Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland

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Hindus in Ireland
Total population
33,043 (2022)Increase2.svg; 0.7% of total population
Regions with significant populations
All Over Ireland
Religions
Hinduism
Related ethnic groups
Indians in Ireland and Hindus

Hinduism is a minority religion in Ireland, followed by 0.7% of the country's population. [1] [2] [3] It is also the second fastest-growing religions by percentage in Ireland. [4] There are also a small number of recognised temples in the country.

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Demographics

Hindus in Ireland
YearPercentIncrease
19910.03%+0.08%
20020.08%+0.05%
20060.14%+0.06%
20110.23%+0.09%
20160.30%+0.07%
20220.70%+0.40%
Historical Hindu Population
YearPop.±%
1991 953    
2002 3,099+225.2%
2006 6,082+96.3%
2011 10,688+75.7%
2016 14,300+33.8%
2022 33,043+131.1%

The 2022 Irish Census recorded 33,043 Hindu residents in Ireland, making up 0.70% of the population. [1] [5] [6] [2]

In the 2022 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 131% to surpass 33,000 people. [4] 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. [2]

According to the 2016 census, there are 87 Hare Krishnas in Ireland, [7] down from 91 Hare Krishna's in 2011 census. [8]

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. [9]

Profession and Social class

Just over half (50.6%) of Hindus at work were in the broad occupational category 'professional'. Of all Hindus workers 15.0 per cent were programmers and software development professionals. Hindus (18.4%) were more concentrated in the higher social classes than the general population(8.1%) while 40.5 per cent lived in households classified to the managerial or technical class. Fewer relative numbers were found in the skilled manual, semi-skilled and unskilled occupations than for the general population (16.1% and 28.2% respectively). [9]

Nationality and ethnicity

Ethnicity of Hindus (excluding Hare Krishnas) [10]
EthnicityPercent
Asian (other than Chinese)
79.5%
Mixed
15.42%
White Irish
1.34%
Black
1.92%
Other White
0.7%
Not stated
1.1%

In all 41.7 per cent of Hindus were of Indian nationality. This was followed very closely by Irish (41.6%), Mauritian (6.9%) and Nepalese (3.0%). Of the Hindus with Irish nationality (5,676 persons), 35.1 per cent were born in Ireland. [9]

The census results show that 79.5 per cent of Hindus declared themselves to be of Asian (other than Chinese) ethnicity, compared with 80.4 per cent in 2011.

Hindu temples

The following is a list of known Hindu temples in the Republic of Ireland.

Donegal

Temples in Donegal:

Dublin

Temples in Dublin:

Meath

Temples in Meath:

See also

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