Quality immigration will remain Singapore's lifeblood

In a commentary, Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed the effects of fewer citizen births and an ageing citizen population and noted that “immigration will continue to play an important role in population augmentation — not just in terms of numbers, but also in terms of quality.” According to the National Population and Talent Division, as of June this year, Singapore’s total population stood at 5.61 million, up just 0.1 per cent from last year. With the declining birth rate and ageing population, Associate Prof Tan believed that “the reality is that immigration will continue to be a prominent feature in Singapore’s political, economic and socio-cultural landscape.”