Singapore birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Singapore chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Singapore was 0.97 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1977. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.74 — a -44.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Singapore	World
1960	5.76	4.69
1961	5.41	4.56
1962	5.21	5.02
1963	5.16	5.31
1964	4.97	5.13
1965	4.66	5.08
1966	4.46	4.97
1967	3.91	4.87
1968	3.53	4.98
1969	3.22	4.88
1970	3.07	4.84
1971	3.02	4.69
1972	3.04	4.55
1973	2.79	4.42
1974	2.35	4.26
1975	2.07	4.07
1976	2.11	3.97
1977	1.82	3.84
1978	1.79	3.77
1979	1.79	3.76
1980	1.82	3.73
1981	1.78	3.71
1982	1.74	3.72
1983	1.61	3.59
1984	1.62	3.57
1985	1.61	3.53
1986	1.43	3.51
1987	1.62	3.48
1988	1.96	3.39
1989	1.75	3.35
1990	1.83	3.31
1991	1.73	3.13
1992	1.72	3.04
1993	1.74	2.97
1994	1.71	2.92
1995	1.67	2.87
1996	1.66	2.82
1997	1.61	2.78
1998	1.48	2.75
1999	1.47	2.72
2000	1.6	2.73
2001	1.41	2.69
2002	1.37	2.66
2003	1.27	2.64
2004	1.26	2.63
2005	1.26	2.61
2006	1.28	2.61
2007	1.29	2.6
2008	1.28	2.6
2009	1.22	2.59
2010	1.15	2.57
2011	1.2	2.55
2012	1.29	2.56
2013	1.19	2.53
2014	1.25	2.52
2015	1.24	2.49
2016	1.2	2.49
2017	1.16	2.46
2018	1.14	2.39
2019	1.14	2.35
2020	1.1	2.28
2021	1.12	2.25
2022	1.04	2.22
2023	0.97	2.2
2024	0.98	2.19
2025	0.99	2.18
2026	1	2.18
2027	1.01	2.17
2028	1.02	2.16
2029	1.03	2.15
2030	1.03	2.14
2031	1.04	2.13
2032	1.05	2.12
2033	1.06	2.12
2034	1.07	2.11
2035	1.07	2.1
2036	1.08	2.09
2037	1.09	2.09
2038	1.1	2.08
2039	1.1	2.08
2040	1.11	2.08
2041	1.12	2.07
2042	1.13	2.07
2043	1.13	2.07
2044	1.14	2.07
2045	1.15	2.06
2046	1.16	2.06
2047	1.17	2.06
2048	1.17	2.05
2049	1.18	2.05
2050	1.19	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.65% were to women under 20 years old, 29.7% to women ages 20-29, and 69.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 1.78%, 54.4%, and 43.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Singapore by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Singapore	World
1960	44.7%	37.4%
1961	44.8%	37.5%
1962	44.7%	37.6%
1963	44.4%	37.8%
1964	43.8%	38%
1965	43.2%	38%
1966	42.5%	38%
1967	41.7%	38%
1968	40.8%	37.9%
1969	39.8%	37.8%
1970	38.7%	37.7%
1971	37.5%	37.6%
1972	36.2%	37.5%
1973	35%	37.3%
1974	33.7%	37.2%
1975	32.5%	37.1%
1976	31.2%	36.9%
1977	30%	36.7%
1978	28.8%	36.3%
1979	27.6%	35.9%
1980	26.4%	35.5%
1981	25.2%	35.2%
1982	24.2%	34.9%
1983	23.7%	34.6%
1984	23.3%	34.3%
1985	23.1%	34%
1986	22.9%	33.8%
1987	22.4%	33.6%
1988	22%	33.4%
1989	21.7%	33.2%
1990	21.4%	33%
1991	21.2%	32.9%
1992	21.1%	32.7%
1993	21%	32.5%
1994	20.7%	32.3%
1995	20.4%	32.1%
1996	20%	31.8%
1997	19.5%	31.5%
1998	19.2%	31.1%
1999	19%	30.8%
2000	18.8%	30.4%
2001	18.6%	30%
2002	18.4%	29.6%
2003	18.2%	29.2%
2004	17.8%	28.8%
2005	17.2%	28.5%
2006	16.6%	28.1%
2007	15.8%	27.9%
2008	15.1%	27.6%
2009	14.6%	27.5%
2010	14.1%	27.3%
2011	13.7%	27.1%
2012	13.4%	27%
2013	13.1%	26.9%
2014	12.9%	26.8%
2015	12.7%	26.6%
2016	12.5%	26.5%
2017	12.4%	26.4%
2018	12.3%	26.2%
2019	12.2%	26%
2020	12.2%	25.8%
2021	12.2%	25.6%
2022	12%	25.3%
2023	11.8%	25%
2024	11.7%	24.7%
2025	11.7%	24.4%
2026	11.7%	24.1%
2027	11.8%	23.8%
2028	11.9%	23.4%
2029	12%	23.1%
2030	12%	22.8%
2031	12%	22.6%
2032	12.1%	22.3%
2033	12.1%	22.1%
2034	12.1%	21.9%
2035	12.1%	21.7%
2036	12.1%	21.6%
2037	12.1%	21.5%
2038	12%	21.4%
2039	11.8%	21.3%
