About ten percent of males born in the 1990s will be unable to
marry when they reach marriageable age, according to a report on
the growing status of China's youth population released
recently.
The report, released by the China Youth and Children Research
Center and Population Development Studies Center of Renmin
University of China, analyzed the basic status and features of
youth population development in China using a spot-check of one
percent of Chinese population figures of 2005.
According to the report, in 1995 the unmarried ratio of youths
between 15 and 29 years old was 51.5 percent and that of youths
between 15 and 35 years old was 38.2 percent, while the 2005
figures rose to 65.9 percent and 45.7 percent, respectively.
The sex ratio imbalance contributes to a higher percentage of
unmarried citizens. In 2007, there was already an excess of 37
million males over females. Chinese newborns to 15-year-olds made
up 18 million of that figure.
(CRI January 1, 2008)