It's fine to persuade couples to have babies, with incentives thrown in.
But before the birth rate can spike, people must first meet and marry.
Columnist Ignatius Low says more can be done to get members of the opposite sex to interact with one another.
One idea - why not compel all students in universities to live on campus and in mixed-sex dormitories?
Read Ignatius's full story in tomorrow's edition of The Sunday Times.