The number of singles in China has exceeded 200 million. Is single life really so good?

Recently, it was reported that there are currently more than 200 million single people in our country.

As the single population increases, the "single economy" continues to be booming.

?How do you view the phenomenon of 200 million singles in China?

With the development of society, the problem of increasing single rate has become more and more exposed.

This is the fourth wave of singles in China. The previous three outbreaks all have their own historical backgrounds, and this fourth outbreak is mainly due to social progress. Since the equality of men and women was proposed, the status of women in Chinese society has gradually improved, and their education has improved.

Women have also improved a lot, leading to an increase in the number of women who subjectively choose to be single.

In addition, the current cost of marriage in China is too high. Even organizing a wedding in many rural areas requires years of savings of the man's family. One of the first conditions for marriage in cities is a house, which is unaffordable for most single young men.

Therefore, this trend of singles will continue for many years.

What are the impacts of an increase in the single population?

There is no need to worry about this, because the current trend of the single population is a social necessity.

Any country will go through a process from backward to advanced, and population is no exception.

If you don’t believe me, take a look at Europe, America, Japan and South Korea to see if they have experienced these stages.

If you study it, you will find that we are just following the path that other countries have taken.

Of course, this is the inherent law of the development of things, and there is nothing to say.

Compared with European and American countries, Japan and South Korea are more reference. We are both Asian countries.

In Japan, the proportion of single people is as high as 30%. Among them, the proportion of men who have never been married before the age of 50 is 23%, and the proportion of women is 14%.

In South Korea, among the total 19.67 million households, 5.62 million are single-person households, accounting for 28%, which is more than three times that of the beginning of the 21st century, and this proportion will continue to grow.

Why are today’s post-90s generation accustomed to being single?

When we think about this issue, we may have overlooked an important point. The post-90s generation (including some post-80s generation) is exactly in the period of adjustment of my country's population policy. The previous liberalization of births for the sake of labor force has changed to fewer and eugenics. Late marriage, late childbearing, regarding the country’s population policies, such slogans could be seen everywhere on walls in the countryside in the early years.

From encouraging childbirth to controlling population numbers, the post-90s generation is almost in the latter period.

In order to respond to the call of the national population policy, urban families are basically dominated by one-child families. Occasionally, some secretly dare to have children, but in the end they lose their jobs and are punished.

Rural areas are relatively better off, with some having two or even three children, but some families have begun to respond to the country's call and only have one child.

So in fact, only children account for a large proportion of the post-90s generation.