THE LEVEL GROUND
Consider housing policy tweaks to boost Singapore’s birth rate
Jumbo HDB flats for local couples with three kids or more?
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.
