why did the birth rate in Singapore declined ?

The reason why couples don't want to have children is because of the high cost of bringing up children in Singapore they require good education and there are no subsidies for the baby if you give birth to one.

Government has also increased the foreign maid levy and hence raising the cost of bringing up a child in Singapore. people are still having child but most of them are having lesser children than compared to the past years.

In conclusion , the reason behind the declining birth rate in Singapore is because of the people's career mindset and educations encouraging them to work for the country instead of having children.

Between 1966 or 1981 , 3 five year plans were implanted to encourage people to have lesser babies.

examples of disincentive are no paid maternity leave , increased delivery charges in hospital and no more tax relief

people started to realize the disadvantages of having a big family and start to have lesser children leading to the declining birth rate in Singapore

woman then will decide to have children at a later age . resulting in a declining birth rate in Singapore they will also have lesser children than those who marry at a younger age.

woman are getting more educated . hence , allowing them to play an important part in the workforce and start a career . they will then want to pursue their career and will not marry so early or have babies at a later age

elderly will need more health care services and hence the government will need more people in the workforce , forcing more people to go to work.

women will pursue their careers and earn more money and cannot focus on having a child . The ageing population might also cause a problem and affecting Singapore birth rate