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Caution: Crowded living is affecting our fertility rates

A high population density makes people focus more on the competition they face than on making babies.

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Global trends show that as the population density rises, fertility rates decline. 

Global trends show that as the population density rises, fertility rates decline, says the writer.

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Amy Lim

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Singapore is experiencing

a record-high population count of 6.04 million.

 Singapore is also at its record low fertility rate of 1.25 per woman. Is this a coincidence?

Recent research findings say no.

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