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{{Hinduism by country}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Hinduism]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the leading single religion of the [[Indo-Caribbean]] communities of the [[West Indies]]. Hindus are particularly well represented in [[Guyana]], [[Suriname]], [[Guadeloupe]] and [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]]. The [[Cayman Islands]] also hosts a sizable Hindu population, with 2.4 percent of the country affiliating with the religion. Smaller groups of Indo-Caribbeans live elsewhere in the Caribbean, especially [[Puerto Rico]], [[Jamaica]], [[Belize]], [[Martinique]], [[Barbados]], [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]], [[Saint Lucia]], and [[Bahamas]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Hinduism by territories ==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Anguilla===&lt;br /&gt;
The total Hindu population of [[Anguilla]] is 58 as of the 2011 Census.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;anguillanews1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.anguillanews.com/enews/index.php/permalink/4936.html |title=Local &amp;amp; Regional by AnguillaLNT a SMG Product - Anguilla&amp;#039;s Preliminary Census Findings #5: &amp;quot;Who are we? – Ethnic Composition and Religious Affiliation&amp;quot; |publisher=Anguillanews.com |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521021835/http://www.anguillanews.com/enews/index.php/permalink/4936.html |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This represents 0.42% of the population and is an increase of 13 from the previous count of 45 (0.39%, taken from the 2001 Census).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;anguillanews1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Hinduism is also the 7th fastest growing religion by percent (28.9%) and the 9th fastest by absolute change (13). Hindus also contributed 0.61% of the total population gain.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;anguillanews1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Antigua and Barbuda===&lt;br /&gt;
The percentage of Hindus in [[Antigua and Barbuda]] as of the 2011 Census is 0.4%, or 379 adherents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda : 2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Ab.gov.ag|access-date=2015-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514074915/http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-14 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  This represented growth of more than 40% from the 2001 Census, which showed that there were 157 active followers.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Calculation: &amp;lt;math&amp;gt;100 \div (\tfrac{379}{157}) = 41\tfrac{161}{379}&amp;lt;/math&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This growth made the number of Hindus surpass Presbyterians (170 to 142), Salvation Army (369 to 365) and Islam (189 to 208).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Antigua.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817123708/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Antigua.pdf |archive-date=2016-08-17 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;autogenerated1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |title=Government of Antigua and Barbuda : 2011 Population and Housing Census |publisher=Ab.gov.ag |access-date=2015-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514074915/http://ab.gov.ag/pdf/2011_population_and_housing_census.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-14 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The population is mainly made up of Indian immigrants, who alone make up over 1.1% of the total population. Most Hindus are from the category of Indian/East Indian, which makes up less than 5%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/countries.php?rog3=AC|title=Antigua and Barbuda |publisher=[[Joshua Project]]|access-date=26 January 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bahamas===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 2010 Census, there were a total of 428 Hindus living in the [[Bahamas]], making up 0.12% of the total population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;statistics.bahamas.gov.bs&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://statistics.bahamas.gov.bs/download/083063500.pdf |title=Total Population by Sex, Age-Group and Religion|publisher=Statistics.bahamas.gov.bs |access-date=2015-05-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 2010 census showed that slightly more than half of Hindus (around 220 people) in the Bahamas are younger than age 34.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Barbados===&lt;br /&gt;
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Today, [[Barbados]] has 2,000 Indians living in the country. They came as recently immigrants from Guyana. Because of the huge Indian population, Hinduism became one of the growing religions of Barbados. The 2000 Census showed the number of Hindus in Barbados to be at 840, which accounted for 0.34% of the total population.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205005441/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Barbados.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 2010 Census showed that the number of Hindus rose by 215 people (or 25%) to be at 1,055.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |title=2010 Population and Housing Census of Barbados Volume 1 |publisher=stats.gov.bb |access-date=2015-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This increased Hinduism&amp;#039;s share of the total Barbados population from 0.34% in 2000 to 0.46% in 2010.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Bermuda===&lt;br /&gt;
