Hinduism in the Netherlands

Dutch Hindus
Total population
150,000-200,000
(1.0%) of total population
Regions with significant populations
Amsterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Rotterdam
Religions
Hinduism
Majority
Sanātanī
Minority
Arya Samaj and Others
Languages
Sacred
Sanskrit
Majority
Sarnami, Hindi, Tamil, Nepali, Pashto, Dutch
Minority
Other languages spoken by the Hindu diaspora

Hinduism is the third largest religious group in the Netherlands, after Christianity and Islam; representing about 1.0% of the Dutch population in 2019.[1] After the United Kingdom and Italy, the third largest Hindu community of Europe lives in the Netherlands. There are between 150,000 – 200,000 Hindus currently living in the Netherlands, the vast majority of who migrated from Suriname – a former Dutch colony in South America.[2][3] There are also sizable populations of Hindu immigrants from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan,[4] as well as a smaller number of Western adherents of Hinduism-oriented new religious movements.

  1. ^ "4 Diversiteit religieuze stromingen". 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Hindus of the Netherlands". 23 March 2013.
  3. ^ "The Hindu evolution in Holland: From a fringe group to a thriving community". 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  4. ^ Swamy, Priya (2020). "Hinduism in the Netherlands". Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols). Brill. pp. 1204–1217. doi:10.1163/9789004432284_051. ISBN 9789004432284. S2CID 239755025.

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