Share of children living with a single parent in Denmark
Denmark: Share of children living with a single parent was 17.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children living with a single parent in Denmark, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 17.6% for share of children living with a single parent in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Denmark peaked at 26.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2023.
That places Denmark 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.9% | 26.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.6% | 19.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Denmark?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Denmark was 17.6% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2023.
- How does Denmark rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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About this data
The percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.