Overseas Singaporean (original) (raw)

Overseas Singaporeans refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore, but living outside of Singapore. Most of the Overseas Singaporeans are expatriates accompanied by their families or students studying abroad. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 2019, the population of the Singaporean diaspora stands at 340,751 and according to official statistics from the Government of Singapore, 217,200 of Singaporeans overseas retained their citizenship. Majority of the Singaporean diaspora are located in Malaysia, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.