Singapore - Singapore's fertility rate dropped to a record low last
year, official statistics showed Wednesday, leaving the city-state
still dependent on immigrants to sustain its working population
levels.
Singapore's resident fertility rate declined to 1.15 last year,
down from the previous low of 1.22 in 2009, the Singapore
Statistics department said in its population report.
The rate was even lower, at 1.02, for the dominant ethnic Chinese
population, said the report.
The figures represent the average number of live-births
each female would have during her reproductive years, given the
birth rates recorded
during the given time frame.
Singapore has struggled to boost low birth rates for years, but has
so far not come close to the replacement level of 2.1 births per
woman.
Singapore leaders have repeatedly said the city-state had to
continue bringing in foreigners to address demographic challenges
and keep its economy going.
The influx of foreigners has become a concern amid increasing
competition for housing and jobs, despite assurances that the
government will put Singaporeans first.
The island's population
stood at 5.18 million through June, with 3.8 million citizens and
1.4 million non-resident foreigners, the report said.
Of the permanent residents, ethnic Chinese formed the majority at
74 per cent, followed by Malays with 13 per cent and Indians with
9.2 per cent, it said.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1665536.php/Singapore-fertility-rate-drops-to-record-low
Seems like PAP's
policies as a whole leads to a demographically
unsustainable society.
And that idiot Lee Kuan Yew still pushed for his moronic "stop
at 2" policy to make matters worse.
