Country: Singapore
Number of People Groups
49
People Groups Unreached
19 (38.8%)
Official
Language
Total
Population
5,740,000
Population in Unreached
933,000 (16.3%)
Literacy Rate
94 %
% Professing Christian
13.5%
% Evangelical
6.53%
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Progress Scale |
Primary Religion | % Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Americans, U.S. | 8,700 | 190,291,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 80.00 % | 28.90 % | |
|
Anglo-Australian | 2,900 | 18,034,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 70.00 % | 14.40 % | |
|
Anglo-New Zealander | 3,000 | 3,450,000 | English | 5 ● | Christianity | 58.00 % | 18.20 % | |
|
Arab, Egyptian | 12,000 | 61,148,000 | Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | 4 ● | Islam | 12.00 % | 3.90 % | |
|
Armenian | 600 | 6,289,000 | Armenian | 4 ● | Christianity | 94.00 % | 8.70 % | |
|
Batak, Toba | 1,200 | 2,379,000 | Batak Toba | 4 ● | Christianity | 92.00 % | 5.00 % | |
|
Bawean, Madurese | 30,000 | 186,000 | Madura | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.30 % | |
|
Bazaar Low Malay Creole | 11,000 | 11,000 | ● | Malay | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
|
British | 59,000 | 51,834,000 | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | |
|
Buginese | 11,000 | 6,718,000 | Bugis | 1 ● | Islam | 1.50 % | 0.90 % | |
|
|
Deaf | -1 Unknown | -1 Unknown | ● | Singapore Sign Language | 4 ● | Buddhism | 16.00 % | 7.80 % |
|
Eurasian | 58,000 | 1,807,000 | ● | English | 4 ● | Christianity | 60.00 % | 4.00 % |
|
Filipino, Tagalog | 167,000 | 36,602,000 | Tagalog | 5 ● | Christianity | 93.00 % | 12.30 % | |
|
German | 1,800 | 64,238,000 | German, Standard | 4 ● | Christianity | 64.00 % | 2.10 % | |
|
Gujarati | 4,600 | 2,266,000 | Gujarati | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Han Chinese, Cantonese | 494,000 | 77,696,000 | ● | Chinese, Yue | 4 ● | Buddhism | 12.00 % | 7.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Hainanese | 166,000 | 6,440,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 10.00 % | 7.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Hakka | 155,000 | 42,846,000 | ● | Chinese, Hakka | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 9.00 % | 6.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Mandarin | 1,551,000 | 858,191,000 | ● | Chinese, Mandarin | 4 ● | Buddhism | 12.00 % | 9.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Min Bei | 12,000 | 3,342,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Bei | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 9.00 % | 6.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Min Dong | 60,000 | 10,371,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Dong | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 8.00 % | 5.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Min Nan | 1,056,000 | 56,475,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | 4 ● | Buddhism | 10.00 % | 8.00 % |
|
Han Chinese, Puxian | 28,000 | 3,055,000 | ● | Chinese, Pu-Xian | 4 ● | Non-Religious | 9.00 % | 5.70 % |
|
Han Chinese, Teochew | 561,000 | 1,765,000 | ● | Chinese, Min Nan | 4 ● | Buddhism | 10.00 % | 6.00 % |
|
Hindi | 15,000 | 1,431,000 | Hindi | 1 ● | Hinduism | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | |
|
Hui, Dungan | 17,000 | 13,687,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
|
Indian, English-Speaking | 81,000 | 512,000 | English | 2 ● | Hinduism | 8.00 % | 2.00 % | |
|
Indonesian | 127,000 | 6,685,000 | Indonesian | 4 ● | Islam | 16.00 % | 5.60 % | |
|
Japanese | 42,000 | 124,775,000 | Japanese | 1 ● | Buddhism | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | |
|
Javanese | 98,000 | 17,678,000 | Javanese | 4 ● | Islam | 15.00 % | 7.00 % | |
|
|
Kanarese | 23,000 | 82,000 | Kannada | 1 ● | Hinduism | 4.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Korean | 12,000 | 80,477,000 | Korean | 5 ● | Non-Religious | 28.00 % | 16.80 % | |
|
Kristang | 26,000 | 40,000 | Malaccan Creole Portuguese | 4 ● | Christianity | 90.00 % | 5.00 % | |
|
Malay | 420,000 | 11,665,000 | Malay | 1 ● | Islam | 0.60 % | 0.20 % | |
|
Malay, Riau | 17,000 | 2,158,000 | Malay | 1 ● | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | |
|
|
Malay-Indonesian, English-Speaking | 17,000 | 17,000 | English | 4 ● | Islam | 9.00 % | 4.00 % | |
|
Malayali | 29,000 | 1,267,000 | Malayalam | 1 ● | Hinduism | 5.00 % | 2.00 % | |
|
Orang Seletar | 1,300 | 3,100 | ● | Orang Seletar | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 6.00 % | 3.00 % |
|
Palembang | 12,000 | 3,339,000 | Musi | 1 ● | Islam | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | |
|
Punjabi | 27,000 | 2,025,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | 1 ● | Other / Small | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Sindhi | 10,000 | 98,000 | Sindhi | 1 ● | Hinduism | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Sinhalese | 25,000 | 11,132,000 | Sinhala | 2 ● | Buddhism | 8.00 % | 1.20 % | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-Speaking | 82,000 | 1,460,000 | Bengali | 1 ● | Islam | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Straits Chinese, Baba Creole | 21,000 | 268,000 | ● | Malay, Baba | 4 ● | Ethnic Religions | 6.00 % | 3.00 % |
|
Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 127,000 | 7,317,000 | Tamil | 1 ● | Hinduism | 5.00 % | 0.80 % | |
|
Telugu | 900 | 780,000 | Telugu | 2 ● | Hinduism | 6.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Thai, Central | 49,000 | 20,359,000 | Thai | 1 ● | Buddhism | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | |
