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'''[[Hinduism]] in Samoa''' has had a small presence, constituted mainly by migrants from [[Fiji]]. The number of [[Hindu]]s, like the number of [[Muslim]]s, fluctuates repeatedly. As of the 2006 Samoan Census, there were 25 Hindus.<ref name="sbs.gov.ws">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.gov.ws/index.php?option=com_advlisting&view=download&fileId=1334&Itemid=164|title=POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2006 : ANALYTICAL REPORT|website=Sbs.gov.ws|access-date=2017-08-09}}</ref><br />
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More than 55% of Hindus are concentrated in Faleata West.<ref name="sbs.gov.ws"/><br />
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==Growth and demographics==<br />
Hinduism in Samoa began in the late 20th century, though natural disasters have made some of the fewer than 100 Hindus emigrate. Hinduism was not in the 2001 Census, possibly because it did not have any adherents at the time, unlike Muslims (48).<ref name="sbs.gov.ws"/> Hinduism was added in the 2006 Census, which stated that there were 25 Hindus, 12 being male and 13 female. Due to smaller numbers, the Muslim and Hindu population count was merged in the 2011 Census, with the total now being 38 adherents.<ref name="sbs.gov.ws"/> The 2011 Census stated that of the 38 Muslims/Hindus, 25 were male and 13 female. This gender imbalance, which has inflated the proportion of male to females, may have been a consequence of the [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami]], when more than 150 people died and many emigrated.<br />
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In 2016 the religion claimed more than a thousand followers across Samoa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa/21867 |title=God is inside, says Hindu |publisher=Samoa Observer |author=Mathias Huckert |date=22 May 2016 |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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