{"id":12822,"date":"2017-12-11T03:45:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T19:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/blog\/singapore\/?p=12822"},"modified":"2022-07-01T04:10:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T20:10:30","slug":"population-demographics-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/population-demographics-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore&#8217;s latest population demographics: what it means for housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SG_population.jpg\" alt=\"singapore population cover\" width=\"720\" height=\"443\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best property analysis released these days is not about the red hot en bloc fever, or the optimistic projection of possible growth for the property market in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only recent piece of analysis that leaves much food for thought is Ku Swee Yong\u2019s three-part articles on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propwise.sg\/the-big-singapore-market-upgrade-hype-or-reality-part-1\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big Singapore Market Upgrade \u2013 Hype or Reality?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where he questions Morgan Stanley\u2019s remarks about \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2017\/04\/13\/singapores-property-prices-to-double-by-2030-morgan-stanley.html\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">property prices on track to double by 2030<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, Mr Ku provides his personal data and analyses to highlight three important facts which I can\u2019t agree with him more: <\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Low population growth;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Home ownership rate has peaked; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An aging population.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><b>Slowdown in population growth<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12831\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/populationslowdown-01.png\" alt=\"Population Growth Slowdown\" width=\"591\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/populationslowdown-01.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/populationslowdown-01-940x705.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">population growth slowdown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still remember back in January 2013 when the government released the controversial <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Population_White_Paper\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population White Paper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u4eba\u53e3\u767d\u76ae\u4e66) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and predicted Singapore&#8217;s population to reach 6 million by 2020 and 6.9 million by 2030? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the latest update? Well, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.singstat.gov.sg\/docs\/default-source\/default-document-library\/publications\/publications_and_papers\/population_and_population_structure\/population2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population Trends 2017<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published this September by the Singapore Department of Statistics shows that our total population grew 0.1 percent to 5.61 million. It is the slowest annual growth rate since the year SARS hit our shores in 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we continue to inch 0.1 per cent every year, Singapore\u2019s total population will only reach 5.69 million by 2030 &#8211; a far cry from the government\u2019s ambitious target of 6.9 million. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we need to have 6 million population by 2020, from now on we must have an annual growth rate of at least 2.2 percent, or add 126,000 more residents and foreigners every year to this Little Red Dot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2016, there are 41,251 live-births but 20,017 total deaths for the whole year. The net increase in population is only 21,234. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the next General Election coming in two to three years\u2019 time, do you think there is any chance that the government will import 105,000 foreigners every year to fill up the gap?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lesson learnt: Next time when the boss sets an ambitious target, instead of challenging him with a heated debate, just give him a neutral \u201cokay let\u2019s see\u201d reply and let the unrealistic goal die a natural death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SG_population_election.jpg\" alt=\"singapore population election\" width=\"720\" height=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Housing implications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mas.gov.sg\/Regulations-and-Financial-Stability\/Financial-Stability\/2017\/Financial-Stability-Review-2017.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017 Financial Stability Review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on November 30 said it best:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The development of en-bloc and GLS sites should more than double the number of units available for sale in the near term. In the medium term, the stock of private housing will increase. With slower population growth, there is considerable uncertainty as to whether existing vacancies and the new supply coming on-stream can be fully absorbed by the market. Should there be insufficient occupation demand for the completed housing units, a supply imbalance could result and place downward pressure on prices and rentals in the medium term.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Where have all the foreigners gone?<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12829\" style=\"width: 592px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/foreigners-01.png\" alt=\"where have foreigners gone?\" width=\"592\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/foreigners-01.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/foreigners-01-940x705.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where have all the foreigners gone?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we look carefully at the numbers in population size, Singapore\u2019s annual population growth hovers between 1.2 to 2.5 from 2010 to 2016. The exceptionally small increment of 0.1 percent last year is mainly due to the negative increase of -1.6 percent for non-residents. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/politics\/spores-non-resident-population-falls-by-16-first-drop-in-14-years\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Straits Times article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> explains that this first drop in 14 years is mainly due to a decline in Work Permit holders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the reality is: foreigners on employment pass or work permit have to leave Singapore once they lose their jobs or when their contracts are not renewed, so they won\u2019t affect our low unemployment rate and we can have headlines like \u201cunemployment rate falls; incomes rise\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current size of permanent residents (PR) stands at 526,600 which hasn\u2019t changed much for four years. This is also the government\u2019s intention to keep the PR population stable after the number peaked at 541,000 in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/demographics_chart_1.jpg\" alt=\"singapore population demographics chart\" width=\"720\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/demographics_chart_1.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/demographics_chart_1-940x523.