Islam in Singapore

Singaporean Muslims
Total population
539,251 (2020 census)
15.6% of the resident population
Religions
Majority Sunni Islam with a small Shia minority

Islam constitutes the third largest religion in Singapore, after Buddhism and Christianity. Muslims account for approximately 15.6% of the population, as indicated by the 2020 census. Singaporean Muslims are predominantly Sunni adhering to either the Shafi‘i or Hanafi schools of thought. The majority of Muslims, about 80%, are ethnic Malays, while 13% are of Indian descent; the remaining fraction comprises local Chinese, Eurasian, and Arab communities, in addition to foreign migrants.

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