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09-02-2025, 11:59 PM
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” This well-known phrase, often attributed to Albert Einstein, seems lost on S'pore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) govt when it comes to tackling country’s declining total fertility rate (TFR). 
Despite decades of initiatives aimed at marry to encourag S'poreans marry or reparry again have more children, the results remain dismal and critics argue govt’s reluctance to overhaul its approach is exacerbating crisis.
Under the leadership of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s population increased from 4.17 million in 2004 to 6.04 million as of June 2024. Yet this growth masks a critical issue: it has been primarily driven by a rising non-resident population, while the resident TFR plunged from 1.26 in 2004 to a record low of 0.97 in 2023, according to govt data. The stark gap highlights the govt’s heavy reliance on immigration to sustain population growth, raising doubts about the effectiveness of family-oriented policies in reversing demographic decline. Heart
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/02...s-failing/
Despite decades of initiatives aimed at marry to encourag S'poreans marry or reparry again have more children, the results remain dismal and critics argue govt’s reluctance to overhaul its approach is exacerbating crisis.
Under the leadership of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s population increased from 4.17 million in 2004 to 6.04 million as of June 2024. Yet this growth masks a critical issue: it has been primarily driven by a rising non-resident population, while the resident TFR plunged from 1.26 in 2004 to a record low of 0.97 in 2023, according to govt data. The stark gap highlights the govt’s heavy reliance on immigration to sustain population growth, raising doubts about the effectiveness of family-oriented policies in reversing demographic decline. Heart
https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/02...s-failing/
