Statistics On Hinduism and Gender (2001)
Countries With Hindu Populations
| Country |
Hindu Population |
Hindu Percentage |
Sodomy Laws |
| India |
827,580,000 |
80.5% |
yes |
| Nepal |
17,380,000 |
89.0% |
yes |
| Bangladesh |
12,630,000 |
11.0% |
yes |
| Indonesia |
4,000,000 |
02.5% |
no |
| Sri Lanka |
2,800,000 |
15.0% |
yes |
| Pakistan |
2,120,000 |
01.5% |
yes |
| Malaysia |
1,400,000 |
06.0% |
yes |
| United States |
1,285,000 |
00.4% |
no |
| Mauritius |
570,000 |
52.0% |
yes |
| United Kingdom |
559,000 |
01.0% |
no |
| Thailand |
495,000 |
01.1% |
no |
| South Africa |
420,000 |
01.5% |
no |
| Bhutan |
400,000 |
25.0% |
yes |
| Fiji |
300,000 |
38.0% |
no |
| Guyana |
300,000 |
40.0% |
yes |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
300,000 |
24.0% |
yes |
| Canada |
297,000 |
01.0% |
no |
| The Philippines |
175,000 |
02.9% |
no |
| The Netherlands |
150,000 |
01.0% |
no |
| Singapore |
131,000 |
04.9% |
yes |
| Suriname |
116,000 |
30.0% |
no |
| Australia |
95,000 |
01.6% |
no |
Religions in India
| Religion |
Population |
Percentage |
| Total (2001) |
1,028,610,000 |
100.0% |
| Hinduism* |
827,580,000 |
80.6% |
| Islam |
138,189,000 |
13.4% |
| Christianity |
24,080,000 |
02.3% |
| Sikhism |
19,216,000 |
01.8% |
| Buddhism |
7,956,000 |
00.7% |
| None/Other |
4,463,500 |
00.4% |
| Jainism |
4,225,000 |
00.4% |
| Bahaism |
2,200,000 |
00.2% |
| Zoroastrianism |
695,000 |
0.06% |
| Judaism |
5,500 |
0.00% |
* - It would be interesting to see statistics on the various
branches and sects of Hinduism but I have not found any reliable
sources thus far. Adherents.com places Vaishnavism as
the largest sect, with just under two thirds of the total Hindu
population (580 million), while Saivism comes in second with
just under one quarter (230 million). Shaktism, Brahmanism
and other Hindu sects, however, are not listed.
Religions Worldwide
| Religion |
Population* |
Percentage |
| Christianity |
2.1 billion |
31.6% |
| Islam |
1.3 billion |
19.5% |
| Atheist/Agnostic |
1.1 billion |
16.5% |
| Hinduism |
903 million |
13.6% |
| Indigenous/Pagan |
402 million |
06.0% |
| Buddhism |
376 million |
05.6% |
| Confucianism |
260 million |
03.9% |
| Taoism |
130 million |
01.9% |
| Sikhism |
23 million |
00.3% |
| Other |
22 million |
00.3% |
| Judaism |
14 million |
00.2% |
| Bahai |
7 million |
00.1% |
| Jainism |
4.2 million |
0.06% |
| Shintoism |
4 million |
0.06% |
| Zoroastrianism |
2.6 million |
0.04% |
* - Numbers are approximate with upper bound estimates
used for each group. The total thus exceeds the world’s
actual population.
Gender Populations In India
| Type |
Population |
Percentage |
| Total |
1,028,610,000 |
100.0% |
| Male |
532,157,000 |
51.8% |
| Female |
496,454,000 |
48.3% |
| Heterosexual |
822,888,000 |
80.0% |
| Bisexual |
154,291,500 |
15.0% |
| Homosexual Male |
51,430,500 |
05.0% |
| Lesbian |
30,858,300 |
03.0% |
| Eunuch (self-identified) |
501,800 |
0.05% |
| Transgender |
342,870 |
0.03% |
| Asexual* |
28,100 |
.003% |
* - Intersex cases with absent or severely deformed sex organs.
Estimated “Eunuch” Types In India*
| Type |
Estimated Population |
Percentage |
|
| Total |
501,800 |
100.0% |
|
| Transgender |
332,200 |
66.2% |
|
| Homosexual Male |
161,580 |
32.2% |
|
| Asexual |
7,520 |
01.5% |
|
| Other |
500 |
00.1% |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Castration |
|
|
|
| Non-castrated |
456,640 |
91.0% |
|
| Castrated |
45,160 |
09.0% |
|
| |
|
|
|
| Group Affiliation |
|
|
Castration |
| Aravani or Ali (T. Nadu) |
150,000 |
30.0% |
no |
| Part-time/ceremonial |
136,800 |
27.3% |
no |
| Various temples |
115,000 |
22.7% |
no |
| Hijra (North India) |
50,000 |
10.0% |
yes |
| Sakhi-bekhi (Bengal) |
25,000 |
05.0% |
no |
| Jogappa (Karnataka) |
25,000 |
05.0% |
no |
* - All statistics on “eunuchs” or religious crossdressers
in India are gross estimates since the government does not
officially count them in its census.
(From the book, “Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex.”)
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