Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
0.8
Türkiye
Lowest
0.3
Bulgaria
Median
0.4
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
874
What the numbers show
Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 0.8 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.3 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4, and the mean is 0.4311.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 20.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 40.0%).
Children per private household by labour status within households: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 0.8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 0.6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 2 | Slovakia | 0.6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | Slovakia | 0.6 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 2 | Montenegro | 0.6 | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia | 0.6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 2 | Ireland | 0.6 | 2025 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 0.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0.5 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | Romania | 0.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 0.5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 0.5 | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Croatia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Denmark | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Latvia | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Greece | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Croatia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | France | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Spain | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Norway | 0.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 13 | Poland | 0.4 | 2025 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 0.4 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 0.3 | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 0.3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 0.3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Lithuania | 0.3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 0.3 | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 0.3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.