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S1E40: Boosting Singapore's low birth rate: Indranee Rajah, young parents discuss
With Singapore’s resident total fertility rate dropping below 1 for the first time - hitting a historic low at 0.97 last year in 2023 - we discuss how the birth rate can be boosted.
Synopsis: Every second Monday of the month, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
For many years in Singapore, we have not had enough babies to replace ourselves, with the Total Fertility rate, or TFR, remaining below the replacement rate of 2.1.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Indranee Rajah - who assists in oversight of the National Population and…
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