birth rate
Is marriage just another high-risk investment?
The reason given for singledom is an eminently practical one: ‘together costs’ are spiralling
How can corporate Singapore help large families thrive?
The Republic’s fertility rate has been on a steady decline. Observers and parents say support from the government and employers could be key to reversing that trend. But will it be enough?
As birthrates fall, Turkey's government steps in
Turkey’s birthrate has fallen from 2.38 children per woman in 2001 to 1.48 in 2025
Vietnam ends two-child policy to stem falling birth rates
Couples will now have the right to decide when to have children, how many to have, and the spacing between births, the official Vietnam News Agency reports
Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed
[BEIJING] China on Saturday (Mar 22) announced measures to simplify the marriage registration process and lessen the financial burden on couples, the latest initiative by Beijing to boost births.
US births fell in 2023 to lowest level in more than four decades
Births have been declining globally as political instability and uncertainty discourage people from having children
South Korea’s birthrate set to rise for the first time in nine years
SOUTH Korea’s birthrate is set to show a rise in 2024 for the first time in nine years, following a rebound in marriages that were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Let’s go for a generous SG60 baby gift and Baby Bonus
ACCORDING to the United Nations, a society is super-aged when the percentage of the population aged 65 or older reaches 21 per cent. Singapore is estimated to attain super-aged status in 2026.
Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate
They look at issues such as the role that automation and foreign labour can play to supplement the shrinking workforce
Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate
TOKYO plans to make day care free for all preschool children starting in September, the city governor has announced as part of efforts to boost Japan’s low birth rate.
