China is the nation with the greatest number of unmarried people, a trend increasingly driven by women, according to recent statistics.
More than 200 million unmarried adults live among China's 1.3 billion people, 36% of which are women choosing not to marry.
The more than 58 million living alone in China are between 20 and 39 years old. Experts agree that many are simply choosing to live the single life.
"China is shifting to a country with more people not intending to get married, and this trend is intensifying," said Li Yinhe, a sociologist and marriage expert at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"Today marriage is not about extending the family line or a financial arrangement as it was in the past. It's about love and romance."
"People see marriage as limiting," she added. More and more women achieving financial independence is another driving factor.
According to a 2016 survey on marital status by Tencent, nearly 37% of respondents who were identified as unmarried women said they were "content without marriage."
China is the nation with the greatest number of unmarried people, a trend increasingly driven by women, according to recent statistics.
