Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a 2-day visit to Singapore from last Wednesday. Let us tell you that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Singapore after 6 years. Earlier, he had visited Singapore in November 2018. But do you know that in the last few years, the population of Muslims in Singapore has decreased and the population of Hindus has increased. Yes, today we will tell you how much the population of Muslims has decreased in Singapore.
PM Modi’s visit to Singapore
PM Narendra Modi PM Modi has gone on a two-day visit to Singapore. Where he met the CEOs of top companies of Singapore on Thursday. During this, PM Modi has appealed to the business leaders of Singapore to invest in India and his parliamentary constituency Banaras (Kashi). PM Modi also said that India has talent. The world should take advantage of this. PM Modi has also listed the achievements of his government.
The Hindu population
According to the 2020 census, there were 1,72,963 Hindus living in Singapore, which is 5 percent of the total population of Singapore. The special thing is that 99 percent of the Hindu population of Singapore is originally from there, who had once migrated from India. Let us tell you that in 1980 this Hindu population was only 3.6 percent of the total, which has now increased to 5 percent. At the same time, the Muslim population has declined.
Muslim population
Let us tell you that the population of Muslims in Singapore is decreasing. According to the data, in 1980 the population of Muslims in Singapore was 16.2 percent. Whereas in 2020 the population of Muslims has decreased to 15.6 percent.
Religious diversity in Singapore
Let us tell you that according to the Pew Research Center, the religious diversity of Singapore is famous all over the world. In comparison to countries like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, there is no animosity here despite religious diversity. On the other hand, every fifth person in Singapore does not believe in any religion. The 2014 Pew Research Center report has ranked Singapore as the most religiously diverse country in the world. This is the reason why the Hindu minority here never migrates. Apart from this, the two child policy was adopted in Singapore in the 70s, due to which the population there is under control.