Singapore unveils matchmaking service amid falling birth rate
Singapore has launched a government-backed matchmaking service, FirstDate, for public-sector workers to combat its record-low fertility rate. Read More: https://punchng.com/singapore-unveils-matchmaking-service-amid-falling-birth-rate/
Singapore has launched a government-backed matchmaking service called FirstDate for public-sector workers aged 21 to 35, amid a record-low fertility rate and an aging population. The initiative employs the Nobel Prize-winning Gale-Shapley algorithm to match participants who complete questionnaires about their interests, habits, and values.
Critics question the service's limited scope to government employees and the age range, arguing it aims to boost the total fertility rate rather than genuinely facilitate partner-finding. The launch comes as Singapore grapples with significant demographic challenges, with fewer than 30,000 babies born in 2025, the first time the annual figure has fallen below that mark in six decades.
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