Registered marriages in the Philippines fell 13.5 percent over the past decade, according to new data from the Commission on Population and Development.
The number of registered marriages dropped from 429,723 in 2014 to 371,825 in 2024, the CPD said in a news release on Tuesday. The decline resumed after a post-pandemic rebound that peaked at 449,428 marriages in 2022.
CPD Undersecretary Lisa Grace Bersales linked the trend to economic pressures and changing social norms. “The data clearly show that the Filipino family is evolving,” she said.
Cohabitation has risen in parallel. The share of women aged 15 to 49 living with a partner reached 20.5 percent in 2025, up from 5 percent in 1993. In 2023, births outside marriage exceeded those within formal unions, with 842,728 compared to 605,794.
The median age at marriage also increased. In 2024 it stood at 30 for men and 28 for women, two years older than in 2015.