Most of the Hindus in [[Bermuda]] are of [[South India]]n/[[Tamil people|Tamil]] descent. The population of Hindu&amp;#039;s in Bermuda is 0.2%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|author=Joshua Project |url=http://www.joshuaproject.net/countries.php?rog3=BD |title=Country - Bermuda |publisher=Joshua Project |access-date=2015-05-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cayman Islands===&lt;br /&gt;
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Hinduism is the fastest growing religion in the [[Cayman Islands]], with the population skyrocketing in recent years.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=MISSIONS ATLAS PROJECT CARIBBEAN AREA CAYMAN ISLANDS |url=http://www.worldmap.org/uploads/9/3/4/4/9344303/cayman_islands.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Previously, there were only 98 Hindus in the Caymans according to the 2000 census (about 0.25% of the population).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/english/religion-cayman-09-eng.pdf |last=Holland|first=Clifton L|title=Encyclopedia of Religious Groups in Latin America and the Caribbean: Religion in the Cayman Islands |publisher=PROLADES |date=8 January 2011 |access-date=2025-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415180459/http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/english/religion-cayman-09-eng.pdf |archive-date=2022-04-15 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the 2008 census, the number of Hindus increased to 510 (1% of the total population).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.legislativeassembly.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/9781821.PDF |title=The Cayman Islands&amp;#039; compendium of statistics 2008 |publisher=legislativeassembly.ky |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023034000/http://www.legislativeassembly.ky/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/9781821.PDF |archive-date=2021-10-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 2010 Census showed the number of Hindus decreasing to 454 (0.8% of the total Cayman Islands population). In 2021, the Hindu population increased to 1,191 (1.7% of the population). Most of them reside in the capital [[George Town, Cayman Islands|George Town]]. The highest proportion of Hindus is in the districts of [[East End, Cayman Islands|East End]] (6.6%) and [[North Side, Cayman Islands|North Side]] (3.8%).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=2021 Population and Housing Census Report |url=https://www.eso.ky/2021-population-and-housing-census-report.html |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=www.eso.ky}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;eso.ky&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=The Cayman Islands&amp;#039; 2010 Census of Population and Housing Report |url=https://www.eso.ky/UserFiles/File/The%202010%20Cayman%20Islands%20Census%20Report.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Cuba ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{further|Hinduism in Cuba}}&lt;br /&gt;
Hindus who live in Cuba accounted for 0.2% of the population in 2010.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_63_2.asp|title=Cuba: Religious Adherents, 2010 (World Christian Database)|website=[[The Association of Religion Data Archives]]|access-date=January 26, 2018|archive-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020141323/https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_63_2.asp|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Dominica ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{further|Religion in Dominica}}&lt;br /&gt;
A non-negligible amount of Hindus live in Dominica, accounting for under 0.1% of the population.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_69_2.asp|title=The Association of Religion Data Archives {{!}} National Profiles|website=www.thearda.com|access-date=2017-10-16|archive-date=8 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108161217/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_69_2.asp|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Grenada===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 2011 census there are 210 Hindus in Grenada forming 0.2% of the country&amp;#039;s population.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Non-Institution Population in Private Dwellings by Religious Composition 2011 and 2001 and Percentage Change -|url=https://stats.gov.gd/subjects/population-2/non-institution-population-in-private-dwellings-by-religious-composition-2011-and-2001-and-percentage-change/|access-date=2026-02-01|language=en-CA}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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According to [[Association of Religion Data Archives|ARDA]], there were 866 Hindus in [[Grenada]] accounting 0.7% of the total population in 2020.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=95c | title=World Religion Database, National Profile}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Guadeloupe===&lt;br /&gt;
