Hinduism in Guyana

Guyanese Hindus
Total population
250,000 (2020)
Increase 31% of the population
Regions with significant populations
Religions
Hinduism
(Sanātana Dharma)
Majority sect
Sanātanī
Minority sects
Arya Samaj · Caribbean Shaktism (Kali Mai Dharam/Madrasi Hinduism) · Sathya Sai Baba movement · Sieunarini (Sir Narain/Shiv Narayani) Panth · Hindu atheism · others
Scriptures
Vedas · Puranas · Upanishads  · Ramayana (incl. Ramcharitmanas version) · Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita· other Hindu texts
Languages
Sanskrit  · Tamil (liturgical languages)
English (Guyanese English Creole· Guyanese Hindustani
Related ethnic groups
Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Surinamese Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus

Hinduism in Guyana is the religion of about 31% of the population in 2020.[1][2] This makes Guyana the country with the highest percentage of Hindu residents in the Western Hemisphere.[3]

  1. ^ World Religion Database at the ARDA database, retrieved 2023-08-08
  2. ^ "Religions in Guyana". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Percent Hindu – country rankings". the Global Economy. Retrieved 5 November 2018.