Around 1.7 million Indians renounced their Indian citizenship in the last ten years, according to data provided by the government in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the parliament).
As per the released data, 1.66344 million Indians opted for citizenship of other countries between 2011 and 2022. In the year 2022 alone, 2,25,620 Indians renounced their Indian citizenship according to a statement made by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar while replying to a question in the house.
