Singapore's Total Fertility Rate (TFR) picked up slightly last
year to 1.20, up from a historic low of 1.15 in 2010.
The Prime Minister announced the figure on Saturday in his
Chinese New Year message, which focused on the central role of
families as anchors for identity and sense of belonging, and
sources of support in good times and bad.
Mr Lee Hsien Loong also said: 'I fervently hope that this year
will be a big Dragon year for babies.'
Historically, Singapore enjoys a baby boom every Dragon year,
which comes round every 12 years.
-- ST
