Indian Youngsters With Higher Education Giving Up On Marriage: Survey
A recent report issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation provides some statistics on the state of marriage in India. The report noted, among other things, a decline in the number of young people willing to marry. Jammu and Kashmir top the list according to the report. It said, "The percentage share of the youth population (15-29 years) who are ‘never married’ has shown an increasing trend in the male population from 20.8 per cent in 2011 to 26.1 per cent in 2019 and a similar trend has been observed in the case of the female population." Apparently, the marriage age barrier also seems to have increased over time. Note that, “A significant decline in the age level of first marriage for women aged 25-29 has been observed as only 52.8 per cent of women got married b
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