As per data released by Ministry of Civil Affairs, only 6.1 million couples registered their marriages last year, a ...

Only 6.1 million Chinese couples tied the knot in 2024, the lowest total since 1980, according to official data.

After seven years of decline, China's birth rate ticked slightly upward last year, a shift analysts have attributed to the ...

Marriages in China plummeted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to ...

China's population, the second-largest in the world, is aging rapidly, with roughly 300 million citizens - equivalent to the ...

Given that most births in China occur within marriage, this downward trend in marriage rates is expected to push birth ...

China's marriage rate plummeted to a historic low in 2024, reflecting deepening demographic challenges despite government ...

According to the Taipei Times, the population decline is largely attributed to the legacy of the one-child policy, which was enforced from 1980 until 2015, and its lasting effects on China’s ...

The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to ...

China recorded its lowest number of marriages in 2024 since 1980, according to a report on Monday. Only 6.1 million couples ...

In China, marriage rates dropped by 20% last year despite government efforts to encourage unions and childbirth to counteract population decline. Economic challenges and high child-rearing costs deter ...

State-backed broadcaster CCTV ran a segment on the trains on Tuesday showing elderly passengers dancing — a common sight in early morning city parks in mainland China — and playing mah-jong. A red ...