MANILA, Philippines - If you are a woman in your 30s looking for a male partner of the same age in the Philippines, you will most probably find him in Region IV-B or the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), at least according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB).

NSCB released its "Sexy Statistics" days before Valentine's Day in an effort to show which parts of the country have the highest ratio of single males to single females, and vice versa.

The figures, sourced from the National Statistics Office's 2007 census, showed that there are plenty of 30- to 39-year-old single males in Region IV-B -- 230 for every 100 single females of the same age, or a ratio of 2:1.

This is followed by Region II or Cagayan Valley with 192.3 bachelors for every 100 females, Region V or Bicol (190.6), Region VIII or Eastern Visayas (188.8) and the Caraga Administrative Region (186.1).

Women in their 30s have the slimmest chance of finding a mate their age in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), with only 104.6 single males for every 100 single females, or a ratio of 1:1.

The same thing applies when 30-something ladies are looking for younger (10 to 29 years old) or older (40 to 59 years old) romantic partners, NSCB said. If they want someone who is much older (60 years old and above), the best place to look is at Region VIII while competition may be tough in Metro Manila.

Below are the other details of the report:

Females

This table shows where single females can have more luck with finding a male partner. Screenshot from NSCB's website

• Girls aged 10 to 19 will have the best chance of finding a single mate their age in Region VIII. Metro Manila is a great place for them to find a partner aged 20 to 49, while Region VI or Western Visayas is a good place to start when looking for a much older man (50 years old and above). Competition is tough in Region IV-B and ARMM.
• Single ladies aged 20 to 29 will most likely find a mate with the same age or younger (29 and below) in Region IV-B. Older partners (30 years old and above) are aplenty in Region VIII, while competition may be tough in Metro Manila and ARMM.
• Women in their 40s can more easily find partners aged 20 to 29 years old in ARMM. Another good place to look is in Region IV-B (10 to 19 years old, and 30 to 59 years old). They may have a hard time looking for a mate in Metro Manila.
• Older women (50 years old and above) may still find luck in love in ARMM, Region XI or Davao, Caraga, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and Region VIII, but not in Metro Manila and regions I and VII or Negros Oriental.

Males

This table shows where single males can have more luck with finding a female partner. Screenshot from NSCB's website

• Boys aged 10 to 19 will have plenty of luck finding single girls in Metro Manila (10 to 59 years old), while they can more easily find an older partner (60 years old and above) in Region I. They may not be as lucky getting a girlfriend in regions VIII, IV-B and ARMM.
• Twenty-something males will most likely find a younger mate (10 to 19 years old) in Region IV-B. Metro Manila is a great place for them to find a partner their age and older (20 to 49 years old), while regions VII and I are ideal if they want older women (50 to 59 years old and 60 years old and above, respectively). They may have a hard time looking for a female partner in ARMM and in the CAR.
• Males in their 30s will most probably find a female partner their age or younger (39 years old and below) in ARMM, while Metro Manila, Region VII and Region I are good places to find older mates (40 to 49, 50 to 59, and 60 and above, respectively). Competition may be tough in regions VIII, IV-B, XI and Caraga.
• Like 30-something males, older men (40 years old and above) may find luck in love in ARMM, Metro Manila and Region I, but not in regions VIII, IV-B and XI.

NSCB made it clear, though, that finding love "is not just about computing probabilities and knowing your competitors," so women and men should not be too obsessed with the figures it just released.

"Looking for a partner is an exploration of one's values and learning to extend love infinitely," the agency said.