FACTOID # 14: The United States has the world's highest marriage rate - as well as the world's highest divorce rate.
 
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People Statistics > Lone parent families (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Canada: 11% 
# 2   United Kingdom: 10% 
= 3   Korea, South: 9% 
= 3   United States: 9% 
= 3   Ireland: 9% 
= 3   Norway: 9% 
= 3   Finland: 9% 
= 3   New Zealand: 9% 
= 9   Australia: 8% 
= 9   Austria: 8% 
= 9   Portugal: 8% 
= 12   Italy: 7% 
= 12   France: 7% 
= 12   Belgium: 7% 
= 15   Spain: 6% 
= 15   Switzerland: 6% 
= 15   Denmark: 6% 
= 18   Japan: 5% 
= 18   Netherlands: 5% 
= 18   Germany: 5% 
= 18   Luxembourg: 5% 
= 18   Greece: 5% 
# 23   Sweden: 3% 
Weighted average: 7.2%  



DEFINITION: Share of lone parent families (1995)

SOURCE: OECD

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MG
21st October 2005
What, Canada has the highest single parents?
I'd think Sweden would be up there. Everyone seems to be divorced here.
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