Share of single parent households by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
16.66
Bolivia
Lowest
4.27
Burkina Faso
Median
9.64
Years covered
62
1960–2021
Data points
523
What the numbers show
Share of single parent households is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 16.66 in Bolivia; the lowest is 4.27 in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.64, and the mean is 9.92.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 80.5%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 48.9%).
Share of single parent households: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 16.66 | 2012 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 16.25 | 2010 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 3 | Jamaica | 16.2 | 2011 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 15.68 | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 15.03 | 2019 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 6 | Malawi | 14.66 | 2019 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 7 | Rwanda | 14.51 | 2020 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 8 | Belarus | 14.08 | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 13.85 | 2017 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 13.74 | 2017 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 11 | Ghana | 13.45 | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 12 | Argentina | 13.44 | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.31 | 2006 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 14 | Honduras | 13.08 | 2019 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 13.03 | 2019 | up 17.4% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 12.7 | 2015 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 17 | Haiti | 12.68 | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | Guatemala | 12.58 | 2015 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 12.43 | 2020 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 20 | Guyana | 11.92 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 21 | Togo | 11.8 | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 22 | Mozambique | 11.56 | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 23 | Panama | 11.46 | 2013 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 11.35 | 2019 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 11.26 | 2019 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 26 | Lesotho | 10.98 | 2018 | up 21.5% | flat |
| 27 | Benin | 10.66 | 2018 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 10.55 | 2019 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 29 | Venezuela | 10.49 | 2001 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 10.47 | 2010 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 10.16 | 2015 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 9.93 | 2005 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 32 | Liberia | 9.93 | 2019 | up 34.2% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 9.74 | 2016 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 35 | Zambia | 9.64 | 2018 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 9.63 | 2015 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 9.53 | 2018 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 9.48 | 2012 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 39 | Paraguay | 9.31 | 2016 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Nigeria | 9.3 | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 41 | United States | 9.13 | 2015 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 9.05 | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 43 | Central African Republic | 9.01 | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 44 | Cameroon | 8.7 | 2018 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 45 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.33 | 2018 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 46 | Mali | 8.23 | 2018 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 47 | Serbia | 8.15 | 2019 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 47 | Greece | 8.15 | 2011 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 49 | Mongolia | 7.98 | 2018 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 7.93 | 2017 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 51 | Jordan | 7.64 | 2017 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 52 | Tanzania | 7.3 | 2015 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 53 | Morocco | 7.28 | 2014 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 54 | Vietnam | 7.25 | 2020 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 55 | India | 7.22 | 2020 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 7.2 | 2019 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 7.1 | 2019 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 7.09 | 2014 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 59 | Pakistan | 6.43 | 2013 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 6.12 | 2017 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 61 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.1 | 2016 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 6 | 2014 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 5.95 | 2019 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 64 | Fiji | 5.8 | 2014 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 5.64 | 2017 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 66 | Laos | 5.06 | 2017 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 4.97 | 2020 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 68 | Turkey | 4.59 | 2004 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 4.41 | 2021 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 4.27 | 2014 | up 3.9% | rising |