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'''Hinduism''' is the leading single religion of the ] communities of the ]. Hindus are particularly well represented in ], where they constituted 25 percent of the total population, as of 1995. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially ], ], ] and ].
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==Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago== {{Hinduism by country}}
''']''' is the leading single religion of the ] communities of the ]. Hindus are particularly well represented in ], ] and ]. The ] also hosts a sizable Hindu population, with 2.4 percent of the country affiliating with the religion. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].
A decade after slavery was abolished in 1834, the British government gave permission for the colonians to import indentured labour from India to work on the plantations. Throughout the remainder of the century, Trinidad's population growth came primarily from East Indian laborers. By 1871, there were 27,425 East Indians, approximately 22 percent of the population of Trinidad and Tobago; by 1911 that figure had grown to 110,911, or about 33 percent of all residents of the islands. According to the 2000 census there were 250,760 Hindus in T&T contributing 22.49% of the total population and 56.19% of the population of the Indo-Carribeans.


== Hinduism by territories ==
During the initial decades of Indian indenture, Indian cultural forms were met with either contempt or indifference by the Christian majority<ref name="Singh">Singh, Sherry-Ann, Hinduism and the State in Trinidad,Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, Volume 6, Number 3, September 2005, pp. 353-365(13)</ref>. Hindus have made many contributions to Trinidad history and culture even though the state historically regarded Hindus as second class citizens.Hindus in Trinidad struggled over the granting of adult franchise, the Hindu marriage bill, the divorce bill, cremation ordinance, and others<ref name="Singh"/>.After Trinidad's independence from colonial rule, Hindus were marginalized by the African based People's National Movement. The opposing party, the People's Democratic party, was portrayed as a "Hindu group", and other ] tactics were used against them. Hindus were castigated as a "recalcitrant and hostile minority"<ref name="Singh"/>.Hindus were alienated by such Christian communal groups. The support of the PNM government to creole art forms in Carnivals, while their public rejection and ridicule of Hindu art forms, was a particular source of contention for the Hindu minority.The displacement of PNM from power in 1985 would improve the situation.


===Anguilla===
There has been persistent discontent among the Hindus with their marginalization. Many Christianized groups portray Hindus as "clannish, backward and miserly".During the General Elections of 1986, the absence of the ] and the Quran at polling stations for required oath-taking was interpreted as a gross insult to Hindus and Muslims. The absence of any Hindu religious texts at the official residence of the President of Trinidad and Tobago during the swearing in of the new Government in 1986 was perceived as another insult to the minority communities since they were represented in the government.The exclusivist Christian symbolism operative in the country's top national award, the Trinity Cross, has persistently stung Hindu religious sensibility. This was to climax in 1995 with the refusal of the Hindu Dharmaacharya to accept the award, while issuing a statement that his action should be seen as an opportunity for those in authority to create a national award that recognizes the plurality of religious beliefs in this country. The national education system and curriculum have been repeatedly accused of such majority-oriented symbolism. The use of discernibly Christian-oriented prayers at Government schools, the non-representation of Hinduism in approved school textbooks, and the lack of emphasis on Hindu religious observace evoked deep resentment from the Hindu community. Intensified protests over the course of the 1980s led to an improvement in the state's attitudes towards Hindus<ref name="Singh"/>.The divergence of some of the fundamental aspects of local Hindu culture, the segregation of the Hindu community from Trinidad, and the disinclination to risk erasing the more fundamental aspects of what had been constructed as "Trinidad Hinduism" in
The total Hindu population of ] is 58 as of the 2011 Census.<ref name="anguillanews1">{{cite web |url=http://www.anguillanews.com/enews/index.php/permalink/4936.html |title=Local & Regional by AnguillaLNT a SMG Product - Anguilla's Preliminary Census Findings #5: "Who are we? – Ethnic Composition and Religious Affiliation" |publisher=Anguillanews.com |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521021835/http://www.anguillanews.com/enews/index.php/permalink/4936.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> This represents 0.42% of the population and is an increase of 13 from the previous count of 45 (0.39%, taken from the 2001 Census).<ref name="anguillanews1"/> Hinduism is also the 7th fastest growing religion by percent (28.9%) and the 9th fastest by absolute change (13). Hindus also contributed 0.61% of the total population gain.<ref name="anguillanews1"/>
which the identity of the group had been rooted, would often generate dissension when certain dimensions of Hindu culture came into contact with the State. While the incongruences continue to generate debate, and often conflict, it is now tempered with growing awareness and consideration on the part of the state to the Hindu minority<ref name="Singh"/>. Hindus have been also been subjected to persistent proselytization by Christian missionaries.
{| class="wikitable"
Specifically the evangelical and Pentecostal Christians. Such activities reflect racial tensions that at times arise between the Christianized Afro-Trinidadian and Hindu Indo-Trinidadian communities.
|-
! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Population'''
|-
| '''2001'''
| '''0.39%'''
| style="background: lightgreen" | '''45'''
|-
| '''2010'''
| '''0.42%'''
| style="background: #00A300" | '''58'''
|-
|}


