Share of children living with a single parent in Norway
Norway: Share of children living with a single parent was 23.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Norway, 2003–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 23.4 for share of children living with a single parent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Norway peaked at 23.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.9, in 2014.
That places Norway 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.37 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.04 | 15.9 | 21.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.15 | 18.6 | 23.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Norway?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Norway was 23.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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