Sikhism in New Zealand
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New Zealander Sikhs number over 40,000 people and account for 0.9% of New Zealand's population as of 2018, forming the country's fastest-growing and fifth-largest religious group.
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Total population | |
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40,908[1] 0.88% of the total New Zealander population (2018) | |
Languages | |
New Zealand English • Punjabi Hindi • Urdu • Māori | |
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More information Year, Pop. ...
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 2,061 | — |
1996 | 2,817 | +36.7% |
2001 | 5,199 | +84.6% |
2006 | 9,507 | +82.9% |
2013 | 19,191 | +101.9% |
2018 | 40,908 | +113.2% |
2023 | — | |
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Small numbers of Sikh immigrants from Punjab settled in New Zealand from the late 1800s. Large-scale Sikh immigration began after changes to immigration policies in the 1980s. The New Zealand Sikh Society was established in 1964 and first Sikh Gurdwara opened in 1977.[4]