Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland
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Hinduism is a minority religion in Ireland, followed by 0.4% of the country's population.[1][2] It is also the second fastest-growing religions by percentage in Ireland.[3] Despite this, there are only a small number of recognised temples in the country.
Demographics[]
| Year | Percent | Increase |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.03% | +0.08% |
| 2002 | 0.08% | +0.05% |
| 2006 | 0.14% | +0.06% |
| 2011 | 0.23% | +0.09% |
| 2016 | 0.30% | +0.07% |
| 2020 | 0.40% | +0.10% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 953 | — |
| 2002 | 3,099 | +225.2% |
| 2006 | 6,082 | +96.3% |
| 2011 | 10,688 | +75.7% |
| 2016 | 14,300 | +33.8% |
| 2020 | 20,000 | +39.9% |
The 2016 Irish Census recorded 14,300 Hindu residents in Ireland, making up 0.30% of the population.[4][5][1] According to Pew Research, there were 20,000 (0.4%) Hindus in Ireland in 2020.[6]
In the 2016 Irish Census, Hinduism grew by 34% to surpass 14000 people, even faster than Islam (29% increase over the same time period).[3] Hinduism now makes up 0.3% of the population, growing 10-fold as a share of the population in 25 years (from the 1991 census to the 2016 census). Hinduism is now the 7th largest Religion, ahead of Pentecostal.[1]
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[]
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:
- Hindu Temple and Indian Community Centre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal[11]
Dublin[]
Temples in Dublin:
- Nivedita House (Ramakrishna Math and Mission), Dublin[12]
- Hare Krishna Cultural Centre (ISKCON), Dublin 1.[13]
- Vinayaka Temple, Kingswood, Dublin 24.[14]
- Vedic Hindu Cultural Centre Ireland Temple , Unit 2D, Sunbury Industrial Estate, Ballymount Rd Lower, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.[15]
Meath[]
Temples in Meath:
- B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Sanstha, Enfield, County Meath.[16]
See also[]
- Religion in the Republic of Ireland
- Hinduism in Northern Ireland
- Hinduism in the United Kingdom
- Hinduism in England
- Hinduism in Scotland
- Hinduism in Wales
- Hinduism in the West
- Hindu eschatology
References[]
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- ^ "Religions in Ireland". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ a b Ghoshal, Arkadev (April 7, 2017). "Hinduism one of the fastest growing religions in Ireland, outpacing Islam". International Business Times, India Edition. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ Patsy McGarry (30 March 2012). "Ireland remains overwhelmingly Catholic". The Irish Times. Dublin. ISSN 0791-5144. Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ Gillmor, Desmond A. (2006). "Changing religions in the Republic of Ireland, 1991–2002". Irish Geography. 39 (2): 111–128. doi:10.1080/00750770609555871. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31.}}
- ^ "Religions in Ireland". globalreligiousfutures.org. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Census finds 2,000 devotees to Star Wars 'Jedi' religion". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ https://statbank.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/saveselections.asp[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Religion - Non-Christian". cso.ie/en. Central Statistics Office, Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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- ^ "Diagram". statbank.cso.ie. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ "INDIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE - Letterkenny, Co. Donegal". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Éire Vedanta Society". rkmireland.org. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "History - Krishna Ireland Dublin Temple". Dublin Krishna Temple. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Ananda Sidhi Vinayaka Temple". www.ivt.ie. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Essence of Hinduism | Hindu". Hindu.ie. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
- ^ "BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir". Archived from the original on 2013-06-11.
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