In 2020, 47.5 percent of households in the European Union which had children were one-child households, with 39.9 percent having two children, and 12.6 percent having three or more children. In this year, Portugal had the highest share of households with one child, Sweden had the highest share of two-child households, and Ireland had the highest share of three-child households.
Households by number of children, as a percentage of households with children in selected European countries in 2020
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Eurostat. (May 31, 2021). Households by number of children, as a percentage of households with children in selected European countries in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/933981/households-by-number-of-children-europe/
Eurostat. "Households by number of children, as a percentage of households with children in selected European countries in 2020." Chart. May 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933981/households-by-number-of-children-europe/
Eurostat. (2021). Households by number of children, as a percentage of households with children in selected European countries in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/933981/households-by-number-of-children-europe/
Eurostat. "Households by Number of Children, as a Percentage of Households with Children in Selected European Countries in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933981/households-by-number-of-children-europe/
Eurostat, Households by number of children, as a percentage of households with children in selected European countries in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/933981/households-by-number-of-children-europe/ (last visited July 01, 2022)