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There are 34 Million Single Persons in the Philippines

According to the most recent data from Philippine Statistics Authority, there are 34,487,076 single persons in the Philippines aged 10 years and over from a total of 109 million population in the Philippines. While persons in common-law/live-in marital arrangements continued to increase since 2010, the number of single individuals shrunk slightly from 2015 to 2020. There are more single males than females across all regions and across age groups below 60 years old. Davo de Oro, Davao Occidental and Apayao had the highest sex ratio while, Sulu, City of San Juan and Lanao del Sur had the lowest. Sex ratio stands at 103 males per 100 females 1. The sex ratio in the Philippines was computed at 103 in 2020. This means that there were 103 males for every 100 females. The sex ratio in 2015 was slightly lower at 102 males per 100 females. (Figure 2) 2. In 2020, children aged below 15 years had a sex ratio of 107 males per 100 females, while those aged 15 to 64 years had a sex ratio of 103 male