Jainism in the United Kingdom

British Jains
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.