Comfort towards naturalized citizens of other ethnicities in Singapore 2019
acceptance of having a local-born Malay as a colleague was at 91.5 percent.
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, 87.1 percent of respondents stated that they were comfortable with having a new Singaporean citizen of Malay ethnicity as their colleague in the same occupation. 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.