Study Shows Rise in Singles

Date: 2006-09-12

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New findings by the National Statistical Office show more people of marriageable age are choosing to stay single. Some 60 percent of women between the ages of 25 and 29 were single. This is a 20 percent rise from six years ago. Meanwhile 41 percent of men between 30 and 34 were unmarried. Back in the year 2000, just 28 percent of the men in the age group were bachelors.

As for the reasons for the trend, economic difficulty was the main issue picked by men, while the increase in working opportunities was seen as reason behind the women's decision to put off marriage.

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