China, home to 1.4 billion people, recorded just 6.1 million marriages last year, a 20.5 percent drop from 2023 and part of a decade-long decline, new data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs shows.

Marriage registrations in China hit an all-time low in 2024, with only 6.1 million couples tying the knot—a sharp 20.5% ...

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