According to data from the UN Population Division for 2021, shared on @seasia.stats Instagram page, the Philippines leads Southeast Asia in the number of single individuals, with 49 percent of its population being single--nearly half. The term 'single' includes those who are unmarried, divorced, separated, or widowed. The UN report also highlights a significant number of singles in Brunei (44.9 percent), Malaysia (44.69 percent), and Cambodia (44.60 percent). Contrarily, Timor-Leste has only 13 percent of its population who are single, indicating a greater inclination towards marriage.
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Globally, over 1.6 billion singles were recorded in UN marriage data between 1970 and 2021, indicating a rising demographic.
The 2020 Census of Population and Housing by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) provides insights into shifting relationship trends in the Philippines. It showed a slight decrease in single Filipino adults to 34.26 million in 2020, compared to 34.54 million in 2015. In contrast, the number of married individuals increased by 1.52 million, from 32.35 million in 2015 to 33.87 million in 2020. There was also a 5.5 percentage point rise in couples choosing common-law or live-in relationships, reflecting a shift towards non-traditional relationship arrangements and a growing acceptance of cohabitation outside formal marriage.
In 2020, of the 86.33 million Filipinos aged ten and older, 34.26 million (39.7%) had never married, and 33.87 million (39.2%) were married. Other segments included 14.7 percent in common-law or live-in relationships, 4.5 percent widowed, and 1.9 percent divorced, separated, or annulled.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
I give lectures to students in lectures nationwide, sharing on full range of issues, from economy, to diplomacy
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