Religion of Singapore


Main article: Religion in Singapore
Religion in Singapore
religion

percent
Buddhism
42.5%
No religion
14.8%
Christianity
14.6%
Islam
13.9%
Taoism
8.5%
Hinduism
4%
Others
1.6%

Saint Andrew's Cathedral
Saint Andrew's Cathedral

Singapore is a multi-religious country. According to Statistics Singapore, around 51 percent of resident Singaporeans (excluding significant numbers of visitors and migrant workers) practice Buddhism and Taoism. About 15 percent, mostly Chinese , Eurasians, and Indians, practice Christianity - a broad classification including Catholicism, Protestantism and other denominations. Muslims constitute 14 percent, of whom Malays account for the majority with a substantial number of Indian Muslims and Chinese Muslims. Smaller minorities practice Sikhism, Hinduism, the Bahá'í Faith and others, according to the 2000 census.[67]

Some religious materials and practices are banned in Singapore. The Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, are prohibited from distributing religious materials[68] and are sometimes jailed for their conscientious refusals to serve in the Singaporean military.[69]

About 15 percent of the population declared no religious affiliation.


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