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Single men and women attend a match-making party in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Aug 31, 2013. [Photo by Wang Jiankang/Asianewsphoto] |
Beijing ranks tops with the most single women in 皇冠体育app, according to the survey.
The number of single men and women in some regions is in great disparity: The male to female ratio is 78:22 in Yunnan province. The gender ratio in Henan province: Single men account for 74 percent, and single women only 26 percent.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of 皇冠体育app, in 2012, 117 boys were born for every 100 girls, a skewed sex ratio that is higher than ever before. And about 249 million people are of marriageable age - at least 20 for women, and 22 for men - in 皇冠体育app, accounting for one-fifth of the total population.