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A TOTAL of 39,375 children were born in Singapore last year - up from 38,317 in 2006 - with those defined in official statistics as 'Others' reproducing more than other ethnic groups.
The 'Others' category refers to Eurasians, new citizens or permanent residents who are not of Chinese, Malay or Indian ethnicity.
The number continues the trend of rising live births since 2004.
Last year, there were 1,058 more babies than in 2006, which also did better than in 2005.
A total of 825 more babies were born in 2006 compared with the previous year.
At the same time, 17,052 people died last year.
As a result, the population in Singapore - comprising both citizens and foreigners - grew naturally by 22,323, an increase over the previous year's growth of 21,924.
This is according to provisional data from the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority's (ICA) Registry of Births and Deaths.
This natural population growth, however, does not include the immigrants who entered the country last year.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
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