Singapore and South Korea fertility rates fall to record lows
SINGAPORE/SEOUL -- Fertility rates in Singapore and South Korea fell to record lows in 2023, as governments try but fail to encourage couples to have more children.
The average number of births per woman in Singapore during her reproductive years dropped below 1.0 for the first time to 0.97 in 2023, the government announced on Wednesday. That figure was 1.04 in 2022.