Number and Percentage of Permanent Residents Who Have Been Outside Singapore for More Than 180 Days As of 1 October 2025

Question:

Mr Fadli Fawzi: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs what is the number and percentage of Permanent Residents who have been (i) outside Singapore for more than 180 days as of 1 October 2025 and (ii) had a total period of stay of less than 183 days in 2024.

Answer:

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

1.  As of end September 2025, there were about 42,000 Permanent Residents (PR) who have been outside of Singapore for a continuous period of more than 180 days. This is about 8% of the total PR population.

2. Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) does not track the number of PRs who have been in Singapore for fewer than 183 days, or any number of days for that matter, in any given period.