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

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

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

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

China has even declared having babies an act of patriotism and yet, for the third year in a row, its population got smaller. Not even a surprise uptick in the number of babies born, a first in seven ...

China’s population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year. The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide ...

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

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

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 ...

Marriage registrations in China hit an all-time low in 2024, with only 6.1 million couples tying the knot—a sharp 20.5% ...

China has tried it all to get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking. China has even declared having babies an act of patriotism and yet, for the third year in a ...

China's population has declined for the third consecutive year, according to the latest government figures. By the end of 2024, the population stood at 1.4 billion, marking a decrease of 1.39 million ...