Nanjing Nuptials

At its peak in 2013, 13.5 million marriages occurred in China. The number has since steadily fallen and in 2021 7.6 million weddings occurred. Since 2002 the number of persons 22-31 has fallen from 223 million to 163 million. Moreover, within that cohort the number of men exceeds the number of women by 17.5 million. Lastly, fierce job competition, largely due to astronomical housing costs is delaying nuptials.