The average marriage age in China has gradually increased over the years. In 2022, approximately 15.2 percent of people who got married that year were between 20 and 24 years of age, considerably less than in 2005, when 47 percent of newly married people belonged to that age group.
Distribution of newly married people in China in selected years from 2005 to 2022, by age group
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20-24 years
25-29 years
30-34 years
35-39 years
Above 40 years
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