- People Groups
- People Progress
- People Photos
- Languages
- Religions
- Ministries
- Details
| Singapore – People Groups |
People Groups
(click people name for profile) |
Population |
Indig |
% Evangel |
% Adherent |
Progress Scale |
Primary Religion |
Primary Language |
Pho |
Map |
Txt |
| Americans, U.S. | 8,400 | | 28.90 % | 80.00 % | 5  | Christianity | English | 0P Americans, U.S. | 1 | 0T | | Anglo-Australian | 2,800 | | 14.40 % | 70.00 % | 5 | Christianity | English | 0P Anglo-Australian | 1 | 1 | | Anglo-New Zealander | 2,900 | | 18.20 % | 58.00 % | 5 | Christianity | English | 0P Anglo-New Zealander | 1 | 0T | | Arab, Egyptian | 11,000 | | 3.90 % | 12.00 % | 4  | Islam | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | 0P Arab, Egyptian | 1 | 0T | | Armenian | 600 | | 8.70 % | 94.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Armenian, Western | 0P Armenian | 1 | 1 | | Batak, Toba | 1,100 | | 5.00 % | 92.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Batak Toba | 0P Batak, Toba | 1 | 1 | | Bawean, Madurese | 29,000 | | 0.30 % | 2.00 % | 1  | Islam | Madura | 0P Bawean, Madurese | 0M Bawean, Madurese of Singapore | 0T | | Bazaar Low Malay Creole | 11,000 | Y● | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Malay | 0P Bazaar Low Malay Creole | 0M Bazaar Low Malay Creole of Singapore | 0T | | British | 57,000 | | 8.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P British | 1 | 1 | | Buginese | 11,000 | | 0.90 % | 1.50 % | 1 | Islam | Bugis | 0P Buginese | 0M Buginese of Singapore | 0T | | Burmese | 20,000 | | 0.10 % | 0.30 % | 1 | Buddhism | Burmese | 0P Burmese | 1 | 0T | | Deaf | 12,000 | Y● | | 16.04 % | 2  | Buddhism | Singapore Sign Language | 0P Deaf | 1 | 0T | | Eurasian | 56,000 | | 4.00 % | 60.00 % | 4 | Christianity | English | 0P Eurasian | 1 | 1 | | Filipino, Tagalog | 160,000 | | 12.30 % | 93.00 % | 5 | Christianity | Tagalog | 0P Filipino, Tagalog | 1 | 1 | | German | 1,700 | | 2.10 % | 64.00 % | 4 | Christianity | German, Standard | 0P German | 1 | 1 | | Gujarati | 4,400 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Gujarati | 0P Gujarati | 0M Gujarati of Singapore | 0T | | Han Chinese, Cantonese | 443,000 | | 7.00 % | 12.00 % | 4 | Buddhism | Chinese, Yue | 0P Han Chinese, Cantonese | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Hainanese | 186,000 | Y● | 7.00 % | 10.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Min Nan | 0P Han Chinese, Hainanese | 1 | 1 | | Han Chinese, Hakka | 258,000 | Y● | 6.00 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Hakka | 0P Han Chinese, Hakka | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,385,000 | Y● | 10.61 % | 12.00 % | 5 | Buddhism | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Min Bei | 18,000 | Y● | 6.00 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Min Bei | 0P Han Chinese, Min Bei | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Min Dong | 72,000 | Y● | 5.00 % | 8.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Min Dong | 0P Han Chinese, Min Dong | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Min Nan | 1,199,000 | Y● | 9.43 % | 10.00 % | 4 | Buddhism | Chinese, Min Nan | 0P Han Chinese, Min Nan | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Putian | 28,000 | Y● | 5.70 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Non-Religious | Chinese, Pu-Xian | 0P Han Chinese, Putian | 1 | 0T | | Han Chinese, Teochew | 608,000 | Y● | 7.07 % | 10.00 % | 4 | Buddhism | Chinese, Min Nan | 0P Han Chinese, Teochew | 1 | 0T | | Hindi | 14,000 | | 0.50 % | 1.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Hindi | 0P Hindi | 0M Hindi of Singapore | 0T | | Hui, Dungan | 17,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Chinese, Mandarin | 0P Hui, Dungan | 1 | 0T | | Indian, English-speaking | 78,000 | | 2.00 % | 8.00 % | 2 | Hinduism | English | 0P Indian, English-speaking | 1 | 0T | | Indonesian | 122,000 | | 5.60 % | 16.00 % | 4 | Islam | Indonesian | 0P Indonesian | 1 | 1 | | Japanese | 40,000 | | 0.50 % | 1.60 % | 1 | Buddhism | Japanese | 0P Japanese | 1 | 0T | | Javanese | 94,000 | | 7.00 % | 15.00 % | 4 | Islam | Javanese | 0P Javanese | 1 | 1 | | Jew, English-speaking | 900 | | 0.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Ethnic Religions | English | 0P Jew, English-speaking | 1 | 0T | | Kanarese | 22,000 | | 0.00 % | 4.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Kannada | 0P Kanarese | 0M Kanarese of Singapore | 0T | | Korean | 11,000 | | 16.80 % | 28.00 % | 5 | Non-Religious | Korean | 0P Korean | 1 | 0T | | Kristang | 25,000 | | 5.00 % | 90.00 % | 4 | Christianity | Malaccan Portuguese Creole | 0P Kristang | 1 | 1 | | Malay | 556,000 | Y● | 0.20 % | 0.60 % | 1 | Islam | Malay | 0P Malay | 0M Malay of Singapore | 0T | | Malay, Riau | 17,000 | | 0.05 % | 0.30 % | 1 | Islam | Malay | 0P Malay, Riau | 1 | 0T | | Malay-Indonesian, English-sp | 17,000 | | 4.00 % | 9.00 % | 4 | Islam | English | 0P Malay-Indonesian, English-speaking | 1 | 1 | | Malayali | 28,000 | | 2.00 % | 5.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Malayalam | 0P Malayali | 0M Malayali of Singapore | 0T | | Orang Seletar | 1,200 | Y● | 3.00 % | 6.