Sikhism by country

Most of the 25–30 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth,[1][2][3][4][5][6] but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent.

Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India (20,833,116),[7] Canada (~771,800),[8] England (~520,100),[9] the United States (~280,000),[30] Italy (~220,000), and Australia (~210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%),[8] India (1.72%), New Zealand (1.07%), Cyprus (~1.1%)[31][32] England (0.92%),[9][33] and Australia (0.83%).

[37] Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru,[38] Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool)[39] even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.

As a religious minority, Sikhs have fought long and hard to get official status and to be counted in many countries across the world.

Faith in Newton, Surrey (2021)[277] World's only Sikh majority neighbourhood outside India A sub-district is a local administrative division known as different names in respective countries: called tehsils in India, electoral districts in Canada and wards in England.