Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Children living in households with very low work intensity by was 32.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
32.1%
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
22nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2014
All-time low
16.8%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021

01020302008201420212008: 16.8 Percentage2009: 19.8 Percentage2010: 25.3 Percentage2011: 27.4 Percentage2012: 24 Percentage2013: 23.9 Percentage2014: 32.1 Percentage2015: 26.2 Percentage2016: 28.9 Percentage2017: 27.3 Percentage2018: 24.2 Percentage2019: 22.7 Percentage2020: 26.9 Percentage2021: 32.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 32.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 32.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.

That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008 to 2021.
Year Percentage Change
2008 16.8%
2009 19.8% +17.9%
2010 25.3% +27.8%
2011 27.4% +8.3%
2012 24.0% -12.4%
2013 23.9% -0.4%
2014 32.1% +34.3%
2015 26.2% -18.4%
2016 28.9% +10.3%
2017 27.3% -5.5%
2018 24.2% -11.4%
2019 22.7% -6.2%
2020 26.9% +18.5%
2021 32.1% +19.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.3% 16.8% 19.8% 2
2010s 26.2% 22.7% 32.1% 10
2020s 29.5% 26.9% 32.1% 2

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 32.9% compare
  2. 19 United Kingdom 32.9% compare
  3. 21 Denmark 32.2% compare
  4. 23 Croatia 27.2% compare
  5. 23 Croatia 27.2% compare
  6. 25 Austria 25.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 32.1% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2014.
What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 948 data points, 2004–2025
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