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New marriages in China crash to record low, while divorces on the rise
The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to encourage young people to tie the knot and have babies to halt demographic decline in the world’s second-largest economy.
China’s marriage problem: fewer young people, and fewer weddings
Huang’s situation reflects a deep shift across Chinese society: fewer young people are getting married. New marriage registrations fell 20.5 per cent in 2024 to just 6.1mn, the biggest drop on record and the lowest level since 1978, according to government data released this week.
Marriage Rates in China Plunge to Record Low
Marriage rates in China continued to plummet last year, deepening the country’s demographic crisis and highlighting the public’s changing attitudes towards marriage, childbirth, family planning, and more.
Marriages in China plunge by a record in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns
Marriages in China plummeted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country's declining population.
She said no: marriages in China plummet to record low
Citizens resist ruling party’s push to have more babies As China faces a decreasing and ageing population, which threatens the country's economic future, the authoritarian government wants people to have more children.
China's Marriage Numbers Plunge Amid Population Crisis
After seven years of decline, China's birth rate ticked slightly upward last year, a shift analysts have attributed to the ...
How China is tackling declining marriage rates with cash incentives to tie the knot
China is offering cash rewards and subsidies to encourage marriage and increase birth rates amid a continuing demographic ...
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China Plays Cupid, Pays Couples Rs 17,783 To Boost Marriage Rate
Married couples in Luliang are given 2,000 yuan for their first registered child, 5,000 for their second and 8,000 for their ...
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Fewer people than ever before are marrying in China. But divorces are up
Since 2022, China’s Family Planning Association has launched programs to create a “new-era marriage and childbearing culture,” enrolling dozens of cities to promote the “social value of ...
China’s population woes deepen as marriage registrations plummet to lowest level since 1980
Only 6.1 million Chinese couples tied the knot in 2024, the lowest total since 1980, according to official data.
Chinese man relocates to Ahmedabad for wife, becomes Overseas Citizen of India: Report
A woman based in Ahmedabad first met her husband, a Chinese man, in 2016 through a translation project. They soon started ...
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Chinese Horoscope: Health, Marriage, and Relationships from February 12 to 15, 2025
It's crucial to heed the advice of the stars to maintain physical and emotional well-being, as well as to strengthen bonds ...