China’s New Marriages Fall to 37-Year Low, Pressuring Population
- 2022 has lowest number of new weddings since at least 1985
- Falling population of young people, Covid driving declines
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China’s new marriages dropped to an almost 40-year low in 2022, increasing the likelihood that the population of the world’s second-largest economy will continue to fall.
About 6.8 million couples registered marriages in China last year, down 11% from 2021 and the lowest number since 1985, when available government data begins. The data shows the number of unions peaked in 2013 and has since rapidly declined.