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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 40,908[1] 0.88% of the total New Zealander population (2018) | |
| Languages | |
| New Zealand English • Punjabi Hindi • Urdu • Māori | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,061 | — |
| 1996 | 2,817 | +36.7% |
| 2001 | 5,199 | +84.6% |
| 2006 | 9,507 | +82.9% |
| 2013 | 19,191 | +101.9% |
| 2018 | 40,908 | +113.2% |
| 2023 | — | |
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| Sikhism |
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New Zealander Sikhs number over 40,000 people and account for 0.9% of New Zealand's population as of 2018, forming the country's fastest-growing and fifth-largest religious group.
Small numbers of Sikh immigrants from Punjab settled in New Zealand from the late 1800s. Large-scale Sikh immigration began after changes to immigration policies in the 1980s. The New Zealand Sikh Society was established in 1964 and first Sikh Gurdwara opened in 1977.[4]
- ^ "2018 census totals by topic". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Table 28, 2006 Census Data – QuickStats About Culture and Identity – Tables Archived 2017-10-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2013 Census totals by topic". archive.stats.govt.nz.
- ^ Morris, Paul. "Diverse religions - Sikhs". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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