Punjabi diaspora

(ABS) statistical area 1 (SA1) in the coastal New South Wales town of Woolgoolga and nearby Sandy Beach and Safety Beach who reported speaking Punjabi at home in the 2021 census. ==Bangladesh==

Many families from Punjab, Pakistan migrated to erstwhile East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) as it was one country at the time. Some of these families chose to remain in Bangladesh after its independence. One such example is the family of Bangladeshi-Punjabi cricketer Junaid Siddique. ==Brazil==

Most Punjabis in Brazil are Sikhs. Punjabis migrated to Australia from other parts of the Punjabi diaspora, as well from the state of Punjab itself. The majority were Sikh and Hindu Punjabis are a minority. ==Canada==

Punjabis make up approximately 2.6% of the Canadian population as per the 2021 Canadian Census. The largest Punjabi community in Canada is in Ontario, with 397,867 Punjabis as of 2021 (making up 2.84% of the overall population), while British Columbia is home to approximately 315,000 Punjabis (making up 6.41% of the overall population). 85% of South Asians in British Columbia are Punjabi Sikhs, including former premier of British Columbia, Ujjal Dosanjh and former leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP), MP for Burnaby South, Jagmeet Singh. ==Georgia==

In 2012, around 2,000 farmers from Punjab, India migrated to Georgia to farm. As of 2018 about 200 of them are still living in Tsnori, a town in Kakheti region. ==Germany==

The Punjabi Sikh diaspora in Germany is around 15,000-21,000. ==Greece==

The first arrival of Punjabis in Greece came through the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II. Since the 1990s, many Sikh migrants from Punjab came to Greece to work on shipping lines, in agriculture, construction, and as taxi drivers. During the 2015 European migrant crisis, many immigrants including Punjabis illegally entered Greece. ==Indonesia==

Punjabis are the second largest Indian group in Indonesia, right after Tamil people, some of them are known as film producer, politician and athlete such as Manoj Punjabi, H. S. Dillon, Gurnam Singh, Ayu Azhari, and Musa Rajekshah. Punjabis in Indonesia adheres primarily to Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam, according to some source, the population of ethnic Punjabis are estimated to be around 35,000 to 60,000. ==Hong Kong==

Among Hong Kong Indian adolescents, Punjabi is the third most common language after English and Cantonese. The Punjabis were influential in the military, and in line with the British military thinking of the time (namely, the late 19th century and early 20th century) Punjabi Sikhs, Punjabi Hindus and Punjabi Muslims formed two separate regiments. The regiments were as follows: • Punjab regiment: 25,000 soldiers (50% Muslim, 40% Hindu and 10% Sikh) • Sikh Regiment: 10,000 soldiers (80% Sikh, 20% Hindu) In 1939, Hong Kong's police force included 272 Europeans, 774 Indians (mainly Punjabis) and 1140 Chinese. Punjabis dominated Hong Kong's police force until the 1950s. From the 2006 government by-census results, it shows a population of roughly 20,444 Indians and roughly 11,111 Pakistanis residing at the former British territory. ==Iran==

Around 60 Punjabi Sikh families reside in Iran. The Punjabi language is also taught at Kendriya Vidyalaya Tehran, an Indian co-educational school in Baharestan District, Tehran. ==Italy==

The Punjabi Sikh diaspora in Italy is a growing minority in Italy. The country has the second biggest Sikh population in Europe after the United Kingdom. It is estimated that there are more than 200,000 Sikhs in Italy. ==Japan==

There are 71,000 Punjabis. In Japan 98% of the Punjabis are Sikh and 1.5% of the Punjabis are Christian. ==Kenya==

Most Kenyan Asians are Gujaratis, but the second largest group are Punjabis. All three major religious groups (Sikh, Muslim and Hindu) are represented in the Punjabi population. The artisan Ramgharia caste used to be the largest group amongst the Sikhs. ==Malaysia==

Although most Malaysian Indians are Tamils, there were also many Punjabis that immigrated to Malaysia. They are known to be the third largest Indian ethnic group in Malaysia, after the Tamils and Malayalees. According to Amarjit Kaur as of 1993 there were 60, 000 Punjabis in Malaysia. Robin Cohen estimates the number of Malaysian Sikhs as 30, 000 (as of 1995). ==New Zealand==

In New Zealand, Punjabis are one of the largest group of Indian New Zealanders. ==Persian Gulf states==

In the Gulf states, the largest group among Pakistani expatriates are the Punjabis. ==Philippines==

The Philippines has over 50,000 Punjabi Indians as recently as the year 2016, not including illegal Punjabi Indian immigrants. This makes the Philippines having the 6th highest population of Punjabi Indians in the world. ==Singapore==

The third largest group among Indo-Singaporeans in 1980 were Punjabis (after Tamils - who form a majority of Indo-Singaporeans - and Malayalis), at 7.8% of the Indo-Singaporean population. ==Spain==

Between the 1980s and the 1990s, many Punjabis migrated to Spain due to relaxed immigration policies and a labour shortage. Many consisted of Sikh agricultural and manufacturing labourers, as well as business owners. ==Thailand==

Most Indians in Thailand are Punjabis. ==Trinidad and Tobago==