They are stuck aboard thus not counted, > “Travel restrictions during the pandemic was the main factor affecting the size of the (citizen) and PR population in

They are stuck aboard thus not counted, > “Travel restrictions during the pandemic was the main factor affecting the size of the (citizen) and PR population in 2021, as more (citizens) and PRs were staying overseas continuously for 12 months or more, who therefore were not counted as part of the resident population,” the National Population and Talent Division said. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-population-shrink-citizen-pr-foreign-employment-ageing-2207136 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-populati...