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China’s Marriage Registrations Hit New Low

China watchers attributed the reluctance of young people to get married to the high unemployment rate and rising costs of living.
China’s Marriage Registrations Hit New Low
A young couple wait to get their marriage certificate at a marriage registry in Shenyang in China's northeastern Liaoning province on Feb. 22, 2022. (AFP Photo) / China OUT
Cindy Li
11/4/2024|Updated: 11/4/2024
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China has recorded a new low in marriage registrations, with total registrations dropping to 4.747 million couples for the first three quarters of 2024, a year-on-year decrease of over 15.5 percent.

According to the data published on Nov. 1 by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, marriage registrations nationwide for the first nine months of 2024 were 4.747 million couples, down from 5.690 million in the same period last year, a reduction of 943,000 couples.

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