Hinduism in Italy

Italian Hindus
ISKCON devotees in Venice, Italy
Total population
223,000 (2023)
Increase (0.4%) of total population
Regions with significant populations
Rome, Milan, Venice
Religions
Hinduism
Languages
Sacred
Sanskrit
Majority
Hindi, English, Tamil and other Indian diaspora languages, some also speak Italian
Hare Krishnas Mandir in Albettone, Vicenza.

Hinduism is practised by 0.4% of the people in Italy. It is practised by 0.1% of the Italian citizens and 2.9% of the immigrant population.[1] In 2012, there were about 90,000 Hindus in Italy.[2] In 2015, the population increased to 120,000. As of 2023, the population is around 223,000 - the second largest Hindu community in Europe after the United Kingdom, and the largest Hindu community in the European Union.

  1. ^ "Il pluralismo religioso italiano nel contesto postmoderno | le Religioni in Italia".
  2. ^ Table: Religious Composition by Country, in Numbers Pew Research Center (December 2012)