===Antigua and Barbuda===
As in ], ] distinctions are all but forgotten among Trinidadian Hindus. In the plantation housing, it was not possible to maintain extended households even if the kin were available. Considerations of caste became less important in choosing a spouse largely because there were so few women among the East Indian indentured workers.
The percentage of Hindus in ] as of the 2011 Census is 0.4%, or 379 adherents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda : 2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Ab.gov.ag|access-date=2015-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514074915/http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-14 }}</ref> This represented growth of more than 40% from the 2001 Census, which showed that there were 157 active followers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2F%28379%2F157%29&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBLH&pq=100%2F%28379%2F157%29&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=4ec8e89ed68a4c6488b6ae2bfcd2683c |title=100/(379/157) |publisher=] |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref> This growth made the number of Hindus surpass Presbyterians (170 to 142), Salvation Army (369 to 365) and Islam (189 to 208).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Antigua.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123708/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Antigua.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda : 2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Ab.gov.ag |access-date=2015-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514074915/http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-14 }}</ref> The population is mainly made up of Indian immigrants, who alone make up over 1.1% of the total population. Most Hindus are from the category of Indian/East Indian, which makes up less than 5%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/countries.php?rog3=AC|title=Antigua and Barbuda |publisher=]|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Population'''
|-
| '''2011'''
| '''0.4%'''
| style="background: lightgreen" | '''379'''
|-
| '''2015'''
| '''0.51%'''
| style="background: #00A300" | '''477'''
|-
|}


===Bahamas===
The major Hindu organisation in Trinidad and Tobago is the ] led by ]. The ] of ] and ] are widely celebrated in Trinidad.
According to the 2010 Census, there were a total of 428 Hindus living in the ], making up 0.12% of the total population.<ref name="statistics.bahamas.gov.bs">{{cite web|url=http://statistics.bahamas.gov.bs/download/083063500.pdf |title=Total Population by Sex, Age-Group and Religion|publisher=Statistics.bahamas.gov.bs |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref> The 2010 census showed that slightly more than half of Hindus (around 220 people) in the Bahamas are younger than age 34.


===Barbados===
] is one of the most famous Trinidadian Hindus.
{{further|Hinduism in Barbados}}
Today, ] has 2,000 Indians living in the country. They came as recently immigrants from Guyana. Because of the huge Indian population, Hinduism became one of the growing religions of Barbados. The 2000 Census showed the number of Hindus in Barbados to be at 840, which accounted for 0.34% of the total population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205005441/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2010 Census showed that the number of Hindus rose by 215 people (or 25%) to be at 1,055.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |title=2010 Population and Housing Census of Barbados Volume 1 |publisher=stats.gov.bb |access-date=2015-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This increased Hinduism's share of the total Barbados population from 0.34% in 2000 to 0.46% in 2010.


