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author | first financial news lin jing

the "statistical bulletin on the development of civil affairs in 2023" (hereinafter referred to as the "bulletin") recently released by the ministry of civil affairs shows that 7.682 million couples registered their marriages in accordance with the law throughout the year, an increase of 12.4% over the previous year. the marriage rate was 5.4‰, an increase of 0.6 percentage points over the previous year.

a reporter from the first financial daily sorted out the data and found that the number of marriages in my country in 2023 rebounded for the first time in nearly a decade, and exceeded the number of marriages in 2021 (7.643 million couples).

some experts analyzed that the number of marriages in 2023 will increase by more than 10%, which is a relatively large increase. the main reason is that due to factors such as the epidemic in 2022, especially in the fourth quarter, some people postponed their marriage to 2023.

the reporter of china business news sorted out the age distribution data of the marriage registration population in 2023 published in the communiqué and found that among the married population last year, the 25-29 age group had the largest number of marriages, accounting for 38%. since 2013, it has been the age group with the highest proportion for 11 consecutive years. in addition, among the married population last year, the 20-24 age group accounted for 13.8%, and the 30-34 age group accounted for 21.1%.

on august 12 this year, the ministry of civil affairs issued a notice for soliciting public opinions on the "marriage registration regulations (draft for soliciting opinions on the revised draft)", and the deadline for feedback is september 11, which is today.

the draft for soliciting opinions on the revised bill proposed a number of reform measures, among which new regulations such as the cancellation of household registration books for marriage registration attracted widespread attention.

according to xinhua news agency, on august 16, the relevant department heads of the ministry of civil affairs interpreted the contents of the draft for comments. the relevant department heads of the ministry of civil affairs said that the amendment to the marriage registration regulations to cancel the requirement for the parties to produce their household registration books was mainly based on the objective laws of population mobility and to promote relevant public services to follow people wherever they go.

the person in charge said that the current regulations stipulate that marriage registration must be handled at the marriage registration authority where one of the parties is permanently registered, and the resident household registration book is its effective proof. with the rapid development of the economy and society, the mobility of the population has increased, and more and more people choose to work and live in different places. the existing regulations have brought many restrictions to their marriage registration, and returning to the place of household registration to handle the registration has also added an extra burden. the cancellation of the requirement for the parties to provide the household registration book has solved this problem.

overall, the requirement to produce a household registration booklet for marriage registration has been cancelled, and people no longer need to go back to their registered place of residence to register. this makes marriage registration more convenient for people who work in places other than their registered place of residence for a long time. at the same time, it can also better meet some personalized needs.

some analysis pointed out that the personalized marriage registration needs of those who have a special preference for the place of marriage registration, such as the place of meeting, first love, engagement, school, and business start-up, can also be met.

at the same time, the scenes of marriage registration have become more and more diverse in recent years. some places have opened marriage registration service centers in parks, tourist attractions, shopping malls and other places to provide convenience for marriage registration.