Share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of children living with a single parent was 13.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands, 2005–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 13.9% for share of children living with a single parent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands peaked at 13.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 25th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +24.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Netherlands was 13.9% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Netherlands ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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
Percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.