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Orang Seletar | 0P Orang Seletar | 0M Orang Seletar of Singapore | 0T | | Palembang | 11,000 | | 0.01 % | 0.05 % | 1 | Islam | Musi | 0P Palembang | 0M Palembang of Singapore | 0T | | Punjabi | 26,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Other / Small | Punjabi, Eastern | 0P Punjabi | 1 | 0T | | Sindhi | 4,400 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Sindhi | 0P Sindhi | 1 | 0T | | Sinhalese | 17,000 | | 1.20 % | 8.00 % | 2 | Buddhism | Sinhala | 0P Sinhalese | 1 | 0T | | South Asian, Bengali-speakin | 78,000 | | 0.40 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Islam | Bengali | 0P South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 1 | 0T | | South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 800 | | 0.40 % | 6.00 % | 2 | Hinduism | Telugu | 0P South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 1 | 1 | | Straits Chinese, Baba Creole | 20,000 | Y● | 3.00 % | 6.00 % | 4 | Ethnic Religions | Malay, Baba | 0P Straits Chinese, Baba Creole | 1 | 0T | | Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 112,000 | | 0.80 % | 5.00 % | 1 | Hinduism | Tamil | 0P Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 0M Tamil (Hindu traditions) of Singapore | 0T | | Thai | 47,000 | | 0.40 % | 2.00 % | 1 | Buddhism | Thai | 0P Thai | 1 | 0T | | Turk | 1,000 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Turkish | 0P Turk | 1 | 0T | | Urdu | 3,300 | | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | Islam | Urdu | 0P Urdu | 1 | 0T |
| Total People Groups: 51 |
5,950,000 |
13 |
|
|
21  |
|
|
51 |
11 |
38 |
| Unclassified / Other Individuals |
26,000 |
|
| UN Country Population (2022) |
5,976,000 |
|
| Other reported groups: 4 | | |
| Singapore – People Progress |
% of People Groups [1]
|
| |
|
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
|
| |
|
NOTES:
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % of Population in People Group: The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
|
| Singapore – People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** | | | 
Americans, U.S.
8,400
| 
Anglo-Australian
2,800
| 
Anglo-New Zealander
2,900
| 
Arab, Egyptian
11,000
| 
Armenian
600
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Batak, Toba
1,100
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Bawean, Madurese
29,000
| 
Bazaar Low Malay Creole
11,000
| 
British
57,000
| 
Buginese
11,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Burmese
20,000
| 
Deaf
12,000
| 
Eurasian
56,000
| 
Filipino, Tagalog
160,000
| 
German
1,700
| 
Gujarati
4,400
| 
Han Chinese, Cantonese
443,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Hainanese
186,000
| 
Han Chinese, Hakka
258,000
| 
Han Chinese, Mandarin
1,385,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Min Bei
18,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Min Dong
72,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Min Nan
1,199,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Putian
28,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Han Chinese, Teochew
608,000
| 
Hindi
14,000
| 
Hui, Dungan
17,000
| 
Indian, English-speaking
78,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Indonesian
122,000
| 
Japanese
40,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Javanese
94,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Jew, English-speaking
900
| 
Kanarese
22,000
| 
Korean
11,000
| 
Kristang
25,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Malay
556,000
| 
Malay, Riau
17,000
| 
Malay-Indonesian, English-speaking
17,000
| 
Malayali
28,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Orang Seletar
1,200
| 
Palembang
11,000
| 
Punjabi
26,000
| 
Sindhi
4,400
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
Sinhalese
17,000
| 
South Asian, Bengali-speaking
78,000
| 
© Copyrighted Photo
South Asian, Telugu-speaking
800
| 
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole
20,000
| 
Tamil (Hindu traditions)
112,000
| 
Thai
47,000
| 
Turk
1,000
| 
Urdu
3,300
| | Singapore People Photos *** Note: Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.*** |
Language
(click Language name for details) |
Language
Code |
# Peoples
Primary
Language |
# Unreached
Primary
Language |
Bible
Status |
Bible
Locator |
Audio NT
Online |
Jesus
Film
Online |
Audio
Recordings
Online |
Gospel
Tract
Online |
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Batak Toba | bbc | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bugis | bug | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Chinese, Min Bei | mnp | 1 | 0 | NT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Min Dong | cdo | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 3 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Pu-Xian | cpx | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | English | eng | 8 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kannada | kan | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Madura | mad | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Malaccan Portuguese Creole | mcm | 1 | 0 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Malay | zlm | 3 | 3 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Malay, Baba | mbf | 1 | 0 | NT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Musi | mui | 1 | 1 | Portions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Orang Seletar | ors | 1 | 0 | Trans Needed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Singapore Sign Language | sls | 1 | 0 | Trans Started | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | Complete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: |