|
Turk | 1,000 | 59,475,000 | Turkish | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
|
Urdu | 3,400 | 1,776,000 | Urdu | 1 ● | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
| Totals: 49 | 5,740,000 | 19 ● | 13.52 % | 6.53 % | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 45,000 | ||||||||
| UN Country Population (2017) | 5,785,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples Primary Language |
# Unreached Primary Language |
Bible Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Egyptian Spoken | arz | 1 | 0 | 3 NT | |||||
| Armenian | hye | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Batak Toba | bbc | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Bugis | bug | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Min Bei | mnp | 1 | 0 | 3 NT | |||||
| Chinese, Min Dong | cdo | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 3 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Pu-Xian | cpx | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| English | eng | 7 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Kannada | kan | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Madura | mad | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Malaccan Creole Portuguese | mcm | 1 | 0 | 2 Portions | |||||
| Malay | zlm | 3 | 3 | 0 Need ? | |||||
| Malay, Baba | mbf | 1 | 0 | 3 NT | |||||
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Musi | mui | 1 | 1 | 1 None | |||||
| Orang Seletar | ors | 1 | 0 | 0 Need ? | |||||
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Singapore Sign Language | sls | 1 | 0 | 0 Need ? | |||||
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 4 Complete | |||||
| Totals: | 38 | 49 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 21 |
| RELIGIONS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 40.9 % |
| Christianity (Evangelical 6.5 %) | 13.5 % |
| Ethnic Religions | 7.9 % |
| Hinduism | 5.0 % |
| Islam | 12.8 % |
| Non-Religious | 18.6 % |
| Other / Small Religions | 1.2 % |
| Unknown | 0.0 % |
| CHRISTIAN SEGMENTS ▲ | Percent |
|---|---|
| Anglican | 3.0 % |
| Independent | 32.5 % |
| Orthodox | 0.3 % |
| Other Christian | 1.5 % |
| Protestant | 26.3 % |
| Roman Catholic | 36.2 % |
Major Religions: Religion percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each religion, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total population to derive the religion's percentage.
Christianity Segments: Christian segment percentages are derived from summing Joshua Project's data for all the people groups who live in each country. The number of individuals who practice each segment of Christianity, by people group, are summed. This number is divided by the country's total number of Christians to derive the Christian segment's percentage.
There are many agencies and churches looking for additional staff to help them in their mission and calling in Singapore. Internet searches are probably the best way to find these organizations. The following are some example search topics you might try:
- Church planting agencies in Singapore
- Christian ministry in Singapore
- Business as mission
- Christian literature distribution
- Evangelism agencies
- Christian discipleship
- Short term Christian missions
- Long term Christian missions
- Urban ministries
- Christian media opportunities
- Bible translation opportunities
- Relief and development agencies
- Clean water projects
- Christian medical outreaches
Below is a partial list of ministries that may work in Singapore or Southeast Asia. The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. This data is from circa 2006-2008 and is not being maintained by Joshua Project. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
| In Singapore ▲ | Size |
|---|---|
| Church Resource Ministries | Medium |
| Converge | Medium |
| Elim Fellowship | Medium |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Medium |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Medium |
| Foursquare Missions International | Medium |
| Good News Productions | Medium |
| Lifewords (Scripture Gift Mission) | Medium |
| Missionary Ventures International | Medium |
| Training Evangelistic Leadership | Medium |
| Walk Thru the Bible Ministries | Medium |
| People Groups | 49 |
| Unreached People Groups | 19 (38.8%) |
| Population | 5,740,000 |
| Population in Unreached | 933,000 (16.3%) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 30 to 50 |
| Urbanization | 100% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Southeast Asia |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SN |
| Official National Language | Chinese, Mandarin |
| Secondary National Language | English |
| Literacy Rate | 94% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 344,000 |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 13.5% |
| Percent Evangelical | 6.5% |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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Singapore prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| God Reports (Stories from the field) |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| More great prayer resources at Prayercast |
* An estimate of the number of pioneer workers needed for initial church planting among unreached people groups. Estimates are calculated only for unreached people groups and are based on ratio of 1 worker for every 50,000 individuals living in an unreached people group. Some workers may already be onsite. The country estimate is a summation of the unreached people group estimates. Many more workers are needed beyond this initial estimate.