China Population: Decreasing population worried China, now the government is distributing money to couples to get married!

Regarding the decreasing population in China, the government there has come up with a new plan. Expressing concern over falling birth rates, the Chinese government has announced a 1,000 yuan ($137) reward for couples in a county in eastern China. It has been said that if the age of the bride is 25 years or less, this reward is a new way of encouraging youth to marry.

This notice from the Chinese government was published last week on the official WeChat account of Changshan County. The notice states that the reward is to encourage couples to have children at a suitable age and time for their first marriage. Not only this, the scheme includes facilities like subsidies for the care, reproduction, and education of children of married couples.

In fact, this is the first time in the last six decades that the country's population has registered a decline and the population of aging people in the country is increasing rapidly. The Chinese government has expressed concern about this. This is why the government is trying immediate measures to increase the birth rate, including financial incentives to couples and better childcare facilities.

The legal age for marriage in China is 22 years for men and 20 years for women. However, the number of couples getting married in the country is declining significantly. Official policies have led to a decrease in the birth rate, making it difficult for single women to have children.

According to China's official state media, "China's marriage rate is set to hit a record low of 6.8 million in 2022, the lowest since 1986, according to official data released in June by the Chinese government." There were 800,000 fewer marriages last year in the U.S. China's fertility rate, already one of the world's lowest is projected to fall to a record low of 1.09 in 2022."

At the same time, many women in the country shy away from having more children or even a single child, due to the cost of taking care of children and the interference between their careers. Gender discrimination and traditional stereotypes of women caring for their children are still rampant across the country.