1 in 5 people in Ireland live in a one-parent family. 1 in 4 families with children in Ireland is a one-parent family. 86.4% of one parent families are headed by a mother, and 13.6% by a father.

What percentage of families are single parent?

In 2019, about 4.21 percent of Californian households were single mother households with at least one child. For most single mothers a constant battle persists between finding the time and energy to raise their children and the demands of working to supply an income to house and feed their families.

How many single parent families are there?

There are around 1.8 million single parents – they make up nearly a quarter of families with dependent children (i) Less than one per cent of single parents are teenagers (ii) Around 90 per cent of single parents are women (iii) The average age of a single parent is 39 years (iv)