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View of marriage among unmarried people
4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5
View of marriage
Percentage who want to get married someday
100 90 80 70 60
Reasons why they stay single
Mean ideal number of children 50 40
Percentage of arranged marriage is only 5%, but most young people do not have a partner
(%)
Percentages of arranged and love marriages
Percentage of unmarried people aged 18‐34 who do NOT have a partner
(%)
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
69.8%
Arranged marriages
Marriages for love
Men Women
Have a partner
Do not have a partner now
Do not have or want to have a partner
59.1%
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0
20 40
60(%)
Too young Not necessary Focus on one's career Enjoying hobbies Enjoying freedom Cannot meet a good partner Difficult to relate to the opposite sex Lack of money Housing problem Opposition from family members
Men
(25‐34 years old)
Men Women
30 20 10
00 1987 1992 1997 2002 2005 2010 2015
Women
26
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Mean ideal number of children
Percentage of people who want to get married (%)