{{further|Hinduism in Guadeloupe}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Hinduism is a minority religion in [[Guadeloupe]], followed by a small fraction of [[Indo-Guadeloupeans]]. According to a statistics data, Hinduism is practised by 0.5% of the people in Guadeloupe.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.religion-facts.com/en/191|title = Religions in Guadeloupe}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Martinique===&lt;br /&gt;
{{further|Hinduism in Martinique}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Hinduism is followed in the Martinique by a small fraction of [[Indo-Martiniquais]]. As of 2007, Hinduism constitute 0.3% of the population of Martinique.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=MIDDLE AMERICA &amp;amp; CARIBBEAN MARTINIQUE |url=http://www.worldmap.org/uploads/9/3/4/4/9344303/martinique_profile.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Jamaica===&lt;br /&gt;
{{further|Hinduism in Jamaica}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Jamaica]] was once home to 25,000 Hindus until the mid-20th century. However, most of them were converted to Christianity and assimilated into Afro population. In the last few decades, the population of Hindus in Jamaica decreased steeply. In the 1970s, 5,000 identified themselves as Hindus. With there population further declining to 1,453, according to the 2001 census. Since then, the Hindu population of Jamaica has risen, and it has become the second largest religion (after Christianity) in Jamaica. [[Diwali]] (pronounced Divali), the festival of lights, is celebrated in Jamaica every year. The 2011 Census showed that the number of Hindus in Jamaica increased by 383 people to be at 1,836 adherents.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121104/focus/focus4.html|title=Religion and the 2011 census|website= [[Jamaica Gleaner]] |author=Rev. Clinton Chisholm|date= November 4, 2012|access-date=26 January 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hinduism&amp;#039;s share of the total Jamaican population increased from 0.06% in 2001 to 0.07% of the population in 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:4&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Montserrat===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 2023 census, there are 48 Hindus in Montserrat constituting 1.1% of its population,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Population by religion, 2001, 2011 and 2023 |url=https://statistics.gov.ms/subjects/social-and-demographic-statistics/population-and-demography/population-by-religion-2001-2011-and-2023/ |access-date=2025-12-07 |website=Statistics Department Montserrat |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which is slightly higher than the 31 Hindus counted in 2001 census, which constituted 0.8% of the total population and forming the 4th largest religious entity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;caricomstats1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Montserrat.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331192516/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Montserrat.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-31 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2F%283838%2F31%29&amp;amp;go=Submit&amp;amp;qs=n&amp;amp;form=QBRE&amp;amp;pq=100%2F%283838%2F31%29&amp;amp;sc=0-0&amp;amp;sp=-1&amp;amp;sk=&amp;amp;cvid=fc68e38ff5214f2d84f0bc5f8e3857ef |title=100/(3838/31) |publisher=Bing.com |date=2006-12-17 |access-date=2015-05-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hindu males numbered 20 and made up 1.0% of the total number of males in the 2001 Census, with 11 Hindu females making up 0.6% of the female total.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;caricomstats1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Puerto Rico ===&lt;br /&gt;
As of 2020, there were 2,957 Hindus in [[Puerto Rico]] making 0.09% of the population according to ARDA.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.thearda.com/world-religion/national-profiles?u=182c | title=World Religion Database, National Profile}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Saint Kitts and Nevis===&lt;br /&gt;
Hindus made up 1.82% of the total population of [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] according to the 2010 census &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SaintKittis&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.stats.gov.kn/topics/demographic-social-statistics/population/population-by-religious-belief-2011/|title=Population by Religious Belief 2011|access-date=18 June 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; up from 0.8% in 2001.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2F%2846325%2F371%29&amp;amp;go=Submit&amp;amp;qs=n&amp;amp;form=QBRE&amp;amp;pq=100%2F%2846325%2F371%29&amp;amp;sc=0-0&amp;amp;sp=-1&amp;amp;sk=&amp;amp;cvid=9705258080d1400a8fd9cef6cb62d60b |title=100/(46325/371) |publisher=Bing |access-date=2015-05-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are 860 Hindus in Saint Kittie and Nevis.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SaintKittis&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;caricomstats2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Kitts.pdf |title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Sub-project |publisher=Caricomstats.org |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205005511/http://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/Kitts.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-05 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Hinduism is currently the second largest religion in St. Kitts-Nevis after Christianity.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SaintKittis&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;caricomstats2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Saint Lucia===&lt;br /&gt;
