Punjabi diaspora

Punjabi diaspora
  • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼ੀ
  • پنجابی ڈائیسپورا
Total population
2–2.5 million.
Regions with significant populations
Canada942,170 (2021)
United Kingdom700,000 (2006)
United States253,740
Australia239,033 (2021)
Italy200,000 (2019)
Malaysia56,400 (2019)
Philippines50,000 (2016)
Indonesia35,000 (2019)
New Zealand34,227 (2018)
Sweden24,000 (2013)
Bangladesh23,700 (2019)
Germany18,000 (2020)
Nepal10,000 (2019)
Languages
PunjabiHindi-UrduEnglish • others
Religion
Sikhism (incl. Nanakpanthi) • Islam Hinduism Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Indian diaspora, Pakistani diaspora, South Asian diaspora

The Punjabi diaspora consists of the descendants of ethnic Punjabis who emigrated out of the Punjab region in Pakistan and India to the rest of the world. Punjabis are one of the largest ethnic groups in both the Pakistani and Indian diasporas. The Punjabi diaspora numbers around the world has been given between 3 and 5 million, mainly concentrated in Britain, Canada, the United States, Western Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.