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CSV Singapore Department of Statistics

Number And Profile Of Singapore Citizenships And Permanent Residencies Granted, Annual

Description

This annual SingStat series presents the number and profile of Singapore citizenships and permanent residencies granted from 2012 to 2024. Data series are arranged against full calendar-year values. It supports analysis of immigration outcomes and changes in the composition of new citizens and permanent residents.

Official description

Source: IMMIGRATION & CHECKPOINTS AUTHORITY Data Last Updated: 29/09/2025 Update Frequency: Annual Footnotes: For more information, please refer to the 'Population in Brief' publication (https://www.strategygroup.gov.sg/media-centre/publications/population-in-brief/). The figures are based on the full calendar year (January to December). Adapted from: https://tablebuilder.singstat.gov.sg/table/TS/M810781

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Coverage
2012-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Rows
20
Columns
14

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Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.

Data

Data Series 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Total PRs Granted 35264.000000 34491.000000 34493.000000 33435.000000 27470.000000 32915.000000 32710.000000 31849.000000 31050.000000 29955.000000 29854.000000 29869.000000 29891.000000
Aged 20 Years And Below 24.800000 24.700000 23.700000 22.900000 22.700000 26.200000 29.500000 30.500000 28.900000 29.400000 27.500000 27.100000 29.900000
Aged 21-30 Years 32.600000 29.200000 29.800000 35.700000 37.100000 38.500000 38.300000 38.600000 40.900000 38.400000 40.600000 40.600000 38.900000
Aged 31-40 Years 31.400000 33.600000 34.200000 31.500000 31.200000 28.400000 25.300000 24.000000 23.500000 24.500000 24.900000 24.300000 23.300000
Aged Above 40 Years 11.300000 12.500000 12.200000 9.900000 9.100000 7.000000 7.000000 6.800000 6.800000 7.700000 7.000000 8.100000 8.000000
From Southeast Asian Countries 63.900000 56.800000 60.900000 60.300000 56.200000 59.600000 62.500000 60.100000 62.000000 58.500000 55.700000 55.300000 51.200000
From Other Asian Countries 29.600000 35.800000 31.100000 32.200000 35.400000 34.100000 31.200000 31.800000 29.600000 32.500000 34.600000 34.600000 38.400000
From Other Countries 6.500000 7.400000 8.000000 7.500000 8.400000 6.300000 6.300000 8.100000 8.400000 9.000000 9.600000 10.100000 10.400000
With Secondary And Below Qualification Among Those Aged 20 Years & Over 14.500000 17.200000 18.700000 16.600000 15.700000 17.300000 17.800000 14.500000 17.300000 22.300000 19.100000 18.200000 19.400000
With Post-Secondary Qualification Among Those Aged 20 Years & Over 85.500000 82.800000 81.300000 83.400000 84.300000 82.700000 82.200000 85.500000 82.700000 77.700000 80.900000 81.800000 80.600000
Total SCs Granted 22766.000000 22140.000000 21802.000000 20297.000000 19741.000000 21115.000000 20974.000000 20503.000000 20589.000000 19236.000000 19003.000000 19096.000000 19386.000000
Aged 20 Years And Below 29.900000 32.000000 29.600000 32.000000 32.800000 31.900000 33.100000 32.800000 33.700000 33.900000 33.100000 36.700000 33.900000
Aged 21-30 Years 14.300000 12.500000 13.400000 16.100000 16.200000 16.500000 14.900000 14.300000 13.400000 14.500000 16.000000 16.500000 18.500000
Aged 31-40 Years 28.500000 27.800000 28.200000 27.500000 28.000000 26.400000 28.100000 28.800000 29.300000 29.400000 29.800000 28.000000 28.500000
Aged Above 40 Years 27.400000 27.700000 28.700000 24.400000 22.900000 25.100000 23.900000 24.100000 23.600000 22.200000 21.000000 18.700000 19.000000
From Southeast Asian Countries 64.300000 71.700000 67.900000 59.100000 58.800000 65.200000 64.300000 68.800000 64.800000 61.600000 57.900000 57.900000 57.900000
From Other Asian Countries 32.800000 26.000000 29.400000 38.100000 38.500000 33.000000 33.500000 29.400000 33.200000 36.600000 40.000000 39.800000 39.900000
From Other Countries 2.900000 2.300000 2.600000 2.800000 2.600000 1.800000 2.200000 1.800000 2.000000 1.800000 2.000000 2.300000 2.200000
With Secondary And Below Qualification Among Those Aged 20 Years & Over 18.900000 22.800000 21.800000 18.900000 19.100000 21.900000 21.600000 25.000000 26.500000 25.900000 25.100000 25.600000 24.900000
With Post-Secondary Qualification Among Those Aged 20 Years & Over 81.100000 77.200000 78.200000 81.100000 80.900000 78.100000 78.400000 75.000000 73.500000 74.100000 74.900000 74.400000 75.100000

Columns

Column Type Categorical
Data Series Text No
2024 Numeric No
2023 Numeric No
2022 Numeric No
2021 Numeric No
2020 Numeric No
2019 Numeric No
2018 Numeric No
2017 Numeric No
2016 Numeric No
2015 Numeric No
2014 Numeric No
2013 Numeric No
2012 Numeric No