““Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” This well-known phrase, often attributed to Albert Einstein, seems lost on Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) government when it comes to tackling the country’s declining total fertility rate (TFR).

Despite decades of initiatives aimed at encouraging Singaporeans to marry and have more children, the results remain dismal, and critics argue that the government’s reluctance to overhaul its approach is exacerbating the crisis. Under the leadership of Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s population increased from 4.17 million in 2004 to 6.04 million as of June 2024.

Yet this growth masks a critical issue: it has been primarily driven by a rising non-resident population, while the resident TFR plunged from 1.26 in 2004 to a record low of 0.97 in 2023, according to government data.” https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/02/07/insanity-in-policy-why-the-paps-approach-to-singapores-fertility-crisis-is-failing/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CInsanity%20is%20doing,to%20government%20data.