===Bermuda===
===Hindu Educational Institutions===
Most of the Hindus in ] are of ]n/] descent. The population of Hindu's in Bermuda is 0.2%.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua Project |url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/countries.php?rog3=BD |title=Country - Bermuda |publisher=Joshua Project |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref>
*El Dorado South Hindu School
*Orange Field Hindu School
*Rio Claro Hindu School, Rio Claro
*Robert Village Hindu School
====Girls Colleges====
*Lakshmi Girls Hindu College, St. Augustine
*Parvati Girls Hindu College, Debe


==Hinduism in Jamaica== ===Cayman Islands===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Year'''
! '''Percent'''
! '''Population'''
|-
| '''2000'''
| '''0.25%'''
| style=" " | '''98 '''
|-
| '''2008'''
| '''1%'''
| style="background: lightgreen" | '''510'''
|-
| '''2011'''
| '''0.8%'''
| style="background:pink" | '''454'''
|-
| '''2021'''
| '''2.4%'''
| style="background:lightgreen" |
'''1,671'''
|}
Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in the ], with the population skyrocketing in recent years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MISSIONS ATLAS PROJECT CARIBBEAN AREA CAYMAN ISLANDS |url=http://www.worldmap.org/uploads/9/3/4/4/9344303/cayman_islands.pdf}}</ref> Previously, there were only 98 Hindus in the Caymans according to the 2000 census (about 0.25% of the population).<ref>http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/english/religion-cayman-09-eng.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/english/religion-cayman-09-eng.pdf |date=9 October 2022 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> In the 2008 census, the number of Hindus increased to 510 (1% of the total population).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislativeassembly.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/9781821.PDF |title=The Cayman Islands' compendium of statistics 2008 |publisher=legislativeassembly.ky |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023034000/http://www.legislativeassembly.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/9781821.PDF |archive-date=2021-10-23}}</ref> The 2010 Census showed the number of Hindus decreasing to 454 (0.8% of the total Cayman Islands population). In 2021, the Hindu population increased to 1,671 (2.4% of the population).<ref name="eso.ky">{{Cite web |title=The Cayman Islands' 2010 Census of Population and Housing Report |url=https://www.eso.ky/UserFiles/File/The%202010%20Cayman%20Islands%20Census%20Report.pdf}}</ref>


=== Cuba ===
Jamaica was once home to 25,000 Hindus (till mid 20th century). However, most of them abandoned their ancient religion in favour of Christianity. In the last few decades, the population of Hindus in Jamaica decreased steeply. In 1970s, 5,000 identified themselves as Hindus. Since then, the Hindu population of Jamaica has risen and it has become the second largest religion (after Christianity) in Jamaica. Divali (pronounced Diwali) is the festival of lights, celebrated in Jamaica ever year. There were 1,453 Hindus in Jamaica according to the 2001 census.
{{further|Hinduism in Cuba}}
Hindus who live in Cuba accounted for 0.2% of the population in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_63_2.asp|title=Cuba: Religious Adherents, 2010 (World Christian Database)|website=]|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020141323/https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_63_2.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>


=== Dominica ===
==Hinduism in St.Lucia==
{{further|Religion in Dominica}}
A non-negligible amount of Hindus live in Dominica, accounting for under 0.1% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_69_2.asp|title=The Association of Religion Data Archives {{!}} National Profiles|website=www.thearda.com|access-date=2017-10-16|archive-date=8 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108161217/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_69_2.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Grenada===
The situation here is similar to Jamaica. Most of the Indo-Caribbean community have converted to Christianity. Only 325 people were reported as Hindus in the 2001 census(0.2% of the total population ). Most of them were recent immigrants. Of the original East Indian community, only 1-2% retains Hinduism.
According to ], there were 866 Hindus in ] accounting 0.7% of the total population in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=95c | title=World Religion Database, National Profile}}</ref>


===Guadeloupe===
==Hinduism in Anguilla==
{{further|Hinduism in Guadeloupe}}


Hinduism is a minority religion in ], followed by a small fraction of ]. According to a statistics data, Hinduism is practised by 0.5% of the people in Guadeloupe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.religion-facts.com/en/191|title = Religions in Guadeloupe}}</ref>
The total Hindu population of Anguilla is just 45, according to the census of 2001. Virtually all are recent immigrants from India.


