Number of registered marriages and divorces in Shanghai 1990-2021
In 2021, around 89.8 thousand new marriages and 65.7 thousand divorces were registered in the Shanghai municipality. It is important to keep in mind that marriages or divorces can only be registered in Shanghai when at least one partner is officially registered as Shanghai citizen. Therefore, total numbers are not representative for the number of marriages and divorces of all people living in Shanghai. In 2021, the total resident population of Shanghai numbered 24.89 million people, but only 14.93 million people were officially registered Shanghai citizens.
