As of 2023, the divorce rate in China decreased to *** divorces per 1,000 inhabitants. Before 2020, this number had been constantly increasing since 2002. Divorce rate in Asian countries The divorce rate in China soared from around **** divorces per 1,000 people in 2000 to **** divorces in 2019. This is a quite high value compared to the divorce rate of countries in the Asia Pacific region. However, China shares the fate of a growing divorce rate with many other developing countries, while in most developed countries, the number of divorces per 1,000 inhabitants is either stable or falling. For example, the divorce rate in Singapore has been manly stable at *** divorces per 1,000 inhabitants in the last ten years and the divorce rate in South Korea has fallen from *** in 2009 to *** in 2023. In comparison, the U.S. divorce rate has been falling since 1992 from *** divorces per 1,000 people to *** divorces in 2022. Dating scene in China For the younger generations, dating and marriage happens (if at all) at a much later life stage compared to their parents. The fact that China has the highest working hours in the region does not ease the dire situation for singles in China, most of them being employed as professionals or employed in the media sector, where long working hours and high work pressure are quite common.

China Population: Divorce Rate data was reported at 0.256 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.204 % for 2022. China Population: Divorce Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.097 % from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.336 % in 2019 and a record low of 0.018 % in 1978. China Population: Divorce Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

This statistic shows the divorce rate in China in 2023, by region. In 2023, the divorce rate in Beijing amounted to 2.51 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants.

This statistic shows the number of divorces in China in 2023, by region. In 2023, around 177,700 couples were divorced in Hebei province.

Population: Number of Divorces: Shanghai data was reported at 42,951.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 30,369.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Divorces: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 46,422.000 Case from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82,558.000 Case in 2016 and a record low of 22,595.000 Case in 1995. Population: Number of Divorces: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

China Population: Number of Marriages data was reported at 7,682,141.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,834,972.000 Case for 2022. China Population: Number of Marriages data is updated yearly, averaging 9,210,923.500 Case from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,469,267.000 Case in 2013 and a record low of 5,978,171.000 Case in 1978. China Population: Number of Marriages data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

Population: No of Divorces: Gansu data was reported at 57,919.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 40,861.000 Case for 2022. Population: No of Divorces: Gansu data is updated yearly, averaging 24,742.000 Case from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62,172.000 Case in 2019 and a record low of 17,000.000 Case in 2002. Population: No of Divorces: Gansu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

This statistic shows the number of divorces in China from 2005 to 2023. In 2023, approximately 3.61 million couples divorced in China.

 In 2024, approximately 6.106 million marriages were registered in China. This represents a decrease by 20.5 percent from the previous year and the lowest figure in recent years. Marriage in China In the last two decades, the number of registered marriages has grown from about 8.5 million in 2000, to a peak at almost 13.5 million in 2013. In the following years, the figure started dropping again, until it was at the same level again ten years later. A change in size of age cohorts between 20 and 29 years in the Chinese population corresponded with this development, but the falling marriage numbers may also be attributed to changing marriage habits in the Chinese society. This is reflected by an increasing divorce rate since 2000, which shows that the concept of divorce has become more accepted and less of a taboo in Chinese culture as it used to be. Dating scene in China Apart from the increased acceptance of divorces and change in social norms towards marriages, Chinese youngsters nowadays also have a harder time in finding partners or time to date, since Chinese workers experience the highest working hours in the region. This is echoed by the fact that a significant proportion of singles in China actually were professionals or employed in sectors under frequent time pressure such as media or finance. Even for couples who managed to find a partner in the end, almost one-fifth of couples could only see each other once every few years, which is a rather unfortunate situation, and did not make it easier for couples to further develop the relationship.

According to the 2020 UNIDOMO questionnaire, Portugal clearly led the list of European countries with the highest divorce rate per 100 marriages. With 91.5 divorces the Portuguese Republic led the list, followed by Spain and Luxembourg. All three countries boast a significantly higher share than the other European countries, each reporting a divorce rate over 80 divorces.

A different way to look at Portugal

While Portugal clearly has the most divorces per 100 marriages, looking at divorce rates per 1.000 inhabitants in other European countries alters the picture of the country as one unsettled by significant numbers of divorces. With nearly 1.7 divorces per 1,000 inhabitants Portugal has roughly the same divorce rate as Germany and the Netherlands. Interesting is furthermore that although marriages in Portugal tend to result in divorce lightly more often as in Luxembourg (80.3%), the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg experienced a 0.6 point higher divorce rate.

What about the rest of the World?

While compared with Latin American countries like Guatemala or Peru, ranked among the countries with the lowest divorce rates in the world, Luxembourg’s divorce rate seems excessive. However, when compared with divorce rates (per 1.000 inhabitants) of countries like the United States (2.7) or China (3.5) divorce rates from Luxembourg and Europe are not out of the ordinary.

In 2023, around 104.2 thousand new marriages and 56 thousand divorces were registered in the Shanghai municipality. It is important to keep in mind that marriages or divorces can only be registered in Shanghai when at least one partner is officially registered as Shanghai citizen. Therefore, total numbers are not representative for the number of marriages and divorces of all people living in Shanghai.

Population: No of Marriages: Xinjiang data was reported at 215,131.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 125,309.000 Case for 2022. Population: No of Marriages: Xinjiang data is updated yearly, averaging 198,500.000 Case from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 282,346.000 Case in 2011 and a record low of 125,309.000 Case in 2022. Population: No of Marriages: Xinjiang data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

Population: Number of Divorces: Sichuan data was reported at 251,644.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 216,674.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Divorces: Sichuan data is updated yearly, averaging 198,168.000 Case from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 319,373.000 Case in 2019 and a record low of 96,538.000 Case in 1998. Population: Number of Divorces: Sichuan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees data was reported at 19,394.000 Unit in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,196.000 Unit for 2016. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees data is updated yearly, averaging 13,129.000 Unit from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2017, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,271.000 Unit in 2013 and a record low of 2,060.000 Unit in 1981. Hong Kong Divorce Statistics: Divorce Decrees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census and Statistics Department. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Hong Kong SAR – Table HK.G013: Vital Statistics: GHS: RPA: Marriages.

Population: Number of Divorces: Anhui data was reported at 181,834.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 146,276.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Divorces: Anhui data is updated yearly, averaging 93,010.000 Case from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2023, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 250,119.000 Case in 2019 and a record low of 29,877.000 Case in 1995. Population: Number of Divorces: Anhui data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data was reported at 40,524.000 Case in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 42,166.000 Case for 2016. China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 44,000.000 Case from Dec 1979 (Median) to 2017, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79,000.000 Case in 2001 and a record low of 8,000.000 Case in 1979. China Population: Number of Marriages: Marriage with Foreigner, Citizen of HK, Macao & Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

This statistic shows the number of registered marriages in China in 2023, by region. In 2023, approximately 371,100 marriages were registered in Hebei province.

Population: Number of Marriages: Shanghai data was reported at 104,210.000 Case in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 72,046.000 Case for 2022. Population: Number of Marriages: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 114,414.500 Case from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 166,000.000 Case in 2006 and a record low of 72,046.000 Case in 2022. Population: Number of Marriages: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GA: Population: No of Marriage and Divorce.

The number of divorce registrations by region (data start time: January 83)

In 2023, around 3.42 million people were remarried in China. Over the last two decades, the number of remarriages increased gradually until 2019 despite the fact that the total number of marriages decreased after 2013.