SPECIAL RELEASE Marriage Statistics in Quezon: December 2020 (Preliminary Results)
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DVSS 2021-005
Number of Marriages… A total of 541 marriages were registered in Quezon in December 2020. It recorded an increase of 67.0 percent from the previous month’s total of 324. The daily average of registered marriages during the month was 17, higher than the recorded daily average of 11 in November. Marriages by Place of Occurrence… Lucena City (98 or 18.1 percent) had the highest number of registered marriages. It was followed by Sariaya (64 or 11.8 percent). Lucban and City of Tayabas (both with 38 or 7.0 percent) and Candelaria (34 or 6.3 percent) recorded the next highest registered marriages. Around 58.5 percent of the 41 municipalities/cities in the province registered less than 10 marriage occurrences during the month. There was no marriage event recorded in the municipalities of Jomalig and Padre Burgos. Marriages by Type of Ceremony… The most number of registered marriages were solemnized under civil ceremonies, with 274 or 50.6 percent. Marriages performed under church rites totaled 207 accounting for 38.3 percent of the total registered marriages. There were four (4) marriage events celebrated under Muslim rites, equivalent to 0.7 percent. Marriages celebrated under other types of ceremonies comprised 10.4 percent. Marriages by Age Group of Groom and Bride… The highest recorded number of brides and grooms belonged to age group 25-29 years, with 246 or 45.5 percent and 247 or 45.7 percent of the total, respectively. There were sixteen (16) teen brides and one (1) teen groom in December 2020.
The data presented herein are based on the documents submitted by the local civil registrars of the province and consists of timely and delayed registrations received during the month.