===Martinique===
==Hinduism in Cayman Islands==
{{further|Hinduism in Martinique}}


Hinduism is followed in the Martinique by a small fraction of ]. As of 2007, Hinduism constitute 0.3% of the population of Martinique.<ref>http://www.worldmap.org/uploads/9/3/4/4/9344303/martinique_profile.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
Hinduism is probably the smallest religion in Cayman islands. There were just 98 Hindus in Caymans according to 2000 census(Accounting for 0.25% of the population). Even the Bahai community was three times bigger, at 0.77% and the Jews numbered 1.77%.


===Jamaica===
==Hinduism in US Virgin Islands==
{{further|Hinduism in Jamaica}}


] was once home to 25,000 Hindus until the mid-20th century. However, most of them were converted to Christianity and assimilated into Afro population. In the last few decades, the population of Hindus in Jamaica decreased steeply. In the 1970s, 5,000 identified themselves as Hindus. Since then, the Hindu population of Jamaica has risen and it has become the second largest religion (after Christianity) in Jamaica. ] (pronounced Divali), the festival of lights, is celebrated in Jamaica every year. There were 1,453 Hindus in Jamaica according to the 2001 census. The 2011 Census showed that the number of Hindus in Jamaica increased by 383 people to be at 1,836 adherents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121104/focus/focus4.html|title=Religion and the 2011 census|website= ] |author=Rev. Clinton Chisholm|date= November 4, 2012|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> Hinduism's share of the total Jamaican population increased from 0.06% in 2001 to 0.07% of the population in 2011.{{Source needed|date=December 2024}}
According to the 2000 census there were more than 400 Hindus in the USVI(0.4% of the population). Most of them were recent immigrants from India, and most of them reside on ].


===Montserrat===
==Hinduism in Grenada==
According to the 2001 census there were 31 Hindus in ], accounting for 0.8% of the total population and forming the 4th largest religious entity.<ref name="caricomstats1">{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Montserrat.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331192516/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Montserrat.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2F%283838%2F31%29&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=100%2F%283838%2F31%29&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=fc68e38ff5214f2d84f0bc5f8e3857ef |title=100/(3838/31) |publisher=Bing.com |date=2006-12-17 |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref> Hindu males numbered 20 and made up 1.0% of the total number of males in the 2001 Census, with 11 Hindu females making up 0.6% of the female total.<ref name="caricomstats1"/>
According to the 2000 census there were 700 Hindus in Grenada making 0.7% of the total population.


=== Puerto Rico ===
==Hinduism in St.Kitts-Nevis==
As of 2020, there were 2,957 Hindus in ] making 0.09% of the population according to ARDA.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=182c | title=World Religion Database, National Profile}}</ref>
Hindus make up 1.5% of the total population of St.Kitts-Nevis according to the 2000 census. This totals to 600 people. Hinduism is the second largest religion in St.Kitts-Nevis after Christianity.


===Saint Kitts and Nevis===
==Hinduism in St.Vincent-Grenadines==
Hindus made up 1.82% of the total population of ] according to the 2010 census <ref name="SaintKittis">{{Cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.kn/topics/demographic-social-statistics/population/population-by-religious-belief-2011/|title=Population by Religious Belief 2011|access-date=18 June 2021}}</ref> up from 0.8% in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2F%2846325%2F371%29&go=Submit&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=100%2F%2846325%2F371%29&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=9705258080d1400a8fd9cef6cb62d60b |title=100/(46325/371) |publisher=Bing |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref> There are 860 Hindus in Saint Kittie and Nevis.<ref name="SaintKittis"/><ref name="caricomstats2">{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Kitts.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205005511/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Kitts.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Hinduism is currently the second largest religion in St. Kitts-Nevis after Christianity.<ref name="SaintKittis"/><ref name="caricomstats2"/>
The 2000 census reported 3700 Hindus in St.V-G making up 3.3% of the total population. After Christianity, Hinduism is the second largest religion here.


===Saint Lucia===
==Hinduism in Dominican Republic==
Most of the Indian community in ] have converted to Christianity. Only 325 people were reported as Hindus in the 2001 census (0.2% of the total population ). The 2010 Census showed the percentage total of Hindus had increased to 0.3%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://204.188.173.139:9090/stats/images/OtherPublications/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231014920/http://204.188.173.139:9090/stats/images/OtherPublications/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-31 |title=2010 Population and Housing Census |publisher=204.188.173.139:9090 |access-date=2015-05-20 }}</ref>
Buddhism and Hinduism are both showing expansion of their adherents in The Dominican Republic.


