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.

Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania

Name: Share of children living with a single parent in Lithuania
Creator: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Share of children living with a single parent was 31.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

31.4%

Change on year

up 15.4%

World rank

1st

of 34 countries

All-time high

31.4%

in 2023

All-time low

20.1%

in 2008

Years of data

2005–2023

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.

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

2 France 26.6% compare
3 United States 25.1% compare
4 Norway 23.4% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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)

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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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About this data

Indicator: Share of children living with a single parent
Unit: %
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 630 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.