Marriages in China dropped 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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Marriage rates in China experienced a significant downturn, dropping by 20% last year. Despite efforts to encourage unions and births, economic uncertainty and high child-rearing costs deter young ...

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 ...