6 Countries with the Lowest Fertility Rates

3. Singapore 

Children Born per Woman: 1.17 

Singapore grapples with low fertility rates despite implementing pronatalist incentives like paid maternity leave, childcare subsidies, and tax relief. Efforts to boost fertility have seen limited success, with rates declining from 1.41 in 2001 to 1.16 in 2018. Singapore actively supports assisted reproductive technologies like IVF, subsidizing up to 75% of treatment costs for eligible individuals. However, high IVF usage hasn’t translated into improved fertility rates, highlighting the complexity of addressing fertility challenges.