A woman checks her wedding dress at a bridal shop in Luliang, in northern China’s Shanxi province on February 11. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: There has been a major decline in the number of couples who are registering to marry in China. As per the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, in…
China’s marriage landscape has undergone a significant shift, with a record-breaking decline in marriages last year. The country’s Ministry of Civil Affairs reported a staggering 20% drop in marriage registrations, with only 6.1 million couples getting married, down from 7.68 million in the previous year. This drastic decline has raised concerns among authorities, who have…
China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in China fell by over 1.39 million to 1.408 billion last year, according to data released by the National Statistics Bureau on Friday. Around 9.54 million babies…
China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now facing both an ageing population and an emerging shortage of working age people. People walk in front of billboards in a metro station in Shanghai, China,…
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Jasmine Chen has been married for two years, but the idea of having children is not part of her plans. The 28-year-old bank teller who lives in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou said raising children in China is just too expensive. “Even though anyone can raise children, regardless of their economic…
The population decline in China has taken a serious turn. The number of children enrolling in kindergarten has gone down drastically, according to the country’s education ministry. A bulletin published last week reported that the number of kindergartens across China fell from 289,200 in 2022 to 274,400 in 2023. The government also revealed there were…
Beijing’s quick endorsement of a scheme to raise the retirement age shows it is determined to address the problem of dwindling pension funds amid faltering economic growth and an ageing population, analysts say. But, they add, the changes are unlikely to be a silver bullet for fiscal shortfalls and could come with “political pain”. For…