39 |
51 |
21 |
|
37 |
30 |
33 |
37 |
23 |
| Singapore – Religions |
|
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 7.1 %
(subset of Christianity) |
| |
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]
|
NOTES:
- Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
- Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
- Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
- % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends: Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
|
| Singapore – Possible Ministry Involvement |
- Below are lists of ministries that may work in Singapore. Ministries in the Singapore section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the Asia, Southeast section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
- The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
|
| Ministries in Singapore |
|
Ministries in Asia, Southeast |
(Click headings for sorting   ) |
|
(Click headings for sorting ) |
|
|
|
| Regional Level Ministries |
Size |
| ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism) | Large | | Advancing Renewal Ministries, Inc. | Medium | | Anglican Frontier Missions | Small | | Asia Evangelistic Fellowship International | Medium | | Asian Outreach, U.S.A. | Small | | Assemblies of God World Missions | Large | | Awana Clubs, International | Medium | | Baptist Bible Fellowship, International | Medium | | Baptist International Missions, Inc. (BIMI) | Medium | | Baptist Mid-Missions | Medium | | BCM International | Medium | | Bible League | Medium | | BMS World Mission | Medium | | Campus Crusade for Christ, International | Large | | Canadian Baptist International Ministries | Medium | | Child Evangelism Fellowship | Medium | | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Large | | Christian Brethren Assemblies | Large | | Church Mission Society | Medium | | Church of God of Prophecy | Medium | | Church of the Nazarene World Mission Department | Medium | | Church World Service | Medium | | CLC International | Medium | | Commission to Every Nation | Medium | | Cooperative Baptist Fellowship | Medium | | EFCA International Mission | Medium | | EQUIP Foundation | Small | | Evangelical Covenant Church | Medium | | Every Home for Christ | Medium | | Far East Broadcasting Company | Medium | | Fellowship of Evangelical Churches | Small | | Final Frontiers Foundation | Large | | Free Methodist World Missions | Medium | | Frontiers | Medium | | Galcom International | Small | | Global InterAction | Medium | | Global Recordings Network | Medium | | Global Year | Small | | GO International | Small | | Go Ye Fellowship | Medium | | Gospel Fellowship Association | Medium | | Gospel Furthering Fellowship | Small | | InterAct - Evangeliska Frikyrkan | Medium | | InterComm | Small | | International Fellowship of Evangelical Students | Large | | International Street Kids Outreach Ministries | Medium | | Interserve | Medium | | Intervarsity Christian Fellowship | Medium | | Iris Ministries, Inc. | Medium | | Literacy and Evangelism International | Small | | Mailbox Club International | Small | | Mennonite Mission Network | Medium | | Mission Aviation Fellowship | Medium | | Mission Ministries | Medium | | Navigators, International Missions Group | Medium | | New Mission Systems International | Medium | | OC International | Medium | | OMF International (Overseas Missionary Fellowship) | Large | | Open Air Campaigners (OAC) | Medium | | Open Doors International | Medium | | Operation Mobilization | Large | | Partners in Asian Missions | Medium | | Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada | Medium | | Pioneers | Medium | | Reformed Baptist Mission Services | Small | | Seventh-day Adventists General Conference | Medium | | Silent Word Ministries | Small | | Southern Baptist Convention - International Mission Board | Large | | TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) | Medium | | Team Expansion | Medium | | Tearfund | Medium | | Tentmakers International | Small | | The Leprosy Mission | Medium | | Trans World Radio | Medium | | UFM Worldwide | Medium | | United Methodist Church | Medium | | United Pentecostal Church Foreign Missions | Medium | | World Harvest Now, Incorporated | Small | | World Horizons | Medium | | World Team | Medium | | Worldwide Tentmakers, Incorporated | Small | | Wycliffe Bible Translators | Large | | Young Life | Medium | | Youth for Christ International | Large | | Youth with a Mission | Large | | Ministries Listed: 85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Singapore – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
|
| |
| Notes |
|
[1] Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country. |
|
[2] Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country. |
|
|
|
|
JP Unreached of Day
