China Faces Record High Unmarried Rate Among Young People
As China's population ages and its workforce shrinks, the country is facing some big demographic challenges. Among them: encouraging couples to have more children and encouraging young people to get married.
According to data released last week, more than half of Chinese between the ages of 25 and 29 remained unmarried in 2023. That number is in line with marriage rates for the same age group in many developed co