Marriages in China slump to historic low

Marriages in China dropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported, continuing a steady decline over the past decade although the matrimonial total may have been affected by stringent COVID lockdowns. | Reuters

Zhang Zijian and Kang Yifei pose for photographs during a wedding photo shoot at a park following the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China Aug. 13, 2020. Yicai

reported on Sunday, continuing a steady decline over the past decade although the matrimonial total may have been affected by stringent COVID lockdowns. Just 6.83 million couples completed their marriage registrations last year, data published on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs showed, down about 800,000 from the previous year.The drop in couples tying the knot, which follows pandemic restrictions keeping tens of millions locked in their homes or compounds for weeks last year, comes as authorities deal with a declining birth rate and a falling population.

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