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Changing family size within the UK

Family size in the UK 1996 2012 $7.4m 7.7m * families with dependent children families with dependent children 42% 47% 3.7m. 1 child * had 41% 39% 3.0m . had - 2 children 1.1m. . I had 17% 14% 3 or more 1.8 for married couples or those in civil partnerships A. 1.7M Overall is the average number of dependent children in a family ↑ 1.6 HM for lone parent and cohabiting couples % of families with at least one working parent: 95% couples with 1 or 2 dependent children 87% couples with 3 or more dependent children 62% lone parents with 1 or 2 dependent children 38% lone parents with 3 or more dependent children Source: Labour Force Survey Datasets 16% + of all families with dependent children in England Percentage and Wales have 3 or more children, but this less than 13.0% % varies across the regions: 13 to 14.9% 15 to 16.9% 17 to 19.9% 20.0% or higher 1. Tower Hamlets 28% 2. Newham 25% 3. Birmingham 24% Source: 2011 Census of England and Wales Looking at households across Europe ... + 20 15 10 Source: Eurostat 1. The ONS defines dependent children as those living with their parent(s) and either (a) aged under 16, or (b) aged 16 to 18 in full-time education, excluding children aged 16 to 18 who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household. This definition is slightly different in the chart of European countries. Office for National Statistics www.ons.gov.uk Greece Spain Bulgaria Italy Portugal Czech Republic | Lithuania Latvia Romania Malta Estonia Slovenia Slovakia Poland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Austria Sweden Denmark France Finland snudho Ireland Netherlands Family size in the UK 1996 2012 $7.4m 7.7m * families with dependent children families with dependent children 42% 47% 3.7m. 1 child * had 41% 39% 3.0m . had - 2 children 1.1m. . I had 17% 14% 3 or more 1.8 for married couples or those in civil partnerships A. 1.7M Overall is the average number of dependent children in a family ↑ 1.6 HM for lone parent and cohabiting couples % of families with at least one working parent: 95% couples with 1 or 2 dependent children 87% couples with 3 or more dependent children 62% lone parents with 1 or 2 dependent children 38% lone parents with 3 or more dependent children Source: Labour Force Survey Datasets 16% + of all families with dependent children in England Percentage and Wales have 3 or more children, but this less than 13.0% % varies across the regions: 13 to 14.9% 15 to 16.9% 17 to 19.9% 20.0% or higher 1. Tower Hamlets 28% 2. Newham 25% 3. Birmingham 24% Source: 2011 Census of England and Wales Looking at households across Europe ... + 20 15 10 Source: Eurostat 1. The ONS defines dependent children as those living with their parent(s) and either (a) aged under 16, or (b) aged 16 to 18 in full-time education, excluding children aged 16 to 18 who have a spouse, partner or child living in the household. This definition is slightly different in the chart of European countries. Office for National Statistics www.ons.gov.uk Greece Spain Bulgaria Italy Portugal Czech Republic | Lithuania Latvia Romania Malta Estonia Slovenia Slovakia Poland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Austria Sweden Denmark France Finland snudho Ireland Netherlands

Changing family size within the UK

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Graphic showing how the size of families within the UK has been falling. Compares the UK with different countries in Europe as well as a look within local areas of the UK.

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