Sikhism in the United Kingdom

Sikhism in the United Kingdom
Total population
United Kingdom United Kingdom: 535,517 – 0.8% (2021)
England England: 520,092 – 0.9% (2021)[1]
Scotland Scotland: 10,988 – 0.2% (2022)[2]
Wales Wales: 4,048 – 0.1% (2021)[1]
Northern Ireland: 389 – 0.02% (2021)[3]
Regions with significant populations
West Midlands172,398 – 2.90%
London144,543 – 1.64%
South East74,348 – 0.80%
East Midlands53,950 – 1.11%
East24,284 – 0.38%
Languages
British EnglishPunjabi
HindiUrdu
Related ethnic groups

British Sikhs number over 535,000 people and account for 0.8% of the British population as of 2021, forming the United Kingdom's fourth-largest religious group. According to the 2021 United Kingdom census, British Sikhs numbered 535,517, with 520,092 in England, 10,988 in Scotland, 4,048 in Wales, and 389 in Northern Ireland.[4][2][5][6] The largest Sikh populations in the United Kingdom are in the West Midlands and Greater London.

Sikh Population History
in the United Kingdom[10]
YearPop.±%
19471,500—    
19517,000+366.7%
196116,000+128.6%
197172,000+350.0%
1981144,000+100.0%
1991206,000+43.1%
2001 336,149+63.2%
2011 432,429+28.6%
2021 535,517+23.8%
Religious Affiliation was not in the census recorded prior to 2001.
Source: Office for National Statistics
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  3. ^ "MS-B21: Religion". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Religion, England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  5. ^ "Census 2021 main statistics religion tables". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. ^ "MS-B21: Religion - full detail". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
  7. ^ Field, Clive (26 November 2022). Counting Religion in Britain, 1970-2020: Secularization in Statistical Context. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192849328.
  8. ^ Gale, Richard; Peach, Ceri (26 November 2022). "Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs in the New Religious Landscape of England". Geographical Review. 93 (4): 469–490. JSTOR 30033938.
  9. ^ Singh, Gurharpal; Tatla, Darshan (26 November 2022). Sikhs in Britain: The Making of a Community. Zed Books. ISBN 9781842777176.
  10. ^ Figures for 1947, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, and 1991 are estimates.[7][8][9]
  11. ^ "KS209EW (Religion) - Nomis - 2011". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  12. ^ "Scotland's Census 2011: Table KS209SCa" (PDF). scotlandcensus.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Census 2011: Religion: KS211NI (administrative geographies)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Census 2011: Religion - Full Detail: QS218NI - Northern Ireland". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  15. ^ "KS007 - Religion - Nomis - 2001". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  16. ^ "Summary: Religious Group Demographics". scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  17. ^ "Census 2001: Religion (administrative geographies)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  18. ^ "Table KS07c: Religion (full list with 10 or more persons)". nisra.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.