Sikhism in New Zealand

Sikhism in New Zealand New Zealand
Total population
40,908[1]
0.88% of the total New Zealander population (2018)
Languages
New Zealand EnglishPunjabi
HindiUrduMāori
Related ethnic groups
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 2,061—    
1996 2,817+36.7%
2001 5,199+84.6%
2006 9,507+82.9%
2013 19,191+101.9%
2018 40,908+113.2%
2023 —    
[2][3]

New Zealander Sikhs number over 40,000 people and account for 0.9% of New Zealand's population as of 2018, forming the country's fastest-growing and fifth-largest religious group.

  1. ^ "2018 census totals by topic". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ^ Table 28, 2006 Census Data – QuickStats About Culture and Identity – Tables Archived 2017-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "2013 Census totals by topic". archive.stats.govt.nz.