The annual Population in Brief report revealed that the fertility rate for 2021 in Singapore was 1.12, close to the all-time low of 1.1 in 2020.

At only half the replacement rate, this puts the country at risk not only of rapid population ageing and decline, but also social changes such as deterioration of family and community networks. Social isolation will occur at a rapid pace.


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Tan Poh Lin is Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and Christopher Gee is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, National University of Singapore.

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