===Saint Vincent and the Grenadines===
==Hinduism in Montserrat==
The 2000 census reported 83 Hindus in ] making up 0.08% of the total population.<ref name="stats.gov.vc">{{cite web |url=http://stats.gov.vc/CensusSurveys.aspx.aspx |title=Census & Surveys |publisher=Stats.gov.vc |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327010234/http://www.stats.gov.vc/CensusSurveys.aspx.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The 2000 Census showed that Hindus in St Vincent-Grenadines were overwhelmingly male, with only 77 females for every 100 males on average. The 2000 Census also showed a very youthful Hindu population, with less than 1.5% of Hindus being classified as "elder".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redatam.org/binsvg/RpWebEngine.exe/Portal?BASE=SVG2001&lang=Eng|title=Redatam::CELADE, ECLAC - United Nations|website=www.redatam.org|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>


===Trinidad and Tobago===
According to the 2000 census there were 9 Hindus in Montserrat, accounting for 0.1% of the total population and forming the 4th largest religious entity.
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{{further|Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago}}

Hinduism is a minority but significant religion in ], making up over 18% in the 2011 census, the second largest religion in the islands. Hinduism has had a presence for 170 years, when the first Indians came to work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/trinidad-and-tobago-pm-kamla-persad-commemorates-170-years-of-indian-arrival/articleshow/47480224.cms|title=Trinidad and Tobago PM Kamla Persad commemorates 170 years of Indian arrival|author= IANS |date= May 30, 2015|website=]|location=Port of Spain|access-date=26 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313060014/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/trinidad-and-tobago-pm-kamla-persad-commemorates-170-years-of-indian-arrival/articleshow/47480224.cms| archive-date= March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Turks and Caicos Islands===
The Indian population in the ] is mostly of ] origin.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} The community mostly is employed in retail jewellery and electronics business, in addition to some doctors, nurses, teachers, chartered accountants and other sectors. Many Indians are self-employed, and some are employed in the local hospitality industry.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Turk_and_Caicos_Islands_Jan2015.pdf | title=India - Turks and Caicos Islands Relations | publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | date=January 2015 | access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>

===United States Virgin Islands===
According to the 2011 census there were more than 528 Hindus in the ] (1.9% of the population). Most of them were recent immigrants from India, and most of them reside on ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Demographics census in VGB|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/wphc/BVI/VGB-2016-09-08.pdf|website=data census.in}}</ref>

===British Virgin Islands===
According to the 1991 census, Hindus constituted 2.16% of the population of ], which then decreased to 1.95% in the 2001 census.<ref>https://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/BVI.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911195555/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/BVI.pdf |date=11 September 2018 }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> It further decreased to 1.88% in 2011 census.<ref>https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/wphc/BVI/VGB-2016-09-08.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Hindu populations according to the latest Census==

* ]: 213,282 or 31.0% (Census of 2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/download.php?file=22 |format=PDF |title=Chapter II: Population Ccomposition: 2.1 Race/Ethnic Composition |publisher=Statisticsguyana.gov.gy |access-date=2015-05-20}}</ref>
* ]: 120,623 or 23.1% (Census of 2015)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statistics-suriname.org/images/Presentatie.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105905/http://www.statistics-suriname.org/images/Presentatie.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 240,100 or
24.33% (estimates of 2020)<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230527/http://www.cso.gov.tt/sites/default/files/content/images/census/TRINIDAD%20AND%20TOBAGO%202011%20Demographic%20Report.pdf|date=May 2, 2013}}</ref>
* ]: 3,482 or 0.09% (Religious Intelligence 2006){{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
* ]: 1,836 or 0.07% (Census of 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121104/focus/focus4.html|title=Religion and the 2011 census|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|date=4 November 2012 |access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>
* ]: 1,055 or 0.38% (Census of 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |title=2010 Population and Housing Census of Barbados Volume 1 |publisher=stats.gov.bb |access-date=2015-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 500 or 0.3% (Census of 2010)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.lc/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |title=Home |publisher=Stats.gov.lc |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830112605/http://www.stats.gov.lc/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 428 or 0.12% (Census of 2010)<ref name="statistics.bahamas.gov.bs"/>
* ]: 400 or 0.4% (Census of 2000){{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
* ]: 379 or 0.4% (Census of 2011){{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
* ]: 860 or 1.82% (Census of 2011)<ref name="SaintKittis"/>
* ]: 156 or 0.15% (Census of 2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Grenada.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200517/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Grenada.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 83 or 0.08% (Census of 2001)<ref name="stats.gov.vc"/>
* ]: 58 or 0.42% (Census of 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gov.ai/statistics/census/Demography%20%26%20Culture%20tables.htm |format=PDF |title=Demographic Tables : Table of Contents |publisher=Gov.ai |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=24 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124150450/http://gov.ai/statistics/census/Demography%20%26%20Culture%20tables.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ]: 31 or 0.8% (Census of 2001){{Citation needed|date=June 2015}}
*]: 2.4% (Census of 2022)<ref name="eso.ky"/>


