Registered marriages up by 33 percent in 2022

A total of 54,629 marriages were registered in the National Capital Region (NCR), an increase of 33.2 percent from the total marriages of 41,025 in 2021. This increase may have been brought about by the continued easing of quarantine measures due to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there was a 4.4 percent decrease in the number of registered marriages in the past ten years from 57,121 in 2013 to 54,629 in 2022. (Figure 1 and Tables 1 and 3)

Concurrently, the crude marriage rate (CMR)¹ increased to 3.9 or 4 marriages per thousand population from 3 marriages per thousand population in 2021. On average, a total of 150 marriages were solemnized daily.

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_{¹Population estimate used was taken from the updated population projections based on the 2015 Census of Population available at www.psa.gov.ph/statistics/census/projected-population.}

Registered Marriages are highest in Quezon City

Among the 16 cities and a municipality in NCR, Quezon City recorded the highest number of registered marriages with 18,518 or 33.9 percent of total marriages. Two more cities with a relatively large population recorded a high number of registered marriages. The City of Manila recorded the second highest number of marriages with 8,935 (16.4% share) followed by the City of Caloocan with 5,609 (10.3% share). These three cities collectively shared almost two-thirds (60.6%) of the total registered marriages in NCR. The same cities also reported the highest number of marriages in 2021.

On the other hand, the municipality of Pateros had the lowest number of registered marriages with only 236 or 0.4 percent of the total marriages in NCR.

Meanwhile, the highest increase in registered marriages was observed in the City of Navotas with 79.4 percent from 223 in 2021 to 400 in 2022. Meanwhile, the City of Marikina recorded the lowest increase with 12.9 percent from 1,460 in 2021 to 1,648 in 2022. (Figure 2 and Table 2)

Most marriages occurred in February

Registered marriages occurred the most in February with 9,032 (16.5% share). On the other hand, the month of January had the least number of registered marriages with 2,822 (5.2% share). (Figure 3 and Table 3)

In terms of daily average, the months of February, March, and December recorded higher daily averages compared to the region’s average of 150.

Majority of couples married between the ages of 25 to 29 years

Of the total number of registered marriages in the region, about one in every five involved males and females were aged 25 to 29 (10,899 or 20.0% share). Around three in ten men (16,928 or 31.0% share) and four in ten women (20,540 or 37.6% share) married at these ages. The median age of marriage was 29 years old for women and 31 years old for men. Registered marriages between adolescent males and females account for 48 or 0.1 percent of the total marriages in the region. (Figure 4 and Tables 4 and 5)

Most marriages between Filipinos and non-Filipinos involved American, Chinese, and Japanese nationals

There were 49,318 (90.3% share) registered marriages between Filipino men and women, while 5,017 (9.2% share) registered marriages were between Filipinos and foreign nationals. Among intermarriages with foreign nationals, a total of 4,697 (93.6% share) Filipino women married non-Filipino men, while 320 (6.4% share) Filipino men married women of foreign nationals. The other 294 marriages involved foreign nationals. (Tables 6a and 6b)

About one in five marriages were between Filipinos and American nationals (1,129 or 22.5% share). Filipino-Chinese and Filipino-Japanese marriages accounted for 16.6 percent (832) and 10.0 percent (504), respectively.

Most Filipino females in intermarriages were married to American nationals (21.9% share), followed by Japanese (13.8% share) and Chinese (12.5% share) nationals. On the other hand, one in five Filipino males (22.5% share) married American nationals, while 16.9 and 9.8 percent married Chinese and Japanese nationals, respectively. (Figures 5a and 5b, and Table 6b)

Marriages contracted through a civil ceremony increased in 2022

Of the total registered marriages in 2022, 26,417 or 48.4 percent were performed in other religious rites. About one-third (18,430 or 33.7% share) was officiated through civil ceremony alone. An increase of 163.7 percent of marriages contracted through a civil ceremony was recorded, from 6,990 in 2021 to 18,430 in 2022. There is 1 (one) recorded Tribal marriage in the City of Manila. (Figure 6 and Table 7)

100 percent of marriages that occurred in Navotas were registered on time

Timely registration refers to the registration of marriage within 15 days following the solemnization of the marriage while in marriages exempt from license requirement, the prescribed period is 30 days, at the place where the marriage was solemnized. In 2022, 88.2 percent of marriages were registered on time while 11.8 percent were registered late. The City of Navotas recorded the highest percentage of timely registration with 100 percent while Quezon City recorded the lowest percentage with 71.5 percent.

PACIANO B. DIZON
Regional Director