Which country has the highest Single Parents 2010-2018?

Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Single Parents 2010-2018, at 15.0%, followed by Kenya (12.0%) and Rwanda (11.0%).

Which country has the lowest Single Parents 2010-2018?

North Macedonia has the lowest Single Parents 2010-2018, at 1%.

What is the median Single Parents 2010-2018 across countries?

The median is 5% across the 129 countries with data.

Where does this single parent rates by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Appendix A Methodology - Pew Research Center; U.S. has world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households - Pew Research Center.

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Single Parent Rates by Country

Name: Single Parent Rates by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Single Parents 2010-2018 (15.0%), followed by Kenya (12.0%) and Rwanda (11.0%). North Macedonia has the lowest (1%).

Culture129 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 19, 2025Original page

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ShowingSingle Parents 2010-2018Better directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 129 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

Middle half 2% – 7%

Average

4.95%

129 countries

Highest

15.0%

Sao Tome and Principe

Lowest

North Macedonia

Data

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129 countries · # = rank by Single Parents 2010-2018

#
1	Sao Tome and Principe	15.0%
2	Kenya	12.0%
3	Rwanda	11.0%
3	Jamaica	11.0%
5	Angola	10.0%
5	Somalia	10.0%
5	Burundi	10.0%
5	Mauritania	10.0%
5	Puerto Rico	10.0%
10	United States	9%
10	Mozambique	9%
10	Nepal	9%
10	Malawi	9%
10	Dominican Republic	9%
10	Eswatini	9%
10	Belize	9%
10	Saint Lucia	9%
18	Ethiopia	8%
18	DR Congo	8%
18	Uganda	8%
18	Ghana	8%
18	Madagascar	8%
18	Zimbabwe	8%
18	Haiti	8%
18	Barbados	8%
26	Russia	7%
26	United Kingdom	7%
26	South Africa	7%
26	Chad	7%
26	Guatemala	7%
26	Benin	7%
26	Sweden	7%
26	Togo	7%
26	Costa Rica	7%
26	Guyana	7%
26	Suriname	7%
37	France	6%
37	Canada	6%
37	Cameroon	6%
37	Niger	6%
37	Zambia	6%
37	Honduras	6%
37	Sierra Leone	6%
37	Republic of the Congo	6%
37	El Salvador	6%
37	Denmark	6%
37	Central African Republic	6%
37	Ireland	6%
37	Panama	6%
37	Botswana	6%
37	Trinidad and Tobago	6%
37	Comoros	6%
53	Brazil	5%
53	Bangladesh	5%
53	Mexico	5%
53	Peru	5%
53	Netherlands	5%
53	Paraguay	5%
53	Liberia	5%
53	Norway	5%
53	Finland	5%
53	Mongolia	5%
53	Namibia	5%
53	Moldova	5%
53	Gabon	5%
53	Lesotho	5%
53	Timor-Leste	5%
53	Estonia	5%
53	Iceland	5%
70	Pakistan	4%
70	Ivory Coast	4%
70	Belgium	4%
70	Papua New Guinea	4%
70	Portugal	4%
70	Switzerland	4%
70	Maldives	4%
77	India	3%
77	Indonesia	3%
77	Nigeria	3%
77	Egypt	3%
77	Philippines	3%
77	Iran	3%
77	Germany	3%
77	Spain	3%
77	Ukraine	3%
77	Burkina Faso	3%
77	Kazakhstan	3%
77	Romania	3%
77	Cambodia	3%
77	Guinea	3%
77	Jordan	3%
77	Israel	3%
77	Hungary	3%
77	Austria	3%
77	Kyrgyzstan	3%
77	Cyprus	3%
97	Japan	2%
97	Vietnam	2%
97	Thailand	2%
97	Italy	2%
97	Algeria	2%
97	Iraq	2%
97	Yemen	2%
97	Poland	2%
97	Taiwan	2%
97	Senegal	2%
97	Tunisia	2%
97	Tajikistan	2%
97	Greece	2%
97	Laos	2%
97	Bulgaria	2%
97	Palestine	2%
97	Slovakia	2%
97	Croatia	2%
97	Armenia	2%
97	Gambia	2%
97	Lithuania	2%
97	Albania	2%
97	Guinea-Bissau	2%
97	Slovenia	2%
97	Montenegro	2%
122	China	1%
122	Turkey	1%
122	South Korea	1%
122	Afghanistan	1%
122	Mali	1%
122	Czechia	1%
122	Serbia	1%
122	North Macedonia	1%

What correlates with Single Parents 2010-2018?

Pearson r against 1,466 other country metrics sharing at least 78 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Single Parents 2010-2018 tend to score higher on these

Genital Herpes RateSTD Rates by Country
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 126
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Total STD RateSTD Rates by Country
r = +0.58 · strong · n = 126
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STD Rate FemaleSTD Rates by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 126
Plot
STD Rate MaleSTD Rates by Country
r = +0.57 · strong · n = 126
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% ProtestantProtestant Countries
r = +0.56 · strong · n = 124
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ADHD Rate Upper ValueADHD Rates by Country
r = +0.52 · strong · n = 128
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Single Parents 2010-2018 tend to score lower on these

Salt Consumption Per Capita FemaleSalt Consumption by Country
r = −0.66 · strong · n = 128
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Sodium Consumption Per Capita MaleSalt Consumption by Country
r = −0.66 · strong · n = 128
Plot
Salt Consumption Per Capita MaleSalt Consumption by Country
r = −0.66 · strong · n = 128
Plot
Sodium Consumption Per Capita FemaleSalt Consumption by Country
r = −0.66 · strong · n = 128
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Son Bias (ratio of male births to female births)Most Dangerous Countries for Women
r = −0.58 · strong · n = 129
Plot
Lung Cancer Mortality, ASR (Males)Lung Cancer Rates by Country
r = −0.55 · strong · n = 127
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Single Parents 2010-2018?: Sao Tome and Principe has the highest Single Parents 2010-2018, at 15.0%, followed by Kenya (12.0%) and Rwanda (11.0%).
Which country has the lowest Single Parents 2010-2018?: North Macedonia has the lowest Single Parents 2010-2018, at 1%.
What is the median Single Parents 2010-2018 across countries?: The median is 5% across the 129 countries with data.
Where does this single parent rates by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Appendix A Methodology - Pew Research Center; U.S. has world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households - Pew Research Center.