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The origins of Hinduism in Belize date to 1857 when three thousand East Indians migrated from Jamaica to Belize. According to 2010 census, 0.2% of Belize population is Hindu. Hindus from British India continued to arrive in Belize during the 19th century to work as indentured labourers on sugar cane plantations.
Demographics
| 2000 | 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Total Population | 232,111 | 304,106 | ||
| - Hindu | 367 | 0.2 | 612 | 0.2 |
However, the Association of Religion Data Archives states that as of 2005, 2.0% identify as Hindu.
Today
Though 3.9% of the population of Belize are East Indians, most of them are Christians. Only a few are Hindus.
The Hindu community in Belize today consists mostly of families who arrived in the 1950s, when Belize was still a British colony. The community is composed almost entirely of Sindhis and so there are few cultural differences within it.
History
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External links
- International Religious Freedom Report 2006, Belize
- The facts about East Indians
- Hindus celebrate Diwali in Belize
- Indian Diaspora in South America/ Belize
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- Belize Population and Housing Census 2010: Country Report (PDF). Belmopan, Belize C.A.: he Statistical Institute of Belize. 2013. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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