According to the latest statistics released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, in the first half of this year, the number of marriage registrations nationwide was only 3.43 million, a decrease of 12.7% over the same period last year, a new low in recent years. At the same time, the number of divorce registrations remained high, reaching 1.274 million couples in the first half of the year. This marriage rate is really falling and falling. Some people say that it is due to the great economic pressure, some people say that the concept has changed, and young people nowadays seem to be in less hurry to get married.
To everyone's surprise, the number of marriages that has been declining year after year finally rebounded last year, and everyone thought that the marriage rate was going to rebound. The downward trend in the marriage rate seems to continue.
Fewer and fewer people are getting married, and the reasons behind this can be complicated. With high housing prices and a high cost of living, who wants to live a life of mortgages, car loans, and loans for their children as soon as they get married? Moreover, now the concept of young people has also changed, how good is an independent and free life, why do you have to get married?
As soon as the marriage rate dropped, the related industrial chain was miserable. Real estate, jewelry, wedding banquets, which one is not supported by marriage? Even the markets for new cars, mothers and children, and education have been adversely affected. I have a friend who is doing a wedding, and this year's business is not good, and he has already lived a "fishing guy" style leisure life.
It's like a domino. The most direct impact on the decline in the marriage rate may be the significant reduction in the demand for services of wedding companies, and the difficulty of maintaining the wedding industry. There is also real estate, buy a house when you get married, and when no one gets married, the demand for buying a house will naturally decrease. Not to mention jewelry, like a wedding company, eating a wedding meal naturally depends on the love of the wedding industry. Not to mention the maternal and infant and education and training industries, it is the second layer of impact that comes after the National Day industry, not to mention that many married people have a change in the concept of "childless and light".
The decline in the marriage rate is like a drop of water falling into a lake, causing ripples that will affect many industries, and although it brings challenges to many industries, some industries may benefit from it, or find new opportunities for development. For example, products and services aimed at singles may be more popular, such as online entertainment and social media, personal enhancement and self-growth industries, travel and leisure, and so on.
But then again, the decline in the marriage rate is not all bad, it shows that our society is more tolerant and respectful of individual choices. But we cannot ignore the problems it brings, such as an aging population and declining fertility rates. So, what do you think is the essence of the collapse of the marriage rate in mainland China? Let's talk in the comment area.
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