Based on the third survey on the status of Chinese women in 2010, this paper examines the effect of migration on the marriage timing of rural migrant workers and pays special attention to gender differences. We find that premarital migration significantly postpones the first marriage of rural-to-urban migrants and the postponing effect is much stronger for men than for women. In addition to that, times of migration, distance of migration, and returning home before marriage also have significant effects on migrants' marriage timing, and once again all of them are more significant for men than for women. The relatively more disadvantageous status of men migrant workers in urban marriage markets is the primary reason for the gender differences. The influence of migration on the timing and quantity of childbearing should be paid more attention in the future.
