New marriages in China crash to record low

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.
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.
Marriages in China Crash, Portending Deeper Demographic Woes
Numbers of marriages in China dropped dramatically in 2024. The continuing decline in marriages likely signals further declines in birth rates, intensifying China's demographic headwinds.
Chinese marriages slid by a fifth in 2024, fanning birthrate concerns
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Marriages in China dropped 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.
China: Marriages in China fell to record low in 2024
The number of marriages registered in China during 2024 fell to 6.1 million couples, the lowest figure since records began in 1980, the ministry of civil affairs said. The figure represents a new decline after the rebound experienced in 2023 following consecutive years of decline,
Marriages in China down by a fifth in 2024 – government
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