Jains as a share of the population in India 1951-2011

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 8, 2024

In 2011, around 0.4 percent of the population identified with Jainism as their religion, a slight increase from about 0.46 percent in 1951. Overall, India has been a religiously pluralistic and multiethnic democracy with people of several faiths.

Jains as a share of the total population in India between 1951 and 2011

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May 2024

Region

India

Survey time period

1951 to 2011

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Values have been rounded for clarity. 

Previous reports have been accessed for historical data.

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