Data on marriages presented in this special release were obtained from the timely and late registered births at the Office of the City Civil Registrar of Muntinlupa and submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar General through the Philippine Statistics Authority-National Capital Region Provincial Statistical Office V(PSA-NCR PSO V). The information presented includes marriages that occurred from January to December 2021 based on data files received by the PSA-Central Office from the PSOs that were registered as of 31 March 2022. The figures presented herein are not adjusted for under registration.

Number of registered marriages slightly increased in 2021.

A total of 1,340 marriages were registered in 2021 in the City of Muntinlupa. This demonstrated an increase of 13.3 percent from the total registered marriages of 1,183 in 2020. The increase may have been brought about by the easing of quarantine measures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which caused the low marriage turnout last year. On average, a total of four marriages were performed daily. (See Figure 1)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Most number of marriages were registered in December.

The month of December was the most preferred month to tie the knot in 2021 with 233 marriages. The month of June ranked second with 142 marriages, followed by the months of January and February with 136 and 126 marriage occurrences, respectively. The least number of marriage occurrences in 2021 was the month of August with 21 marriages. The months of April and September followed with 61 and 62 marriage occurrences. (See Figure 2)

In terms of daily average, the months of December, June, and February recorded higher daily average compared to the city average with more than four marriages per day. Meanwhile, the month of August had the lowest daily average of one marriage per day.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Majority of couples married between ages 25 to 29 years.

On average, females who got married in 2021 are 28 years old, while their male counterparts got married at an older age of 30 years old. Among the age groups, most of the brides got married between the ages of 25 and 29. Meanwhile, most of the grooms who opted to tie the knot are between the ages of 25 and 29. This further shows that men and women most preferably marry at the age of 25 to 29 years old. (See Figure 3)

Moreover, five brides, or 0.4 percent, were teenagers; however, it dropped compared to the previous year’s level, with ten brides, or 0.8 percent, out of 1,183 marriages. Meanwhile, 43 men settled down at age 50 and over, which comprises 3.2 percent of the grooms. It increased from the 40 grooms reported a year ago. 

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Other religious rites are most frequent among types of marriage ceremonies.

Of the total registered marriages in 2021 in the City of Muntinlupa, 732 or 54.6 percent were solemnized through other religious rites, a 16.1 percentage point increase from 2020 with a 38.5 percentage share. On the other hand, one in four marriages were officiated in Roman Catholic which is equivalent to 367 or 27.4 percent, while 238 or 17.8 percent were performed in Civil Ceremony. (See Figure 4)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Most of the couples were single before they tied the knot.

Almost all the couples in the City of Muntinlupa were first-timers or single brides and grooms prior to their marriage in 2021. It translated to 1,303, or 97.2 percent, and 1,314, or 98.1 percent, respectively, among the registered marriages in the city. Only a small percentage of brides and grooms were married, widowed, and divorced prior to the marriage. (See Figure 5)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Nine out of ten marriages are timely registered.

Ninety-nine percent or 1,333 number of marriages registered in the City of Muntinlupa were registered on time while seven or half a percent were registered late. (See Figure 6)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Civil Registration Service, Vital Statistics Division

Technical Notes

Civil Registration is the recording in the appropriate civil registers, vital acts and events that affect the civil status of individuals.

Vital Statistics are derived from information obtained at the time when the occurrences of vital events and their characteristics are inscribed in a civil register.

Vital acts and events are the births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and all such events that have something to do with an individual's entrance and departure from life together with the changes in civil status that may occur to a person during his lifetime. Recording of these events in the civil register is known as vital or civil registration and the resulting documents are called vital records.

Marriage - is a special contract of permanent union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with law for the establishment of conjugal and family life. It is the foundation of the family, a social institution that is governed by law and not subject to stipulation.

For more details, please visit www.psa.gov.ph

(SGD) ESTRELLA R. VARGAS

Chief Statistical Specialist

Attachments:

1. Table 1. Number of Registered Marriages, Percent Change and Daily Average, City of Muntinlupa:  2012-2021

2. Table 2. Number of Registered Marriages, Percent Share and Daily Average, by Month of Occurrence, City of Muntinlupa: 2020-2021

3. Table 3. Number and Percent Share of Registered Marriages by Age Group and Sex, City of Muntinlupa: 2020-2021

4. Table 4. Number and Percent Share of Registered Marriages by Type of Ceremony, City of Muntinlupa: 2020-2021 

5. Table 5. Number of Registered Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Male and Female, City of Muntinlupa: 2020-2021

6. Table 6. Number and Percent Share of Registered Marriages by Registration Status, City of Muntinlupa: 2020-2021