Christianity in Singapore

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Christians in Singapore constitute 17% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2025. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam. In 2025, 17.1% Singaporean population identified as Christian, while 9.5% from Singaporean population identified as 'Other Christians', most of which identify as Protestant, with some identifying as Orthodox or other minority Christian denominations and 7.6% identified as members of Catholic Church. Christianity was first introduced to Singapore by Anglicans, who were among the first British settlers to arrive shortly after the founding of a British colony by Stamford Raffles. The proportion of Christians among Singaporeans had initially increased in the last few decades: 9.9% in 1980; 12.7% in 1990; 14.6% in 2000 and 18.9% in 2020, but began to fall afterwards to 17.1% in 2025. Some Singaporeans were converted to the faith or were born into Christian families. The majority...

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