New Delhi: A global study by the Pew Research Centre has ranked India fourth in religious diversity among the world’s ten most populous countries, highlighting the country’s complex multi-faith demographic composition.
According to global Mirror, the report, which analyzed religious affiliation across 201 countries and territories, places India behind the United States, Nigeria, and Russia in terms of diversity, while ranking it ahead of Brazil and Pakistan. Among the ten most populous nations, Pakistan was identified as the least religiously diverse, with Muslims constituting around 97 percent of its population.
The study underscores India’s demographic structure as home to multiple religious communities, including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and others. Nearly 95 percent of the world’s Hindu population resides in India, making it central to global religious diversity patterns. The Asia-Pacific region emerged as the most religiously diverse globally, while the Middle East and North Africa region was identified as the least diverse. Singapore topped the global index of religious diversity, followed by Suriname.
According to global Mirror, the report, which analyzed religious affiliation across 201 countries and territories, places India behind the United States, Nigeria, and Russia in terms of diversity, while ranking it ahead of Brazil and Pakistan. Among the ten most populous nations, Pakistan was identified as the least religiously diverse, with Muslims constituting around 97 percent of its population.
The study underscores India’s demographic structure as home to multiple religious communities, including Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and others. Nearly 95 percent of the world’s Hindu population resides in India, making it central to global religious diversity patterns. The Asia-Pacific region emerged as the most religiously diverse globally, while the Middle East and North Africa region was identified as the least diverse. Singapore topped the global index of religious diversity, followed by Suriname.