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Households with children across Europe

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Slovakia at 42.1%, the lowest Finland at 21.1%. The EU27 figure is 28.7%.

Maps Latest available · 202521.1%42.1%No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. SK42.1%
  2. IE40.4%
  3. RO34.1%
  4. CZ33.1%
  5. CY32.9%
  6. HR32.1%
  7. BE32.0%
  8. ES31.9%
  9. PL31.8%
  10. SI31.6%
  11. PT31.4%
  12. LU31.0%
  13. HU29.9%
  14. FR29.2%
  15. LV29.2%
  16. BG28.7%
  17. GR28.1%
  18. IT28.1%
  19. EE27.4%
  20. MT27.0%
  21. AT26.6%
  22. NL25.9%
  23. SE25.5%
  24. DE23.4%
  25. DK23.3%
  26. LT22.6%
  27. FI21.1%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Slovakia, Ireland, Romania, Denmark, Lithuania and Finland. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Households with children · 2025.

Source

Share of private households with at least one dependent child. Eurostat · Households with children · 2025.

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