Total population | |
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129,440 (2015) constituting 23.15% of the population. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Suriname · Netherlands · Guyana · Dutch Caribbean · United States · Canada | |
Religions | |
Hinduism (Sanātana Dharma) Majority sect Sanātanī (80.58%) Minority sects Arya Samaj (13.81%) · Kabir Panth · Sathya Sai Baba movement · Caribbean Shaktism (Kali Mai Dharam/Madrasi Hinduism) · Hindu atheism · Others | |
Scriptures | |
Vedas · Puranas · Upanishads · Ramayana (incl. Ramcharitmanas version) · Mahabharata (incl. Bhagavad Gita) · other Hindu texts | |
Languages | |
Sanskrit · Tamil (liturgical language) Sarnami Hindustani · Surinamese Dutch · English · Sranan Tongo | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Guyanese Hindus · Trinidadian and Tobagonian Hindus · Jamaican Hindus · other Caribbean Hindus |
Hinduism by country |
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Hinduism in Suriname is the second-largest religion. According to ARDA, there are 129,440 Hindus in Suriname as of 2015, constituting 23.15% of the population.[1][2] Suriname has the second largest percentage of Hindus in the Western Hemisphere, after Guyana (24.8%).