Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal
Portugal: Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by was 56.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 56.2% for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal peaked at 80.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80.4% | — |
| 2005 | 79.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 65.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -0.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 56.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 68.8%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 56.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 64.9%, 87% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.0% | 77.7% | 80.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 61.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 56.2% | 63.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal?
- Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by in Portugal was 56.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by?
- Portugal ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of children (aged less than 18) living with their parents by type of household. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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