 The countries with most Hindu residents and citizens include (in decreasing order) are India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United States, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Myanmar, Canada, Mauritius, Guyana, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Fiji, Suriname.The fertility rate, that is children per woman, for Hindus is 2.4, which is less than the world average of 2.5.Pew Research projects that there will be 1.161 billion Hindus by 2020.