Australia vs Italy: Share of children who were born outside of marriage
Australia
36.5%
in 2020
Italy
33.8%
in 2020
Australia rank
26th
Italy rank
27th
Share of children who were born outside of marriage over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.5% against 33.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 26th and Italy ranks 27th of 42 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 3.4% | 7.3% | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 5.2% | 10.6% | Australia |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 7.8% | 18.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 14.6% | 17.9% | Australia |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 29.0% | 5.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 33.8% | 2.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who were born outside of marriage, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 36.5% against 33.8% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of children who were born outside of marriage between Australia and Italy?
- 2.7%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for share of children who were born outside of marriage?
- Australia ranks 26th and Italy ranks 27th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who were born outside of marriage. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all children born to mothers who were not married at the time of birth.