TABLE 1 Number, Percent Distribution, and Percent Changes of Marriages by Region:
2003 and 2004
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2 0 0 4 | 2 0 0 3 | Percent
Region Number Percent | Number Percent | Change
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Philippines 582,281 100.00 593,553 100.00 (1.9)
National Capital Region 92,921 16.0 100,665 17.0 (7.7)
Cordillera Administrative Region 10,868 1.9 10,822 1.8 0.4
I - Ilocos 36,022 6.2 35,857 6.0 0.5
II - Cagayan 27,281 4.7 25,884 4.4 5.4
III - Central Luzon 72,861 12.5 75,738 12.8 (3.8)
IV-A- Calabarzon 76,800 13.2 78,466 13.2 (2.1)
IV-B- Mimaropa 17,684 3.0 16,527 2.8 7.0
V - Bicol 35,881 6.2 33,905 5.7 5.8
VI - Western Visayas 37,089 6.4 43,122 7.3 (14.0)
VII - Central Visayas 42,975 7.4 43,060 7.3 (0.2)
VIII- Eastern Visayas 24,823 4.3 22,178 3.7 11.9
IX - Zamboanga Peninsula 18,399 3.2 16,312 2.7 12.8
X - Northern Mindanao 26,612 4.6 27,329 4.6 (2.6)
XI - Davao 26,496 4.6 27,876 4.7 (5.0)
XII - Soccsksargen 19,165 3.3 19,980 3.4 (4.1)
XIII- Caraga 13,780 2.4 13,774 2.3 0.0
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2,624 0.5 2,058 0.3 27.5
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Source: National Statistics Office, Vital Statistics Division
Page last updated: February 16, 2008
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