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Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Current Number of Singapore Permanent Residents who are from South East Asia, Asia, Europe and Others, by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law

Published: 26 July 2021

Question:

Mr Gan Thiam Poh: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs what is the current number of Singapore permanent residents who are from South East Asia, Asia, Europe and others, respectively.

Answer:

1. As of June 2020, the breakdown of our Permanent Resident (PR) population by region of origin is as follows:

Region of Origin	Number of PRs (rounded to nearest 100)	% of PR Population
Southeast Asian Countries	308,400	59.2
Other Asian Countries	172,900	33.2
Others	39,700	7.6

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Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on the Current Number of Singapore Permanent Residents who are from South East Asia, Asia, Europe and Others, by Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law