Singapore tries a dating app as birth rate sinks
Oct. 05, 2026
Q: The government of Singapore has added a dating app to its efforts to encourage residents of the wealthy island city-state to have more babies as it struggles with an aging population and low birth rate. Where is Singapore, at the southeast tip of the Malay Peninsula and northeast of the island of Sumatra in Southeast Asia?
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Q: Singapore’s “FirstDate” app is currently open to government employees aged 21 to 35. The government already offers generous financial incentives to new parents as it tries to boost a fertility rate of only 0.87 births per woman. Which Asian nation has an even lower fertility rate?
A. China
B. Japan
C. South Korea
D. Thailand
Q: Singapore’s 6.1 million people are the world’s second-richest when the nation’s gross income is divided by the number of residents, according to a World Bank list for 2023-24. Which other island nation was even wealthier?
A. Bermuda
B. Iceland
C. Ireland
D. Malta
Q: Children born in Singapore are far more likely to get a better education, enjoy more wealth, and live much longer than children born in most of the world. Those are the factors the United Nations uses to measure a nation’s human development. Which island nation topped the UN list?
A. Bermuda
B. Iceland
C. Ireland
D. Malta
Q: Like many of the world’s developed nations, Singapore is worried about having enough younger workers to support an aging population. Which of the world’s three sovereign city-states has the world’s oldest median age?
A. Monaco
B. Singapore
C. Vatican City
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