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| Total population | |
|---|---|
c. 6.8 million (0.49% of the population)[1][2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States | 3,369,976 |
 United Kingdom | 1.066.894 |
 Canada | 828,195 |
 Australia | 684,002 |
 Italy | 223.000 |
 Netherlands | 180,000 |
 France | 150,000 |
 Germany | 130,000 |
 New Zealand | 123,534 |
 Spain | 75,000 |
 Switzerland | 50,000 |
 Denmark | 40,000 |
 Ireland | 33,043 |
 Portugal | 19,471 |
 Mexico | 12,601 |
 Belgium | 10,000 |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism Notable Individuals Followed mostly by converted and immigrant Hindus identified as American Hindus, European Hindus, Australian Hindus, British Hindus etc. | |
| Scriptures | |
| Bhagavad Gita and Vedas | |
| Languages | |
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The reception of Hinduism in the Western world began in the 19th century, at first at an academic level of religious studies and antiquarian interest in Sanskrit.
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- ^ "ISCKON followers in the western world". krishna.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Todd M.; Grim, Brian J. (2013). The World's Religions in Figures: An Introduction to International Religious Demography (PDF). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.