Hinduism

Global Hindu Population

A South Asian Religion

Hinduism remains concentrated within India – along with Nepal – and the Indian diaspora. By 2050, the United States will have the world’s fifth largest Hindu population.

India will continue to be a center of religious conflict with the rise of Hindu nationalism combined with the country soon having the world’s largest Muslim population. Higher birth rates among Muslims will cause its population to grow faster than India’s Hindu population.

Hindu Population Growth 2020-2050

Largest Hindu Populations

Center Stage

As India passed China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023, Hinduism will remain central to global affairs.

Conversion into Hinduism from other religions, however, is not common. Thus, even as the religion spreads globally through the diaspora, its growth will be more minimal than other world religions.