The proportion of deaths in the low age groups decreased but increased in the high age groups. The median age at death of the population is becoming older and the population dying is made up of more males than females. Type In Shandong Province, marriage is stable and the divorce rate is very low. The general age of the married population has tended to be older since the 1980s. The remarriage rate of divorced males is lower than divorced females.
Family size is larger in remote regions and less-developed areas than in urban and developed areas.
Aging of the Population Population aging of Shandong Province started when it was less developed and population growth has not been controlled completely. Its family planning policy has had a great effect on population aging. In different areas, the aging process started at different times. Shandong' s population aged rapidly, but the aging level is low. The education level of the Shandong population has improved greatly and the illiteracy rate has decreased since reform.