Statistic

There are 18-20 million Sikhs in the world, and 80% of them live in the Punjab state in Northwest India, where the faith began.

There are 500,000 Sikhs in Britain, 80% of whom are active in their faith. 39% of UK Sikhs attend a religious service at a Gurdwara (meaning house, or residence of God) once a week.

Other countries with large Sikh communities are Canada (225,000) and the USA (100,000).