1996 The age of late marriage and late childbearing is over 25 for males and over 23 for females. The current family planning policy encourages late marriage. People usually think that the first marriage when a man reaches the age of 25 and a woman reaches the age of 23 is late marriage. The age of late marriage is different from the legal age of marriage, which is not mandatory, but only encouraged and advocated. The concept of late marriage is simple, that is, later than the legal date. According to relevant regulations, the age of marriage should not be earlier than 22 for men and 20 for women. Reward citizens who marry late and have children late. Late marriage refers to delaying marriage for more than three years according to the legal age for marriage; If a married woman gives birth for the first time over the age of 24, it is late childbirth.

Article 1046 of the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that marriage should be entirely voluntary by both men and women, and it is forbidden for either party to force the other, and no organization or individual may interfere. Article 1049 If both men and women want to get married, they should apply for marriage registration in person at the marriage registration office. Those who meet the requirements of this law shall be registered and issued a marriage certificate. The marriage relationship is established when the marriage registration is completed. Those who have not registered for marriage shall re-register.