Share of children living with a single parent in Finland
Finland: Share of children living with a single parent was 19.5 in 2023. β² Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Finland, 2004β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children living with a single parent in Finland is 19.5, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Finland peaked at 19.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.3, in 2009.
Finland ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.77 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.42 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3 | 15 | 19.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Finland?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Finland was 19.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3 in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from 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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