Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Place of Birth and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
Description
Census of Population 2020 counts of residents aged 15 and over by religion, place of birth (Singapore, Malaysia, and other origins), and sex, published by the Singapore Department of Statistics in CSV. Researchers examine religious affiliation alongside nativity patterns in Singapore’s adult resident population.
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/17463
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- Columns
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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) Total | (Mainland China) Males | (Mainland China) Females | (India) Total | (India) Males | (India) Females | (Indonesia) Total | (Indonesia) Males | (Indonesia) Females | (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Total | (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Males | (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Females | (Europe) Total | (Europe) Males | (Europe) Females | (USA and Canada) Total | (USA and Canada) Males | (USA and Canada) Females | (Australia and New Zealand) Total | (Australia and New Zealand) Males | (Australia and New Zealand) Females | (Others) Total | (Others) Males | (Others) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 2600845.000000 | 1302326.000000 | 1298520.000000 | 410664.000000 | 174259.000000 | 236404.000000 | 165204 | 60851 | 104353 | 103286 | 53703 | 49583 | 54045.000000 | 17503.000000 | 36543.000000 | 99540.000000 | 38680.000000 | 60860.000000 | 14255 | 9661 | 4594 | 5335.000000 | 3238 | 2097.000000 | 3610 | 2114 | 1496 | 2309.000000 | 1225 | 1084.000000 |
| No Religion | 692528.000000 | 356071.000000 | 336457.000000 | 499331.000000 | 268415.000000 | 230916.000000 | 61291.000000 | 29484.000000 | 31807.000000 | 96481 | 39706 | 56775 | 1957 | 1234 | 724 | 4912.000000 | 2276.000000 | 2636.000000 | 19354.000000 | 8532.000000 | 10822.000000 | 5611 | 4142 | 1469 | 1782.000000 | 1147 | 634.000000 | 1333 | 834 | 499 | 476.000000 | 301 | 175.000000 |
| With Religion | 2766566.000000 | 1307489.000000 | 1459077.000000 | 2101514.000000 | 1033910.000000 | 1067603.000000 | 349373.000000 | 144776.000000 | 204597.000000 | 68723 | 21145 | 47578 | 101329 | 52470 | 48860 | 49134.000000 | 15227.000000 | 33907.000000 | 80185.000000 | 30148.000000 | 50038.000000 | 8644 | 5519 | 3125 | 3554.000000 | 2091 | 1463.000000 | 2277 | 1280 | 997 | 1834.000000 | 925 | 909.000000 |
| Buddhism | 1074159.000000 | 512493.000000 | 561666.000000 | 780356.000000 | 399395.000000 | 380961.000000 | 205495.000000 | 85887.000000 | 119609.000000 | 41289 | 12369 | 28920 | 67 | 67 | - | 16018.000000 | 4798.000000 | 11220.000000 | 29840.000000 | 9366.000000 | 20474.000000 | 466 | 273 | 193 | 245.000000 | 127 | 119.000000 | 290 | 164 | 126 | 92.000000 | 47 | 45.000000 |
| Taoism1/ | 303960.000000 | 149247.000000 | 154713.000000 | 247093.000000 | 126881.000000 | 120212.000000 | 41347.000000 | 17303.000000 | 24044.000000 | 10502 | 3807 | 6696 | - | - | - | 2846.000000 | 658.000000 | 2188.000000 | 2012.000000 | 552.000000 | 1460.000000 | - | - | - | 104.000000 | 45 | 58.000000 | 3 | - | 3 | 51.000000 | - | 51.000000 |
| Islam | 539251.000000 | 263134.000000 | 276117.000000 | 487281.000000 | 241758.000000 | 245523.000000 | 21351.000000 | 8164.000000 | 13187.000000 | 211 | 82 | 128 | 13712 | 7404 | 6308 | 9636.000000 | 2148.000000 | 7488.000000 | 5789.000000 | 2745.000000 | 3043.000000 | 722 | 444 | 277 | 138.000000 | 117 | 21.000000 | 182 | 106 | 76 | 230.000000 | 165 | 65.000000 |
