demographic2021
Share of single-parent households
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.8%
Median: 9.2%
Countries Covered
176
with available data
Highest
Latvia
22.1%
Lowest
Afghanistan
1.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Latvia22.1%
2Guadeloupe21.2%
3Saint Martin (French part)21.1%
4Martinique20.8%
5French Guiana20.0%
By Region
South America11.5%(7 countries)
Other10.3%(107 countries)
North America10.2%(4 countries)
Africa10.0%(9 countries)
Europe9.4%(28 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.0%)High (22.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.8%)
South America (7)
Other (107)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Europe (28)
Oceania (2)
Asia (19)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 22.1% |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 21.2% |
| 3 | Saint Martin (French part) | 21.1% |
| 4 | Martinique | 20.8% |
| 5 | French Guiana | 20.0% |
| 6 | Mayotte | 19.0% |
| 7 | Reunion | 18.9% |
| 8 | Bolivia | 16.7% |
| 9 | Barbados | 16.3% |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 16.3% |
| 11 | Jamaica | 16.2% |
| 12 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 16.1% |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.7% |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 15.7% |
| 15 | Mauritania | 15.3% |
| 16 | Saint Lucia | 15.0% |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 15.0% |
| 18 | Burundi | 14.8% |
| 19 | South Sudan | 14.7% |
| 20 | Malawi | 14.7% |
| 21 | Rwanda | 14.5% |
| 22 | Belarus | 14.1% |
| 23 | Somalia | 13.9% |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 13.9% |
| 25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.8% |
| 26 | Peru | 13.7% |
| 27 | Ghana | 13.5% |
| 28 | Argentina | 13.4% |
| 29 | Angola | 13.4% |
| 30 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.3% |
| 31 | Slovenia | 13.2% |
| 32 | Honduras | 13.1% |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 13.0% |
| 34 | Eswatini | 12.9% |
| 35 | Bahamas | 12.9% |
| 36 | Colombia | 12.7% |
| 37 | Haiti | 12.7% |
| 38 | Belize | 12.6% |
| 39 | Guatemala | 12.6% |
| 40 | Kenya | 12.4% |
| 41 | Estonia | 12.1% |
| 42 | Guyana | 11.9% |
| 43 | Hong Kong | 11.9% |
| 44 | Togo | 11.8% |
| 45 | Cuba | 11.7% |
| 46 | El Salvador | 11.7% |
| 47 | Mozambique | 11.6% |
| 48 | South Africa | 11.6% |
| 49 | Aruba | 11.5% |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 11.5% |
| 51 | Panama | 11.5% |
| 52 | Poland | 11.4% |
| 53 | Suriname | 11.4% |
| 54 | Uganda | 11.4% |
| 55 | Nepal | 11.3% |
| 56 | Chile | 11.1% |
| 57 | Hungary | 11.1% |
| 58 | Lesotho | 11.0% |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 10.7% |
| 60 | Benin | 10.7% |
| 61 | Chad | 10.6% |
| 62 | Slovakia | 10.5% |
| 63 | Venezuela | 10.5% |
| 64 | Brazil | 10.5% |
| 65 | Moldova, Republic of | 10.4% |
| 66 | Bermuda | 10.4% |
| 67 | Botswana | 10.4% |
| 68 | Czech Republic | 10.3% |
| 69 | Mexico | 10.2% |
| 70 | Croatia | 10.0% |
| 71 | Ukraine | 10.0% |
| 72 | Liberia | 9.9% |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 9.9% |
| 74 | Australia | 9.9% |
| 75 | Italy | 9.9% |
| 76 | Ireland | 9.7% |
| 77 | South Korea | 9.7% |
| 78 | Zambia | 9.6% |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 9.6% |
| 80 | Madagascar | 9.5% |
| 81 | Uruguay | 9.5% |
| 82 | Ecuador | 9.4% |
| 83 | Spain | 9.4% |
| 84 | Paraguay | 9.3% |
| 85 | Nigeria | 9.3% |
| 86 | Malta | 9.3% |
| 87 | Belgium | 9.2% |
| 88 | Republic of the Congo | 9.2% |
| 89 | United States of America | 9.1% |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 9.1% |
| 91 | Maldives | 9.0% |
| 92 | Central African Republic | 9.0% |
| 93 | Portugal | 9.0% |
| 94 | Macao | 9.0% |
| 95 | Comoros | 8.9% |
| 96 | Japan | 8.9% |
| 97 | Canada | 8.9% |
| 98 | Georgia | 8.9% |
| 99 | Austria | 8.8% |
| 100 | Cameroon | 8.7% |
| 101 | Gabon | 8.6% |
| 102 | France | 8.6% |
| 103 | Myanmar | 8.5% |
| 104 | Tunisia | 8.5% |
| 105 | Niger | 8.5% |
| 106 | Israel | 8.5% |
| 107 | Namibia | 8.4% |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | 8.4% |
| 109 | Norway | 8.4% |
| 110 | Romania | 8.4% |
| 111 | Montenegro | 8.4% |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.3% |
| 113 | Mali | 8.2% |
| 114 | New Zealand | 8.2% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 8.2% |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 8.2% |
| 117 | Greece | 8.2% |
| 118 | Serbia | 8.2% |
| 119 | Djibouti | 8.1% |
| 120 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 8.1% |
| 121 | Mongolia | 8.0% |
| 122 | Luxembourg | 8.0% |
| 123 | Philippines | 7.9% |
| 124 | Sudan | 7.7% |
| 125 | Jordan | 7.6% |
| 126 | Liechtenstein | 7.6% |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 7.6% |
| 128 | French Polynesia | 7.5% |
| 129 | Armenia | 7.4% |
| 130 | Germany | 7.3% |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.3% |
| 132 | Morocco | 7.3% |
| 133 | Vietnam | 7.3% |
| 134 | India | 7.2% |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 7.2% |
| 136 | Thailand | 7.1% |
| 137 | Egypt | 7.1% |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.0% |
| 139 | Tonga | 7.0% |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 7.0% |
| 141 | Finland | 6.7% |
| 142 | Algeria | 6.7% |
| 143 | Albania | 6.5% |
| 144 | Pakistan | 6.4% |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 6.4% |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.3% |
| 147 | Cyprus | 6.2% |
| 148 | Senegal | 6.1% |
| 149 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.1% |
| 150 | Cambodia | 6.0% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 6.0% |
| 152 | Fiji | 5.8% |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 5.7% |
| 154 | State of Palestine | 5.6% |
| 155 | Indonesia | 5.6% |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.6% |
| 157 | Switzerland | 5.4% |
| 158 | People's Republic of China | 5.4% |
| 159 | Saint Barthélemy | 5.4% |
| 160 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.1% |
| 161 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.0% |
| 162 | Bhutan | 4.9% |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.8% |
| 164 | Türkiye | 4.6% |
| 165 | Kiribati | 4.6% |
| 166 | Samoa | 4.6% |
| 167 | Lithuania | 4.5% |
| 168 | Guinea | 4.4% |
| 169 | Iraq | 4.3% |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 4.3% |
| 171 | Yemen | 4.3% |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 4.3% |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 3.6% |
| 174 | Malaysia | 3.2% |
| 175 | Qatar | 1.5% |
| 176 | Afghanistan | 1.0% |
Showing 176 of 176 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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