CHINA-POPULATION: CHINESE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AFFAIRS DATA REVEALS MARRIAGES IN CHINA DROPS TO LOWEST SINCE 1985
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China's Ministry of Civil Affairs (September 2) revealed that China’s new marriages last year
plummeted to an all-time low, with China registering 7.6 million new marriages in 2021—a
6.1% decline from 2020, and the lowest number recorded since Chinese authorities began
publicly releasing figures in 1985. China’s crude marriage rate—the number of marriages per
1,000 people—also slumped to a record low of 5.4, a near-halving of its 2011 peak of 9.7. It
observed that Chinese citizens are also delaying marriage. Around half of those married last
year were age 30 and above.
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