2.25 lakh Indians renounced citizenship in 2022: MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs told parliament that 2,25,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022. This is the highest number for Indians renouncing their citizenship since 2011. Since 2020 a total of 4,74,246 Indians have renounced citizenship.

In reply to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Narain Dass Gupta, the MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said, "As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship was 1,31,489 (in 2015); 1,41,603 (in 2016); 1,33,049 (in 2017); 1,34,561 (in 2018); 1,44,017 (in 2019); 85,256 (in 2020); 1,63,370 (in 2021) and 2,25,620 (in 2022). For reference purposes, data was 1,22,819 (in 2011); 1,20,923 (in 2012); 1,31,405 (in 2013); 1,29,328 (in 2014)."

The Ministry also said that Indians who have renounced their citizenship in the last three years have taken up citizenship in 135 countries including, Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Iran, Pakistan, USA, China, Canada, UK, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belarus, Belize, Panama and Ukraine. The government also said that 5 Indians have taken citizenship in UAE in the last three years.