According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre from November 2019 to March 2020, 99 percent of Hindus were married to a person of the same religion. Similarly, 98 percent of Muslims also married a spouse with the same religious background during the same time period.
Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020
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Pew Research Center. (June 29, 2021). Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/
Pew Research Center. "Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020 ." Chart. June 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Married Indians with Spouse of Same Religion in India in 2020 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/
Pew Research Center, Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of married Indians with spouse of same religion in India in 2020 [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265155/india-share-of-married-indians-with-spouse-of-same-religion/