What percentage of births in 2025 were attributed to Chinese newborns?

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Chinese Newborns Constituted the Largest Share of Births in 2025

In 2025, Chinese newborns represented the largest ethnic group among live births, accounting for 56.6 per cent of the total. This demographic trend was observed within the context of an overall decline in live births recorded in Singapore for that year.
Chinese Newborns Made Up Over Half of All Births

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's (ICA) Report on Registration of Births and Deaths 2025 indicates that Chinese newborns comprised 56.6 per cent of all births, equating to 16,902 babies. This figure places them as the most significant ethnic group in terms of new births recorded.
Overall Births Saw a Significant Decline

The report highlights a substantial 11.4 per cent decrease in live births in 2025, with the total number falling to 29,864. Both citizen and resident live births also experienced a decline compared to the previous year, reflecting a broader demographic trend.
Other Ethnic Groups' Share of Births

Following Chinese newborns, Malay babies accounted for 22.5 per cent of births, followed by Indians at 11.5 per cent. Other ethnic groups collectively made up the remaining 9.4 per cent of births registered in 2025.

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