Fertility Rate: Singapore
Singapore's fertility rate is currently 0.97 births per woman as of 2024. # Singapore Fertility Rate Singapore's fertility rate stands at 0.
Current (2024)
0.97 births per woman
+0.0% y/y
Peak (1960)
5.76 births per woman
Low (2023)
0.97 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Singapore
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Singapore
Analysis# Singapore Fertility Rate
Singapore's fertility rate stands at 0.97 births per woman in 2024, marking a dramatic collapse from its 1960 peak of 5.76. This represents an 83.2% decline across six decades, placing Singapore among the world's lowest fertility nations. The current rate matches the all-time low reached in 2023, indicating the decline has stabilized at historically minimal levels.
The steepest acceleration occurred between 2015 and 2024, when the rate fell from 1.24 to 0.97 births per woman. This nine-year contraction reflects shifting economic priorities, delayed marriage and childbearing, rising education levels among women, and housing costs. With fertility holding steady at below-replacement levels since 2023, Singapore faces sustained pressure on its working-age population and long-term demographic sustainability.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.97 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 0.97 births per woman | -6.73% |
| 2022 | 1.04 births per woman | -7.14% |
| 2021 | 1.12 births per woman | +1.82% |
| 2020 | 1.1 births per woman | -3.51% |
| 2019 | 1.14 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2018 | 1.14 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 2017 | 1.16 births per woman | -3.33% |
| 2016 | 1.2 births per woman | -3.23% |
| 2015 | 1.24 births per woman | -0.80% |
| 2014 | 1.25 births per woman | +5.04% |
| 2013 | 1.19 births per woman | -7.75% |
| 2012 | 1.29 births per woman | +7.50% |
| 2011 | 1.2 births per woman | +4.35% |
| 2010 | 1.15 births per woman | -5.74% |
| 2009 | 1.22 births per woman | -4.69% |
| 2008 | 1.28 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 2007 | 1.29 births per woman | +0.78% |
| 2006 | 1.28 births per woman | +1.59% |
| 2005 | 1.26 births per woman | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.26 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 2003 | 1.27 births per woman | -7.30% |
| 2002 | 1.37 births per woman | -2.84% |
| 2001 | 1.41 births per woman | -11.88% |
| 2000 | 1.6 births per woman | +8.84% |
| 1999 | 1.47 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 1998 | 1.48 births per woman | -8.07% |
| 1997 | 1.61 births per woman | -3.01% |
| 1996 | 1.66 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1995 | 1.67 births per woman | -2.34% |
| 1994 | 1.71 births per woman | -1.72% |
| 1993 | 1.74 births per woman | +1.16% |
| 1992 | 1.72 births per woman | -0.58% |
| 1991 | 1.73 births per woman | -5.46% |
| 1990 | 1.83 births per woman | +4.57% |
| 1989 | 1.75 births per woman | -10.71% |
| 1988 | 1.96 births per woman | +20.99% |
| 1987 | 1.62 births per woman | +13.29% |
| 1986 | 1.43 births per woman | -11.18% |
| 1985 | 1.61 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 1984 | 1.62 births per woman | +0.62% |
| 1983 | 1.61 births per woman | -7.47% |
| 1982 | 1.74 births per woman | -2.25% |
| 1981 | 1.78 births per woman | -2.20% |
| 1980 | 1.82 births per woman | +1.68% |
| 1979 | 1.79 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1978 | 1.79 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1977 | 1.82 births per woman | -13.74% |
| 1976 | 2.11 births per woman | +1.93% |
| 1975 | 2.07 births per woman | -11.91% |
| 1974 | 2.35 births per woman | -15.77% |
| 1973 | 2.79 births per woman | -8.22% |
| 1972 | 3.04 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1971 | 3.02 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1970 | 3.07 births per woman | -4.66% |
| 1969 | 3.22 births per woman | -8.78% |
| 1968 | 3.53 births per woman | -9.72% |
| 1967 | 3.91 births per woman | -12.33% |
| 1966 | 4.46 births per woman | -4.29% |
| 1965 | 4.66 births per woman | -6.24% |
| 1964 | 4.97 births per woman | -3.68% |
| 1963 | 5.16 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1962 | 5.21 births per woman | -3.70% |
| 1961 | 5.41 births per woman | -6.08% |
| 1960 | 5.76 births per woman | — |
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