Dear eFOI user,
Thank you for your request dated September 02, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
You have requested the Number of Solo Parents in the Philippines in 2021
We are pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved.
In reference to your data request, our data on this are limited to the following:
Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
For our 2024 Census of Population, our data is limited to population by barangay:
2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing
Population:
https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1A__PO/?tablelist=true
Philippine Statistical Yearbook - Chapters 1 Population and Housing
https://psa.gov.ph/philippine-statistical-yearbook
Four Out of Ten Persons Were Never Married (2020 Census of Population and Housing): https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/population-and-housing/node/1684041368
Figure 1. Percent Distribution of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Marital Status: Philippines, 2020:
Table 1. Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Sex and Marital Status: Philippines, 2020 and 2015: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/Press%20Release%20on%20Marital%20Status_14Feb2023.pdf
you may also refer to our Tabulated data below:
Table 1. Population of Household Head who are Solo/Single Parents by Age Group, Sex, and Region: Philippines, 2020: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l94HuGMIq68lv14sFVXtLJGntMoSivx8/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105740966474332267520&rtpof=true&sd=true
kindly accomplish our Data Product Agreement Form for our documentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W4OuHE7-SwTqBWwSF2msPJVmYo0_Ljk0/view
For other sources, you may also visit the following websites:
(For Time series Data) OpenStat: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/
(For Microdata/PUF) PSADA: https://psada.psa.gov.ph/
(For Online Publication) Digital Library: https://library.psa.gov.ph/
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
Rene C. Mendoza
Assistant National Statistician
Information Technology and Dissemination Service