Most of the Indian community in [[Saint Lucia]] have converted to Christianity. Only 325 people were reported as Hindus in the 2001 census (0.2% of the total population [https://web.archive.org/web/20090325043445/http://www.stats.gov.lc/cenpub_f.pdf census]). The 2010 Census showed the percentage total of Hindus had increased to 0.3%.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://204.188.173.139:9090/stats/images/OtherPublications/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231014920/http://204.188.173.139:9090/stats/images/OtherPublications/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-31 |title=2010 Population and Housing Census |publisher=204.188.173.139:9090 |access-date=2015-05-20 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Saint Vincent and the Grenadines===&lt;br /&gt;
The 2000 census reported 83 Hindus in [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] making up 0.08% of the total population.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;stats.gov.vc&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://stats.gov.vc/CensusSurveys.aspx.aspx |title=Census &amp;amp; Surveys |publisher=Stats.gov.vc |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327010234/http://www.stats.gov.vc/CensusSurveys.aspx.aspx |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 2000 Census showed that Hindus in St Vincent-Grenadines were overwhelmingly male, with only 77 females for every 100 males on average. The 2000 Census also showed a very youthful Hindu population, with less than 1.5% of Hindus being classified as &amp;quot;elder&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.redatam.org/binsvg/RpWebEngine.exe/Portal?BASE=SVG2001&amp;amp;lang=Eng|title=Redatam::CELADE, ECLAC - United Nations|website=www.redatam.org|access-date=26 January 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Trinidad and Tobago===&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Waterloo Temple, Trinidad.jpg|thumb|right|[[Temple in the Sea]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Hinduism is a minority but significant religion in [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidad and Tobago]], making up over 22% in the 2011 census, the second largest religion in the islands. Hinduism has had a presence for 170 years, when the first Indians came to work.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/trinidad-and-tobago-pm-kamla-persad-commemorates-170-years-of-indian-arrival/articleshow/47480224.cms|title=Trinidad and Tobago PM Kamla Persad commemorates 170 years of Indian arrival|author= IANS |date= May 30, 2015|website=[[The Economic Times]]|location=Port of Spain|access-date=26 January 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313060014/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/trinidad-and-tobago-pm-kamla-persad-commemorates-170-years-of-indian-arrival/articleshow/47480224.cms| archive-date= March 13, 2016 |url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Turks and Caicos Islands===&lt;br /&gt;
The Indian population in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] is mostly of [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] origin.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} The community mostly is employed in retail jewellery and electronics business, in addition to some doctors, nurses, teachers, chartered accountants and other sectors. Many Indians are self-employed, and some are employed in the local hospitality industry.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Portal/ForeignRelation/Turk_and_Caicos_Islands_Jan2015.pdf | title=India - Turks and Caicos Islands Relations | publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | date=January 2015 | access-date=January 26, 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===United States Virgin Islands===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 2011 census there were more than 528 Hindus in the [[United States Virgin Islands]] (1.9% of the population). Most of them were recent immigrants from India, and most of them reside on [[St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Demographics census in VGB|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/wphc/BVI/VGB-2016-09-08.pdf|website=data census.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===British Virgin Islands===&lt;br /&gt;
According to the 1991 census, Hindus constituted 2.16% of the population of [[British Virgin Islands]], which then decreased to 1.95% in the 2001 census.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.prolades.com/encyclopedia/countries/english/religion-cayman-09-eng.pdf|title=2000 Round of Population and Housing Census Data Analysis Sub-Project, Nation Census Report, The British Virgin Islands |publisher=CARICOM |access-date=2025-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110723/https://www.caricomstats.org/Files/Publications/NCR%20Reports/BVI.pdf |archive-date=2019-01-09 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It further decreased to 1.88% in 2011 census.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Virgin Islands 2010 Population and Housing Census Report |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/wphc/BVI/VGB-2016-09-08.pdf}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Hindu populations according to the latest Census==&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Country / Territory !! Hindu population !! Percentage of population !! Census year !! References&lt;br /&gt;
