What is the majority religion of Singaporeans?

The 2010 Census showed that 33.9\% of Singaporeans are Buddhist, 18.1\% are Christian (with 7.1\% being Catholic), 14.3\% are Muslim, 11.3\% are Taoist, 5.2\% are Hindu and 0.7\% belong to a different religion. Additionally, 16.4\% of all Singaporeans do not affiliate with a religion.

What religion is banned in Singapore?

The Jehovah’s Witnesses, Unification Church and Christian Conference of Asia are outlawed in Singapore because they threaten public order and, therefore, are not protected by the constitution, a representative of the Home Affairs Ministry said in parliament Thursday.

Is religion declining in Singapore?

READ: 20\% of Singapore residents have no religion, an increase from the last population census. The Singapore Census 2020 showed that 20 per cent of Singapore residents had no religious affiliation in 2020. They are now the second-largest group after Buddhists, which form about a third of the population (31.1 per cent) …

What is the religion of Muslims in Singapore?

The majority of Muslims in Singapore are traditionally Sunni Muslims who follow the Syafi’e or the Hanafi school of thought.

Is Singapore promoting religious tolerance in the country?

Due to the diverse ethnic mixture of people in the country the Singaporean authorities had avoided interfering with the religious affairs of ethnic groups thus religious tolerance is being promoted by the government.

Why doesn’t Singapore allow missionaries to proselytise Islam in Singapore?

Because of Article 152 Section 2, the Singapore government discourages missionaries from proselytising the Malay population from Islam to other religions – to avoid racial and religious tensions within the Muslim population and because of the Malay Islamic identity, whereby Malay culture predominantly has close and strong identification with Islam.

What is the ethnic breakdown of Christians in Singapore?

Unlike other religions in Singapore where certain religion is dominated by certain ethnic group, Christianity in Singapore are not belong exclusively to any ethnic group, though most Christians in Singapore are mainly Chinese. Below are the ethnic breakdown of Christians according to the 2020 Singapore Census of Population as follows: