Jainism in the United Kingdom
Jain Temple Oshwal Centre, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, UK | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 25,035 (2021 census, excluding Scotland) | |
| Religions | |
| Jainism | |
| Languages | |
| English Indian Languages |
Adherents of Jainism first arrived in the United Kingdom in the 19th century. Britain, mainly England, has since become a center of the Jain diaspora with a population of 40,000 in 2007. The 2021 United Kingdom census recorded a population of 24,991 Jains in England and Wales, and 44 Jains in Northern Ireland.