Marriage rates in China hit a record low last year, matched by a declining birth rate. One part of the country is offering young couples cash to marry in an attempt to turn the trend around.
A county in China is offering newlywed couples a"reward" of 1,000 yuan if the bride is aged 25 and under, as the country battles a declining birth rate and searches for ways to get young people to marry.
Changshan county said the reward was to promote"age-appropriate marriage and childbearing" for first marriages. It also announced a series of childcare, fertility and education subsidies for couples who have children.hit a record low in 2022 at 6.8 million, the lowest since 1986 - and down 800,000 from the previous year., with official policies making it hard for single women to have children.
China's fertility rate, already one of the world's lowest, dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, according to estimates reported by state media.
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