In 2022, there were around 10.7 thousand households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan. About 83 percent of those households were nuclear families or single-parent nuclear families.
Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Parents and unmarried children
Single parent and unmarried children
Households with three or more generation
Other households*
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MHLW (Japan). (July 8, 2023). Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). (2023). Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Households with Unmarried Children under 18 Years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by Family Composition (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/
MHLW (Japan), Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of households with unmarried children under 18 years in Japan from 2012 to 2022, by family composition (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), July 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319205/japan-number-households-underage-children-by-family-composition/