Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational attainment level by country
Countries reporting
43
Highest
7,639 Thousand persons
Türkiye
Lowest
37.1 Thousand persons
Malta
Median
472.6 Thousand persons
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
838
What the numbers show
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational attainment level is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 7,639 Thousand persons in Türkiye; the lowest is 37.1 Thousand persons in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 472.6 Thousand persons, and the mean is 1,344 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 206.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 16.5%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 29.1%).
Adults by number of children, age of youngest child and educational: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 7,639 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 2 | Germany | 5,876 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 3 | France | 5,670 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 5,301 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,301 Thousand persons | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 4,110 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 3,642 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 2,396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 8 | Poland | 2,396 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,577 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 1,577 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 12 | Romania | 1,425 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 13 | Belgium | 960.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 783.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 15 | Czechia | 755.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 16 | Sweden | 747.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 669.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 632.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 627.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 487.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 473.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 472.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 459.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 415.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 407.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 363.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 26 | Slovakia | 363.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 266.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 266.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 247.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 188.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 188.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 152.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 152.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 150.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 124 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 36 | Latvia | 124 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 94.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 38 | Estonia | 94.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 62.2 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 54.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 49.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 43 | Malta | 37.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 32,973 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 26,492 Thousand persons