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Online Citizen
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Online Citizen
Nearly 99,000 Malaysians gave up citizenship for Singapore nationality from 2015 to mid-2025
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: From 2015 to June 2025, over 98,000 Malaysians renounced their nationality in order to obtain Singapore citizenship. This was disclosed by Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on 7 August. He was responding to a Parliamentary Question filed by Datuk Seri Takiyuddin bin Hassan, an opposition Member of Parliament for Kota Bahru. Takiyuddin had asked for the number of Malaysians who applied to become Singapore citizens from 2015 to 2025, broken down by year. The year 2024 recorded the highest number of Malaysians renouncing their citizenship, with as many as 16,930 individuals doing so. In a written reply, Saifuddin provided the following breakdown: Year Number of Malaysians who renounced citizenship for Singapore citizenship 2015 7,394 2016 8,654 2017 7,583 2018 7,665 2019 13,362 2020 5,591 2021 7,956 2022 5,623 2023 11,500 2024 16,930 2025 (as of 30 June) 6,060 Total: 98,318 23,472 individuals granted Singapore citizenship in 2023 According to Singapore's National Population and Talent Division (NPTD), 23,472 individuals were granted Singapore citizenship in 2023. The information was published on 24 September 2024. The number of new citizenships granted for 2024 is not yet available. From 2019 to 2023, Singapore granted an average of 22,400 citizenships per year, slightly above the average of 21,600 in the previous five years. The Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore reported that, in 2023, 2,776 new citizens were aged 21 to 30, while 6,150 were aged 31 to 40. Approximately 20 per cent of the new citizenships were granted under the Family Ties Scheme to foreign spouses of Singapore citizens, according to a written reply on 7 January 2025 by Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam to then-Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Gan Thiam Poh. In total, between 2019 and 2023, Singapore granted 111,890 individuals citizenship.
The Sun
10-08-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
‘More M'sians taking up Singaporean citizenship'
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 6,060 Malaysians renounced their citizenship to take up Singapore nationality as of June 30 this year, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He said the number of Malaysians giving up their citizenship and adopting Singaporean nationality had risen in recent years. Saifuddin Nasution added that there were 7,394 cases reported in 2015, 8,654 in 2016, 7,583 in 2017 and 7,665 in 2018. He said this in a written parliamentary reply to Kota Bharu MP Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, who is also PAS secretary-general. Takiyuddin had asked for the total number of Malaysians who had applied for Singaporean citizenship from 2015 to 2025. Saifuddin Nasution said 16,930 citizenship renunciations were made last year, up from 11,500 in 2023. 'The figure in 2022 was 5,623, lower than the 7,956 recorded in 2021.' The highest annual total was in 2019, with 13,362 cases, which fell to 5,591 cases in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Singapore's National Population and Talent Division, based on information published on Sept 24 last year, 23,472 individuals were granted Singapore citizenship in 2023. However, the number of new citizenships granted for 2024 has not yet been disclosed. From 2019 to 2023, the republic approved 22,400 citizenships per year, slightly more than average of 21,600 in the previous five years. According to a written reply on Jan 7 by Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam to then-Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Gan Thiam Poh, about 20% of the new citizenships granted were under the Family Ties Scheme to foreign spouses of Singapore citizens. Between 2019 and 2023, Singapore granted 111,890 citizenships in total.
