Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Marital Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
Description
General Household Survey 2015 data count residents aged 15 and over by religion, marital status, and sex, reported in thousands. The table supports studies of religious affiliation, marriage patterns, and gendered demographic structure in Singapore’s resident population. Updated on a decennial cycle with GHS 2015 as the reference period.
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/8227
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Single) Total | (Single) Males | (Single) Females | (Married) Total | (Married) Males | (Married) Females | (Widowed) Total | (Widowed) Males | (Widowed) Females | (Divorced/Separated) Total | (Divorced/Separated) Males | (Divorced/Separated) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3275.900000 | 1589.600000 | 1686.300000 | 1034.500000 | 533.200000 | 501.300000 | 1945.600000 | 984.700000 | 960.900000 | 172.100000 | 28.9 | 143.200000 | 123.600000 | 42.7 | 80.900000 |
| No Religion | 604.500000 | 317.200000 | 287.300000 | 236.500000 | 128.900000 | 107.600000 | 331.100000 | 175.400000 | 155.700000 | 14.800000 | 4.2 | 10.600000 | 22.200000 | 8.7 | 13.400000 |
| With Religion | 2671.400000 | 1272.400000 | 1399.000000 | 798.100000 | 404.300000 | 393.800000 | 1614.500000 | 809.400000 | 805.200000 | 157.300000 | 24.8 | 132.600000 | 101.400000 | 34 | 67.500000 |
| Buddhism | 1087.300000 | 522.400000 | 564.900000 | 310.000000 | 160.600000 | 149.400000 | 669.700000 | 336.600000 | 333.200000 | 64.600000 | 10.3 | 54.300000 | 42.900000 | 14.9 | 28.000000 |
| Taoism1/ | 326.400000 | 160.700000 | 165.600000 | 87.600000 | 45.400000 | 42.200000 | 202.800000 | 107.300000 | 95.400000 | 26.900000 | 4.2 | 22.800000 | 9.000000 | 3.8 | 5.200000 |
| Islam | 459.800000 | 226.000000 | 233.800000 | 155.100000 | 84.300000 | 70.800000 | 258.200000 | 129.900000 | 128.300000 | 25.500000 | 5.2 | 20.400000 | 21.000000 | 6.6 | 14.400000 |
| Hinduism | 162.500000 | 81.300000 | 81.200000 | 36.100000 | 18.800000 | 17.300000 | 113.500000 | 60.200000 | 53.400000 | 7.900000 | 0.9 | 7.000000 | 5.000000 | 1.5 | 3.500000 |
| Sikhism | 11.500000 | 5.200000 | 6.300000 | 3.200000 | 1.500000 | 1.700000 | 6.800000 | 3.500000 | 3.400000 | 1.000000 | na | 0.900000 | 0.500000 | 0.2 | 0.300000 |
| Christianity | 616.100000 | 272.800000 | 343.300000 | 203.600000 | 92.400000 | 111.200000 | 358.700000 | 169.300000 | 189.400000 | 31.000000 | 4.1 | 26.800000 | 22.800000 | 6.9 | 15.900000 |
| Catholic | 220.900000 | 98.100000 | 122.800000 | 70.600000 | 33.500000 | 37.100000 | 129.300000 | 60.000000 | 69.300000 | 11.700000 | 1.5 | 10.200000 | 9.300000 | 3.1 | 6.200000 |
| Other Christians | 395.200000 | 174.700000 | 220.500000 | 133.000000 | 58.900000 | 74.100000 | 229.400000 | 109.300000 | 120.100000 | 19.200000 | 2.6 | 16.600000 | 13.600000 | 3.8 | 9.700000 |
| Other Religions | 7.900000 | 4.000000 | 3.900000 | 2.400000 | 1.300000 | 1.100000 | 4.800000 | 2.600000 | 2.200000 | 0.500000 | na | 0.400000 | 0.200000 | na | 0.200000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Single) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Married) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Widowed) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Widowed) Males | Text | No |
| (Widowed) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Males | Text | No |
| (Divorced/Separated) Females | Numeric | No |