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Indians

Индийцы

census counts
1,998,778
Malaysia, census 2020 (national and/or ethnic group, UN)
4,232,360
sum of censuses in 13 countries, 2007-2022

In brief

The largest documented number lives in Malaysia: 1,998,778 people in the 2020 census.

Official figures exist for 13 countries; together they add up to 4,232,360. This is not an estimate of the world total: the censuses were held in different years (2007-2022) and define belonging differently, and countries without such data are not counted.

In Russia's 2020 census (reference date 1 October 2021), 7,667 people identified with the nationality "Индийцы" (Indians)1. That is less than 0.01% of the 130,587,364 residents who stated a nationality.

Rosstat also assigns 16 other self-designations to this nationality (listed in Russian in the source table).

Where they live: census figures

Each figure comes from the country's official census. Censuses define belonging differently (self-identification, citizenship, mother tongue, ancestry); the type is given on each row.

Malaysia2020 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [2]
1,998,778
United Kingdom2011 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [3]
1,451,862
Singapore2020 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · resident population (Singapore citizens and permanent residents) · [4]
362,274
Fiji2007 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · de facto (enumerated) population, 2007 census; use only the de facto rows (UN also lists a de jure variant, total 835,230) · [5]
313,798
Thailand2010 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [6]
46,113
Hong Kong2021 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [7]
32,796
Mozambique2017 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [8]
15,492
Russia2021 · ethnicity / nationality · «Индийцы» · [1]
7,667
Estonia2021 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [9]
1,165
Antigua and Barbuda2011 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [10]
942
Belize2022 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [11]
601
Virgin Islands, British2010 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [12]
591
Aruba2010 · national and/or ethnic group, UN · «Indian» · [13]
281
Sum across 13 countries4,232,360

In detail: Russia, 2021 census

Sex, urban and rural, Russian regions

Sex

Men 5,283 · 68.9%Women 2,384 · 31.1%

Urban and rural

Urban 7,386 · 96.3%Rural 281 · 3.7%

Where: the 10 regions with the largest numbers

Smolensk Oblast
1,090
Republic of Bashkortostan
520
Moscow (city)
489
Orenburg Oblast
487
Perm Krai
453
Mari El Republic
396
Republic of Mordovia
393
Penza Oblast
359
Republic of Tatarstan
327
Kursk Oblast
312

Source [1]: Rosstat, 2020 census, vol. 5, table 1

Sources

  1. Rosstat. National composition of the population of the Russian Federation. Results of the 2020 All-Russian Population Census (reference date 1 October 2021), vol. 5, table 1. Tom5_tab1_VPN-2020.xlsx (archived copy)
  2. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Malaysia, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  3. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  4. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Singapore, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  5. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Fiji, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  6. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Thailand, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  7. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. China, Hong Kong SAR, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  8. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Mozambique, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  9. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Estonia, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  10. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Antigua and Barbuda, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  11. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Belize, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  12. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. British Virgin Islands, Census - de facto - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…
  13. United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). Demographic Yearbook, table 26: Population by national and/or ethnic group. Aruba, Census - de jure - complete tabulation, Final figure, complete. https://data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=POP&f=tableCode%3a26%3bsexCode%3a0%3bareaCode%3a0%3bcountr…