As of June 2021, around 62 percent of residents who lived in China's first-tier cities were single, while singles only accounted for 38.8 percent of the total population in China's fourth-tier and below cities. Due to the young labor force inflow, residents in China's higher-tier cities are comparably younger.
Share of singles among people in China as of June 2021, by city tier
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Moonfox Data. "Share of Singles among People in China as of June 2021, by City Tier." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258204/china-share-of-people-being-single-by-city-tier/
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Share of singles among people in China as of June 2021, by city tier [Graph], Moonfox Data, August 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258204/china-share-of-people-being-single-by-city-tier/