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Hinduism by country
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Hinduism is the leading single religion of the Indo-Caribbean communities of the West Indies. Hindus are particularly well represented in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago. The Cayman Islands also hosts a sizable Hindu population, with 2.4 percent of the country affiliating with the religion. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Belize, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and Bahamas.

Hinduism by territories

Anguilla

The total Hindu population of Anguilla is 58 as of the 2011 Census. This represents 0.42% of the population and is an increase of 13 from the previous count of 45 (0.39%, taken from the 2001 Census). Hinduism is also the 7th fastest growing religion by percent (28.9%) and the 9th fastest by absolute change (13). Hindus also contributed 0.61% of the total population gain.

Year Percent Population
2001 0.39% 45
2010 0.42% 58

Antigua and Barbuda

The percentage of Hindus in Antigua and Barbuda as of the 2011 Census is 0.4%, or 379 adherents. This represented growth of more than 40% from the 2001 Census, which showed that there were 157 active followers. This growth made the number of Hindus surpass Presbyterians (170 to 142), Salvation Army (369 to 365) and Islam (189 to 208). The population is mainly made up of Indian immigrants, who alone make up over 1.1% of the total population. Most Hindus are from the category of Indian/East Indian, which makes up less than 5%.

Year Percent Population
2011 0.4% 379
2015 0.51% 477

Bahamas

According to the 2010 Census, there were a total of 428 Hindus living in the Bahamas, making up 0.12% of the total population. The 2010 census showed that slightly more than half of Hindus (around 220 people) in the Bahamas are younger than age 34.

Barbados

Further information: Hinduism in Barbados

Today, Barbados has 2,000 Indians living in the country. They came as recently immigrants from Guyana. Because of the huge Indian population, Hinduism became one of the growing religions of Barbados. The 2000 Census showed the number of Hindus in Barbados to be at 840, which accounted for 0.34% of the total population. The 2010 Census showed that the number of Hindus rose by 215 people (or 25%) to be at 1,055. This increased Hinduism's share of the total Barbados population from 0.34% in 2000 to 0.46% in 2010.

Bermuda

Most of the Hindus in Bermuda are of South Indian/Tamil descent. The population of Hindu's in Bermuda is 0.2%.

Cayman Islands

Year Percent Population
2000 0.25% 98
2008 1% 510
2011 0.8% 454
2021 2.4%

1,671

Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in the Cayman Islands, with the population skyrocketing in recent years. Previously, there were only 98 Hindus in the Caymans according to the 2000 census (about 0.25% of the population). In the 2008 census, the number of Hindus increased to 510 (1% of the total population). The 2010 Census showed the number of Hindus decreasing to 454 (0.8% of the total Cayman Islands population). In 2021, the Hindu population increased to 1,671 (2.4% of the population).

Cuba

Further information: Hinduism in Cuba

Hindus who live in Cuba accounted for 0.2% of the population in 2010.

Dominica

Further information: Religion in Dominica

A non-negligible amount of Hindus live in Dominica, accounting for under 0.1% of the population.

