Country: Singapore
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Est. Workers Needed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hindi | 14,000 | 2,734,000 | Hindi | Hinduism | 1 ● | 1.00 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Hui, Dungan | 17,000 | 14,005,000 | Chinese, Mandarin | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Indian, English-speaking | 79,000 | 546,000 | English | Hinduism | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Indonesian | 122,000 | 10,135,000 | Indonesian | Islam | 4 ● | 16.00 % | 5.60 % | -1 - | |
|
Japanese | 39,000 | 119,869,000 | Japanese | Buddhism | 1 ● | 1.60 % | 0.50 % | 1 | |
|
Javanese | 95,000 | 18,521,000 | Javanese | Islam | 4 ● | 15.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Jewish, English-speaking | 900 | 5,401,000 | English | Ethnic Religions | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Kanarese | 22,000 | 87,000 | Kannada | Hinduism | 1 ● | 4.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Korean | 11,000 | 81,888,000 | Korean | Non-Religious | 5 ● | 28.00 % | 16.80 % | -1 - | |
|
Kristang | 25,000 | 40,000 | Malaccan Portuguese Creole | Christianity | 4 ● | 90.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Malay | 560,000 | 18,383,000 | ● | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.60 % | 0.20 % | 11 |
|
Malay, Riau | 17,000 | 1,925,000 | Malay | Islam | 1 ● | 0.30 % | 0.05 % | 1 | |
|
Malay-Indonesian, English-speaking | 17,000 | 17,000 | English | Islam | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 4.00 % | -1 - | |
|
Malayali | 28,000 | 1,627,000 | Malayalam | Hinduism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 2.00 % | 1 | |
|
Orang Seletar | 1,200 | 3,200 | ● | Orang Seletar | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 6.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
|
Palembang | 11,000 | 3,489,000 | Musi | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.05 % | 0.01 % | 1 | |
|
Punjabi | 26,000 | 2,161,000 | Punjabi, Eastern | Other / Small | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Sindhi | 4,400 | 181,000 | Sindhi | Hinduism | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
|
Sinhalese | 17,000 | 400,000 | Sinhala | Buddhism | 2 ● | 8.00 % | 1.20 % | -1 - | |
|
South Asian, Bengali-speaking | 79,000 | 1,884,000 | Bengali | Islam | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | 2 | |
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South Asian, Telugu-speaking | 800 | 1,175,000 | Telugu | Hinduism | 2 ● | 6.00 % | 0.40 % | -1 - | |
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Straits Chinese, Baba Creole | 20,000 | 291,000 | ● | Malay, Baba | Ethnic Religions | 4 ● | 6.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - |
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Tamil (Hindu traditions) | 112,000 | 2,857,000 | Tamil | Hinduism | 1 ● | 5.00 % | 0.80 % | 2 | |
|
Thai | 47,000 | 24,237,000 | Thai | Buddhism | 1 ● | 2.00 % | 0.40 % | 1 | |
|
Turk | 1,000 | 67,070,000 | Turkish | Islam | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
| Totals: 51 | 5,985,000 | 21 ● | 12.93 % | 7.10 % | 33 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 30,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 6,015,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Central | 116,000 |
| East | 1,315,000 |
| North | 1,067,000 |
| North-East | 1,738,000 |
| West | 1,749,000 |
| Provinces: 5 | 5,985,000 |
| UN Country Population | 6,015,000 |
| 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 |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Egyptian | arz | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenian, Western | hyw | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Batak Toba | bbc | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Bengali | ben | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bugis | bug | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Burmese | mya | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 2 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Min Bei | mnp | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Dong | cdo | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Min Nan | nan | 3 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Pu-Xian | cpx | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Yue | yue | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 8 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| German, Standard | deu | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarati | guj | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Indonesian | ind | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Japanese | jpn | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Javanese | jav | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kannada | kan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Korean | kor | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Madura | mad | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malaccan Portuguese Creole | mcm | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Malay | zlm | 3 | 3 | 5 Complete Bible | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Malay, Baba | mbf | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Malayalam | mal | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Musi | mui | 1 | 1 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Orang Seletar | ors | 1 | 0 | 1 Translation Needed | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 |
| Punjabi, Eastern | pan | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Singapore Sign Language | sls | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sinhala | sin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tagalog | tgl | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil | tam | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Telugu | tel | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Thai | tha | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkish | tur | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Urdu | urd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 39 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 23 |
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| People Groups | 51 |
| Unreached People Groups | 21 (41.2%) |
| Population | 5,985,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 1.5% |
| Population in Unreached | 1,059,000 (17.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Buddhism |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 12.9% |
| Percent Evangelical | 7.1% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 3.2% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 33 |
| Country Progress Level | 4 ● |
| Urbanization | 100% |
| Continent | Asia |
| Region | Asia, Southeast |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | SN |
| Official Language(s) | Chinese, Mandarin | English |
| Literacy Rate | 97% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 180,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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