Singapore Population Policies
POPULATION POLICIES: SINGAPORE
After Independence in 1965, the population of the country was growing at a rate that would seriously threaten the success of Singapore. The Government introduced the "Stop at two" policy to help control the rapid population growth. It was introduced in 1969. The policy had a very successful response; in fact, it was so successful that the population started to decline. Couples saw the benefits in having a smaller family, such as more money, higher quality of life and cars. The population increase stayed low. Women started to pursue careers before having children. With a rise in University graduated women failing to marry and bear children, the policy "three or more, if you can afford it" was introduced because the Singaporean government saw this as a social problem. It was introduced in 1986.
Singapore's population consists of 4,553,009 people. 2,222,757 of these are men and 2,330,252 are women. The total sex ratio is 0.954:1 men: women. 15.2% of the population are aged between 0-14, 76.3% are aged 15-64, and 8.5% are aged 65+. The average age for the people in Singapore is 37.8 years old. The total fertility rate is 1.07 children per woman after the policy was put into place. Before the policy was put into place, women were having 6 children on average.
Why was the policy introduced?
The Singaporean government introduced a 'stop at two' policy, to help slow down the rapid population growth of Singapore in 1969. The government introduced this policy because they saw population growth as a threat to the living standards in Singapore, as children would pack school and medical facilities. Women were having 6 children on average. The policy had a very positive response, not only did it make the population growth decline, it declined so much, that the population started to decrease. Now Singapore was faced with an Aging Population. Couple in Singapore saw the benefits of having a smaller family through 'Family Planning,' which educated
After Independence in 1965, the population of the country was growing at a rate that would seriously threaten the success of Singapore. The Government introduced the "Stop at two" policy to help control the rapid population growth. It was introduced in 1969. The policy had a very successful response; in fact, it was so successful that the population started to decline. Couples saw the benefits in having a smaller family, such as more money, higher quality of life and cars. The population increase stayed low. Women started to pursue careers before having children. With a rise in University graduated women failing to marry and bear children, the policy "three or more, if you can afford it" was introduced because the Singaporean government saw this as a social problem. It was introduced in 1986.
Singapore's population consists of 4,553,009 people. 2,222,757 of these are men and 2,330,252 are women. The total sex ratio is 0.954:1 men: women. 15.2% of the population are aged between 0-14, 76.3% are aged 15-64, and 8.5% are aged 65+. The average age for the people in Singapore is 37.8 years old. The total fertility rate is 1.07 children per woman after the policy was put into place. Before the policy was put into place, women were having 6 children on average.
Why was the policy introduced?
The Singaporean government introduced a 'stop at two' policy, to help slow down the rapid population growth of Singapore in 1969. The government introduced this policy because they saw population growth as a threat to the living standards in Singapore, as children would pack school and medical facilities. Women were having 6 children on average. The policy had a very positive response, not only did it make the population growth decline, it declined so much, that the population started to decrease. Now Singapore was faced with an Aging Population. Couple in Singapore saw the benefits of having a smaller family through 'Family Planning,' which educated