Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 47.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 47.2, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 54 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.2 | — |
| 2011 | 50.5 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 51.1 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 51.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.4 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 50.7 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.7 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 47 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.6 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 47.5 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 54 | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 48.4 | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 48.7 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 50.3 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 47.6 | -5.4% |
| 2025 | 47.2 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.68 | 47 | 52.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.37 | 47.2 | 54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,605 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 47.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 54 in 2020.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 in 2017.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).