Share of children living with a single parent in Spain
Spain: Share of children living with a single parent was 15.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children living with a single parent in Spain, 2004–2023
Source: OECD (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 15.8% for share of children living with a single parent in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children living with a single parent in Spain peaked at 17.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 19th 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 | 11.3% | 10.2% | 13.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.7% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.7% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children living with a single parent in Spain?
- Share of children living with a single parent in Spain was 15.8% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children living with a single parent recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for share of children living with a single parent?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children living with a single parent rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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The percentage of children aged 0-17 living with a single parent.