New citizens granted increased 31%?

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

But total citizens increased by only 20,000?

Since the increase in new citizenships granted alone was 20,693, why is it that the increase in total citizens was only about 20,000?

With 38,641 resident live-births against just 18,481 total deaths – the lower increase in total citizens compared to the increase in new citizenships granted may be due to various reasons such as

… new citizens not staying in Singapore

… new citizens giving up their citizenship

… citizens leaving Singapore

… citizens who have left not returning to Singapore.

Can such statistics be given in the 118 page Population Trends 2013 report?

40,853 “people missing”?

Since the number of PRs remained the same at 530,000, we may appear to have about 40,853 “people missing” (20,693 new citizens granted plus 38,641 live-births minus 18,481 total deaths).

In this connection, how many PRs are not residing in Singapore or have given up their permanent residence?

Curtailing foreigners’ growth?

So, have we curtailed the growth of new citizens and new PRs? The answer is no and the increase was even at a greater pace – although the article had a quote making reference to the Population

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