Singapore still has a fertility rate of around 1.3.

新加坡的生育率仍然在 1. 3 左右。

However, this will be a truly global issue, with 183 out of 195 countries having a fertility rate below the replacement level.

然而，这将是一个真正的全球性问题，195 个国家中有 183 个国家的生育率低于更替水平。

Or do we instead rely on the UN's account that only one of Africa's 54 countries has a fertility rate as high as seven?

还是我们要依赖联合国的说法，即非洲 54 个国家中只有一个国家的生育率高达 7？

Sweden has dragged its fertility rate up from 1.7 to 1.9, but other countries that have put significant effort into tackling the " baby bust" have struggled.

瑞典已将其生育率从 1. 7 拖到 1. 9，但其他为解决“婴儿潮” 问题付出巨大努力的国家却举步维艰。

Partly because South Korea invested little in social care, women had to choose between having children, which lowers labour-force participation, or remaining childless, which reduces the country's fertility rate.

从前，某种程度上因韩国在社会照护方面投入甚少，该国女性不得不在生与不生孩子之间做选择；前者会降低劳动力参与度，后者则会降低国家的生育率。