Distribution of households with children by number of children by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
68.5
Malta
Lowest
39
Montenegro
Median
47.3
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,029
What the numbers show
Distribution of households with children by number of children is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 68.5 in Malta; the lowest is 39 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.3, and the mean is 48.51.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 16.9%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 14.4%).
Distribution of households with children by number of children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 68.5 | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 2 | Portugal | 61.9 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 55.2 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 3 | Latvia | 55.2 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 54.8 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 54.8 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 54.6 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 54.2 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 9 | Spain | 53.7 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 53.6 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 53.1 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 53.1 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 52.4 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 50.5 | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 50.2 | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 16 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 49.6 | 2019 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Austria | 49.5 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 18 | Germany | 49.1 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 49.1 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 20 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 48.9 | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 47.7 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 47.7 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 23 | Croatia | 47.4 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 47.4 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | France | 47.3 | 2025 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 47 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 46.9 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 27 | Poland | 46.9 | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 46.7 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 46.7 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 46.6 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 46.6 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 45.7 | 2025 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 34 | Slovenia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 45.4 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 36 | Albania | 44.9 | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 37 | Belgium | 44.7 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 44.4 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 44.2 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 39 | Ireland | 44.2 | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 44.2 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 43.8 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands | 43.8 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 44 | Sweden | 42.9 | 2025 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 45 | Switzerland | 42.4 | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 46 | Türkiye | 42.1 | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 47 | Iceland | 41.7 | 2020 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 48 | Denmark | 41.4 | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 49 | Montenegro | 39 | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.