Religion & community impact
🇸🇬 Singapore — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
7.5% → 17.7%
Christian · 1965–2020
▲ +10.2%
18.5% → 16.1%
Muslim · 1965–2020
▼ -2.4%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1965–2020
▲ +1.0%
2.7% → 16.5%
Unaffiliated · 1965–2020
▲ +13.8%
71.3% → 49.6%
Other · 1965–2020
▼ -21.7%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.5% | 18.5% | 0% | 2.7% | 71.3% |
| 1970 | 7.8% | 18% | 0% | 3.1% | 71.1% |
| 1975 | 8.2% | 17.6% | 0% | 3.6% | 70.6% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | 18.1% | 0% | 4.3% | 68.5% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | 16.7% | 0% | 4% | 68.6% |
| 1990 | 11.7% | 18.3% | 0% | 4.1% | 65.9% |
| 1995 | 14% | 16.7% | 0% | 4.6% | 64.8% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | 14.9% | 0% | 14.8% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | 14.5% | 0% | 13.1% | 55.7% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | 14.3% | 1% | 16.4% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | 16.1% | 1% | 16.5% | 49.6% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.