The number of weddings has dropped for 8 years, and the proportion of people who are over 30 years old account for nearly half

The "Statistics of the Development of Civil Affairs in 2021" (hereinafter referred to as the Bulletin of 2021) released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that in 2021, 7.643 million pairs of marriage registration are registered in accordance with the law in 2021. Since 2003, the number It is also the minimum data from the 36 years (the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced the data since 1986).

From the age of age, among the people who handled marriage registration, people 30 and over accounted for 48.2%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year, a new high.

The number of marriage people has declined for the 8th consecutive year

According to the bulletin, in 2021, there were a total of 4,372 marriage registration agencies and venues across the country, of which 1069 marriage registration agencies were registered in accordance with the law for 7.643 million pairs, a decrease of 6.1%over the previous year. The marriage rate was 5.4 ‰, a decrease of 0.4 thousand points from the previous year. The divorce procedures were completed in accordance with the law, a decrease of 34.6%over the previous year.

Photo source: 2021 Civil Affairs Development Statistics Bulletin

In 2013, the national marriage registration reached 13.469 million pairs, and then gradually declined. In 2020, the national marriage registration was only 8.131 million.

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Not only are there fewer and fewer people who get married, but the age of marriage is becoming more and later.

From the perspective of the age distribution of the marriage registered population in 2021, the number of ages at the age of 25-29 is 5.393 million; There are 2.529 million people in the age of 20-24, and 1.332 million people at the age of 35-39.

Photo source: 2021 Civil Affairs Development Statistics Bulletin

Register the age group distribution of the marriage population:

20-24 years old account for 16.5%

25-29 years old account for 35.3%

30-34 years old account for 20%

35-39 years old account for 8.7%

19.5% over 40 years old

From the perspective of 30 years of age, the proportion of people 30 and above accounts for 48.2%, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the previous year, a new high. Overall, the age of marriage in my country is getting delayed.

The decline in marriage rate is closely related to the decline in the number of newborns. According to the statistical bulletin of the development of my country's health and health undertakings announced in 2021, a population was born in 2021. This number is less than 12 million in 2020 and 14.65 million in 2019. Data show that in 2016, my country ’s birth population reached a small peak of 18.83 million, which has continued to fall.

In January of this year, Yang Jinrui, deputy director of the National Family Department of the National Health Commission, said in response to a question from reporters that the average annual decrease of women in women in the 20-34-year-old period during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, which was reduced by 3.4 million. 4.73 million. This is an important factor in driving the decline in the number of birth population. At the same time, the post -90s and post -00s, as the new main body of wedding and childbirth, have grown and work in cities and towns. They have a longer education period, more pressure on employment competition, and the postponement of marriage and childbirth is very prominent.

Why don't you get married in this young man?

"Holding the hand, growing old with the son", once represented people's longing for love and a better life. However, in modern society that runs at high speed, the traditional marriage concept is facing challenges.

One -person households are also called single -person and single households. According to the National Bureau of Statistics recently announced the "Chinese Population Census Yearbook -2020", the number of one household in my country's family households in 2020 reached 125 million, accounting for 25.39%of the family ties. In other words, about a quarter of family households are one household. Compared with 2010, the number of households increased by 67.09 million, an increase of 1.15 times, and the proportion of one -person households had increased by 10.86 percentage points in 10 years.

In May last year, Xinhua News Agency reported that compared with parents, more and more "post -80s" and "post -90s" regarded singles as a normal choice. The phenomenon of "not married in his 30s" "Solo in his 20s" and other phenomena are not surprising among young people.

For some young people, not getting married is an active choice. In an "what reasons make you don't want to get married?", The most option to get the most votes is "with your own lifestyle and enjoy a single life." For some young people, not getting married is passively accepted. An interviewee admits: "Every day '996', where can I fall in love and get married?"

Some young people have reported that the cost of marriage is raised and economic pressure is high. Xinhua News Agency reported that Xiaodong (pseudonym) of Nancun Town, Zezhou County, Zezhou, Shanxi, lamented that the speed of saving money will never keep up with the speed of rising Cai Li. The local standard is nearly 200,000 yuan in colorful gifts, buying houses and cars in the city, adding up to 600,000 yuan, which is very heavy for ordinary families. "Always need to save money again, dragging it, it is almost 40 years old. Every village has a bachelor like me, there are a lot of people."

"Marriage is a family affairs and a state affairs. Our society should create better conditions for marriage and childbirth for young people." The original new suggestion of the Institute of Population and Development of Nankai University should increase the counseling of marriage and childbearing for young people to ensure that they are inThe legal rights and interests enjoyed during pregnancy, maternity leave, and lactation."For people who can't get married due to the high cost of marriage, all parties must also make a difference." Li Mingshun, secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Women's Academy, said, "Society must draw a line between traditional etiquette and crickets and bad habits.Sky price gifts, opposition to spreading waste, actively promoting the customs and customs, and establishing a civilized native style. "

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