11.06
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
According to data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, 4.648 million couples registered for marriage in China in the first three quarters of 2026, a year-on-year decrease of approximately 500,000 pairs; 2.082 million couples registered for divorce, remaining largely flat compared to the same period last year. The divorce-to-marriage ratio reached 44.8%, approaching the high of 45.3% seen in the same period of 2020.
11.05
·Official claim
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
Data released by China's Ministry of Civil Affairs shows that approximately 4.65 million couples registered for marriage in the first three quarters of 2026, a decrease of about 500,000 compared to the same period last year.
11.04
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Shenzhen, Guangdong
A Guangdong netizen posted a social security retirement income certificate from Shenzhen, showing a monthly payment of 1,989 yuan after nearly 20 years of contributions, sparking public concern over pension gaps and the proposed extension of the social security contribution period to 20 years.
10.30
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 30, the official Bilibili account of China News Service reposted a People's Daily video commentary on pensions regarding young people being unable to afford to support the elderly. A large number of netizens refuted this through comments and bullet comments, stating that they can barely support themselves and questioning whether state media is manufacturing or avoiding anxiety about retirement.
10.27
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Guangdong
On October 27, a Guangdong netizen posted on Xiaohongshu saying that for nearly four years their social insurance had been paid at the minimum base. HR held a talk with them, proposing to pay social insurance in full starting November, but demanding that they bear the company's share; after calculation, their salary was cut by more than 1,000 yuan.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to the China Statistical Yearbook 2026, China's population aged 65 and above reached 224 million in 2025, accounting for 15.9%, exceeding for the first time the share of the 0-to-14 age group at 15.1%; the old-age dependency ratio of 23.1% surpassed the child dependency ratio of 22% for the first time.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
On October 25, Yicai reported that as the number of children declines, kindergartens in many places are being converted into nursing homes, and preschool teachers are changing careers to care for the elderly. In 2025, China's old-age dependency ratio exceeded the child dependency ratio for the first time, with the population aged 65 and above exceeding the 0–14 age group by 10.89 million.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 25, a lawyer interning at a law firm in a new first-tier city posted that her original monthly salary was 3,000 yuan, but after paying social insurance she received only 1,000 yuan; she has to buy business suits out of her own pocket, still wears summer clothes in 10℃ weather, and has to pay 1,000 yuan herself for pre-job training.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·China
On October 25, a Douyin blogger posted a video of a group of elderly people singing in a park, captioned "Listen! The pension insurance I paid is singing." In the comments section, netizens complained about pension benefits versus the burden of contributions.
10.24
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Recently, netizens filmed a group of retired seniors on a trip singing 'Bless the Motherland'. In the comments section, netizens flooded the screen saying that they pay social security to support retired seniors, while their own parents farmed and paid agricultural taxes to support them.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Netizens have exposed a roster of individuals who have not participated in resident social insurance, and the related collection calls made to family members have sparked public complaints.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Beijing
On October 23, Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over the State Council executive meeting, calling for accelerating the building of a fertility-friendly society, improving policies on marriage, childbirth, child-rearing and education, optimizing family support measures such as fiscal and tax, social security and housing policies, and striving to stabilize the scale of the newborn population.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 23, a netizen posted a "roster of people over 22 who have not enrolled in resident insurance," captioning it that those who haven't paid social insurance have already been found. Netizens in the comments said collection calls would be made to everyone in the family, and that even the unemployed with no money were being pressed to pay.
10.20
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 2
·China
On October 20, Gelonghui released data on sex ratios by birth order for 31 provinces (municipalities) based on the 2020 China Census Yearbook: nationally, the sex ratio for first births was 113.17, for second births 106.78, and for third births it rose to 132.93, with Hubei's third-birth sex ratio reaching as high as 177.42, Anhui at 165.95, and Fujian at 164.49.
10.18
·Reported
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced that it will work with multiple departments, including public security and tax authorities, to cross-check backend data, precisely identify people who should be covered but are not, or whose contributions have been interrupted, and have community workers proactively reach out and encourage them, with the goal of keeping the basic pension insurance participation rate stable at above 95%.