China has reported a record low number of marriages, with 6.1 million couples getting married last year. This marks a decline of nearly 20% from the previous year and is the lowest marriage rate since records began in 1986. The drop is attributed to the worsening population crisis in China, which threatens its economy as the world’s second-largest economy. The peak marriage rate was recorded in 2013 with over 7 million couples tying the knot.
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-10/china-marriages-fall-to-record-low-as-demographic-crisis-deepens