SINGAPORE - More than 57,000 Malaysians have renounced their citizenship to become citizens of Singapore from 2020 to 2025 , said a Malaysian official.

The figures were released in a Jan 7 report from Malaysian daily newspaper Harian Metro , citing Malaysia’s National Registration Department Director-General Badrul Hisham Alias.

A total of 61,116 Malaysians applied to move and become citizens of another country in the five-year period ending Dec 17, 2025 , he said.