Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household by country

Countries reporting
47
Highest
93.9%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Lithuania
Median
67.9%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
997

What the numbers show

Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 93.9% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 67.9%, and the mean is 66.2%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 14.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).

Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 93.9% 2023 up 3.8% flat
2 Greece 93.2% 2025 up 3.3% flat
3 Türkiye 91.9% 2025 down 1.6% falling
4 Montenegro 91.2% 2023 down 0.8% flat
5 North Macedonia 90.0% 2024 up 6.5% flat
6 Croatia 87.7% 2025 up 2.7% flat
6 Croatia 87.7% 2025 up 2.7% flat
8 Cyprus 82.5% 2025 up 0.2% falling
9 Romania 82.3% 2025 up 1.1% falling
10 Serbia 81.4% 2025 up 2.5% flat
11 Slovakia 80.5% 2025 down 0.7% falling
11 Slovakia 80.5% 2025 down 0.7% falling
13 Luxembourg 79.6% 2025 up 9.5% falling
14 Switzerland 76.7% 2024 down 4.8% falling
15 Ireland 74.6% 2025 up 4.3% rising
15 Italy 74.6% 2025 down 6.6% falling
17 Austria 73.3% 2025 up 2.9% flat
18 Malta 73.0% 2025 down 7.2% falling
19 Germany 72.5% 2025 down 3.5% falling
20 Netherlands 70.4% 2025 down 2.9% falling
20 Netherlands 70.4% 2025 down 2.9% falling
22 Hungary 69.6% 2025 up 14.9% falling
23 Spain 68.0% 2025 down 7.4% falling
24 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 67.9% 2021 down 6.7% falling
25 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 67.5% 2019 down 6.1% falling
26 United Kingdom 64.9% 2018 up 0.5% flat
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 64.9% 2018 up 0.5% flat
26 Czechia 64.9% 2025 down 5.3% falling
29 Denmark 62.0% 2025 down 0.3% flat
30 Latvia 60.5% 2025 up 8.8% rising
30 Latvia 60.5% 2025 up 8.8% rising
32 Finland 58.6% 2025 down 12.9% falling
33 Slovenia 57.1% 2025 down 1.0% falling
33 Slovenia 57.1% 2025 down 1.0% falling
35 Iceland 56.7% 2020 up 1.6% falling
36 Poland 56.5% 2025 down 20.1% falling
36 Poland 56.5% 2025 down 20.1% falling
38 Portugal 56.2% 2025 down 11.6% falling
39 Estonia 54.4% 2025 up 1.5% flat
39 Estonia 54.4% 2025 up 1.5% flat
41 Norway 52.6% 2025 down 5.6% falling
42 Belgium 52.0% 2025 down 7.1% falling
43 Sweden 49.7% 2025 down 6.6% flat
44 Bulgaria 47.7% 2025 down 19.7% falling
45 France 44.9% 2025 down 13.8% falling
46 Lithuania 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% falling
46 Lithuania 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 997 data points, 2003–2025
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