bali- 84% Hindu), Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, United States, Myanmar, United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa, Mauritius, the Caribbean
Hinduism by country and as identified. These percentages were calculated by using the above numbers. The first percentage, 4th column, is the percentage of population that is Hindu in a region (Hindus in the region * 100/total population of the region). The last column shows the Hindu percentage compared to the total Hindu population of the world (Hindus in the region * 100/total Hindu population of the world). "(Note: Egypt, Sudan, and other Arab Maghreb countries are counted as part of North Africa, not Middle East)." Hinduism by country Hinduism has over 1.1 billion adherents worldwide (15–16% of world's population) with the majority