Hinduism is practised by 0.4% of the people in Italy. It is practised by 0.1% of the Italian citizens and 2.9% of the immigrant population. In 2012, there were about 90,000 Hindus in Italy. In 2015, the population increased to 120,000. As of 2023, the population is around 223,000 - the second largest Hindu community in Europe after the United Kingdom, and the largest Hindu community in the European Union.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Hinduism in Italy
- Hinduism in Italy in the context of Hinduism in the Netherlands
Hinduism in Italy in the context of Hinduism in the Netherlands
Hinduism is the third largest religious group in the Netherlands, after Christianity and Islam; representing about 1.0% of the Dutch population in 2019. After the United Kingdom's and Italy's, the Netherlands' is the third largest Hindu community in Europe. There are between 200,000 – 240,000 Hindus currently living in the Netherlands, the vast majority of whom migrated from Suriname – a former Dutch colony in South America. There are also sizable populations of Hindu immigrants from South Asia and Caribbean countries as well as a smaller number of Western adherents of Hinduism-oriented new religious movements.
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