Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children living with a single parent was 31.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania, 2005–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania stood at 31.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania peaked at 31.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2008.
Lithuania ranks 1st of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.5% | — |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +15.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 31.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 31.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.1% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 23.5% | 31.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania was 31.4% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2008.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Lithuania ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.