Singapore’s fertility rate has been declining over the past four decades, despite significant efforts like the marriage and parenthood measures since 2001.
Singapore’s resident total fertility rate (TFR) – which refers to the average number of babies each woman would have during her reproductive years – has steadily decreased from 1.41 in 2001 to 1.1 in 2020, with minor upticks occurring in Dragon years.
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