South Korea pulled back from a record-low fertility rate of 0.72 in 2023. As Singapore hits its own new low, experts say it could learn a thing or two from the East Asian country. SINGAPORE: As Singapore's birth rate hits a historic low, South Korea's modest but notable rebound offers a ray of hope and possible lessons, experts said. Singapore's total fertility rate (TFR) fell to 0.87 in 2025 , parliament was told on Thursday (Feb 26), continuing a slide that first pushed the country below 1.0