THE STRUCTURE OF FAMILIES | Total fertility rate | Children | | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Mean age of women at childbirth | Years | | 28.3 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.7 | .. |
Share of births outside of marriage (% of all births) | Percentage | | 21.9 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27.4 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 30.7 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 32.2 | 32.6 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 34.9 | 35.1 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.0 | 34.8 | 35.3 | 35.6 | 36.5 | .. |
Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1000 people) | Per thousand | | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.1 | .. |
Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1000 people) | Per thousand | | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .. |
Proportion (%) of children (aged 0-17) living with two parents | Percentage | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80.1 | .. | .. | 81.5 | .. | .. | 82.0 | .. | .. | 81.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Proportion (%) of children (aged 0-17) living with a single parent | Percentage | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19.5 | .. | .. | 18.0 | .. | .. | 17.6 | .. | .. | 18.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Proportion (%) of children (aged 0-17) living in 'other' types of household | Percentage | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.5 | .. | .. | 0.5 | .. | .. | 0.4 | .. | .. | 0.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |