Czechia vs Luxembourg: Share of children who were born outside of marriage
Czechia
48.5%
in 2020
Luxembourg
41.6%
in 2020
Czechia rank
17th
Luxembourg rank
20th
Share of children who were born outside of marriage over time
- Czechia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 48.5% against 41.6% in Luxembourg, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th of 42 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 6 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 1.7% | Czechia |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 0.4% | Czechia |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 8.9% | 2.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 0.2% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 26.6% | 3.8% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 38.2% | 7.7% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 41.6% | 6.9% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who were born outside of marriage, Czechia or Luxembourg?
- Czechia, at 48.5% against 41.6% in Luxembourg as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of children who were born outside of marriage between Czechia and Luxembourg?
- 6.9%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Luxembourg?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Luxembourg rank globally for share of children who were born outside of marriage?
- Czechia ranks 17th and Luxembourg ranks 20th 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.