Philippine Statistics Authority CALABARZON

There were 933 marriages registered in Quezon in July 2023. It recorded an increase of 4.5 percent from the previous month’s total of 893. 

The daily average of registered marriages during the month was 30, similar with the June 2023 figure.

 

Sariaya (112 or 12.0%) had the highest number of registered marriages, followed by Lucena City (102 or 10.9%) and Gumaca (78 or 8.4%).

Calauag with 67 or 7.2 percent and Infanta with 48 or 5.1 percent recorded the next highest registered marriages.

Around 43.9 percent of the 41 municipalities/cities in the province registered less than ten (10) marriage occurrences during the month.

 

The most number of registered marriages was solemnized under civil rites, with 469 or 50.3 percent.

Marriages performed under church rites totaled 373 accounting for 40.0 percent of the total registered marriages.

There were two (2) marriage events celebrated under Muslim rites, equivalent to 0.2 percent.

Marriages celebrated under other types of ceremonies comprised 9.5 percent.

 

The highest recorded number of brides and grooms belonged to age group 25-29 years, with 410 (43.9%) and 334 (35.8%), respectively.

There were thirty (30) teen brides and nine (9) teen grooms recorded during the month. 

 

Almost all of the couples were first timers or single brides (918) and grooms (922) prior to the marriage.

Only a small percentage of brides and grooms were widow/ widower, divorced  and annulled prior to the marriage.

 

About 98.9 percent of the grooms and 99.9 percent of the brides were Filipinos in the registered marriages in July. 

There were ten (10) intermarriages between Filipino brides and grooms of foreign descent and one (1) intermarriage between Filipino groom and bride of foreign descent.

 

 

Chief Statistical Specialist

PSA Quezon

 

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