cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/51868610

Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year ​in the first quarter and are ‌about half 2017 levels, official data show, underscoring the demographic strain in a ​country where childbearing remains closely tied ​to marriage.

China recorded 1.697 million marriage ⁠registrations in the quarter, the ​Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.

The ​figures are the latest sign of China’s deepening demographic challenges.

China’s population fell for a fourth ​consecutive year in 2025, while its ​birth rate dropped to a record low, prompting ‌warnings ⁠from demographers of further decline.

    • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.ca
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      2 days ago

      My family was originally from China, now we’re in the US, most of my family are US Citizens.

      I don’t think they like the idea of interracial (or even inter-ethnic) marriage… 1st generation tends to want to marry within their own ethnicity.

      (piefed.ca is just a random instance I picked… I tend to avoid US-Servers for political reasons ahem cuz you know)