Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Ethnic Group and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Thousands, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (16 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-04.
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts of resident population aged 15 and over by religion, ethnic group, and sex (in thousands). SingStat CSV supports religious demography, ethnic–faith intersections, and gendered religious affiliation patterns in 2015 Singapore.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 09/03/2016 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: General Household Survey 2015 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/8228
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- Rows
- 12
- Columns
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Chinese) Total | (Chinese) Males | (Chinese) Females | (Malays) Total | (Malays) Males | (Malays) Females | (Indians) Total | (Indians) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3275.900000 | 1589.600000 | 1686.300000 | 2517.5 | 1215.8 | 1301.6 | 389 | 188.3 | 200.7 | 270.200000 | 137.1 |
| No Religion | 604.500000 | 317.200000 | 287.300000 | 586.4 | 305.5 | 280.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.700000 | 2.7 |
| With Religion | 2671.400000 | 1272.400000 | 1399.000000 | 1931 | 910.3 | 1020.7 | 387.9 | 187.9 | 200 | 266.500000 | 134.4 |
| Buddhism | 1087.300000 | 522.400000 | 564.900000 | 1064.7 | 514.4 | 550.3 | 0.2 | na | 0.2 | 1.800000 | 1 |
| Taoism1/ | 326.400000 | 160.700000 | 165.600000 | 325.5 | 160.7 | 164.7 | na | na | na | 0.100000 | na |
| Islam | 459.800000 | 226.000000 | 233.800000 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 4 | 385.8 | 187.4 | 198.5 | 57.500000 | 30.3 |
| Hinduism | 162.500000 | 81.300000 | 81.200000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | na | 0.1 | 161.800000 | 80.9 |
| Sikhism | 11.500000 | 5.200000 | 6.300000 | na | na | na | na | na | na | 11.500000 | 5.2 |
| Christianity | 616.100000 | 272.800000 | 343.300000 | 526.2 | 227.7 | 298.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 32.700000 | 16.5 |
| Catholic | 220.900000 | 98.100000 | 122.800000 | 164.3 | 70.1 | 94.2 | 0.6 | na | 0.6 | 18.600000 | 9.7 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Chinese) Total | Text | No |
| (Chinese) Males | Text | No |
| (Chinese) Females | Text | No |
| (Malays) Total | Text | No |
| (Malays) Males | Text | No |
| (Malays) Females | Text | No |
| (Indians) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indians) Males | Text | No |
| (Indians) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Total | Text | No |
| (Others) Males | Text | No |
| (Others) Females | Text | No |