China registers 6.77 million marriages in 2025; Guangdong tops for fourth year

Guangdong's fourth straight year atop the provincial table, and the only province above 600,000, points to a demographic story that is increasingly concentrated in the country's largest migrant-receiving economy rather than spread evenly across regions. The roughly one-fifth year-on-year jump in Guangdong registrations is the more notable signal, since it suggests the national figure is being propped up by a narrow set of provinces. Whether that provincial rebound reflects a genuine shift in household formation or a one-year catch-up effect is the open question, and the next yearbook's provincial breakdown will be the test.