The legal age of marriage in China

202 1 1 1, the Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC) came into effect. Article 1047: The age of marriage shall not be earlier than 22 for men and 20 for women.

On the one hand, natural factors and social factors should be considered in determining the legal age of marriage, so the regulations on the legal age of marriage vary from country to country: Denmark, Poland and some States in the United States stipulate that the age of marriage is 2 1 year for men and 18 for women; Switzerland and Vietnam stipulate that men are twenty years old and women are eighteen; Germany, Singapore and Japan stipulate that men are over eighteen and women are over eighteen. Russia stipulates 18 years old; Romania and Pakistan stipulate that

Male is eighteen, female is sixteen; The Philippines stipulates that men are sixteen and women are fourteen. In feudal China, there was a custom of early marriage. In the Tang Dynasty, men got married at the age of fifteen and women were thirteen. Sixteen men and fourteen women can get married in Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Civil Code of Taiwan Province Province, China stipulates: "A man under the age of 18 and a woman under the age of 16 may not get married. 1980 when amending the marriage law, on the one hand, it is believed that raising the legal age for marriage is beneficial to the physical and mental health of the majority of young people.

Work-study program and family planning work; At the same time, it is also noted that the legal age for marriage is too high, which does not meet the requirements of natural laws and is divorced from the reality of the masses and rural areas. Some comrades also suggested lowering the legal age for marriage. Considering that the implementation of the marriage age determined by 1980 is basically feasible, there is no modification.