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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Copenhagen · Brondby | |
| Religions | |
| Sikhism | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi · Danish |
Sikhism in Denmark (Danish:Sikhisme i Danmark) is aminority religion. There are estimated to be 5,000Sikhs living in Denmark.[1]
The Sikhs started to arrive at Denmark in the late 1960s and early 1970s as labour migrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, Sikh refugees escaping the violent conflicts inPunjab started to arrive in Denmark.[2]
The Sikh community in Denmark achieved official recognition as a religious community from the Ministry of Ecceslesistical affairs in 1985.[2]In 2008, news reported on violent confrontations between two factions within the only Danish Sikhcongregation. They were fighting about the control of the temple inVanløse.[3]
One estimate put their number to between 800 and 1500 in 2015.[4]
Most Sikhs are concentrated in the capitalCopenhagen, with small groups in other places such as theHorsens andAarhus areas.[2]
Thegurdwaras in the country are:
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