Single auntie Indranee to chair workgroup marriage and parenthood on total fertility rate

[uniboi]

Indranee Rajah to chair workgroup looking into marriage & parenthood issues in bid to raise TFR​

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February 27, 2026, 09:56 AM​

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Indranee Rajah says she will chair a workgroup with relevant agencies to look into marriage and parenthood issues.

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This comes after Singapore's resident total fertility rate (TFR) hit 0.87, a new low.

Indranee noted that resident births across all ethnic groups decreased, "with the decrease in Chinese births being proportionately larger", at a drop of 15 per cent.

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She noted that this was due in part to the typical post-Dragon Year (2024) decrease.

Calling the decline an "existential challenge", Indranee noted that while TFR had always been a priority, the latest figures represented a new urgency.

She said the government is wholly committed to addressing this issue head-on and that it will spare no effort to arrest and reverse this decline.

She noted that this needed "all of society" to play its part, not just the government alone.

However, to ensure that their plans are targeted and effective, she said the government must first understand the drivers and factors that are inhibiting marriage and family formation.

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Indranee noted that declining TFR was not a uniquely Singapore problem.

"All over the world, more people are choosing to remain single or marry later, and those who marry are choosing to have fewer or no children at all."

She pointed to a host of countries with vastly different demographics, all of which had issues with declining TFR. She did note that Korea, the country with the world's lowest TFR, recently saw an increase in marriages and births.

"This could be due in part to the large cohort of children born to South Korea’s Baby Boomers who are now entering childbearing age. It remains to be seen if their recent more family-friendly policies will have a lasting impact."

Despite not being able to identify a clear-cut reason for the rise, Indranee said the Korean example "still gives us hope that fertility trends could shift and sustained efforts across multiple fronts may yield results over time".

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One clear indicator is that cities generally have lower TFRs. France has a TFR of 1.62, Paris a significantly lower 1.27.

"Without over-generalising, cities typically have a faster, more intense pace of life, and greater competition and stress. As a small city state, Singapore experiences these effects more acutely."

Indranee also engaged "various groups of Singaporeans at different life stages to hear their thoughts on this issue".

The four broad categories consulted were the singles, those who are married but hesitant to have children, those who are married, and want children but have fertility issues, and finally, those who have young children.

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Issues raised include the desire to establish their careers first, anxiety over becoming parents, realising fertility problems too late, and, for those with children, their hope for more support in raising their children.

To raise the TFR, Indranee said they must address these issues.

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To achieve this, Indranee said policy measures by themselves are not enough, but rather a marriage and parenthood reset.

Meaning a reset across society on how marriage and parenthood are viewed and supported, how workplaces can evolve to better align work and family, and how everyone can play their part.

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This is what a new workgroup with relevant agencies will look into.

Indranee said she will chair this workgroup and will share more details in due course.

The four-pronged approach the group will take includes building on current efforts to enhance government support for marriage and parenthood.

Cultivating positive mindsets about marriage and parenthood, working with employers to foster workplace cultures and family-friendly practices, and finally engaging the whole of society in this effort.

She said that in the months ahead, they will work with stakeholders to develop concrete plans for these approaches and welcomed all suggestions.

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While acknowledging the seriousness of the latest TFR figures, Indranee said they were not deterred from the quest to boost marriage and parenthood.

"If anything, it underscores the urgency of the task before us, and has made us even more determined to turn things around. The Government will redouble our efforts to address this existential challenge."

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https://mothership.sg/2026/02/indranee-rajah-workgroup-tfr/

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[Sustanon]

does she have any kids??? Is she married??? Well.... these are the min requirement she cannot even meet.... laugh die me....

 

[batman1]

One look at her,u know the workgroup will fail.555

 

[True Believer]

It's like asking a monk to discuss hairstyling techniques.

 

[Pinkieslut]

Samster got steamed?

 

[True Believer]

Samster got steamed?

 

[Balls2U]

does she have any kids??? Is she married??? Well.... these are the min requirement she cannot even meet.... laugh die me....

Is she still a V?

 

[laksaboy]

She should donate her eggs. She's smart, will help raise the nation's IQ.

 

[nabeifuckpap]

What the fuck can she do, PAP is nothing but a bunch of clowns and snake oil salespeople

 

[Sustanon]

Is she still a V?

This type of pattern thinks she is very chio and men are all inferior to her... highly like she is and then in the middle of the night yearning for love and touch from men lol....

 

[True Believer]

What the fuck can she do, PAP is nothing but a bunch of clowns and snake oil salespeople

The S'pore economy is "artificially inflated" because of the high cost of living, reliance on foreign labour and high property and car prices. Even though our GDP shows strong growth exceeding 5% last year, there is an obvious disparity between this performance and the personal experience of locals facing runaway inflation. The PAP is the cause of this problem.

 

[uniboi]

She should donate her eggs. She's smart, will help raise the nation's IQ.

Her eggs long expired. She cannot donate so she wants to lead and tell young couples how to have babies

 

[True Believer]

This type of pattern thinks she is very chio and men are all inferior to her... highly like she is and then in the middle of the night yearning for love and touch from men lol....

She can use a vibrator or invite Sustanon who likes CECA type women.

 

[uniboi]

This type of pattern thinks she is very chio and men are all inferior to her... highly like she is and then in the middle of the night yearning for love and touch from men lol....

She chase Leong Mun Wai and Pritam Singh away. Too spicy already. Which men can stand her

 

[True Believer]

Her eggs long expired. She cannot donate so she wants to lead and tell young couples how to have babies

She is trying to convince that a pilot doesn't need to be a bird to fly.

 

[True Believer]

She chase Leong Mun Wai and Pritam Singh away. Too spicy already. Which men can stand her

She probably tastes like curry.

 

[uniboi]

It's like asking a monk to discuss hairstyling techniques.

Asking a nun aka Indranee how to increase fertility rates

 

[True Believer]

Asking a nun aka Indranee how to increase fertility rates

Indranee has no clue at all; none (nun) whatsoever.

 

[uniboi]

She is trying to convince that a pilot doesn't need to be a bird to fly.

Let’s see what ideas she will come out with since Jo Teo tell couples to piak in small spaces.

 

[Sustanon]

She can use a vibrator or invite Sustanon who likes CECA type women.

Please lah this type you bak chiu then tak tio stamp ah.... dua dua lelong I also don't want ah... lol..... not even remotely close to my 黄花闺女 CB SBPSBHJ CECA Bus standard lol.....

This standard ok