Philippine Statistics Authority

Nisperos 03:32 PM, Feb 14, 2023

February 14, 2023

Dear Elora Francisco,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 21, 2023 09:04:42 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The population of solo parents/solo parent households in the Philippines per region.

Your FOI request is approved. 

In reference to your data request, our apologies but our data on this is limited to the following published data:

Number of Solo Parents whose Marital Status were Single with Children Living in the Households by Sex and Province: Philippines, 2015: https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ajr9bkYQz9OchQjALm7rDOA2Zf-Z?e=52DsfG

Philippine Population Surpassed the 100 Million Mark (Results from the 2015 Census of Population): https://psa.gov.ph/population-and-housing/statistical-tables/title/Philippine%20Population%20Surpassed%20the%20100%20Million%20Mark%20%28Results%20from%20the%202015%20Census%20of%20Population%29

TABLE 6 Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex, and Region: 2015
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/specialrelease/_PHILIPPINES_Statistical%20Tables_0.xls

TABLE 7 Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Marital Status, Sex, and Region: 2015
https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/specialrelease/_PHILIPPINES_Statistical%20Tables_0.xls

Or you may also check our tabulated data from POPCEN 2015 puf:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ajr9bkYQz9OchQjALm7rDOA2Zf-Z?e=3ayiB1

For more information on data of solo parents, you may coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

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Respectfully,

Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service