according to statistics from 2010, about 15% of singapore's resident population aged 15 years and over are muslims. a majority of malays are sunni muslims. 17 per cent of muslims in singapore are of south asian origin. other adherents include those from the chinese, arab and eurasian communities. the majority of muslims in singapore are traditionally sunni muslims who follow the shafi'i school of thought or the hanafi school of thought.