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Parliamentary reply by DPM Teo Chee Hean on the number of Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship, broken down according to ethnic groups

12 November 2012

Between 2001 and 2011, an average of about 1,000 Singaporeans renounced their citizenship each year.

TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE
WRITTEN ANSWER
MONDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2012

Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap:
To ask the Prime Minister from 2001 to 2011, what is the number of Singaporeans who have renounced their citizenship, broken down according to ethnic groups.

Mr Teo Chee Hean (for the Prime Minister):
A total of 10,900 Singapore citizens renounced their citizenship between 2001 and 2011, which was on average about 1,000 per year. About half of the renunciations were by ethnic Chinese citizens, with Malay, Indian and Others races making up the other half.