Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Residential Status and Sex (Census of Population 2020)
Description
Residents aged 15 and over from Census 2020 tabulated by religion, residential status (citizens versus permanent residents), and sex. Singapore Department of Statistics CSV supports analysis of faith demographics among citizens and PRs separately, with male and female splits. Useful for social cohesion research, migration studies, and official religion statistics discovery via CT/17461.
Official description
Source: SINGAPORE DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS Data Last Updated: 28/05/2026 Update Frequency: 10 years Survey period: Census of Population 2020 Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/CT/17461
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- Rows
- 12
- Columns
- 10
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Number | (Total) Total | (Total) Males | (Total) Females | (Singapore Citizens) Total | (Singapore Citizens) Males | (Singapore Citizens) Females | (Permanent Residents) Total | (Permanent Residents) Males | (Permanent Residents) Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3459093.000000 | 1663560.000000 | 1795534.000000 | 2998951.000000 | 1466172.000000 | 1532779.000000 | 460142.000000 | 197388.000000 | 262755.000000 |
| No Religion | 692528.000000 | 356071.000000 | 336457.000000 | 589877.000000 | 312262.000000 | 277615.000000 | 102650.000000 | 43809.000000 | 58842.000000 |
| With Religion | 2766566.000000 | 1307489.000000 | 1459077.000000 | 2409074.000000 | 1153910.000000 | 1255164.000000 | 357492.000000 | 153579.000000 | 203913.000000 |
| Buddhism | 1074159.000000 | 512493.000000 | 561666.000000 | 918321.000000 | 449801.000000 | 468519.000000 | 155839.000000 | 62692.000000 | 93147.000000 |
| Taoism1/ | 303960.000000 | 149247.000000 | 154713.000000 | 281499.000000 | 139466.000000 | 142033.000000 | 22460.000000 | 9781.000000 | 12680.000000 |
| Islam | 539251.000000 | 263134.000000 | 276117.000000 | 515025.000000 | 254105.000000 | 260920.000000 | 24226.000000 | 9029.000000 | 15197.000000 |
| Hinduism | 172963.000000 | 86414.000000 | 86548.000000 | 115003.000000 | 55828.000000 | 59175.000000 | 57960.000000 | 30586.000000 | 27374.000000 |
| Sikhism | 12051.000000 | 6196.000000 | 5855.000000 | 10760.000000 | 5645.000000 | 5115.000000 | 1291.000000 | 551.000000 | 740.000000 |
| Christianity | 654355.000000 | 285382.000000 | 368973.000000 | 560515.000000 | 245331.000000 | 315185.000000 | 93840.000000 | 40051.000000 | 53788.000000 |
| Catholic | 242681.000000 | 106084.000000 | 136597.000000 | 196688.000000 | 85860.000000 | 110828.000000 | 45994.000000 | 20224.000000 | 25770.000000 |
| Other Christians | 411674.000000 | 179298.000000 | 232376.000000 | 363828.000000 | 159471.000000 | 204357.000000 | 47846.000000 | 19827.000000 | 28019.000000 |
| Other Religions | 9827.000000 | 4623.000000 | 5204.000000 | 7951.000000 | 3734.000000 | 4216.000000 | 1877.000000 | 889.000000 | 988.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Text | No |
| (Total) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Total) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Singapore Citizens) Females | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Total | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Males | Numeric | No |
| (Permanent Residents) Females | Numeric | No |