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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?
Published Mon, May 6, 2024 · 02:12 PM
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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