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| Guyana || 213,282 || 31.0% || 2020 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.statisticsguyana.gov.gy/download.php?file=22 |format=PDF |title=Chapter II: Population Ccomposition: 2.1 Race/Ethnic Composition |publisher=Statisticsguyana.gov.gy |access-date=2015-05-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Suriname || 120,623 || 23.1% || 2015 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.statistics-suriname.org/images/Presentatie.pdf |title=Algemeen Bureau Voor De Statistiek - Suriname |access-date=2019-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105905/http://www.statistics-suriname.org/images/Presentatie.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-24 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Trinidad and Tobago || 240,100 || 24.33% || 2020 (est.) || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.cso.gov.tt/sites/default/files/content/images/census/TRINIDAD%20AND%20TOBAGO%202011%20Demographic%20Report.pdf |title=Trinidad and Tobago 2011 Population and Housing Census Demographic Report|publisher=Central Statistical Office|access-date=2025-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502230527/http://www.cso.gov.tt/sites/default/files/content/images/census/TRINIDAD%20AND%20TOBAGO%202011%20Demographic%20Report.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-02 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Puerto Rico || 3,865 || 0.13% || 2020 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Population, by religious composition {{!}} Puerto Rico (2010−2020) − Data, Charts &amp;amp; Analysis |url=https://statbase.org/data/pri-population-by-religious-composition/ |access-date=2026-05-30 |website=statbase.org |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Jamaica || 1,836 || 0.07% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121104/focus/focus4.html|title=Religion and the 2011 census|website=jamaica-gleaner.com|date=4 November 2012 |access-date=26 January 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Barbados || 1,055 || 0.38% || 2010 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |title=2010 Population and Housing Census of Barbados Volume 1 |publisher=stats.gov.bb |access-date=2015-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118220332/http://www.barstats.gov.bb/files/documents/PHC_2010_Census_Volume_1.pdf |archive-date=2017-01-18 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Saint Lucia || 500 || 0.3% || 2010 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.lc/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |title=Home |publisher=Stats.gov.lc |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830112605/http://www.stats.gov.lc/StLuciaPreliminaryCensusReport2010.pdf |archive-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Bahamas || 428 || 0.12% || 2010 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;statistics.bahamas.gov.bs&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| United States Virgin Islands || 400 || 1.9% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Antigua and Barbuda || 379 || 0.4% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis || 860 || 1.82% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;SaintKittis&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Grenada || 210 || 0.20% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Non-Institution Population in Private Dwellings by Religious Composition 2011 and 2001 and Percentage Change - |url=https://stats.gov.gd/subjects/population-2/non-institution-population-in-private-dwellings-by-religious-composition-2011-and-2001-and-percentage-change/ |access-date=2026-05-30 |language=en-CA}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines || 83 || 0.08% || 2001 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;stats.gov.vc&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Anguilla || 58 || 0.42% || 2011 || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://gov.ai/statistics/census/Demography%20%26%20Culture%20tables.htm |format=PDF |title=Demographic Tables : Table of Contents |publisher=Gov.ai |access-date=2015-05-20 |archive-date=24 November 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124150450/http://gov.ai/statistics/census/Demography%20%26%Culture%20tables.htm |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Montserrat || 48 || 1.1% || 2023 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| Cayman Islands || 1,191 || 1.7% || 2021 || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Portal|Hinduism}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Indo-Caribbean]]&lt;br /&gt;
** [[Indo-Trinidadian]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hinduism in South America]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hinduism in the United States]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hinduism in Canada]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Caribbean Shaktism]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;#039;&amp;#039;This article contains [[public domain]] material from the [[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Guyana]] (1995).&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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