The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday said four out of 10 persons in the country were never married, citing its 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH).
Based on the 2020 CPH, the PSA said the Philippines had a household population of 108,667,043 persons.
Asked why 10 years old was the base age for determining marital status of the population, PSA chief and National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa told GMA News Online that “based on VSR 2020 the earliest age of bride and groom is 13 years both… Data showing as early as 12 years old [for getting married].”
Despite the higher percentage of single persons, the number of married persons increased by 1.52 million from 32.5 million in 2015 to 33.87 million in 2020. Among the never-married persons, a higher proportion of males at 54.1% were reported in 2020, according to the PSA.Among the age groups of individuals in common-law or live-in arrangements, the highest proportion was reported in the age group 25-29 years at 20.8%.The PSA said an uptrend was observed among those divorced/separated/annulled, registering 1.9% in 2020 from 1.5% in 2015.In terms of distribution by sex, 42.7% of households were composed of single men, while 36.
The proportion of females was higher than males among the widowed at 76.0% and divorced/separated/annulled at 60.1%.
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