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Singapore's total fertility rate dipped to 1.20 in 2016
SINGAPORE - Slightly more Singaporeans tied the knot last year but fewer had children, according to latest preliminary figures released on Friday (Feb 10).
There were just 68 more marriages, bringing the total to 23,873 unions in which at least one spouse is a Singaporean.
But fewer babies were born despite the increase in the number of young women in their peak child-bearing years.
In disclosing these figures, Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Josephine Teo said: "We have a relatively large cohort of young Singaporeans that are now entering into their peak child-bearing ages of 25-39.
"But many have not yet started having children," said Mrs Teo in a Facebook post. She is the minister in charge of population matters.
The new data shows 33,161 Singaporean babies were born last year, about 600 fewer than in the previous year (2015).
The drop pulled down the country's total fertility rate (TFR) to 1.20. The TFR measures the average number of children per woman.
It is below the previous year's 1.24, which is well below the 2.1 rate a population needs to achieve to replace itself.
SINGAPORE - Slightly more Singaporeans tied the knot last year but fewer had children, according to latest preliminary figures released on Friday (Feb 10).
There were just 68 more marriages, bringing the total to 23,873 unions in which at least one spouse is a Singaporean.
But fewer babies were born despite the increase in the number of young women in their peak child-bearing years.
In disclosing these figures, Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Josephine Teo said: "We have a relatively large cohort of young Singaporeans that are now entering into their peak child-bearing ages of 25-39.
"But many have not yet started having children," said Mrs Teo in a Facebook post. She is the minister in charge of population matters.
The new data shows 33,161 Singaporean babies were born last year, about 600 fewer than in the previous year (2015).
The drop pulled down the country's total fertility rate (TFR) to 1.20. The TFR measures the average number of children per woman.
It is below the previous year's 1.24, which is well below the 2.1 rate a population needs to achieve to replace itself.
