In 2021, 49.4 percent of households in the European Union which had children were one-child households, with 38.6 percent having two children, and 12 percent having three or more children. In this year, Bulgaria 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 the European Union in 2021
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