Unreached peoples of Singapore
An overview of the country's people groups, focusing on those who still have little or no access to the gospel in their own language and culture.
Joshua Project catalogs 40 ethnic groups in Singapore, of which 17 (42.5%) are still considered unreached by the gospel. Most of these groups are subdivisions of the Chinese people (speakers of Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hakka), who mostly follow Buddhism or traditional Chinese religion. Also among them are Malay and Indonesian Muslim communities, as well as large numbers of migrant workers from South and Southeast Asia. Even though the city is home to an active and well-organized evangelical church, much of the ethnic Chinese majority and the foreign workers remain far from any real contact with the gospel.
- 17.5% Unreached (1M)
- 1.6% Minimally reached (94K)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 54.4% Partially reached (3.2M)
- 26.5% Significantly reached (1.5M)
- 42.5% Unreached (17)
- 5% Minimally reached (2)
- 0% Superficially reached (0)
- 42.5% Partially reached (17)
- 10% Significantly reached (4)
Source of people group data: Joshua Project (joshuaproject.net). Estimates, may vary.
Source: Joshua Project. Estimates, may vary.
| People | Population | Language | Evang. | Chr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 119.7M | Japanese | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Sindhi Frontier | 529K | Sindhi | < 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Hui Frontier | 13.9M | Mandarin Chinese | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Central Thai | 22.4M | Thai | 0.9% | 1.6% |
| Egyptian Arab | 73.6M | Egyptian Arabic | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Bawean | 193K | Madura | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Burmese | 32.9M | Burmese | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Hindi | 2.8M | Hindi | 0.7% | 2% |
| Bugis | 6M | Bugis | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Kannadiga | 216K | Kannada | 0.7% | 2.6% |
| Palembang Frontier | 3.5M | Musi | < 0.1% | < 0.1% |
| Punjabi | 2.1M | Eastern Punjabi | 0.3% | 1% |
| Riau Malay Frontier | 2.1M | Malay | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Malay Frontier | 18.9M | Malay | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Bengali-speaking South Asian | 5.5M | Bengali | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Sinhalese | 715K | Sinhala | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| Deaf Frontier | 27.5M | Pakistan Sign Language | 1.8% | 3.7% |
| English-speaking Indian | 583K | English | 1% | 10% |
| Baba Straits Chinese | 307K | Baba Malay | 3% | 5.1% |
| Orang Seletar | 3K | Orang Seletar | 3% | 5.4% |
| Hindu Tamil | 3.6M | Tamil | 3.4% | 6.7% |
| Malayali | 2.1M | Tamil | 3.6% | 10.9% |
| English-speaking Malays | 16K | English | 4% | 9% |
| Kristang | 41K | Malaccan Portuguese Creole | 5% | 90% |
| Putian Han Chinese | 3.1M | Pu-Xian Chinese | 5.5% | 8% |
| Min Nan Han Chinese | 43.5M | Min Nan Chinese | 6.8% | 10.8% |
| Teochew Chinese | 1.8M | Min Nan Chinese | 6.2% | 11.3% |
| Eurasian | 1.8M | Japanese | 6.5% | 37.6% |
| Hakka Han Chinese | 43.9M | Hakka Chinese | 7.1% | 8.9% |
| Cantonese | 80.1M | Yue Chinese | 7.6% | 9.7% |
| Hainanese Han Chinese | 6.4M | Hainanese | 8.5% | 8.9% |
| Min Bei Han Chinese | 8.8M | Min Bei Chinese | 8.6% | 9.9% |
| Mandarin Han Chinese | 925.1M | Mandarin Chinese | 8.3% | 9.9% |
| British | 55M | English | 8.9% | 60.4% |
| Javanese | 19.1M | Javanese | 9.3% | 18.9% |
| Han Chinese (Min Dong) | 10.5M | Min Dong Chinese | 9.1% | 10% |
| Indonesian | 15.1M | Indonesian | 11.2% | 16.7% |
| Korean | 80.3M | Korean | 12.3% | 22.1% |
| Filipino tagalo | 40.4M | Tagalog | 14.7% | 97.8% |
| US Americans | 202.4M | English | 32.9% | 81% |
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