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Singapore is on the brink of a 'demographic time bomb'

Singapore's low fertility rate and aging population have put the country on a dangerous path, a new report claims.

  • Singapore's low fertility rate and aging population have put the country on a dangerous path.
  • If the course doesn't reverse, experts say it could become a "demographic time bomb."
  • These "time bombs" result in shrinking economies and breakdowns in the social fabric.

Over the last decade, low fertility and widespread aging contributed to an ailing economy in Japan, which economists have dubbed a "demographic time bomb."

Japan's population has shrunk by a million people and lost trillions in GDP, all within the last five years.

A new report finds Singapore could meet the same fate.

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