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]
	341,396	0.1%	2021 estimates		^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
	250,000	0.4%	2018 estimates
	237,890	0.7%	2021 census		^[10]
	198,449		2020 census		^[11] ^[12] ^[13]
&	125,363	0.2%	2021 census		^[14]
	125,000				^[15]
	120,000
	95,411	0.38%	2021 Census		^[16]
	80,000
	72,089	5.83%	2011 census		^[17]
	50,000
	40,000				^[18] ^[19]
	40,000
	36,000	9%	2019		^[20]
	25,000
	20,000
	10,107	0.002%	2018 Census
	10,000
	10,000		2020 estimates
	10,000
	10,000
	7,000
	7,000
	5,000
	4,000
	4,000
	3,000
	3,000				^[21]
	3,000		2017		^[22]
	2,000
	1,000
	1,000
	1,000
	250	4.2%	2018 estimates		^[23]
	At least 200	0.0%	2018 estimates		^[24]
	At least 1	0.0%	2018 data		^[25] ^[26]
	At least 1	0.0%	2018 data		^[27]

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: Tamil. Ethnologue.
4. Web site: Valluvar Kottam goes overseas, to be inaugurated at Myanmar in May. The Times of India.
5. Web site: Elderly Tamil Catholic prays for new church in Myanmar. LaCroix International.
6. Web site: Tamil Catholics dig deep for Myanmar church. UCA News.
7. Web site: US Census. Nation's Linguistic Diversity. United States Census Bureau.
8. News: Commuting Times, Median Rents and Language other than English Use in the Home on the Rise . December 7, 2017 . December 12, 2017.
9. 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.
10. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-08-17 . Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts . 2022-10-12 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
11. Web site: Basic Demographic Characteristics: Table 6 Indian Resident Population by Age Group, Dialect Group and Sex. Census of Population 2010 Statistical Release 1: Demographic Characteristics, Education, Language and Religion. Department of Statistics, Singapore. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130908091821/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/publications/publications_and_papers/cop2010/census_2010_release1/excel/t1-11.xls. 2013-09-08.
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170120210625/http://www.singstat.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/publications/publications_and_papers/GHS/ghs2015/ghs2015.pdf General Household Survey 2015 – Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore
13. singstat.gov.sg/-/media/files/publications/cop2020/sr1/cop2020sr1.pdf Singapore Census 2020
14. Web site: Sivasupramaniam. V.. History of the Tamil Diaspora. International Conferences on Skanda-Murukan.
15. News: Politically French, culturally Tamil: 12 Tamils elected in Paris and suburbs. TamilNet. 18 March 2008.
16. Web site: Census Explorer. Special Broadcasting Service.
17. Web site: Volume: II Demographic and Fertility Characteristics. The 2011 Housing and Population Census. Statistics Mauritius. 68.
18. Web site: Indonesia. TamilNation.
19. Web site: Indonesia’s Indian Community. The Diplomat.
20. Web site: Guadeloupe Population 2019. World Population Review.
21. Web site: Martinique Population 2019. World Population Review.
22. Web site: Tamil community in Hong Kong more than 50 years in the making. South China Morning Post.
23. Web site: Luxembourger Patrick part of new Tamil association. Delano.lu.
24. Web site: For Tamil cuisine, away in Pakistan. The Hindu.
25. Web site: First Tamil Prime Minister of Guyana. Special Broadcasting Service.
26. Web site: From Guyana, memorable echoes of Tamil. TheWeekendLeader.
27. Web site: Papua New Guinea's Tamil Governor. Special Broadcasting Service.