Sikhism in Germany

Sikhism in Germany
Sikhismus in Deutschland
A Sikh Soldier of the Azad Hind Fauj at a function in Berlin (1944)
Total population
25,000 estimate
Regions with significant populations
Berlin · Frankfurt · Munich · Hamburg · Cologne ·
Religions
Sikhism
Languages
Punjabi · Hindi · German

German Sikhs are a growing religious minority in Germany. The majority of German Sikhs have their roots from the Punjab, India with the remaining coming from the Afghan Sikh community or through conversion. The number of Sikhs is estimated to be between 25,000.[1] Germany had the fifth highest Sikh population in Europe after United Kingdom (524,000), Italy (220,000), Portugal (35,000) and Spain (26,000).

The majority of Sikhs can be found in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt or Munich.

  1. ^ "Mitgliederzahlen: Sonstige - REMID - Religionswissenschaftlicher Medien- und Informationsdienst e.V." remid.de (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2017. Sikhs, 25,000 (2020)....The "German Information Center for Sikh Religion, Sikh History, Culture and Science (DISR)" estimates the number of Sikhs in Germany at 18,000 for 2017