inSing.com, 29 Jan 2013
(SINGAPORE) Foreigners could make up nearly half of Singapore's population by 2030, the Government said Tuesday as it unveiled its politically sensitive projection for a city of up to seven million boosted by young immigrants.
In a white paper on population, the Government said Singaporeans' flagging birth rates – which have been below replacement levels for more than three decades – necessitated immigration into the prosperous Southeast Asian nation.
Foreigners would make up nearly half the population by then with the proportion of Singaporean citizens projected to fall to 55 per cent from 62 per cent as of June 2012. Full story
