Beijing (Beijing). Marriages in China fell to a record low in 2022. The data shows a steady decline in marriages over the past decade. Due to the strict covid lockdown in the country, there is a possibility of an impact on the marital statistics. Some statistics regarding this have been shared on the website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This shows that last year only 68.3 lakh couples got their marriage registered (68.3 lakh couples registered their marriage). Compared to last year, this number is less by about 8 lakhs.
Zero Covid policy was applicable last year in other cities of the country including the capital Beijing. Due to this, crores of people remained locked in their homes for weeks. It is believed that this could be a major reason for the decline in the number of married people. This news has come at a time when China is already facing declining birth rate and falling population. Experts believe that in 2022, China’s population will decline for the first time in six decades. This could be the beginning of a long period of decline, which could have ramifications for the country’s economy and the world.
China is also troubled by the decline in birth rate
China’s birth rate fell last year to 6.77 births per 1,000 people, down from 7.52 in 2021. This means that China may grow old before it gets rich. Indeed, the workforce in the country is shrinking and local governments are having to spend more on the elderly population. Only last month, a pilot project was launched to encourage marriages and boost the birth rate. Its purpose is to promote the culture of marriage and child birth in more than 20 cities of China. In some parts of the country, the newly married are being given salary even during the marriage leave.
India left China behind in terms of population
According to the United Nations data, the population of India has increased to 142.86 crores. India has become the most populous country in the world leaving behind China. According to the United Nations’ World Population ‘Dashboard’ (forum), the population of China is 142.57 crores. 25 percent of India’s population is in the age group of 0-14 (years), 18 percent in the age group of 10 to 19, 26 percent in the age group of 10 to 24, 68 percent in the age group of 15 to 64 and 7 percent of the population is above 65 years of age. . According to various agencies, the population of India is expected to keep increasing for about 3 decades. The event will start only after it reaches 165 crores.
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