Resident Population Aged 15 Years and Over by Religion, Residential Status and Sex (General Household Survey 2015)
Description
General Household Survey 2015 counts (in thousands) of Singapore residents aged 15 and over by religion, cross-tabulated with residential status (Singapore citizens and permanent residents) and sex. Categories span major faiths and those with no religion. Demographers and researchers of religion study Singapore's religious composition and how it differs by citizenship and gender at the 2015 benchmark. Adapted from SingStat TableBuilder CT/8226.
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/8226
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- 12
- Columns
- 10
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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Thousands | (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 | 3275.900000 | 1589.600000 | 1686.300000 | 2828.300000 | 1393.100000 | 1435.200000 | 447.600000 | 196.500000 | 251.000000 |
| No Religion | 604.500000 | 317.200000 | 287.300000 | 516.000000 | 278.000000 | 238.000000 | 88.500000 | 39.200000 | 49.300000 |
| With Religion | 2671.400000 | 1272.400000 | 1399.000000 | 2312.300000 | 1115.100000 | 1197.200000 | 359.100000 | 157.300000 | 201.700000 |
| Buddhism | 1087.300000 | 522.400000 | 564.900000 | 941.800000 | 464.500000 | 477.300000 | 145.500000 | 57.900000 | 87.600000 |
| Taoism1/ | 326.400000 | 160.700000 | 165.600000 | 304.400000 | 151.600000 | 152.800000 | 21.900000 | 9.100000 | 12.800000 |
| Islam | 459.800000 | 226.000000 | 233.800000 | 435.200000 | 217.000000 | 218.200000 | 24.500000 | 9.000000 | 15.500000 |
| Hinduism | 162.500000 | 81.300000 | 81.200000 | 97.900000 | 47.300000 | 50.600000 | 64.600000 | 34.100000 | 30.500000 |
| Sikhism | 11.500000 | 5.200000 | 6.300000 | 10.300000 | 4.600000 | 5.700000 | 1.200000 | 0.600000 | 0.700000 |
| Christianity | 616.100000 | 272.800000 | 343.300000 | 516.100000 | 226.900000 | 289.200000 | 100.000000 | 45.900000 | 54.000000 |
| Catholic | 220.900000 | 98.100000 | 122.800000 | 173.800000 | 76.500000 | 97.300000 | 47.100000 | 21.700000 | 25.400000 |
| Other Christians | 395.200000 | 174.700000 | 220.500000 | 342.300000 | 150.400000 | 191.900000 | 52.900000 | 24.300000 | 28.600000 |
| Other Religions | 7.900000 | 4.000000 | 3.900000 | 6.500000 | 3.200000 | 3.400000 | 1.300000 | 0.800000 | 0.500000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | 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 |