Editing Hindus (section)

== Demographics ==
{{Main|Hinduism by country}}
[[File:Hinduism percent population in each nation World Map Hindu data by Pew Research.svg|thumb|upright=1.8|[[Hinduism]] by country, worldmap (estimate 2010).<ref name=prcwdc>Pew Research Center, Washington DC, [http://www.pewforum.org/files/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf Religious Composition by Country (December 2012)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310101254/https://www.pewforum.org/files/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf |date=10 March 2016 }} (2012)</ref>]]
There are 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide (15% of world's population), with about 95% of them being concentrated in [[India]] alone.<ref name="deccanherald.com"/><ref name=prctotals /> Along with [[Christians]] (31.5%), [[Muslims]] (23.2%) and [[Buddhists]] (7.1%), Hindus are one of the four major religious groups of the world.<ref name=prcpercent>[http://www.pewforum.org/files/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf Table: Religious Composition (%) by Country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219024554/http://www.pewforum.org/files/2012/12/globalReligion-tables.pdf |date=19 February 2018 }} Global Religious Composition, Pew Research Center (2012)</ref>

Most Hindus are found in Asian countries. The top twenty-five countries with the most Hindu residents and citizens (in decreasing order) are [[Hinduism in India|India]], [[Hinduism in Nepal|Nepal]], [[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]], [[Hinduism in Indonesia|Indonesia]], [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Pakistan]], [[Hinduism in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]], [[Hinduism in the United States|United States]], [[Hinduism in Malaysia|Malaysia]], [[Hinduism in Myanmar|Myanmar]], [[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]], [[Hinduism in Mauritius|Mauritius]], [[Hinduism in South Africa|South Africa]], [[Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates]], [[Hinduism in Canada|Canada]], [[Hinduism in Australia|Australia]], [[Hinduism in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]], [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Hinduism in Singapore|Singapore]], [[Hinduism in Fiji|Fiji]], [[Hinduism in Arab states#Qatar|Qatar]], [[Hinduism in Kuwait|Kuwait]], [[Hinduism in Guyana|Guyana]], [[Hinduism in Bhutan|Bhutan]], [[Hinduism in Oman|Oman]] and [[Hinduism in Yemen|Yemen]].<ref name="pewforum.org" /><ref name=prctotals>[http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/table-religious-composition-by-country-in-numbers/ Hindu population totals in 2010 by Country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209223553/http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/table-religious-composition-by-country-in-numbers/ |date=9 December 2016 }} Pew Research, Washington DC (2012)</ref>

The top fifteen countries with the highest percentage of Hindus (in decreasing order) are [[Nepal]], [[India]], [[Mauritius]], [[Fiji]], [[Guyana]], [[Bhutan]], [[Hinduism in Suriname|Suriname]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Qatar]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Kuwait]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Hinduism in Réunion|Réunion]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The World Factbook – The World Factbook|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/|access-date=18 May 2021|website=cia.gov|archive-date=4 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104183935/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The fertility rate, that is children per woman, for Hindus is 2.4, which is less than the world average of 2.5.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables97/ Total Fertility Rates of Hindus by Region, 2010–2050] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905133556/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables97/ |date=5 September 2018 }} Pew Research Center (2015), Washington DC</ref> Pew Research projects that there will be 1.4&nbsp;billion Hindus by 2050.<ref>[http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables92/ Projected Global Hindu Population, 2010–2050] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829082838/http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables92/ |date=29 August 2018 }} Pew Research Center (2015), Washington DC</ref>
{{Hatnote|Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin: 1em auto;"
|+Hinduism by continents (2017–18)
!Continents
! scope="col" |Hindus population
! scope="col" | % of the Hindu {{Abbr|pop|population}}
! scope="col" | % of the continent {{Abbr|pop|population}}
! scope="col" |Follower dynamics
! scope="col" |World dynamics
|-
| align="center" |[[Hinduism in Asia|Asia]]
| align="center" |1,074,728,901
| align="center" |99.3
| align="center" |26.0
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
|-
| align="center" |[[Hinduism in Europe|Europe]]
| align="center" |2,030,904
| align="center" |0.2
| align="center" |0.3
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
|-
| align="center" |[[Americas|The Americas]]
| align="center" |2,806,344
| align="center" |0.3
| align="center" |0.3
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
|-
| align="center" |[[Hinduism in Africa|Africa]]
| align="center" |2,013,705
| align="center" |0.2
| align="center" |0.2
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
|-
| align="center" |[[Hinduism in Oceania|Oceania]]
| align="center" |791,615
| align="center" |0.1
| align="center" |2.1
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
| align="center" |{{increase}} Growing
|-
!Cumulative
!1,082,371,469
!100
!15.0
!{{increase}} Growing
!{{increase}} Growing
|}
In more ancient times, Hindu kingdoms arose and spread the religion and traditions across Southeast Asia, particularly [[Hinduism in Thailand|Thailand]], [[Nepal]], [[Burma]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Hinduism in Cambodia|Cambodia]],<ref name="Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4uJMJNpvdYC|title=Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia|publisher=Hunter Publisher. Inc|page=8|isbn=978-2-88452-266-3|year=2003}}</ref> [[Hinduism in Laos|Laos]],<ref name="Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia" /> [[Hinduism in the Philippines|Philippines]],<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ITLRpPrrcykC|title=Philippine History Module-based Learning I' 2002 Ed.|publisher=Rex Bookstore.Inc|page=40|isbn=978-971-23-3449-8}}</ref> and what is now central [[Vietnam]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iv3B4moBF_MC|title=Traces of Indian Culture in Vietnam|author=Gitesh Sharma|publisher=Rajkamal Prakshan Group|page=74|isbn=978-81-905401-4-8|date=January 2009}}</ref>

Over 3 million Hindus are found in [[Bali]] Indonesia, a culture whose origins trace back to ideas brought by Hindu traders to Indonesian islands in the 1st millennium CE. Their sacred texts are also the [[Vedas]] and the [[Upanishad]]s.<ref>Martin Ramstedt (2003), Hinduism in Modern Indonesia, Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0-7007-1533-6}}, pp. 2–23</ref> The [[Purana]]s and the [[Itihasa]] (mainly ''[[Ramayana]]'' and the ''[[Mahabharata]]'') are enduring traditions among Indonesian Hindus, expressed in community dances and shadow puppet (''[[wayang]]'') performances. As in India, Indonesian Hindus recognise four paths of spirituality, calling it ''Catur Marga''.<ref name=murdana>Murdana, I. Ketut (2008), BALINESE ARTS AND CULTURE: A flash understanding of Concept and Behavior, Mudra – JURNAL SENI BUDAYA, Indonesia; Volume 22, pp. 5–11</ref> Similarly, like Hindus in India, Balinese Hindus believe that there are four proper goals of human life, calling it ''Catur Purusartha'' – [[dharma]] (pursuit of moral and ethical living), [[artha]] (pursuit of wealth and creative activity), [[kama]] (pursuit of joy and love) and [[moksha]] (pursuit of self-knowledge and liberation).<ref>Ida Bagus Sudirga (2009), Widya Dharma – Agama Hindu, Ganeca Indonesia, {{ISBN|978-979-571-177-3}}</ref><ref>IGP Sugandhi (2005), Seni (Rupa) Bali Hindu Dalam Perspektif Epistemologi Brahma Widya, Ornamen, Vol 2, Number 1, pp. 58–69</ref>