| Hinduism | 172963.000000 | 86414.000000 | 86548.000000 | 83274.000000 | 40635.000000 | 42638.000000 | 11022.000000 | 5131.000000 | 5891.000000 | 7 | - | 7 | 75349 | 39155 | 36194 | 257.000000 | 101.000000 | 156.000000 | 2139.000000 | 1087.000000 | 1051.000000 | 273 | 88 | 185 | 318.000000 | 116 | 202.000000 | 61 | 26 | 35 | 263.000000 | 75 | 189.000000 |
| Sikhism | 12051.000000 | 6196.000000 | 5855.000000 | 8369.000000 | 4713.000000 | 3656.000000 | 1148.000000 | 438.000000 | 711.000000 | - | - | - | 2253 | 948 | 1304 | 86.000000 | 24.000000 | 62.000000 | 46.000000 | 9.000000 | 37.000000 | 104 | 60 | 44 | 36.000000 | - | 36.000000 | - | - | - | 9.000000 | 4 | 5.000000 |
| Christianity | 654355.000000 | 285382.000000 | 368973.000000 | 488402.000000 | 217237.000000 | 271165.000000 | 67952.000000 | 27503.000000 | 40449.000000 | 16480 | 4834 | 11646 | 9239 | 4492 | 4747 | 20125.000000 | 7445.000000 | 12681.000000 | 39845.000000 | 16212.000000 | 23633.000000 | 6879 | 4517 | 2361 | 2570.000000 | 1566 | 1004.000000 | 1691 | 951 | 739 | 1171.000000 | 624 | 547.000000 |
| Catholic | 242681.000000 | 106084.000000 | 136597.000000 | 171181.000000 | 75904.000000 | 95277.000000 | 22815.000000 | 9385.000000 | 13430.000000 | 3664 | 980 | 2684 | 5401 | 2592 | 2809 | 8894.000000 | 3220.000000 | 5673.000000 | 24944.000000 | 10525.000000 | 14418.000000 | 3414 | 2176 | 1237 | 1020.000000 | 585 | 435.000000 | 652 | 305 | 347 | 698.000000 | 412 | 286.000000 |
| Other Christians | 411674.000000 | 179298.000000 | 232376.000000 | 317221.000000 | 141333.000000 | 175888.000000 | 45137.000000 | 18118.000000 | 27019.000000 | 12816 | 3853 | 8963 | 3839 | 1901 | 1938 | 11232.000000 | 4224.000000 | 7008.000000 | 14902.000000 | 5687.000000 | 9215.000000 | 3465 | 2341 | 1124 | 1550.000000 | 982 | 569.000000 | 1039 | 646 | 392 | 473.000000 | 212 | 260.000000 |
| Other Religions | 9827.000000 | 4623.000000 | 5204.000000 | 6740.000000 | 3292.000000 | 3448.000000 | 1056.000000 | 349.000000 | 707.000000 | 234 | 53 | 181 | 709 | 403 | 306 | 164.000000 | 52.000000 | 112.000000 | 515.000000 | 176.000000 | 339.000000 | 201 | 137 | 64 | 143.000000 | 119 | 23.000000 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 17.000000 | 10 | 7.000000 |
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) Total | Text | No |
| (Mainland China) Males | Text | No |
| (Mainland China) Females | Text | No |
| (India) Total | Text | No |
| (India) Males | Text | No |
| (India) Females | Text | No |
| (Indonesia) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Indonesia) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Indonesia) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Other Asian Countries / Regions) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Europe) Total | Text | No |
| (Europe) Males | Text | No |
| (Europe) Females | Text | No |
| (USA and Canada) Total | Numeric | No |
| (USA and Canada) Males | Text | No |
| (USA and Canada) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Total | Text | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Males | Text | No |
| (Australia and New Zealand) Females | Text | No |
| (Others) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Others) Males | Text | No |
| (Others) Females | Numeric | No |