Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Greece
Greece: Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 was 3.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.9
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
4.4
in 2015
All-time low
3
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Greece, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Greece is 3.9, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Greece peaked at 4.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2019.
Greece ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in single-parent households by at risk … 0-17 in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.4 | — |
| 2016 | 4.1 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 3 | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.4 | +41.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7 | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9 | +5.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.65, 37% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.7, 36% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.88 | 3 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.57 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More population data for Greece
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.38 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.6525 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6991 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,145 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4091 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6659 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.658 (2100)
- Population density 48.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 223,897 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Greece?
- Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or in Greece was 3.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or?
- Greece ranks 38th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in single-parent households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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