China’s New Marriages Fall to 37-Year Low, Pressuring Population

(Bloomberg) — China’s new marriages dropped to a 37-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 rapidly declined since.