Netherlands vs Portugal: Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the
Netherlands
16.1%
in 2025
Portugal
29.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
43rd
Portugal rank
41st
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the over time
- Netherlands
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 29.5% against 16.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st of 45 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 27.4% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 24.9% | 1.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 28.4% | 12.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the, Netherlands or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 29.5% against 16.1% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the between Netherlands and Portugal?
- 13.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Netherlands ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.