Distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece
Greece: Distribution of households with children by number of children was 50.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece is 50.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2012.
That places Greece 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 46.5% | — |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 45.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 45.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 48.3% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.5% | 48.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 40.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 43.1% | 50.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Greece was 50.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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