One parent families and children by sex of parent

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Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national official sources.

Definition: One parent families are families composed by a lone parent with one or more children.
A child refers to a blood, step- or adopted son or daughter (regardless of age or marital status) who has usual residence in the household of the parent, and who has no partner or own child(ren) in the same household.


General note: Data come from population censuses, micro-censuses and household sample surveys, unless otherwise specified.

Country: Armenia

Change in definition (2004 - onwards): Children under age 15 actually correspond to those under 18.

Country: Austria

Break in methodlogy (2004): Change in data collection procedure.

Country: Austria

Break in methodlogy (2004): Change in data collection procedure.

Country: Belarus

Change in definition (2000 - 2009): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Belarus

Change in definition (2000 - 2009): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Belarus

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: Belarus

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: Belgium

Break in methodlogy (2000 - 2008): data are from population register

Country: Belgium

Break in methodlogy (2000 - 2008): data are from population register

Country: Belgium

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Belgium

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Belgium

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Belgium

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1985

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1985

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1992

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1992

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (2010): Data refer to 2011

Country: Bulgaria

Reference period (2010): Data refer to 2011

Country: Canada

Break in methodlogy (2001): Change in definition of children.

Country: Canada

Change in definition (1980 - 2011): Data refer to children under 15 in lone parent families

Country: Canada

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Canada

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Canada

Reference period (1995): Data refer to 1996

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (1980 - 1990): Data refer to population with permanent residence irrespective of actual residence and duration.

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (1980 - 1990): Data refer to population with permanent residence irrespective of actual residence and duration.

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (2001 - 2011): Data refer to usual resident population.

Country: Croatia

Change in definition (2001 - 2011): Data refer to usual resident population.

Country: Croatia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Croatia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Croatia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Croatia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Cyprus

Territorial change (2011): Data cover only government controlled area.

Country: Cyprus

Territorial change (2011): Data cover only government controlled area.

Country: Czechia

Refer to one parent families with economically inactive dependent children aged 0-25.

Country: Czechia

Refer to one parent families with economically inactive dependent children aged 0-25.

Country: Estonia

Change in definition (2001 - 2007): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Estonia

Change in definition (2008 onward): Data refer to one parent families with children aged 0?17 and persons aged 18-24 who are economically inactive and living with at least one parent.

Country: France

Break in methodlogy (2006 - 2010): The census is based on annual data collection, successively surveying all the municipal territories over a five-year period.

Country: France

Break in methodlogy (2006 - 2010): The census is based on annual data collection, successively surveying all the municipal territories over a five-year period.

Country: France

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: France

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: France

Territorial change (1990 - 2010): Data cover Metropolitan France and overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, French Guiana)

Country: France

Territorial change (1990 - 2010): Data cover Metropolitan France and overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, French Guiana)

Country: Germany

Break in methodlogy (1980): From 1980 to 2004, data refer to one reporting week

Country: Germany

Break in methodlogy (1980): From 1980 to 2004, data refer to one reporting week

Country: Germany

Break in methodlogy (2005): From 2005, annual avarage figures

Country: Germany

Break in methodlogy (2005): From 2005, annual avarage figures

Country: Germany

Change in definition (1980 - 1995): Data refer to single mother/father with or without a partner living in the same household (but not married)

Country: Germany

Change in definition (1980 - 1995): Data refer to single mother/father with or without a partner living in the same household (but not married)

Country: Germany

Change in definition (2000 - 2012): Data refer to single mother/father without a partner living in the same houshold

Country: Germany

Change in definition (2000 - 2012): Data refer to single mother/father without a partner living in the same houshold

Country: Germany

Territorial change (1980 - 1990): Data refer to the former territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Country: Germany

Territorial change (1980 - 1990): Data refer to the former territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Country: Hungary

Change in definition (1980 - 2011): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 15 and never married.

Country: Hungary

Change in definition (1980 - 2011): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 15 and never married.

Country: Iceland

Change in definition (1980 - 1995): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 16.

Country: Iceland

Change in definition (1980 - 1995): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 16.

Country: Iceland

Change in definition (2000): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Iceland

Change in definition (2000): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Israel

- Data refer to all households except those in kibbutzim, institutions, students’ dormitories and persons living outside localities (Bedouins in the South).
- As of 2012, estimates from the monthly labour force survey.
- As of 2001 based on revised weighting groups.
- Children in one parent families where at least 1 child under 15 refer to children of any age in one parent families.

Country: Kazakhstan

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: Kazakhstan

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999.

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1979 Censuses (17 January)

Measurement: Number of families , Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989 Censuses (12 January)

Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (2000): Data refer to 1999 Censuses (24 March)

Measurement: Percent of all one parent families , Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989 Censuses (12 January)

Measurement: Children in one parent families , Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989 Censuses (12 January)

Measurement: Percent of all children in one parent families , Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989 Censuses (12 January)

Measurement: Average number of children in one parent families , Country: Kyrgyzstan

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1989 Censuses (12 January)

Country: Latvia

Change in definition (2011): In 2011 Census in Latvia the housekeeping concept of household was used instead of the household-dwelling concept used in the previous 2000 Census.

Country: Latvia

Change in definition (2011): In 2011 Census in Latvia the housekeeping concept of household was used instead of the household-dwelling concept used in the previous 2000 Census.

