Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Place of Birth and Sex (Census of Population 2010)
What this data shows
Published by Singapore Department of Statistics. 12 records. Fields include Number, (Total) Total, (Total) Males, (Total) Females (34 columns in total). Last updated 2026-09-16.
Description
Census 2010 religion statistics for residents 15+ by place of birth (Singapore, Malaysia, other) and sex. Demographers study how migration and birthplace shape religious composition in Singapore’s resident population. Useful for social cohesion research and community facility planning.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 06/10/2015 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2010 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/6363
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- Rows
- 12
- Columns
- 34
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Singapore) Total | (Singapore) Males | (Singapore) Females | (Malaysia) Total | (Malaysia) Males | (Malaysia) Females | (Mainland China, Hong Kong And Macao) Total | (Mainland China, Hong Kong And Macao) Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3105748.000000 | 1517428.000000 | 1588321.000000 | 2335328.000000 | 1182082.000000 | 1153246.000000 | 352983.000000 | 149249.000000 | 203734.000000 | 157967.000000 | 65218.000000 |
| No Religion | 527553.000000 | 278683.000000 | 248870.000000 | 384332.000000 | 209883.000000 | 174449.000000 | 50268.000000 | 24716.000000 | 25552.000000 | 73823.000000 | 34301.000000 |
| With Religion | 2578196.000000 | 1238745.000000 | 1339451.000000 | 1950996.000000 | 972199.000000 | 978797.000000 | 302715.000000 | 124533.000000 | 178182.000000 | 84144.000000 | 30917.000000 |
| Buddhism | 1032879.000000 | 500579.000000 | 532300.000000 | 776631.000000 | 400060.000000 | 376571.000000 | 165604.000000 | 67856.000000 | 97748.000000 | 46522.000000 | 17192.000000 |
| Taoism* | 339149.000000 | 166927.000000 | 172222.000000 | 277640.000000 | 143469.000000 | 134171.000000 | 39594.000000 | 15965.000000 | 23630.000000 | 17264.000000 | 6414.000000 |
| Islam | 457435.000000 | 225956.000000 | 231478.000000 | 403121.000000 | 202427.000000 | 200694.000000 | 25541.000000 | 10206.000000 | 15335.000000 | 172.000000 | 54.000000 |
| Hinduism | 157854.000000 | 81634.000000 | 76220.000000 | 69613.000000 | 34848.000000 | 34764.000000 | 10037.000000 | 4750.000000 | 5287.000000 | 149.000000 | 53.000000 |
| Sikhism | 10744.000000 | 5283.000000 | 5461.000000 | 7039.000000 | 3859.000000 | 3180.000000 | 1170.000000 | 477.000000 | 694.000000 | 12.000000 | 6.000000 |
| Christianity | 569244.000000 | 253334.000000 | 315910.000000 | 409719.000000 | 184161.000000 | 225558.000000 | 59665.000000 | 24859.000000 | 34805.000000 | 19476.000000 | 6956.000000 |
| Catholic | 219133.000000 | 100083.000000 | 119050.000000 | 144748.000000 | 66581.000000 | 78167.000000 | 20428.000000 | 8885.000000 | 11543.000000 | 5397.000000 | 1949.000000 |
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Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Malaysia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Malaysia) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Malaysia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Mainland China, Hong Kong And Macao) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Mainland China, Hong Kong And Macao) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Mainland China, Hong Kong And Macao) Females | Numeric | No |
| (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh And Sri Lanka) Total | Numeric | No |
| (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh And Sri Lanka) Males | Text | No |
| (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh And Sri Lanka) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Indonesia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indonesia) Males | Text | No |
| (Indonesia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries) Females | Numeric | No |
| (European Countries) Total | Numeric | No |
| (European Countries) Males | Text | No |
| (European Countries) Females | Numeric | No |
| (USA And Canada) Total | Numeric | No |
| (USA And Canada) Males | Text | No |
| (USA And Canada) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Australia And New Zealand) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Australia And New Zealand) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Australia And New Zealand) Females | Text | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Text | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |