Country: Singapore
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Americans, U.S. | 8,200 | 201,113,000 | 104 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-Australian | 2,800 | 18,872,000 | 25 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 70.00 % | 14.40 % | -1 - | |
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Anglo-New Zealander | 2,800 | 3,612,000 | 13 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 58.00 % | 18.20 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Egyptian general | 11,000 | 73,519,000 | 35 | Arabic, Egyptian | Islam | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 3.90 % | -1 - | |
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Armenian | 600 | 6,055,000 | 54 | Armenian, Western | Christianity | 4 ● | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | -1 - | |
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Batak, Toba | 1,100 | 2,560,000 | 2 | Batak Toba | Christianity | 4 ● | 92.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Bawean, Madurese | 29,000 | 200,000 | 3 | Madura | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | 1 | |
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British | 56,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Buginese | 11,000 | 6,091,000 | 3 | Bugis | Islam | 1 ● | 1.50 % | 0.90 % | 1 | |
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Burmese | 20,000 | 31,102,000 | 20 | Burmese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.10 % | 1 | |
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Deaf | 12,000 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Singapore Sign Language | Buddhism | 2 ● | 16.04 % | -1 | -1 - |
|
Eurasian | 55,000 | 1,758,000 | 13 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
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Filipino, Tagalog | 157,000 | 40,072,000 | 56 | Tagalog | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 12.30 % | -1 - | |
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German | 1,700 | 67,725,000 | 78 | German, Standard | Christianity | 4 ● | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | -1 - | |
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Gujarati | 4,300 | 2,934,000 | 29 | Gujarati | Hinduism | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Han Chinese, Cantonese | 435,000 | 79,429,000 | 36 | Chinese, Yue | Buddhism | 4 ● | 12.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Hainanese | 183,000 | 6,376,000 | 5 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Hakka | 253,000 | 43,930,000 | 23 | ● | Chinese, Hakka | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,360,000 | 925,439,000 | 53 | ● | Chinese, Mandarin | Buddhism | 5 ● | 12.00 % | 10.61 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Min Bei | 18,000 | 8,773,000 | 6 | ● | Chinese, Min Bei | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Min Dong | 70,000 | 10,570,000 | 7 | ● | Chinese, Min Dong | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 8.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Min Nan | 1,178,000 | 43,424,000 | 18 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | Buddhism | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 9.43 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Putian | 28,000 | 3,104,000 | 3 | ● | Chinese, Pu-Xian | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 5.70 % | -1 - |
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Han Chinese, Teochew | 597,000 | 1,960,000 | 3 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | Buddhism | 4 ● | 10.00 % | 7.07 % | -1 - |
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Hindi | 14,000 | 2,797,000 | 17 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 50 | 5,831,000 | 7 ☀︎ 20 ● | 12.95 % | 7.11 % | 32 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 40,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 5,871,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Central | 112,000 |
| East | 1,276,000 |
| North | 1,035,000 |
| North-East | 1,686,000 |
| West | 1,697,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 5,806,000 |
| UN Country Population | 5,871,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
YouVersion Bible Resources |
Faith Comes By Hearing Bible Resources |
Jesus Film Online |
Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Batak Toba | bbc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bugis | bug | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Min Bei | mnp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Dong | cdo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Pu-Xian | cpx | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 8 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Kannada | kan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Madura | mad | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malaccan Portuguese Creole | mcm | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malay | zlm | 2 | 2 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Malay, Baba | mbf | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Musi | mui | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Orang Seletar | ors | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Singapore Sign Language | sls | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 39 | 50 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 23 | 20 |
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| People Groups | 50 |
| Unreached People Groups | 20 (40.0%) |
| Population | 5,831,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,022,000 (17.5%) |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 13.0% |
| Percent Evangelical | 7.1% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 32 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Southeast |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SN |
| Official Language(s) | Chinese, Mandarin | English |
| Literacy Rate | 97% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 175,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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