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Singapore’s Population

Singapore’s Population. Good Governance. Population Pyramid. Population Pyramid. Population Pyramid. Singapore’s Population Policy. From rapid-growth baby-boom figures during the 1950s and the 1960s to the … 1966 to 1981 three five-year plans to reduce population growth to the …

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Singapore’s Population

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  1. Singapore’s Population Good Governance

  2. Population Pyramid

  3. Population Pyramid

  4. Population Pyramid

  5. Singapore’s Population Policy • From rapid-growth baby-boom figures during the 1950s and the 1960s to the … • 1966 to 1981 three five-year plans to reduce population growth to the … • Current struggle to bring up declining population levels and replacement rates and finding ways to … • Handle current ageing population problems

  6. Singapore’s Population Policy • Late 1950s to the 1960s: • Post-war baby boom due to peace and stability in Singapore following WW2 as businesses were re-started and employment was abundant • Confidence in the future and the belief that more children meant better financial security in old age • With an average of 6 to 7 children or more per family, the population grew rapidly from 1.02m to 1.64m in a decade

  7. Singapore’s Population Policy • Late 1950s to the 1960s: • In 1965, Singapore became independent and was poised to face many challenges: • British military pull-out scheduled for 1971 • No raw materials • Need to build up industry • Need to build up schools • Need to build up healthcare system • Need to build up infrastructure • Need to house a growing population

  8. What a BIG Headache!!! Solution?

  9. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1966 to 1981 (Family Planning Phase) • In 1966, setting up of the SFPPB (Singapore Family Planning and Population Board) to plan population policies with the aim to control population growth: • Aimed for 3 Five Year Plans • 1966 – Emphasize the need for smaller families • 1971 – Encouraged married couples to stop at 2 children • 1976 – Maintain the replacement level at 2.1 children

  10. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1966 to 1981 (Family Planning Phase) • In addition, various measures to assist the 5 year plans were put in place: • Encouraging contraception and making it available for purchase • Legalised abortion • Campaigns

  11. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1966 to 1981 (Family Planning Phase) • In addition, various measures to assist the 5 year plans were put in place: • No paid maternity leave to be given to the 3rd and subsequent children • No priority to be given to large families in the allocating of government (HDB) flats • No income tax relief to be given for the 4th and subsequent children • Delivery charges in hospitals to be increased with each additional child

  12. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1966 to 1981 (Family Planning Phase) • Was extremely successful: • 1980 – Fertility rate was 1.82 per woman • Family planning policy to reduce birth rate had worked • Was not that successful: • Fertility rate was below replacement level • Other factors at play for a decrease in births: • Increasing living costs • Change of mindsets towards career, marriage and large families

  13. Singapore’s Population Policy • To what extent were Singapore’s Family Planning policies a success? Explain your answer. [12m] • Step 1: Explain that they were successful • 1980 – Fertility rate was 1.82 per woman • Family planning policy to reduce birth rate had worked • Step 2: Explain that they were not that successful • Fertility rate was below replacement level • Other factors at play for a decrease in births: • Increasing living costs • Change of mindsets towards career, marriage and large families • Step 3: Weighing

  14. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • Why was there a need to promote population growth from the 1980s? • Declining Birth Rate from the 1980s • Unattractive to MNCs (Multi-National Companies) • Ageing Population • Defence Needs

  15. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • Why was there a need to promote population growth from the 1980s? • Declining Birth Rate from the 1980s • Fertility rate was at 1.82 (below replacement rate) • Rising cost of living • Changing Attitudes: • Higher educational prospects for women resulted in them marrying later and focusing on their careers • Young couples want time together and decide on having children later • Changing attitudes towards marriage and large families • Dragon Year versus unpopular years • Economic uncertainties

  16. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • Why was there a need to promote population growth from the 1980s? • Unattractive to MNCs • Not enough talented people to work in MNCs and sustain their development in Singapore • More expensive to recruit Singaporeans because of short supply and therefore MNCs may move to cheaper hiring destinations like India and China where the labour market is bigger • Singaporeans would also become a less attractive consumer market

  17. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • Why was there a need to promote population growth from the 1980s? • Ageing Population • Fewer births mean fewer young people in future population figures to counter the large amount of older people from the baby boom period • More resources would be needed to take care of the ageing population and less resources would be available for other sectors

  18. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • Why was there a need to promote population growth from the 1980s? • Defence • With fewer young people, there would be less men to serve the nation • Singapore would be weakened in terms of defence capability • Move towards Army 3G to counter a drop in human resources

  19. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Graduate Mothers Scheme • Three or More if You Can Afford It • Other Pro-Family Measures • Attracting Foreign Talent

  20. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Graduate Mothers Scheme • Research undertaken showed that the children of university graduates tended to perform better in schools • As a result, PM Lee (LKY) felt that female graduates should have more children so that the new generation workforce would be better educated

  21. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Graduate Mothers Scheme • In 1984, the GMS was introduced to encourage marriages among graduates and to encourage them to have more children • GMS sparked off a debate and unhappiness because non-graduates were unhappy as they were neglected under the policy • The GMS was scrapped in 1985

  22. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Three or More if You Can Afford It • Amendment of the 1987 population policy and aimed to bring back the replacement level of 2.1 children • Instead of discouraging large families, parents were encouraged to have three or more children if they could afford it

  23. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Three or More if You Can Afford It • Due to the 1985 recession and the retrenchment of workers by MNCs, the government also wanted couples to only have children if they could afford it and not contribute to social problems if they were to have another child and not be able to cope financially

  24. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Three or More if You Can Afford It • The government also introduced measures like allowing the use of Medisave to pay for the deliveries of the first 3 children • LIMITED SUCCESS • Fertility rate rose from 1.48 to 1.96 in 1988 • From 1988 fell from 1.96 to 1.24 in 2004

  25. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Three or More if You Can Afford It • Publicity campaigns also failed to inspire couples to have more than one child • Later marriages • Lowest birth rate

  26. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Other Pro-Family Measures • To help with the high cost of raising children and the lack of suitable childcare facilities: • Equalised medical benefits – Mothers could now make claims for their children • 5-day work week – To allow for a better work-life balance

  27. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Other Pro-Family Measures • To help with the high cost of raising children and the lack of suitable childcare facilities: • Grandparent Caregiver Relief – Tax relief for grandparents who took care of children • Extended paid maternity leave – (from 8 weeks to 12 weeks)

  28. Singapore’s Population Policy • 1980s and beyond (Declining Birth Rate) • How did the government promote population growth after the 1980s? • Attracting Foreign Talent • Enhance Singapore’s competitiveness • Relaxed immigration policy from 1989 making it easier to obtain Singapore citizenship • Subsidised housing • Attractive education packages for children

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