Official data shows that marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter, signaling a demographic strain as the country's population and birth rates continue to decline.
Newlywed couples pose for pictures at the Huguo Guanyin Temple, an outdoor marriage registration site in Beijing, China . -- PHOTO: REUTERS HONG KONG/BEIJING : 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. 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. Couples in China have traditionally had children after marriage, reflecting both cultural norms and administrative rules that have in some cases linked birth registration or access to benefits to a marriage certificate.
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