Sikhism by country

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rdf:langString Most of the 25 million followers of Sikhism, the world's fifth-largest religion, live in the northern Indian state of Punjab, the only Sikh-majority administrative division on Earth, but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent. Sizeable Sikh populations in countries across the world exist in India (20,833,116), Canada (771,790), England (520,092), the United States (~472,498), and Australia (210,397), while countries with the largest proportions of Sikhs include Canada (2.12%), India (1.72%), England (0.92%), New Zealand (0.87%), and Australia (0.83%). Administrative divisions with significant proportions of Sikhs include Punjab, India (Sikhs account for 58 percent of the population), Chandigarh, India (13.1 percent), British Columbia, Canada (5.9 percent), Haryana, India (4.9 percent), Delhi, India (3.4 percent), West Midlands, England (2.9 percent), Manitoba, Canada (2.7 percent), Alberta, Canada (2.5 percent), Uttarakhand, India (2.3 percent), and Ontario, Canada (2.1 percent). Meanwhile, cities outside India with the largest Sikh populations are Brampton, Ontario, Canada (163,260), Surrey, British Columbia, Canada (154,415), and London, England (144,543).