MANILA, Philippines — The number of single Filipinos rose between 2010 and 2015, even as the proportion of married people shrank during the same period, the population census showed. While the number of single persons increased, the proportion was steady at 44 percent, around the same percentage recorded in 2000 to 2010. Highest in ARMMOther status were categorized as: common-law/live-in marital arrangement (9.1 percent); widowed (4.5 percent); separated (1.5 percent); and had unknown marital status (less than 0.1 percent). The PSA conducts the population census every 10 years which, among others, collects data on marital status for persons 10 years old and over. Men accounted for 54.1 percent of the single population age 10 years old and over, resulting in a sex ratio of 118 males for every 100 females in 2015.—Inquirer ResearchADVERTISEMENTRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 16, 2020 17:37 UTC