It has been a brutal three years for China’s young adults. Unemployment is soaring, the economy is struggling and though draconian Covid restrictions are over, there remains a sense of uncertainty about the future. For many, that turmoil been a reason to postpone major life decisions like getting married and starting a family. |
In 2022, only about 6.8 million couples registered for marriage, the lowest number since record-keeping began in 1986, according to government data released last month. Since it is extremely rare in China for an unmarried couple or a single person to have children, the decline is tied to a falling birthrate. Last year, China’s population shrank for the first time since the early 1960s, when there was a widespread famine. |
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