Share of children living with a single parent in Austria
Austria: Share of children living with a single parent was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children living with a single parent in Austria, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Austria recorded 10.1% for share of children living with a single parent in 2023.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Austria peaked at 20.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2021.
That places Austria 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children living with a single parent in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 16.8% | — |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -7.3% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 10.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Austria's 10.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 11.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Austria?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Austria was 10.1% in 2023, according to OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- How does Austria rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Austria ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children living with a single parent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.