China population: marriages set to end 9-year run of declines in 2023, set to push the annual total above 7 million for the first time since 2021

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China population: marriages set to end 9-year run of declines in 2023, set to push the annual total above 7 million for the first time since 2021​

• 5.69 million marriages were recorded in China in the first three quarters, with the trend set to push the annual total above 7 million for the first time since 2021
• Marriages in China plunged to the lowest recorded level since the late 1970s in 2022, amid a broader demographic crisis of falling births and an ageing population

Published: 12:00pm, 15 Nov, 2023

China could end a nine-year streak of declining marriage registrations this year, with a swift rise in the number of newlyweds during the first three quarters likely to push the annual total above 7 million.

In the first nine months of 2023, 5.69 million marriages were registered in China, marking a notable increase of 245,000 compared to the same period last year, according to data released last week by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

After 2.14 million marriages were recorded in the first three months, the figure stood at over 1.7 million in each subsequent quarter, setting a trend that is expected to push the annual total back above 7 million for the first time since 2021, although uncertainties remain whether the increase can be sustained.

After reaching a peak of 13.469 million couples in 2013, the number of marriages hasbeen declining for nine consecutive years, according to the report published on Friday.Among them, the number of marriages in China fell below 10 million couples in 2019,and below seven million couples in 2022, reaching 6.833 million couples, a decrease of803,000 couples compared with the previous year, equal to a decrease of about 10.5percent.

In comparison, the number of marriage registrations in the first three quarters of thisyear increased by 245,000 couples compared to the same period in 2022.

More couples in China say ‘I do’, marriages set to end 9-year run of declines

China recorded 5.69 million marriages in the first three quarters, with the trend set to push the annual total above 7 million and end a run of nine consecutive years of decline.

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[kankan326]

I think Chinese government doesn't worry a slow and steady population decrease. In fact 1.4b population is too much. Even China has already become world factory. The unemployment rate is still high.

 

[hirobo2]

I think China should suggest a 3Child Policy to the West and show willingness to use that card when negotiating with them in the future. The collective West will go berserk! "We can't even beat China under 1Child Policy and now China wants to expand their population and influence?!?!?"

 

[REhorror]

I'll be amazed if they can pull this off, China the first East Asian state to get out of the declining birthrate rump!