Hinduism in Bangladesh
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 13,130,000 (2022 Census) (7.95% of the country's population) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Throughout Bangladesh | |
| Dhaka Division | 2,766,874 (6.26%) |
| Rangpur Division | 2,290,450 (12.98%) |
| Chittagong Division | 2,196,947 (6.61%) |
| Khulna Division | 2,007,502 (11.54%) |
| Sylhet Division | 1,491,315 (13.51%) |
| Rajshahi Division | 1,159,197 (5.70%) |
| Barisal Division | 750,177 (8.24%) |
| Mymensingh Division | 481,742 (3.92%) |
| Religions | |
| Hinduism (majority) Tribal religions identified as Hindus (minority) | |
| Languages | |
| Sanskrit (Liturgical) Bangla and other tribal languages | |
| Hinduism by country |
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Hinduism is the second-largest religion in Bangladesh, accounting for about 7.95% of the country's population, approximately 13.1 million people, as per the 2022 census of Bangladesh. Around 21% of the Bangladeshi diaspora follow Hinduism.
Bangladesh has the world's third-largest Hindu population, after India and Nepal. Hinduism is the second-largest religion in 61 of 64 districts in Bangladesh, but there are no Hindu majority districts in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi Hindus have faced systemic persecution, experiencing a population decrease from 33% in 1901 to 8% in 2022. In the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, 300,000 to 3 million people were killed (disproportionately Hindus), mass rapes on 300-400,000 women (predominantly Hindu) were perpetrated, as well as Hindu temple desecrations, property destruction, and a fleeing of 8-10 million Hindu refugees to India.