Hinduism is a minority religion constituting about 0.15% of the population of Austria.
Hinduism is not one of the 16 recognised religions in Austria. The Austrian law allows religious groups not recognized as societies to seek official status as confessional communities with the Office for Religious Affairs. Hinduism is one of the eight confessional communities in Austria. However, the Sahaja Yoga and the International Society for Krishna Consciousness are categorised as associations, not as confessional communities.
In 1980 the Bengali Bimal Kundu founded the first Hindu religious society in Austria, for Hindus immigrating from the Indian subcontinent. He now runs a small temple, located at a room in the Afro-Asian Institute. Since 1998, the "Hindu Religious Society in Austria" is (hroe) as "state-registered confessional community" official representative for all Hindus. It is one of eleven religious groups that constitute confessional communities according to the Austrian Law on the Status of Religious Confessional Communities. It is not yet a legally recognised religion, and therefore is not eligible for support from the state, however they may be eligible for this after 20 years of existence.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2001 | 3,629 | — |
2015 | 4,339 | +19.6% |
2017 | 11,000 | +153.5% |
Year | Percent | Increase |
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2001 | 0.04% | - |
2015 | 0.05% | +0.01 |
2017 | 0.15% | +0.10% |
As of 2017, Hinduism constitute 0.15% of the population of Austria. There are about 11,000 Hindus in Austria.
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