Question:
Mr Leong Mun Wai: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs for each year since 2000, what is the gender and age breakdown of new citizens at the point of obtaining citizenship according to the age brackets of (i) below 18 years old (ii) between 18 and 30 years old (iii) between 30 and 40 years old and (iv) above 40 years old respectively.
Answer:
Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:
1. The average number of new citizenships granted each year (i.e. citizenship by registration, and citizenship by descent) from 2000 to 2021 and their breakdown by gender and age is as follows:
|
Age Group
|
Male
|
Female
|
Total
|
|
Below 18 Years
|
2,930
|
3,140
|
6,070
|
|
18 – 30 Years
|
1,320
|
1,640
|
2,960
|
|
31 – 40 Years
|
1,690
|
2,790
|
4,480
|
|
Above 40
|
1,470
|
1,730
|
3,200
|
|
Total
|
7,410
|
9,300
|
16,710
|