Grenada

According to ARDA, there were 866 Hindus in Grenada accounting 0.7% of the total population in 2020.

Guadeloupe

Further information: Hinduism in Guadeloupe

Hinduism is a minority religion in Guadeloupe, followed by a small fraction of Indo-Guadeloupeans. According to a statistics data, Hinduism is practised by 0.5% of the people in Guadeloupe.

Martinique

Further information: Hinduism in Martinique

Hinduism is followed in the Martinique by a small fraction of Indo-Martiniquais. As of 2007, Hinduism constitute 0.3% of the population of Martinique.

Jamaica

Further information: Hinduism in Jamaica

Jamaica was once home to 25,000 Hindus until the mid-20th century. However, most of them were converted to Christianity and assimilated into Afro population. In the last few decades, the population of Hindus in Jamaica decreased steeply. In the 1970s, 5,000 identified themselves as Hindus. Since then, the Hindu population of Jamaica has risen and it has become the second largest religion (after Christianity) in Jamaica. Diwali (pronounced Divali), the festival of lights, is celebrated in Jamaica every year. There were 1,453 Hindus in Jamaica according to the 2001 census. The 2011 Census showed that the number of Hindus in Jamaica increased by 383 people to be at 1,836 adherents. Hinduism's share of the total Jamaican population increased from 0.06% in 2001 to 0.07% of the population in 2011.

Montserrat

According to the 2001 census there were 31 Hindus in Montserrat, accounting for 0.8% of the total population and forming the 4th largest religious entity. Hindu males numbered 20 and made up 1.0% of the total number of males in the 2001 Census, with 11 Hindu females making up 0.6% of the female total.

Puerto Rico

As of 2020, there were 2,957 Hindus in Puerto Rico making 0.09% of the population according to ARDA.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Hindus made up 1.82% of the total population of Saint Kitts and Nevis according to the 2010 census up from 0.8% in 2001. There are 860 Hindus in Saint Kittie and Nevis. Hinduism is currently the second largest religion in St. Kitts-Nevis after Christianity.

Saint Lucia

Most of the Indian community in Saint Lucia have converted to Christianity. Only 325 people were reported as Hindus in the 2001 census (0.2% of the total population census). The 2010 Census showed the percentage total of Hindus had increased to 0.3%.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

The 2000 census reported 83 Hindus in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines making up 0.08% of the total population. The 2000 Census showed that Hindus in St Vincent-Grenadines were overwhelmingly male, with only 77 females for every 100 males on average. The 2000 Census also showed a very youthful Hindu population, with less than 1.5% of Hindus being classified as "elder".

Trinidad and Tobago

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Further information: Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago

Hinduism is a minority but significant religion in Trinidad and Tobago, making up over 18% in the 2011 census, the second largest religion in the islands. Hinduism has had a presence for 170 years, when the first Indians came to work.

Turks and Caicos Islands

The Indian population in the Turks and Caicos Islands is mostly of Sindhi origin. The community mostly is employed in retail jewellery and electronics business, in addition to some doctors, nurses, teachers, chartered accountants and other sectors. Many Indians are self-employed, and some are employed in the local hospitality industry.

United States Virgin Islands

According to the 2011 census there were more than 528 Hindus in the United States Virgin Islands (1.9% of the population). Most of them were recent immigrants from India, and most of them reside on St. Thomas.

British Virgin Islands

According to the 1991 census, Hindus constituted 2.16% of the population of British Virgin Islands, which then decreased to 1.95% in the 2001 census. It further decreased to 1.88% in 2011 census.

Hindu populations according to the latest Census

24.33% (estimates of 2020)

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Hinduism in the Caribbean
West
Indies
Antilles
Greater
Antilles
Hispaniola
Lesser
Antilles
Leeward
Islands
Saint Martin
Virgin Islands
Southern
Caribbean
Leeward
Antilles
ABC islands
Windward
Islands
Lucayan
Archipelago
  • Bahamas
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
    • Caribbean
    Sea
    Caribbean
    continental
    zone
    Central America
    South America
    Wider
    groupings
    may include:
    Yucatán Peninsula
    The Guianas
    N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

    These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

    Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

    Disputed territories administered by Guyana. Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

    Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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