Number of Singaporeans Who Renounced Their Citizenship over Past Three Years

Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) how many Singaporeans renounced their citizenship over the past three years; (b) what proportion are naturalised Singapore Citizens; and (c) whether the annual renunciation rate has increased amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr K Shanmugam: Over the past three years, an average of 1,480 citizens per year renounced their Singapore Citizenship (SC). Of these, 21% were naturalised SCs. The annual renunciation rate of citizens has remained low at under 0.1% of the citizen population. We had not seen an increase in renunciation rate during the COVID-19 pandemic.