Singapore (SGP)

Singapore is a country in Asia with a population of 6,172,800. Singapore, a city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, is a global hub for trade, finance, and multiculturalism. Singaporeans value education, order, and a blend of Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Western influences. Spiritual life is diverse, with Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Taoism all practiced. Temples, churches, and mosques are found throughout the city, and religious festivals from many traditions are celebrated with public holidays and community events.

People Groups of Singapore:

Singapore Fast Facts:

38 People Groups · 6,173K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached241.5K
Engaged yet Unreached162,183K
No Longer Unreached203,948K

Singapore Realities:

Weighted GSEC
4
Dying Daily
86
Dying Daily Without Christ
(95.3%) 82
Birth Rate per 1,000
7.1
Death Rate per 1,000
5.2

People Groups of Singapore

Strategic Progress Index
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38 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▲CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Anglo-AustraliansAnglo-AustraliansSingapore3,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
Anglo-New ZealandersAnglo-New ZealandersSingapore3,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BengaliBengaliSingapore157,000Engaged yet UnreachedBengaliSunni Islam
BritishBritishSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishUnaffiliated
BugineseBugineseSingapore12,000Engaged yet UnreachedBugineseSunni Islam
Deaf SingaporeansDeaf SingaporeansSingapore27,500Engaged yet UnreachedSingapore Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
EurasiansEurasiansSingapore60,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
FilipinosFilipinosSingapore175,000No Longer UnreachedTagalogRoman Catholicism
GermansGermansSingapore2,000Engaged yet UnreachedGermanProtestantism
GujaratisGujaratisSingapore5,700Engaged yet UnreachedGujaratiHinduism
Han Chinese (Cantonese)Han Chinese (Cantonese)Singapore512,000No Longer UnreachedYue ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (English)Han Chinese (English)Singapore359,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hainanese)Han Chinese (Hainanese)Singapore192,000No Longer UnreachedHainaneseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Hakka)Han Chinese (Hakka)Singapore161,000Engaged yet UnreachedHakka ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Mandarin)Han Chinese (Mandarin)Singapore468,000No Longer UnreachedMandarin ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Bei)Han Chinese (Min Bei)Singapore19,000No Longer UnreachedMin Bei ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Min Nan)Han Chinese (Min Nan)Singapore1,790,000No Longer UnreachedMin Nan ChineseChinese Folk Religion
Han Chinese (Teochew)Han Chinese (Teochew)Singapore581,000Engaged yet UnreachedMin Nan ChineseChinese Folk Religion
HindiHindiSingapore12,500Engaged yet UnreachedHindiHinduism
HuiHuiSingapore18,000Unengaged and UnreachedMandarin ChineseSunni Islam
Indians (English)Indians (English)Singapore84,500Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishHinduism
IndonesiansIndonesiansSingapore200,000No Longer UnreachedIndonesianSunni Islam
JapaneseJapaneseSingapore43,000Engaged yet UnreachedJapaneseShinbutsu-Shugo
JavaneseJavaneseSingapore12,000No Longer UnreachedJavaneseSunni Islam
KanareseKanareseSingapore24,000No Longer UnreachedKannadaHinduism
KoreansKoreansSingapore24,500No Longer UnreachedKoreanAtheism
MadureseMadureseSingapore19,500No Longer UnreachedMadureseSunni Islam
MalayaliMalayaliSingapore36,000Engaged yet UnreachedMalayalamHinduism
MalaysMalaysSingapore745,000Engaged yet UnreachedMalay (individual language)Sunni Islam
Orang SeletarOrang SeletarSingapore1,200No Longer UnreachedOrang SeletarAnimism
PunjabisPunjabisSingapore15,000No Longer UnreachedPanjabiSikhism
SindhiSindhiSingapore5,500Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiHinduism
Singaporean JewsSingaporean JewsSingapore850Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
SinhaleseSinhaleseSingapore23,500Unengaged and UnreachedSinhalaTheravada Buddhism
TamilTamilSingapore245,000Engaged yet UnreachedTamilHinduism
TeluguTeluguSingapore850No Longer UnreachedTeluguHinduism
ThaiThaiSingapore64,500Engaged yet UnreachedThaiTheravada Buddhism
White AmericansWhite AmericansSingapore9,900No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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