
Personal relationship with new citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore 2019
90.2 percent of respondents said that they were comfortable with having a local-born Chinese as a close friend.
Singapore is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, with citizens categorized into four main ethnic groups, known as CMIO: Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Others. Those categorized under the "Others" include Eurasians, Caucasians, Arabs, and Filipinos, among others. Those from an ethnic Chinese background make up the majority of the population in Singapore.
According to a survey on racial and religious harmony in Singapore, 75.7 percent of respondents stated that they were comfortable with having a new Singaporean Chinese originally from China as their close friend. By comparison, Singapore is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, with citizens categorized into four main ethnic groups, known as CMIO: Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Others. Those categorized under the "Others" include Eurasians, Caucasians, Arabs, and Filipinos, among others. Those from an ethnic Chinese background make up the majority of the population in Singapore.