• China’s population shrinkage is having a big effect on its economy.
  • Marriage rates have halved over the last decade, with only 3.4 million couples marrying in the first half.
  • Economists warn that an aging population could lead to sluggish growth and lower productivity.
  • ABCDE@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Perhaps it’s a measure of how much marriages cost and they’re spending less?

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      3 months ago

      That and of the people I know most don’t really wear their wedding rings on the regular. So why spend a ton of money on it? It doesn’t make a ton of sense