CNA938 Rewind - The Big Question: Why aren’t Singaporeans making enough babies? What can we do about it?

Singapore’s resident total fertility rate (TFR) hit a historic low of 0.87 in 2025, creating an urgent need to reverse this decline. A new work group will address marriage and parenthood, urging a "society-wide reset" and commitment to changing the trajectory. In this week’s The Big Question, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman examine the reasons Singaporeans are not making babies with Geraldine Chow, a 29 year old, and what can be done to tackle the issue with Theresa Pong, Counselling Director, The Relationship Room & Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow, IPS