Sikhism in the United Kingdom
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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.[4][5][6] The largest Sikh populations in the United Kingdom are in the West Midlands and Greater London.
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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 [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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Total population | |
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United Kingdom: 535,517 – 0.8% (2021) England: 520,092 – 0.9% (2021)[1] Scotland: 10,988 – 0.2% (2022)[2] Wales: 4,048 – 0.1% (2021)[1] Northern Ireland: 389 – 0.02% (2021)[3] | |
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 | |
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