Fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore
Singapore: Fertility rate: births per woman was 0.943 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore is 0.943 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore peaked at 6.44 live births per woman in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.934 live births per woman, in 2010.
That places Singapore 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.31 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.63 live births per woman | 3.22 live births per woman | 5.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.38 live births per woman | 1.79 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 live births per woman | 1 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9623 live births per woman | 0.934 live births per woman | 1.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.943 live births per woman | 0.942 live births per woman | 0.944 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0035 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 0.943 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.946 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 81.6 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.52 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 86.94 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Singapore was 0.943 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 live births per woman in 1956.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.934 live births per woman in 2010.
- How does Singapore rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Singapore ranks 230th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.