In 9 years, my country's marriage rate has fallen by half, and the average first marriage age is delayed.

According to the People's Daily Health Client, on August 26, the Ministry of Civil Affairs announced the "Bulletin of the Development of Civil Affairs in 2021". According to the "Bulletin", 7.643 million pairs of marriage registration were registered in accordance with the law throughout the year, a decrease of 6.1%over the previous year; It was 5.4 ‰, a decrease of 0.4 thousand points from the previous year.

Compared with the changes in the 9 -year marriage rate, from 2013 to 2021, my country's marriage rate continued to decline, the marriage rate fell almost half, and the average first marriage age was postponed.

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Since 2013, my country's marriage rate has fallen by nearly half

The Health Times compared the changes in the marriage rate in the past nine years. In 2013, my country's marriage rate was 9.9 ‰. By 2021, the marriage rate was only 5.4 ‰, which was almost half 8 years ago.

From 2013 to 2021, my country's marriage rate. Data source: official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs

Why are more and more people choose to be single? China Youth Network released the "Report on the New Normal Investigation Report of the 90s Youth Marriage and Love" in 2019. According to the results of the survey, the proportion of single cities in first -tier cities continued to lead, and the single rate of the flow of flow was higher; , Busy work, too perfect for love, and higher education, the more likely to be trapped by the mate selection problem brought by the small life circle and the busy work.

Professor Lu Jiehua, Vice President of the Chinese Population Society and a professor at the Department of Sociology at Peking University, said in an interview with the Health Times that "the decline in marriage rate is mainly affected by social and cultural. With the development of socio -economic development, people have improved their education level. In particular, the post -90s and love views have also undergone tremendous changes. Young people are unwilling to enter marriage too early, and marriage is not a must -have for life. "In addition, the decline in the marriage rate is also the decline in marriage rate and the population of the age of appropriate age. The reduction of the population scale of the post -90s and post -00s is less than 80, so the population of marriage is also declining.

"From the perspective of external reasons, in the process of urbanization, many young people flood into large cities. Housing, transportation, consumption and other pressures are very high, and it will affect love and marriage. From the internal reasons After the 90s, they were highly educated, especially women, with stronger economic independence, significant changes in the concept and attitude of marriage, delaying marriage or unwilling to get married as their choice. " Chang Ding Zhihong analyzed the Health Times.

The average first marriage age is delayed backward

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. In general, the proportion of weddings over 30 years old accounts for nearly half.

The age distribution of the age of marriage registration in 2021

"At present, whether it is the data of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the data of the national population census, it shows that the average first marriage age is delayed. The delay of the first marriage age will definitely affect the first child. As the fertility policy is released, the post -marriage age will be delayed to the two children and three children. If it has an impact, it will also have a negative effect on the improvement of fertility. In addition, with the delay of the age of first marriage, it will also have negative effects on fertility health and birth defects. The best age for fertility, the increase of the elderly pregnant women is also worthy of our attention, "Professor Lu Jiehua pointed out.

The divorce rate has also declined in the past two years

Judging from the data of the announcement, the divorce procedures were handled in accordance with the law, a decrease of 34.6%over the previous year. At the same time, the divorce rate was 2 ‰, a decrease of 1.1 thousand points from the previous year. Whether it is related to the "Divorce Calm Calm" period implemented from January 1, 2021.

Since the implementation of the "Divorce Calfering" policy stipulated in the "Civil Code" in 2021, it has attracted widespread concern in society. Professor Ding Zhihong believes that from the current data, the implementation of the "divorce calm period" policy will help reduce the phenomenon of light divorce and promote the stability of marriage.

Professor Lu Jiehua also said that from the perspective of data, the decline in the demeanor of divorce has an impact on the decline in the divorce rate. The setting of the "divorce calm period" is to protect marriage and avoid some impulsive divorce, but how much the impact is on The decline in the divorce rate is still affected by other factors such as the epidemic, and it is necessary to thoroughly study and support more data.

Original title: The marriage rate in 8 years has fallen by half, and the average first marriage age is delayed backward

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