SINGAPORE, June 30 -- Nearly one in four Singapore residents now identify with no religion, the highest proportion on record, according to new government data that points to a continuing shift towards secularism in the city-state.

The Department of Statistics' General Household Survey 2025, reported by The Straits Times, found that 23.9 per cent of residents aged 15 and above said they had no religious affiliation, up from 20 per cent in 2020 and 17 per cent in 2010.

The increase was the most significant change in Singapore's religious landscape over the past five years. Every major religion except Hinduism recorded a decline in its share of the population.

Buddhists remained the largest religious group, making up 30.9 per cent of resi...