Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark
Denmark: Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the was 32.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 32.0% for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in 2025.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark peaked at 35.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2022.
That places Denmark 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.0% | — |
| 2006 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -32.0% |
| 2023 | 28.9% | +37.6% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +19.7% |
| 2025 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 22.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 21.0% | 34.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Denmark was 32.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Denmark ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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