Opinion: Why Fewer and Fewer Chinese Are Getting Married

A couple walk together under an umbrella on March 23 in Hong Kong. Photo: VCG

The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs show that in 2021, 7.6 million couples registered for marriage in China, a low going back to 1986. The figure was 10 million in 2019 and 9 million in 2020.

Last year also became the eighth consecutive year that marriage registrations fell in China.

There are several reasons for the continuous decline.

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