Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Number of New Citizens Renouncing Their Singapore Citizenship Since 2000

Question:

Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) for each year since 2000, how many new citizens have renounced their Singapore citizenship; and (b) for each year from 2000 to 2018, how many permanent residents (PRs) have renounced their PR status.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1.   Between 2000 and 2021, an average of about 290 naturalised Singapore citizens (SCs) renounced their SC status annually.

2.   Between 2000 and 2018, an average of about 3,370 Permanent Residents (PRs) renounced their PR status annually.