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Consider housing policy tweaks to boost Singapore’s birth rate

Jumbo HDB flats for local couples with three kids or more?

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Leslie Yee

Leslie Yee

Published Mon, May 6, 2024 · 02:12 PM
    • More moves on the housing front can be considered to address Singapore's baby woes.
    • More moves on the housing front can be considered to address Singapore's baby woes. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

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    THE total fertility rate (TFR) per female among Singapore residents hit a record low of 0.97 in 2023, down sharply from over 1.7 in the early 1990s. 

    The number of resident life-births in 2023 of 30,510 compares with over 46,000 in the mid-1990s.

    With 2024 being the auspicious Chinese year of the dragon, the TFR could jump significantly.

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