Data for Malays granted permanent residency and citizenship

Question:

Mr Fadli Fawzi: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs what is the number of Malays granted Permanent Residency (PR) and citizenship for each year since 2010.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. We do not publish data on the grant of PR and Singapore citizenship (SC) by nationality, ethnicity, religion, and other such attributes.

2. The SC population by ethnicity is published annually, and the current ethnic mix as of June 2025 are:

3. The basis on which SCs and PRs are granted have been explained. Our low and declining birth rate means that we are not replacing ourselves. Without immigration, our population will decline, it will be increasingly difficult to meet our national security and defence needs, and our city and economy will lose the dynamism that makes us exceptional. Fewer births also mean fewer working people over the next two to three decades, and a smaller working-age population to support a rapidly growing elderly population.

4. Our first priority will always be to support and encourage Singaporeans to start families and have more children. But to complement that, we will continue to take a careful and measured approach towards immigration while stepping up integration efforts.