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Hinduism originated in the north of India near the banks of the Indus River. Nepal has 21,, Hindus. In term of population percentage, Nepal has the largest Hindu population in the world. In celebration of Hindu culture, Nepal hosts a number of festivals every year including the great Dashain festival and Yomari punhi. Buddhism also has a strong presence in the country. Hinduism is the second most common religion in Bangladesh after Islam.
There are 14,, Hindus in Bangladesh. The Hinduism practiced in Bangladesh is very similar to the Hinduism practiced in India. Over the same period, however, the Muslim population in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to grow even faster. As of , there were more Hindus than there were members of any other religious group in the region.
For more information on Muslim population growth in the Asia-Pacific region and worldwide, see Chapter 3, page In North America, the Middle East-North Africa region and Europe, Hindu populations are projected to increase both in absolute number and as a share of the overall populations, albeit in each case from a relatively small base.
In North America, for example, the number of Hindus is expected to grow from 2. For the most part, each of the 10 countries with the largest Hindu populations is projected to have roughly the same percentage of Hindus as a share of its total population in as it did in Outside of India, the countries with the largest Hindu populations in were Nepal The only countries outside the Asia-Pacific region that ranked among the top 10 largest Hindu populations as of were the United States and the United Kingdom.
By , the United States — with 4. In addition, Canada, with a projected 1 million Hindus in , is forecast to join the list of countries with the 10 largest Hindu populations.
Global fertility among Hindus is above the replacement level of 2. Between and , the global Hindu TFR is expected to drop to 1. Perceived and actual share of Muslim population in India Religious Diversity in Asia-Pacific region in , by religion.
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