According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the fourth quarter of 2002/KLOC-0, the national marriage registration data in 2002/KLOC-0 was 7.636 million couples. In 20 14, the number of married people in China began to decline, reaching1346.93 million pairs in 20 19, falling below100000 pairs in 20 19, and falling below 8 million pairs in 20021year, setting a record for the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
According to the quarterly data:
202 1 The number of people getting married in the first quarter increased by 36.9% year-on-year, and decreased by 12.4%, 14.7% and 2 1.8% year-on-year. In 20021year, the number of married people decreased the most, by 15.5%, and Qinghai, Tianjin, Hebei, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian also decreased by more than 10%. Only Xinjiang, Tibet and Shanxi have seen an increase in the number of marriages over the previous year. 202 1, with the largest number of marriages in Henan, Guangdong and Sichuan, 59 1, 59 1, 5 1, 000 pairs respectively.
Demographer Fuxian Yi told Interface News that there are many reasons for the decline in the number of marriages. First, the population of women of childbearing age is decreasing; Secondly, the delay in marriage and childbearing age is also an important reason. For example, data show that the age of first marriage of women in Anhui Province has been postponed from 26 years in 2008 to 30.73 years in 202 1 year; In addition, the concept of marriage and childbearing has also changed.
For example, the increase in the proportion of singles also has an impact on the changes in the number of married people; Finally, the uncertainty brought by the epidemic has affected people's marriage and childbearing plans. 202 1 the number of people getting married in the first quarter increased by 36.9% year-on-year, which belongs to "restorative growth". This is because the number of married people decreased by 44.7% in the first quarter of 2020.