China's marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...

A national political advisor has called on China to lower the legal marriage age to boost its declining birth rate—yet analysts tell Newsweek such a move is unlikely to sway young Chinese.

A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and "unleash reproductive potential ...

A Chinese national political adviser has recommended lowering the legal age for marriage to 18 to boost fertility chances in the face of a declining population and "unleash reproductive potential ...

The policy aims to encourage marriages and in turn boost the birth rate after China in 2024 recorded its lowest number of marriage registrations since 1980.

China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 million the previous year. This decline has prompted Chen Songxi, a Chinese ...

Chen said China's legal marriage age should be lowered to 18 "to increase the fertility population base and unleash reproductive potential". It is to be consistent with international norms, Chen said.