China’s demographic structure of men and women, or gender balance, is gradually improving in the past several years, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.
In response to 30 million men facing the prospect of being unable to find a partner on the back of an uneven gender ratio brought to light by the latest population census, Fu Linhui, a spokesperson from the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday said that the implementation of two-child policy and the change of fertility education brought about by economic and social development, China’s gender balance is actually improving gradually.
China’s seventh national population census showed that China has 30 million more men than women. Breaking it down, there are 17.52 million more men of marriageable age between 20 and 40 than women, with 108.9 men for every 100 woman, said Fu.
“The problem of too many males and not enough females among young population is a practical issue facing the Chinese society,” Fu said.
“However marriage and relationships is impacted by many factors, such as age, life, region, personal morality, education level, values and family background and therefore the marriage problems should be studied from multiple perspectives,” he said.
In response to the latest population data, Fu said that China is still in the mild stage of aging as people over 60 years old in China make up to 18.7 percent of the total population.
A newly wedded couple register for marriage in Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on March 14, 2021. Photo: Chinanews.com
