Singapore Fertility Rate Posts ‘Significant’ Drop to Record Low

Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to 0.87 in 2025, marking a record low that a top official warned could profoundly reshape the city-state’s society and economy.

Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong told parliament Thursday the citizen population is projected to begin shrinking by the early 2040s without new measures. The fertility rate declined from 0.97 in 2024, which was also a record low. A decade ago, it stood at 1.24.