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

Countries reporting
49
Highest
93.2
Greece
Lowest
0
Lithuania
Median
68
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,028

What the numbers show

Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 93.2 in Greece; the lowest is 0 in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 68, and the mean is 66.94.

Over the past decade 21 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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 93.2 2025 up 3.3% flat
2 Türkiye 91.9 2025 down 1.6% falling
3 Albania 91.3 2025 up 0.9% rising
4 North Macedonia 90 2024 up 6.5% flat
4 North Macedonia 90 2024 up 6.5% flat
6 Montenegro 89.7 2024 down 2.6% flat
7 Croatia 87.7 2025 up 2.7% flat
7 Croatia 87.7 2025 up 2.7% flat
9 Cyprus 82.5 2025 up 0.2% falling
10 Romania 82.3 2025 up 1.1% falling
11 Serbia 81.4 2025 up 2.5% flat
11 Serbia 81.4 2025 up 2.5% flat
13 Slovakia 80.5 2025 down 0.7% falling
13 Slovakia 80.5 2025 down 0.7% falling
15 Luxembourg 79.6 2025 up 9.5% falling
16 Switzerland 76.7 2024 down 4.8% falling
17 Ireland 74.6 2025 up 4.3% rising
17 Italy 74.6 2025 down 6.6% falling
19 Austria 73.3 2025 up 2.9% flat
20 Malta 73 2025 down 7.2% falling
21 Germany 72.5 2025 down 3.5% falling
22 Netherlands 70.4 2025 down 2.9% falling
22 Netherlands 70.4 2025 down 2.9% falling
24 Hungary 69.6 2025 up 14.9% falling
25 Spain 68 2025 down 7.4% falling
26 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
27 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
28 Czechia 64.9 2025 down 5.3% falling
28 United Kingdom 64.9 2018 up 0.5% flat
28 United Kingdom 64.9 2018 up 0.5% flat
31 Denmark 62 2025 down 0.3% flat
32 Latvia 60.5 2025 up 8.8% rising
32 Latvia 60.5 2025 up 8.8% rising
34 Finland 58.6 2025 down 12.9% falling
35 Slovenia 57.1 2025 down 1.0% falling
35 Slovenia 57.1 2025 down 1.0% falling
37 Iceland 56.7 2020 up 1.6% falling
38 Poland 56.5 2025 down 20.1% falling
38 Poland 56.5 2025 down 20.1% falling
40 Portugal 56.2 2025 down 11.6% falling
41 Estonia 54.4 2025 up 1.5% flat
41 Estonia 54.4 2025 up 1.5% flat
43 Norway 52.6 2025 down 5.6% falling
44 Belgium 52 2025 down 7.1% falling
45 Sweden 49.7 2025 down 6.6% flat
46 Bulgaria 47.7 2025 down 19.7% falling
47 France 44.9 2025 down 13.8% falling
48 Lithuania 0 2025 down 100.0% falling
48 Lithuania 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
55 places, 1,028 data points, 2003–2025
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