Hinduism in England is the third largest religion in the country, with over 1,020,533 followers as of the 2021 Census. This represents over 1.5% of the English population, up from 1.1% the previous decade. Hindus are predominantly in the cities of London and Leicester, where they make up greater proportions of the population. England has a number of Hindu temples, including the Hindu temple at Neasden which is a large Hindu temple in Europe.[1] In 2007, the largest Hindu Mandir in the North of England,[2] the Bradford Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple opened in Bradford,[3]West Yorkshire.
Year
Percent
Increase
2001
1.1%
-
2011
1.5%
+0.40%
2021
1.8%
+0.30%
^Hindu London, BBC, 6 June 2005. URL accessed on 5 June 2006.
