Lok Sabha Question No. 3223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-08
Subject: Renunciation of Citizenship
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3223 ANSWERED ON- 08/08/2025 RENUNCIATION OF CITIZENSHIP

## 3223. SHRI K C VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a)   the   number   of   individuals   who   have   renounced   their   Indian citizenship and taken citizenship of other countries during the last five years, country-wise;

(b) whether there has been any increase in the cases of renunciation of Indian citizenship during the last three years, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has conducted any study on reasons for which they are leaving the country and renouncing their citizenship, if so, the outcome thereof indicating the major reasons identified therefor; and

(d) the action taken by the Government to reduce the renunciation of citizenship by Indian's, particularly the younger generations?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a & b) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indians   who   gave   up   their   Indian   citizenship   was   85,256   in   2020, 1,63,370 in 2021,   2,25,620 in 2022,   2,16,219 in 2023 and 2,06,378 in 2024. For reference, such cases were 1,22,819 in 2011, 1,20,923 in 2012, 1,31,405 in 2013 and 1,29,328 in 2014. List of the countries whose citizenship Indians acquired is placed at Annexure.

(c & d) The reasons for renouncing Indian citizenship or taking foreign citizenship   are   personal   and   known   only   to   the   individual.   The Government recognizes the potential of the global workplace in an era of knowledge economy. It has also brought about a transformational change   in   its   engagement   with   Indian   diaspora.   A   successful, prosperous, and influential diaspora is an asset for India. India stands to   gain   a   lot   from   tapping   its   diaspora   networks   and   productive utilization of the soft power that comes from having such a flourishing diaspora. The Government's efforts are also aimed at harnessing the diaspora potential to its fullest including through sharing of knowledge and expertise.

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## ANNEXURE

## LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE CITIZENSHIP WAS ACQUIRED BY INDIANS

|   S.No. | Country           |   S.No. | Country              |
|---------|-------------------|---------|----------------------|
|       1 | Albania           |      15 | Belgium              |
|       2 | Algeria           |      16 | Belize               |
|       3 | Andorra           |      17 | Bolivia              |
|       4 | Angola            |      18 | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
|       5 | Antigua & Barbuda |      19 | Botswana             |
|       6 | Argentina         |      20 | Brazil               |
|       7 | Armenia           |      21 | Brunei               |
|       8 | Australia         |      22 | Bulgaria             |
|       9 | Austria           |      23 | Cambodia             |
|      10 | Azerbaijan        |      24 | Canada               |
|      11 | Bahamas           |      25 | Chile                |
|      12 | Bahrain           |      26 | China                |
|      13 | Bangladesh        |      27 | Colombia             |
|      14 | Belarus           |      28 | Comoros              |

| 29                    | Costa Rica   | 50   | Guatemala   |
|-----------------------|--------------|------|-------------|
| 30                    | Croatia      | 51   | Guyana      |
| 31                    | Cyprus       | 52   | Hungary     |
| 32 Czech              | Republic 53  |      | Iceland     |
| 33                    | Denmark      | 54   | Indonesia   |
| 34 Dominica           | 55           |      | Iran        |
| 35 Dominican Republic | 56           |      | Iraq        |
| 36 Ecuador            | 57           |      | Ireland     |
| 37 Egypt              | 58           |      | Israel      |
| 38 Estonia            | 59           |      | Italy       |
| 39 Eswatini           |              | 60   | Jamaica     |
| 40 Ethiopia           |              | 61   | Japan       |
| 41 Fiji               | 62           |      | Jordan      |
| 42                    | Finland      | 63   | Kazakhstan  |
| 43 France             | 64           |      | Kenya       |
| 44 Gabon              | 65           |      | Kuwait      |
| 45                    | Georgia      | 66   | Kyrgyzstan  |
| 46                    | Germany      | 67   | Laos        |
| 47                    | Ghana        | 68   | Latvia      |
| 48                    | Greece       | 69   | Lithuania   |
| 49                    | Grenada      | 70   | Luxembourg  |

| 71          | Madagascar      | 89   | Norway              |
|-------------|-----------------|------|---------------------|
| 72          | Malawi          | 90   | Oman                |
| 73          | Malaysia        | 91   | Pakistan            |
| 74          | Maldives        | 92   | Panama              |
| 75          | Mali            | 93   | Papua New Guinea    |
| 76          | Malta 94        |      | Paraguay            |
| 77          | Mauritius 95    |      | Peru                |
| 78 Mexico   | 96              |      | Philippines         |
| 79          | Moldova         | 97   | Poland              |
| 80 Mongolia | 98              |      | Portugal            |
| 81          | Morocco         | 99   | Qatar               |
| 82          | Mozambique 100  |      | Republic of Korea   |
| 83          | Myanmar         | 101  | Romania             |
| 84          | Namibia         | 102  | Russia              |
| 85          | Nepal           | 103  | Saint Kitts & Nevis |
| 86          | New Zealand     | 104  | Saint Lucia         |
| 87          | Nigeria         | 105  | Saudi Arabia        |
| 88          | North Macedonia | 106  | Serbia              |

| 107                                   | Seychelles 124   | Türkiye   |
|---------------------------------------|------------------|-----------|
| 108                                   | Singapore 125    | UAE       |
| 109 Slovak                            | Republic 126     | Uganda    |
| 110 Slovenia                          | 127              | UK        |
| 111 South                             | Africa 128       | Ukraine   |
| 112 Spain                             | 129              | Uruguay   |
| 113 Sri                               | Lanka 130        | USA       |
| 114 Sudan                             | 131              | Vanuatu   |
| 115                                   | Suriname 132     | Vietnam   |
| 116 Sweden                            | 133              | Yemen     |
| 117 Switzerland                       | 134              | Zambia    |
| 118 Tanzania                          | 135              | Zimbabwe  |
| 119 Thailand                          |                  |           |
| 120 The Holy See (Vatican City State) |                  |           |
| 121 The Netherlands                   |                  |           |
| 122 Tonga                             |                  |           |
| 123 Trinidad and                      | Tobago           |           |

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