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With such a diverse population, most major religions are represented in Singapore. Among the Chinese community, Buddhism and Taoism are the most popular while ancestor worship and other Chinese sects also have their adherents. Buddhists and Taoists constituted 54% of the population at the time of the 1990 census. Islam is the official religion of the Malays, but there are also converts among the Indian, Chinese and other communities, and Muslim make up 15% of the population. Christians represent 12.5% of Singapore society (with Protestants outnumbering Roman Catholics), and of these 88% are Chinese. Some 4% of Singaporeans are Hindus, almost all Indian.
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