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Housing implications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Contrary to what Morgan Stanley said, housing demand is not determined by GDP, but unemployment rate. High unemployment rate affects both the sale and rental market. (Read my earlier post on \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertysoul.com\/2017\/06\/23\/why-unemployment-real-killer\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why unemployment is the real killer in the property game<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is now more difficult for foreigners to get approval for PR status. Foreigners are leaving the country but companies are not adding more expatriate positions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Additional Buyer Stamp Duty imposed on foreign buyers was raised to 15 per cent in January 2013. According to the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/pdf.savills.asia\/asia-pacific-research\/singapore-research\/singapore-residential\/singapore-residential-sales-briefing-q3-2017.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savills November Residential Sales Briefing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> citing URA\u2019s 3rd quarter 2017 data, PRs and foreigners purchased 1,315 resale units, representing a 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the meantime, Singaporeans are the only hope for increase in housing demand. As Mr Ku has pointed out, Singapore home ownership has peaked at 90 per cent and policy makers are pushing for 100 per cent home ownership. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locals don\u2019t need to rent and we don\u2019t have enough foreigners renting. No wonder vacancy rate of private residential properties still remains high at 8.4 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For property buyers and investors, there is some useful advice from MAS\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mas.gov.sg\/Regulations-and-Financial-Stability\/Financial-Stability\/2017\/Financial-Stability-Review-2017.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2017 Financial Stability Review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHouseholds should continue to stay financially prudent. While household debt growth remains in line with income growth over the past year, households should take into account their ability to service their debt in the longer term. Potential property investors should be aware that the subdued rental market and further interest rate hikes could weigh on borrowers\u2019 debt servicing ability.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Low birth rate and aging population<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birthvselderly.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birthvselderly.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/birthvselderly-940x373.png 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2016 total live-births is 41,251 and Singapore\u2019s resident total fertility rate falls to an alarming rate of 1.2. It really takes a great programme like SG50 and a good dragon year once in 12 years like 2012 to push fertility rate to over 1.25. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The danger is that we have no mood to make babies when times are bad. \u00a0During 2003 and 2005, Singapore only produced over 37,000 babies each year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the contrary, our citizen population continues to age rapidly, with the median age reaching 40.5 in 2017. Singapore citizens aged 65 and above has gone up to 14.4 percent in 2017, compared with 9.4 percent ten years ago, according to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/politics\/spores-non-resident-population-falls-by-16-first-drop-in-14-years\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an article in Straits Times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Housing implications:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In April, the Ministry of Education announced the merging of 14 primary schools, six secondary schools and eight junior colleges (JCs) in 2019. Enrolment in JCs has declined since 2014 due to falling birth rates, with residents born between 1993 and 2002 falling 20 percent from about 49,000 to 39,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With declining birth rate, will \u201cnear to good schools\u201d become a less important criterion one day for property buyers? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Japan, where deaths have outpaced births for several years, toy manufacturers are designing toys for the elderly &#8211; a lucrative growing market compared with the shrinking demand from children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same applies to housing demand for our population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Mr Ku, the number of \u201cretiree households\u201d has jumped from 54,000 in 2008 to 95,000 in 2016, an increase of 76 percent over 8 years. \u00a0In ten years\u2019 time, 558,000 Singaporean baby boomers will reach the retirement age of 60. Many are likely to cash out of their homes or prepare to downgrade after retirement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kampung Admiralty, with TOP just obtained in August, is the first retirement village in Singapore. The two blocks of HDB flats sold on 30-year lease were all snapped up during the July 2014 Build-to-Order exercise. The 104 studio apartments came with elderly-friendly fittings and a two-level medical centre providing treatment, medical and surgical services for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister Khaw Boon Wan commented that \u201cKampung Admiralty is designed to fight against loneliness, ill-health and depression by encouraging inter-generational bonding, social interactions and active ageing\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What about private housing? Are developers considering the aging population when building new projects? Have we thought about constructing granny houses and flats for the elderly like Australia? How about adding elderly-friendly home features and common facilities?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the changing demographics in Singapore, the supply-demand dynamics of the property market will be very different from what we are seeing today. Are the consumers (tenants, homebuyers and property investors) and industry stakeholders (developers, builders, property agents, mortgage brokers, etc.) prepared for the big change?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoyed reading this article by Vina Ip, check out her previous article on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/deadly-sins-singapore-property-buyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 7 deadly sins of Singapore property buyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.99.co\/singapore\/insider\/chinese-developers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese developers: who exactly are they?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article was written by Vina Ip, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertysoul.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expert property blogger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertyclubsg.com\/resources\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bestseller author<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and founder of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/propertyclubsg.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Property Club Singapore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on behalf of 99.co. As a property investor, Vina frequently researches and blogs about the Singapore property market, which you can <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.propertysoul.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">read for free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best property analysis released these days is not about the red hot en bloc fever, or the optimistic projection of possible growth for the property market in 2018. 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