Singapore’s total fertility rate remained at a record low of 0.87 in 2025, marking the third consecutive year it has remained below 1.
Having two children remained the most common among ever-married resident women in Singapore.
Among ever-married women aged 40 to 49, those with two children made up the largest group, accounting for 40.5 per cent in 2025. This is a decrease from 42.4 per cent in 2015.
Over the same period, the proportion of women with no children increased to 16.1 per cent from 11.6 per cent.
The proportion of women with one child rose to 25.5 per cent from 22.3 per cent.
The report also showed that 61 per cent of fathers with children born in 2024 took government-paid paternity leave, up from 56 per cent in 2023.
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