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Percentage Of Children In Europe Born Outside of Marriage

November 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Percentage Of Children In Europe Born Outside of Marriage

Map created by Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde

The map shows the percentage of children in various European countries born to parents who are not married.

While the map is in German, the colours are fairly obvious, the darker the red the greater the share of children born outside of marriage is.

The data is from 2007, so is a little old but does show some interesting differences both between countries and within them.

The most noticeable difference of all is probably that between the former East and West Germany. In the former East there are many areas where more than 60% of children are born outside of marriage, whereas in the West there are none.

The Top 5 countries in terms of children born outside of marriage are (all over 50%):

  1. Iceland
  2. Former East Germany (including Berlin)
  3. Estonia
  4. Sweden
  5. Norway
  6. France

The Top 5 countries with the fewest children born outside of marriage are (all under 20%):

  1. Greece
  2. Cyprus
  3. Croatia
  4. Macedonia
  5. Switzerland

For more on this subject have a look at the following books:

  • The Lost Children
  • Population and Society: An Introduction to Demography
  • Childlessness in Europe: Contexts, Causes, and Consequences (Demographic Research Monographs)

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