History of Religion in Independent India

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Year	Hindu	Muslim	Christianity	Sikh	Buddhist	Jain	Parsi (Zoroastrian)
1947	85	9.1	2.3	1.9	0.7	0.4	0
1951	84.1	9.8	2.3	1.8	0.7	0.5	0.1
1961	83.5	10.7	2.4	1.8	0.7	0.5	0.1
1971	82.7	11.2	2.6	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.1
1981	82.3	11.8	2.4	1.9	0.7	0.5	0.1
1991	81.5	12.6	2.3	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.1
2001	80.5	13.4	2.3	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.1
2011	79.8	14.2	2.3	1.7	0.7	0.4	0

4 Comments

Level 63

Sep 26, 2021

The 2022 Census should show some interesting results.

Level 72

Sep 28, 2021

Will it? I don't think there will be any significant change other than the percentage of Hinduism slightly decreasing and that of Islam increasing. The other religions are mostly stagnant.

I had the exact same idea of a chart but I never released it! In fact, I made it like a month ago. Anyway, I will make another chart. :)

Level 67

Sep 28, 2021

I feel like Christianity might also grow a bit, it is getting more common. It will also be interesting by how much Islam increases, it has been increasing more and more each time, and Hinduism decreasing more and more.

Level 63

Oct 4, 2024

its estimated it'l be at 20% in 2060 by analysts (pew research i think)

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