The Demographic Audit: 803 Million Missing Hindu Souls (700-2025 CE)

The Demographic Audit: 803 Million Missing Hindu Souls (700-2025 CE)

The common narrative states that there are approximately 1.2 billion Hindus in the world today. However, a forensic demographic audit of the Indian subcontinent suggests that this figure represents a catastrophic statistical anomaly. Based on comparative population modeling, this research posits that the Hindu population should stand at nearly 2.1 billion today—surpassing the population of China and the entire Muslim world combined. Instead, we are faced with a deficit of approximately 803 million souls . This is not merely a "demographic deficit." This represents the largest Blood Tax ever imposed on any civilization in recorded history. The Baseline: Why 700 CE? To understand the scale of the loss, we must establish a baseline before the onset of large-scale external disruption. In 700 CE, the Indian subcontinent—specifically the fertile Ganges plain—held a population comparable to or exceeding that of China. Over the subsequent thirteen centuries, China experienced war, famine,…