Country: Lithuania

Change in definition (2001 - 2011): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Lithuania

Change in definition (2001 - 2011): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: Luxembourg

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Luxembourg

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Luxembourg

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Luxembourg

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Measurement: Number of families , Country: Malta

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18 or in the age group 18-24 who are inactive.
Data refer to number of households composed of one adult and one or more dependent children irrespective of the relationship between adult and child.

Measurement: Children in one parent families , Country: Malta

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18 or in the age group 18-24 who are inactive.
Data refer to number of households composed of one adult and one or more dependent children irrespective of the relationship between adult and child.

Measurement: Average number of children in one parent families , Country: Malta

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18 or in the age group 18-24 who are inactive.
Data refer to number of households composed of one adult and one or more dependent children irrespective of the relationship between adult and child.

Country: Montenegro

Change in definition (2003 - 2010): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 25.

Country: Montenegro

Change in definition (2003 - 2010): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 25.

Country: Norway

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18. See more about definitions: http://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/familie/aar/20--16-04-14?fane=om
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Country: Poland

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1978

Country: Poland

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1978

Country: Poland

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1988

Country: Poland

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1988

Country: Portugal

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Portugal

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Romania

Change in definition (1990): The reference is for the children in one parent families where at least 1 child is under 25

Country: Romania

Change in definition (1990): The reference is for the children in one parent families where at least 1 child is under 25

Country: Romania

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1992

Country: Romania

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1992

Measurement: Children in one parent families , Country: Russian Federation

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 15.

Measurement: Percent of all children in one parent families , Country: Russian Federation

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 15.

Measurement: Average number of children in one parent families , Country: Russian Federation

Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 15.

Country: Serbia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981.

Country: Serbia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981.

Country: Serbia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991.

Country: Serbia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991.

Country: Serbia

Territorial change (1980): Data refer to the whole territory of the Republic of Serbia

Country: Serbia

Territorial change (1980): Data refer to the whole territory of the Republic of Serbia

Country: Serbia

Territorial change (1990 - 2011): Data do not cover Kosovo and Metohija.

Country: Serbia

Territorial change (1990 - 2011): Data do not cover Kosovo and Metohija.

Country: Slovakia

Additional information (1980 - 1990): Detailed data from the 1980 and 1991 census about children in one parent-families are not available.

Country: Slovakia

Additional information (1980 - 1990): Detailed data from the 1980 and 1991 census about children in one parent-families are not available.

Country: Slovakia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Slovakia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (1980 - 1990): Data refer to de jure population and one parent families with never married children

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (1980 - 1990): Data refer to de jure population and one parent families with never married children

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (2002): Data refer to de facto population.

Country: Slovenia

Change in definition (2002): Data refer to de facto population.

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1980): Data refer to 1981

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Slovenia

Reference period (1990): Data refer to 1991

Country: Spain

Change in definition (2001, 2011): If two or more "one-parent families" are found inside the same household, all of them are counted.

Country: Spain

Change in definition: For 2011 all data are rounded to the closest integer multiple of 5. From 2013 all data are rounded to the closest integer multiple of 100.

Country: Sweden

Since 2011, the source is register-based household statistics. Reported figures are based on estimated relations between those who occupy the same housing unit. Figures refer to all households defined as one parent families. Children are classified based on four different types of relations. Biological parents with children and adoptive parents with children are the two most common types of relations. Children classified by guardianship and ''Other person'' account for a small share. Individuals are classified as children regardless of age if they live with their biological or adoptive parents and don’t have any children or partner in the same household. Single parents with children who share a housing unit with other occupants are not included in the reported figures.

Country: Switzerland

Additional information (1980 - 2000): Data are based on traditional census (full field enumeration)

Country: Switzerland

Break in methodlogy: From 2010 data are based on sample survey of the resident permanent population 15 +

Country: Turkiye

Additional information (2002 - 2007): The variable of "type of household" was asked directly to the respondants.

Country: Turkiye

Additional information (2002 - 2007): The variable of "type of household" was asked directly to the respondants.

Country: Turkiye

Additional information (2008 - 2012): The variable of "type of household" was calculated at the offiice by using the variable named "relationship to the household head".

Country: Turkiye

Additional information (2008 - 2012): The variable of "type of household" was calculated at the offiice by using the variable named "relationship to the household head".

Country: Ukraine

Change in definition (2002 - 2013): Children in one parent families&
39; include families where children do not have one or both parents. &
39;Children in one parent families, sex of parent unknown&
39; include number of households where children do not have both parents and live with relatives or other people.

Measurement: Number of families , Country: Ukraine

Change in definition (2002 - 2013): Children in one parent families&
39; include families where children do not have one or both parents. &
39;Children in one parent families, sex of parent unknown&
39; include number of households where children do not have both parents and live with relatives or other people.

Country: Ukraine

Territorial change (2002 - 2013): Territorial sample excluded localities (and the population living in them) which were radioactively contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster.

Country: United States

Break in methodlogy (2007): break in series in children data, change in definition of children in one parent families.

Country: United States

Break in methodlogy (2007): break in series in children data, change in definition of children in one parent families.

Country: United States

Change in definition (1980 - onwards): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.

Country: United States

Change in definition (1980 - onwards): Data refer to one parent families with children aged under 18.