According to a survey conducted among Chinese respondents, over 44 percent of young respondents aged between 21 and 25 years were looking forward to getting married, the highest among all age groups. However, when it came to having children, a higher percentage of young people prefered to stay childfree. Only 10.5 percent of respondents aged 21 to 25 years thought it was important to have children, significantly lower than 56.5 percent among respondents between 31 and 35 years old.
Attitude towards getting married in China as of 2020, by age group
Characteristic
Looking forward to getting married
Enjoy having a relationship but do not want to marry
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