A total of 81,950 people have renounced their citizenship between 1992 and August 2012, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

This figure works out to 4,097 people annually.

This information was revealed by Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein in a written reply to Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh.

In 2007, the Dewan Rakyat was told that 106,000 people have renounced their citizenship since Independence .

It was also revealed that between 2000 and 2006, the majority of those who renounced their citizenship were Chinese, followed by Malays and Indians.