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Singapore and South Korea fertility rates fall to record lows

Heavy government spending to encourage more births fails to reverse trend

20240227 A baby in Seoul

A baby in Seoul. South Korean policymakers have for years been seeking measures to spur more births. (File photo by Reuters)

TSUBASA SURUGA and STEVEN BOROWIEC, Nikkei staff writers
February 28, 2024 12:36 JST
Updated on February 28, 2024 20:46 JST

SINGAPORE/SEOUL -- Fertility rates in Singapore and South Korea fell to record lows in 2023, as governments try but fail to encourage couples to have more children.

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