SINGAPORE - The Republic’s population grew at a slower pace in the last five years compared with the same period before it, even as total population hit a record 5.7 million this June.
But the encouraging figures on citizen marriages and births across a similar time period give hope that the declining trend can be halted, experts said when commenting on the trends in the new population figures released on Wednesday (Sept 25).
They added that an important task in the years ahead would be to encourage people aged between 25 and 29 to get hitched and start families