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,     but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India (20,833,116), Canada (771,790), England (520,092), the United States (~280,000), Italy (~220,000), and Australia (210,400), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.56%), Cyprus (1.1%) England (0.92%), New Zealand (0.87%), and Australia (0.83%).

Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India (Sikhs account for 58 percent of the population), Chandigarh, India (13.1 percent), British Columbia, Canada (5.9 percent), Haryana, India (4.9 percent), Delhi, India (3.4 percent), West Midlands, England (2.9 percent), Manitoba, Canada (2.7 percent), Alberta, Canada (2.5 percent), Uttarakhand, India (2.3 percent), and Ontario, Canada (2.1 percent). Meanwhile, cities outside India with the largest Sikh populations are Brampton, Ontario, Canada (163,260), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (154,415), and London, England (144,543).

At 93.33% Sikh, Tarn Taran is the world's most Sikh district or county. Located in the heart of the Majha region of Punjab founded by Guru Arjan Dev - the 5th Sikh guru, Tarn Taran also hosts the world's largest sarovar (sacred pool) even surpassing the great Darbar Sahib - Golden Temple in the neighbouring Amritsar district.

Countries
The figures on the table below are either based on each of the country's respective censuses or are calculated by specific organizations. Some of these figures are rounded off. In case of conflicting estimates, both the lowest and highest estimates are included.

Census Data
As a religious minority, Sikhs have fought long and hard to get official status and to be counted in many countries across the world. Through the efforts of Sikh organisations and communities in their respective countries, there is now readily available population data on Sikhs as part of the census in the following territories: Note: Official statistics do not count unregistered arrivals or those who have not completed the census or surveys. However, they do provide for a much more accurate depiction of Sikh communities as opposed to estimates from various Sikh organisations whose estimates can vary vastly with no statistically valuable source. Thus, official statistics and census data is highly important and Sikh communities continue to push for census inclusion in many countries where they are still not counted. Canada has the largest Sikh population outside India, though this is largely due to the foreign born that were born outside Canada numbering 500,000+. Looking at the native born population, England ranks number 1 as having the largest number born in the diaspora.

Largest proportions

 * 1) 🇨🇦 Canada 2.12%
 * 2) 🇮🇳 India 1.72%
 * 3) 🇨🇾 Cyprus 1.1%
 * 4) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 0.88%
 * 5) 🇳🇿 New Zealand 0.88%
 * 6) 🇦🇺 Australia 0.83%
 * 7) 🇴🇲 Oman 0.75%
 * 8)  UAE 0.56%
 * 9) 🇮🇹 Italy 0.37%
 * 10) 🇸🇬 Singapore 0.35% [[File:Sikh men in turbans sitting and standing on rocky bank with bags and supplies, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, April 1906 (AL+CA 7021).jpg|thumb|Depiction of early Sikh immigration to Canada (Whitehorse, [[Yukon]]). Circa 1906. ]]

Largest populations

 * 1) 🇮🇳 India 23,786,000
 * 2) 🇨🇦 Canada 771,790
 * 3) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 524,000
 * 4) 🇺🇸 United States ~280,000
 * 5) 🇦🇺 Australia 210,400
 * 6) 🇮🇹 Italy  210,000
 * 7) 🇲🇾 Malaysia  100,000
 * 8) 🇹🇭 Thailand  70,000
 * 9) 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 52,000
 * 10) 🇵🇭 Philippines 50,000
 * 11) 🇳🇿 New Zealand 40,908
 * 12) 🇴🇲 Oman 35,540
 * 13) 🇵🇹 Portugal 35,000
 * 14) 🇫🇷 France 30,000
 * 15) 🇪🇸 Spain 26,000
 * 16) 🇩🇪 Germany 25,000
 * 17) 🇬🇷 Greece 20,000
 * 18) 🇳🇱 Netherlands 15,000
 * 19) 🇰🇼 Kuwait 15,000
 * 20) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 15,000
 * 21) 🇨🇾 Cyprus 13,280
 * 22) 🇸🇬 Singapore 12,051
 * 23) 🇮🇩 Indonesia 10,000
 * 24) 🇧🇪 Belgium 10,000
 * 25) 🇦🇹 Austria 10,000

Sub-districts
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. These are smaller than counties or districts and consist of neighbourhoods and suburbs. Newton, Surrey is the only Sikh majority sub-district outside India with Sikhs representing 51.5% of the population in 2021. There are however, a number of other neighbourhoods outside India where Sikhs form the largest group (plurality).

Historical Demographics
The Afghan Sikh population declined from between 200,000 and 500,000 (1.8% to 4.6% of the Afghan population) in the 1970s    to 45 in 2022 following decades of conflict.