Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Ethnic Group and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
Description
Census of Population 2020 statistics on resident population aged 15 and over by religion, ethnic group, and sex, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV format. Supports social cohesion research, religious demography, and ethnic–gender intersection analysis from the 2020 census reference. Valuable for policy makers studying Singapore’s multicultural resident population structure.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 12/06/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17459
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- Rows
- 12
- Columns
- 16
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males | (Indians) Females | (Others) Total | (Others) Males | (Others) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 2606881.000000 | 1248962.000000 | 1357919.000000 | 447747.000000 | 216363 | 231383.000000 | 299056.000000 | 150541.000000 | 148515.000000 | 105410.000000 | 47693.000000 | 57717.000000 |
| No Religion | 692528.000000 | 356071.000000 | 336457.000000 | 669097.000000 | 343164.000000 | 325933.000000 | 1640.000000 | 709 | 931.000000 | 6443.000000 | 3841.000000 | 2602.000000 | 15347.000000 | 8357.000000 | 6990.000000 |
| With Religion | 2766566.000000 | 1307489.000000 | 1459077.000000 | 1937784.000000 | 905798.000000 | 1031986.000000 | 446107.000000 | 215655 | 230452.000000 | 292612.000000 | 146700.000000 | 145912.000000 | 90063.000000 | 39336.000000 | 50726.000000 |
| Buddhism | 1074159.000000 | 512493.000000 | 561666.000000 | 1052114.000000 | 505390.000000 | 546724.000000 | 447.000000 | 128 | 319.000000 | 2031.000000 | 1037.000000 | 995.000000 | 19566.000000 | 5938.000000 | 13628.000000 |
| Taoism1/ | 303960.000000 | 149247.000000 | 154713.000000 | 303095.000000 | 149162.000000 | 153933.000000 | 133.000000 | - | 133.000000 | 63.000000 | 49.000000 | 14.000000 | 669.000000 | 35.000000 | 634.000000 |
| Islam | 539251.000000 | 263134.000000 | 276117.000000 | 11953.000000 | 5914.000000 | 6039.000000 | 442368.000000 | 214111 | 228257.000000 | 69964.000000 | 35870.000000 | 34095.000000 | 14966.000000 | 7239.000000 | 7727.000000 |
| Hinduism | 172963.000000 | 86414.000000 | 86548.000000 | 458.000000 | 123.000000 | 335.000000 | 223.000000 | 111 | 112.000000 | 171326.000000 | 85738.000000 | 85588.000000 | 956.000000 | 443.000000 | 513.000000 |
| Sikhism | 12051.000000 | 6196.000000 | 5855.000000 | 11.000000 | 5.000000 | 6.000000 | 80.000000 | 40 | 40.000000 | 10265.000000 | 5279.000000 | 4986.000000 | 1695.000000 | 872.000000 | 823.000000 |
| Christianity | 654355.000000 | 285382.000000 | 368973.000000 | 562861.000000 | 241905.000000 | 320956.000000 | 2743.000000 | 1213 | 1530.000000 | 37605.000000 | 18029.000000 | 19576.000000 | 51146.000000 | 24235.000000 | 26911.000000 |
| Catholic | 242681.000000 | 106084.000000 | 136597.000000 | 184158.000000 | 78552.000000 | 105606.000000 | 1097.000000 | 492 | 605.000000 | 21853.000000 | 10348.000000 | 11504.000000 | 35573.000000 | 16692.000000 | 18881.000000 |
| Other Christians | 411674.000000 | 179298.000000 | 232376.000000 | 378703.000000 | 163353.000000 | 215350.000000 | 1646.000000 | 721 | 925.000000 | 15752.000000 | 7681.000000 | 8071.000000 | 15573.000000 | 7543.000000 | 8030.000000 |
| Other Religions | 9827.000000 | 4623.000000 | 5204.000000 | 7292.000000 | 3299.000000 | 3993.000000 | 113.000000 | 51 | 62.000000 | 1357.000000 | 699.000000 | 658.000000 | 1065.000000 | 575.000000 | 490.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malays) Males | Text | No |
| (Malays) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |