S’pore’s fertility rate has not stabilised; citizen core will shrink without action: DPM Gan
The Straits Times - Sports·2026-01-27 06:05
SINGAPORE – Many think that Singapore’s total fertility rate (TFR) has stabilised after it held steady in 2024, but it has not, and if nothing is done, the country’s core of citizens will begin to shrink, said Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong.
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Ray 118 29/01/2026
Even living in a 3-room BTO is costly. Both couples have to work to pay for the house and hardly can survive let alone having to struggle to raise a child
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Wng Mck2325 28/01/2026
Even with immigration, Singapore's fertility rate will not reverse if the ruling party does not addressing the root cause. Rising cost of living, academic pressure, job markets will afflict new immigrants too. It is like continuously pouring new water into a leaking tank, and the lobang will only get bigger as the attrition needs to compensated with a bigger replacement. Ultimately no old water remains in the tank. How to forge any national identity?!!
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citizen 28/01/2026
every increasing costs of living coupled with job insecurity leads to couples being hesitant to give birth. A consistent influx of new citizens increases job insecurity by taking away more jobs from locals which leads to even low TFR. This is a vicious cycle driving local TFR down. Amazed that our millionaire Ministers are unable to understand.
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Userl3dz 27/01/2026
suggestion ! give more subsidies for parents with maids care for their childrens & school fees & medical in hospital & bus / mrt travelling to school 🏊♂️🫡
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Guns&Roses 31/01/2026
Singapore low fertility rate is caused by pap nonstop increment of taxes, levies and tariffs driving up prices in f essential items like milk powder, diapers etcetera. So the easiest way out for them is to get in more foreigners to be citizens and new citizens I’ll sure vote for pap therefore pap will remain in power as long as they want Dumb sinkies have themselves to blame for their own predicament. 😂
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