2040	11.7%	21.2%
2041	11.5%	21.1%
2042	11.2%	21%
2043	11%	21%
2044	10.7%	20.9%
2045	10.4%	20.8%
2046	10.1%	20.7%
2047	9.87%	20.7%
2048	9.6%	20.6%
2049	9.35%	20.5%
2050	9.12%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Singapore was 44.7% in 1960, 21% in 1993, and 11.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Singapore.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Singapore, excluding migration, has been +0.35% annually. On average, 19,595 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Singapore
1960	51,533
1961	49,880
1962	48,830
1963	49,542
1964	47,697
1965	45,474
1966	44,298
1967	40,145
1968	36,216
1969	34,314
1970	35,059
1971	35,708
1972	38,098
1973	36,404
1974	31,664
1975	28,509
1976	31,189
1977	26,508
1978	27,537
1979	28,363
1980	30,657
1981	32,167
1982	33,346
1983	30,296
1984	31,967
1985	32,010
1986	27,880
1987	33,020
1988	42,407
1989	36,929
1990	41,136
1991	39,188
1992	39,091
1993	40,425
1994	39,319
1995	38,065
1996	38,542
1997	37,960
1998	33,381
1999	32,857
2000	37,057
2001	31,035
2002	29,231
2003	24,689
2004	24,583
2005	24,741
2006	25,968
2007	26,614
2008	28,068
2009	27,930
2010	24,876
2011	25,919
2012	29,750
2013	25,376
2014	27,896
2015	27,121
2016	25,794
2017	21,888
2018	21,427
2019	21,674
2020	18,763
2021	15,270
2022	9,019
2023	7,101

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Singapore was 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.006% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -64.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Singapore	World
1985	18	460
1986	18	438
1987	18	429
1988	18	414
1989	18	401
1990	17	391
1991	16	395
1992	16	395
1993	16	389
1994	16	382
1995	17	371
1996	17	366
1997	17	358
1998	17	360
1999	17	340
2000	17	328
2001	16	321
2002	16	311
2003	15	301
2004	14	291
2005	14	283
2006	13	276
2007	12	269
2008	11	264
2009	10	258
2010	10	253
2011	10	247
2012	10	239
2013	9	235
2014	9	231
2015	8	228
2016	8	220
2017	8	215
2018	8	211
2019	7	207
2020	13	211
2021	20	242
2022	34	203
2023	6	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Singapore was 2.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.21% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 3.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Singapore	World
1960	4.76%	18.5%
1961	4.37%	18.1%
1962	4.05%	17.8%
1963	3.81%	17.5%
1964	3.64%	17.7%
1965	3.5%	17.5%
1966	3.34%	17.3%
1967	3.18%	17%
1968	3.01%	16.5%
1969	2.86%	15.5%
1970	2.71%	15.2%
1971	2.56%	15.1%
1972	2.39%	14.4%
1973	2.18%	14.1%
1974	1.95%	13.7%
1975	1.75%	13.4%
1976	1.62%	13%
1977	1.54%	12.5%
1978	1.51%	12.1%
1979	1.49%	11.7%
1980	1.46%	11.4%
1981	1.4%	11%
1982	1.32%	10.8%
1983	1.23%	10.6%
1984	1.16%	10.4%
1985	1.09%	10.1%
1986	1.03%	9.81%
1987	0.97%	9.47%
1988	0.91%	9.31%
1989	0.84%	9.02%
1990	0.77%	8.81%
1991	0.7%	8.66%
1992	0.63%	8.46%
1993	0.58%	8.19%
1994	0.54%	7.98%
1995	0.51%	7.76%
1996	0.48%	7.52%
1997	0.46%	7.28%
1998	0.44%	7.05%
1999	0.41%	6.76%
2000	0.38%	6.48%
2001	0.36%	6.21%
2002	0.34%	5.94%
2003	0.32%	5.65%
2004	0.31%	5.43%
2005	0.3%	5.16%
2006	0.29%	4.92%
2007	0.29%	4.7%
2008	0.28%	4.5%
2009	0.28%	4.31%
2010	0.28%	4.11%
2011	0.28%	3.97%
2012	0.28%	3.77%
2013	0.28%	3.61%
2014	0.27%	3.48%
2015	0.27%	3.35%
2016	0.27%	3.23%
2017	0.26%	3.11%
2018	0.25%	2.97%
2019	0.24%	2.86%
2020	0.23%	2.75%
2021	0.22%	2.66%
2022	0.22%	2.59%
2023	0.21%	2.49%