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
The data collection 'LFS - specific topics, household statistics' covers a range of statistics on number, characteristics and typologies of households, based on the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS). The data collection also encompasses some labour market indicators broken down by household composition. Only annual data are available.
Data coverage corresponds to code "lfst_hhnhtych" of the EU-LFS series.
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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/
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