Hinduism is the third largest religion in Malta after Christianity and Islam. However, it's not recognized as a formal religion.^[1][2] As of the 2021 census, there are 6,411 Hindus in Malta that constituted 1.42% of its population.^[3]

In 2021, Charles J. Muscat wrote Ekam Sat: Il-Verità Waħda: Esperjenza tal-Veda Dharma Ġabra ta' testi ewlenin u riflessjonijiet prattići, an anthology of South Asian religious texts in Maltese including the Vedas and Upanishads.^[4]

In 2010, there were about 840 Hindus in Malta.^[5] According to the 2021 Census, there are 6,411 Hindus in Malta. of which 135 are Maltese Citizens and 6,276 Hindus are non-Maltese residents. Hindus form 0.04% of the Maltese Citizens and 6.02% of the non-Maltese residents. Hinduism is practiced mainly by the Indian Maltese and Nepalese Maltese people.^[3]

A first floor flat is used as a temporary Hindu meeting point that is known as Maltese-Indian Community Centre.^[6]

Hindus in Malta privately celebrate Diwali, Holi,^[7] Onam,^[8] and other Hindu festivals.

Hindu deceased were buried using Catholic burial rites after the British left in 1964, rather than being cremated as required by their religion. Under British rule of Malta, cremation took place at the Lazaretto cemetery in Manoel Island.^{[citation needed]} One Hindu leader in the United States, Rajan Zed, implored the Maltese government in 2019 to subsidize cremations abroad for Hindus in Malta.^[9][10][11]

Hinduism, along with other Indian religions (like Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism) and Judaism are not recognized in Malta and are treated as cults.^[2] In 2010, Hindu and Jewish groups urged Pope Benedict XVI to intervene to ensure that Malta treats all religions equally before the law, but the Pope did not intervene.^[1]

• Hinduism in Finland
• Hinduism in France
• Hinduism in the United Kingdom