Tamil population by nation explained

This is a list of Tamil population per nation.

scope=col	Country	scope=col	Tamil Population	scope=col	Percent	scope=col	Year	scope=col	Notes	scope=col class=unsortable	Refs
		5.89%	2011 census		^[1]
	3,135,770	15.40%	2012 census		^[2]
	2,327,000	6.7%	2020 estimates		^[3]
	1,000,000	1.8%	2018 estimates	^[4]	^[5] ^[6] ^[7]
	341,396	0.1%	2021 estimates		^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
	250,000	0.4%	2018 estimates		^[11]
	237,890	0.7%	2021 census		^[12]
	198,449	4.9%	2020 census		^[13]
	125,000	0.18%	2018 estimates		^[14]
	123,203	0.2%	2021 census		^[15]
	120,000	14.5%	2017 estimates
	95,411	0.38%	2021 Census		^[16]
	80,000	9.5%	2017 estimates
	72,089	5.83%	2011 census		^[17]
	60,000	0.07%	2020 estimates		^[18]
	40,000	0.46%	2020 estimates
	40,000	0.01%	2020 estimates		^[19]
	36,000	9%	2020 estimates		^[20]
	25,000	0.04%	2020 estimates
	20,000	0.12%	2020 estimates
	13,000	0.24%	2019 estimates		^[21]
	10,107	0.21%	2018 Census		^[22]
	10,000	0.1%	2020 estimates
	10,000	0.11%	2016 estimates		^[23]
	7,398	0.1%	2011 census		^[24]
	7,000	0.12%	2020 estimates
	7,000	0.06%	2016 estimates		^[25]
	7,000	0.2%	2020 estimates
	5,000	0.0003%	2020 estimates
	4,000	0.2%	2020 estimates
	4,000	4.2%	2020 estimates
	4,296	0.1%	2011 census		^[26]
	1,800	0.04%	2016 census		^[27]
	1,500	0.003%	2020 estimates		^[28]
	1,000	0.02%	2019 estimates		^[29]
	1,000	0.01%	2020 estimates		^[30]
	1,000	0.006%	2020 estimates
	1,000	0.2%	2020 estimates
	500	0.1%	2020 estimates		^[31]
	500	0.005%	2020 estimates		^[32]
	500	0.001%	2020 estimates		^[33]
	300	0.003%	2020 estimates		^[34]
	200	0.002%	2016 estimates		^[35]
	200	2%	2020 estimates		^[36]
	50	0.008%	2018 estimates		^[37]
	50	0.00025%	2020 estimates		^[38]
	50	0.0007%	2020 estimates		^[39]
	50	0.0009%	2020 estimates		^[40]
	At least 200	0.0%	2018 estimates		^[41]
	At least 1	0.0%	2018 data		^[42]
	At least 1	0.0%	2018 data		^[43]

See also

• List of countries and territories where Tamil is an official language
• Tamil population by cities
• States of India by Tamil speakers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Abstract of speakers strength and mother tongues – 2011. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
2. Web site: Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 – Table A3: Population by district, ethnic group and sex. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.
3. Web site: Malaysian Indian population. Department of Statistics Malaysia.
4. Web site: Sivasupramaniam. V.. History of the Tamil Diaspora. International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
5. Web site: Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May. The Times of India.
6. Web site: Elderly Tamil Catholic prays for new church in Myanmar. La Croix International.
7. Web site: Tamil Catholics dig deep for Myanmar church. UCA News.
8. Web site: US Census. Nation's Linguistic Diversity. United States Census Bureau.
9. News: Commuting Times, Median Rents and Language other than English Use in the Home on the Rise . December 7, 2017 . December 12, 2017.
10. Web site: B16001 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME BY ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH FOR THE POPULATION 5 YEARS AND OVER. American Community Survey of the United States Census Bureau.
11. Web site: Tamil Population by Country. Tamil Funda. October 5, 2023.
12. Web site: Government of Canada. Statistics Canada. 2022-08-17. Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories. 2022-10-12. www12.statcan.gc.ca.
13. Web site: Census of Population 2020 Statistical Release 1. Department of Statistics, Singapore.
14. News: Politically French, culturally Tamil: 12 Tamils elected in Paris and suburbs. TamilNet. 18 March 2008.
15. Web site: Ethnic group by English regions. Office for National Statistics.
16. Web site: 2021 Census QuickStats: Tamil. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
17. Web site: Volume: II Demographic and Fertility Characteristics. The 2011 Housing and Population Census. Statistics Mauritius.
18. Web site: Tamils in Germany. Tamil Culture.
19. Web site: Indonesia’s Indian Community. The Diplomat.
20. Web site: Guadeloupe Population 2019. World Population Review.
21. Web site: Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents. Statistics Norway.
22. Web site: 2018 Census ethnic group summaries . Statistics New Zealand.
23. Web site: Tamils in Austria. Tamil Culture.
24. Web site: Ethnicity, Identity, Language and Religion. National Records of Scotland.
25. Web site: Tamil community in Belgium. VRT News.
26. Web site: Ethnicity by Welsh regions. StatsWales.
27. Web site: Census 2016 Summary Results - Part 1. Central Statistics Office Ireland.
28. Web site: Tamil community in Spain. El País.
29. Web site: Foreign citizens and persons with foreign background. Statistics Finland.
30. Web site: Immigrant Communities in Portugal. Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service.
31. Web site: Maldives population. Worldometers.
32. Web site: Tamil migrants in Greece. The National Herald.
33. Web site: Indian Community in Poland. Embassy of India, Warsaw.
34. Web site: Foreigners in the Czech Republic. Czech Statistical Office.
35. Web site: Minorities in Hungary. Minority Rights Group International.
36. Web site: Nauru population. World Population Review.
37. Web site: Luxembourger Patrick part of new Tamil association. Delano.lu.
38. Web site: Indian Community in Romania. Embassy of India, Bucharest.
39. Web site: Indian Community in Bulgaria. Embassy of India, Sofia.
40. Web site: Indian Community in Slovakia. Embassy of India, Bratislava.
41. Web site: For Tamil cuisine, away in Pakistan. The Hindu.
42. Web site: First Tamil Prime Minister of Guyana. Special Broadcasting Service.
43. Web site: Papua New Guinea's Tamil Governor. Special Broadcasting Service.