The World Hindu Population counter on Mamandram.org continuously tracks the growth of Hinduism around the globe using current Hindu population statistics and growth rates available from several sources. Hinduism is the third biggest religion in the world with nearly 900 million adherents, with only Christianity and Islam claiming to have more followers. Most Hindus live in India, which is home to more than 800 million followers. There are also significant numbers of Hindus in Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the USA. Hindus account for an approximated 13.26 percent of the total world population of 6.677 billion. Hinduism is growing at around 1.52 percent annually.
Current information places the figure for the global Hindu population at around 885 million people who subscribe to Sanatana Dharma, with a majority of them living in India. There are also significant Hindu populations in Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the United States. The counter is meant to be illustrative of the size of Hinduism today. Visit the Malaysia Hindu Dharma Mamandram website to see the counter.
