Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland
overview of Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland
Hinduism is a minority religion in Ireland, followed by 0.7% of the country's population. It is also the second fastest-growing religions by percentage in Ireland. There are also a small number of recognised temples in the country.
Demographics
The 2022 Irish Census recorded 33,043 Hindu residents in Ireland, making up 0.70% of the population.
In the 2022 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 131% to surpass 33,000 people. In 2016, the Hindu population made up 0.3% of the total Irish population, growing 10-fold as a share of the population in 25 years (from the 1991 census to the 2016 census). This made Hinduism the 7th largest Religion, ahead of Pentecostal.
According to the 2016 census, there are 87 Hare Krishnas in Ireland, down from 91 Hare Krishna's in 2011 census.
Age and sex
Hindus are younger than the general population with an average age for men of 29.5 and for women 27.3 compared with 36.7 and 38.0 for the general population. There were 132 Hindu men for every 100 Hindu women in 2016, a ratio which has fallen from 157 per 100 ten years earlier.
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