Modern Express News (Reporter Xu Xiaoan Wen / Photo) February 14 is Valentine's Day, and many prospective newcomers are ready to get their certificates on a good day. Early that morning, the marriage registration office of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Gusu District of Suzhou City was full of sweet and happy taste, and a pair of couples came to go through the marriage registration procedures one after another, some holding hands, some holding their waists and holding bouquets, and there were photographers next to them.
The Modern Express reporter noticed that in front of a service window, two people were preparing to re-register their marriage, and the boy had a bright smile on his face. "We got divorced and got married again today." Mr. Wu is from Suqian and his wife Ms. Chen is from Shaanxi, and the two have been living in Suzhou for 10 years as "new Suzhou people". Mr. Wu told reporters that 5 years ago, the two parties got married on Valentine's Day, but later broke up peacefully. On Valentine's Day, 5 years later, on this memorable day, the two decided to get their licenses again and get back together.
Ms. Wang, 27, from Gansu, has been busy putting on makeup and dressing up since 7 a.m., tying her hair and veil and holding a large bouquet of flowers when she receives her permit. " Today is Valentine's Day, the day is more special, and it is also my husband's birthday, so we chose to get the certificate today." Ms. Wang has been in Suzhou since she was in college, and her husband has gone all the way from acquaintance to love, and finally received her certificate on Valentine's Day, holding flowers in her hand, her face is full of happy smiles.
By 10 a.m. sharp, 40 couples had completed their marriage licenses. After receiving the license, many couples received free prenuptial examinations with the advice and guidance of the staff. " This marriage test is a free service, after the couple has completed the marriage registration, we will communicate with them, if they want, they can arrange the examination immediately, and the results of the examination will be fed back in time." The staff said that providing high-quality, convenient and efficient free premarital medical examination services for prospective couples is also to escort the happy life of the majority of newcomers and friends.
On February 10, the Suzhou Civil Affairs Bureau recently released the big data of marriage registration in 2022. The reporter learned that in 2022, a total of 47,767 pairs of marriage registrations were handled in Suzhou, an increase of 2,323 pairs over the previous year, an increase of 5.11% year-on-year. Among them, 47,598 pairs of mainland residents registered their marriages, and 169 pairs of marriages involving Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, overseas Chinese and foreigners.
According to the data, the average age of first marriage for men is 28.11 years old (0.2 years later than the previous year), and the average age of women for first marriage is 26.98 years old (0.23 years later than the previous year), and the average age of first marriage is delayed overall. From the perspective of age, the age difference between men and women in marriage registration is 1-4 years older than women, accounting for 44.23% of the marriage registration pairs; followed by women 1-4 years older than men, accounting for 21.78% of marriage registrations; Men and women of the same age accounted for 17.79% of the marriages registered.
In 2022, the number of divorce registrations in Suzhou showed a downward trend. According to statistics, a total of 18,529 divorce applications were received throughout the year, a decrease of 6,006 pairs over the previous year, a year-on-year decrease of 24.48%. However, in 2022, a total of 14,077 pairs of divorce registrations were processed, a decrease of 1,211 pairs from the previous year, a year-on-year decrease of 7.92%, of which 24.03% of couples gave up divorce registration after applying for divorce.
In 2022, 4,679 pairs of marriage registrations and 1,643 pairs of divorce registrations were registered across regions in Suzhou, 5,316 pairs of marriage registrations were registered across cities within the province, 140 pairs of divorce registrations, and 5,828 pairs of marriage registrations were handled across provinces.