Singapore rolls out government-run dating app in effort to boost birth rate
Singapore is launching a government-run online matchmaking program to address its declining birth rate.
TL;DR
- Singapore is piloting a government-run online matchmaking program called FirstDate to combat a declining birth rate.
- The program targets single public employees aged 21-35 and uses the Gale-Shapley algorithm for matching.
- Singapore's birth rate was 0.87 in 2025, with leaders estimating a potential 50% population decline in one generation.
- Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted concerns about costs and the future as reasons for the decline and proposed increased government support for families.
- Previous matchmaking efforts by Singapore include the Social Development Unit, launched in 1984 and stopped in 2006.