This book delivers a compelling exploration of Southeast Asia's fertility transition, highlighting both crosscountry contrasts and withincountry diversity. It examines ultralow fertility nations such as Singapore and Thailand alongside higherfertility countries like TimorLeste, while uncovering socioeconomic and regional variations within individual nations. Drawing on national surveys and global datasets from the United Nations and World Bank, it provides a comprehensive, datadriven analysis of how education, employment, urbanization, family wealth, contraceptive use, and delayed marriage influence fertility behaviors. Beyond demographic patterns, the book connects fertility trends to economic growth, policy innovation, and urgent challenges such as aging populations, shrinking workforces, and economic sustainability. Offering practical frameworks for population policies informed by successful practices within and beyond the region, it aligns with the International Conference on Population and Development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals. A vital resource, it highlights the consequences of declining fertility and the demographic diversity shaping Southeast Asia today.

Provides a rare cross-country and intra-country analysis of fertility transitions across diverse Southeast Asian nations Offers a unique dual perspective by comparing countries with ultra-low and high fertility Includes data-driven approach with regional depth, including future fertility prospects

Autorentext

Siow Li Lai (PhD) is Associate Professor, Coordinator of Population Studies Unit, and Data Manager (Liaison Officer with the Department of Statistics) at Universiti Malaya.
Nai Peng Tey (PhD) is a demographer at Universiti Malaya, board member of National Population and Family Development Board, and Adjunct Professor at Mahidol University.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Introduction The Changing Global Fertility Landscape.- Chapter 2: Fertility Transition across Southeast Asian Countries.- Chapter 3: Socio-economic and Proximate Determinants of Fertility.- Chapter 4: Fertility Intentions.- Chapter 5: Population Influencing and Responsive Policies.- Chapter 6: Consequences of Low Fertility.- Chapter 7: Future Prospects of Fertility Changes.