Summary
Data is taken from the tables at the end of this PDF. These are based on the 2011 Eurobarometer survey.
| Country |
Mean ideal family size for females |
Mean ideal family size for males |
Mean desired fertility (personal ideal family size) for females |
Mean desired fertility (personal ideal family size) for males |
Quotient of mean ideal family size, males to females |
Quotient of mean desired fertility, males to females |
Quotient of mean desired fertility to mean ideal family size, females |
Quotient of mean desired fertility to mean ideal family size, males
|
| Austria |
1.97 |
1.93 |
1.95 |
1.84 |
0.9796954315 |
0.9435897436 |
0.9898477157 |
0.9533678756
|
| Belgium |
2.2 |
2.17 |
2.42 |
2.2 |
0.9863636364 |
0.9090909091 |
1.1 |
1.0138248848
|
| Bulgaria |
2.08 |
2.07 |
1.97 |
2.01 |
0.9951923077 |
1.0203045685 |
0.9471153846 |
0.9710144928
|
| Cyprus |
2.5 |
2.66 |
2.88 |
2.93 |
1.064 |
1.0173611111 |
1.152 |
1.1015037594
|
| Czech Rep. |
1.99 |
1.91 |
2.1 |
1.96 |
0.959798995 |
0.9333333333 |
1.0552763819 |
1.0261780105
|
| Denmark |
2.48 |
2.39 |
2.55 |
2.37 |
0.9637096774 |
0.9294117647 |
1.0282258065 |
0.9916317992
|
| Estonia |
2.59 |
2.59 |
2.46 |
2.42 |
1 |
0.9837398374 |
0.9498069498 |
0.9343629344
|
| Finland |
2.58 |
2.36 |
2.5 |
2.28 |
0.9147286822 |
0.912 |
0.9689922481 |
0.9661016949
|
| France |
2.33 |
2.32 |
2.47 |
2.3 |
0.9957081545 |
0.9311740891 |
1.0600858369 |
0.9913793103
|
| Germany |
2.12 |
2.11 |
2.27 |
2.1 |
0.9952830189 |
0.9251101322 |
1.070754717 |
0.9952606635
|
| Germany (East) |
2.08 |
2.05 |
2.07 |
1.95 |
0.9855769231 |
0.9420289855 |
0.9951923077 |
0.9512195122
|
| Germany (West) |
2.13 |
2.13 |
2.33 |
2.15 |
1 |
0.9227467811 |
1.0938967136 |
1.0093896714
|
| Greece |
2.33 |
2.3 |
2.34 |
2.3 |
0.9871244635 |
0.9829059829 |
1.0042918455 |
1
|
| Hungary |
2.12 |
2.18 |
2.12 |
2.16 |
1.0283018868 |
1.0188679245 |
1 |
0.9908256881
|
| Ireland |
2.74 |
2.63 |
2.92 |
2.73 |
0.9598540146 |
0.9349315068 |
1.0656934307 |
1.0380228137
|
| Italy |
2.01 |
2.05 |
2.02 |
2.06 |
1.0199004975 |
1.0198019802 |
1.0049751244 |
1.0048780488
|
| Latvia |
2.45 |
2.49 |
2.32 |
2.32 |
1.0163265306 |
1 |
0.9469387755 |
0.9317269076
|
| Lithuania |
2.29 |
2.35 |
2.26 |
2.26 |
1.0262008734 |
1 |
0.9868995633 |
0.9617021277
|
| Luxembourg |
2.25 |
2.11 |
2.32 |
2.08 |
0.9377777778 |
0.8965517241 |
1.0311111111 |
0.9857819905
|
| Malta |
1.94 |
1.91 |
2.17 |
2.11 |
0.9845360825 |
0.9723502304 |
1.118556701 |
1.1047120419
|
| Netherlands |
2.33 |
2.25 |
2.49 |
2.12 |
0.9656652361 |
0.8514056225 |
1.0686695279 |
0.9422222222
|
| Poland |
2.27 |
2.24 |
2.42 |
2.13 |
0.986784141 |
0.8801652893 |
1.0660792952 |
0.9508928571
|
| Portugal |
1.98 |
2 |
2.11 |
2.13 |
1.0101010101 |
1.009478673 |
1.0656565657 |
1.065
|
| Romania |
2.07 |
2.05 |
2 |
2.11 |
0.9903381643 |
1.055 |
0.9661835749 |
1.0292682927
|
| Slovakia |
2.17 |
2.01 |
2.17 |
2.03 |
0.9262672811 |
0.935483871 |
1 |
1.0099502488
|
| Slovenia |
2.38 |
2.41 |
2.36 |
2.35 |
1.012605042 |
0.9957627119 |
0.9915966387 |
0.9751037344
|
| Spain |
2.11 |
2.06 |
2.27 |
2.29 |
0.9763033175 |
1.0088105727 |
1.0758293839 |
1.1116504854
|
| Sweden |
2.41 |
2.37 |
2.41 |
2.33 |
0.9834024896 |
0.9668049793 |
1 |
0.9831223629
|
| United Kingdom |
2.32 |
2.3 |
2.33 |
2.2 |
0.9913793103 |
0.9442060086 |
1.0043103448 |
0.9565217391
|
| EU-27 |
2.19 |
2.18 |
2.28 |
2.17 |
0.99543379 |
0.951754386 |
1.0410958904 |
0.995412844
|
| Correlation with mean ideal family size for females |
1 |
0.9389517492 |
0.8541051471 |
0.784277175 |
|
|
|
|
| Correlation with mean ideal family size for males |
0.9389517492 |
1 |
0.8297381441 |
0.871817239 |
|
|
|
|
| Correlation with mean desired fertility for females |
0.8541051471 |
0.8297381441 |
1 |
0.8708327643 |
|
|
|
|
| Correlation with mean desired fertility for males |
0.784277175 |
0.871817239 |
0.8708327643 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Slope for regression with respect to mean ideal family size for females |
1 |
0.950228596 |
0.9609478411 |
0.8284433545 |
|
|
|
|
| Slope for regression with respect to mean ideal family size for males |
0.9278087304 |
1 |
0.9224539851 |
0.9099842476 |
|
|
|
|
| Slope for regression with respect to mean desired fertility for females |
0.7591417256 |
0.7463411713 |
1 |
0.8175974476 |
|
|
|
|
| Slope for regression with respect to mean desired fertility for males |
0.7424655939 |
0.8352510498 |
0.9275343333 |
1 |
|
|
|
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Ideal family size
Data is taken from the tables at the end of this PDF. These are based on the 2011 Eurobarometer survey. This survey records the mean of people's answers to the question of what their general (as opposed to personal) ideal family size is.
Mean by gender, age, country
Based on Table A.2.1 of the paper.
| Country |
15-24 (women) |
25-39 (women) |
40-54 (women) |
55+ (women) |
Total (women) |
15-24 (men) |
25-39 (men) |
40-54 (men) |
55+ (men) |
Total (men)
|
| Austria |
2.07 |
1.94 |
1.96 |
1.97 |
1.97 |
1.87 |
1.73 |
2.01 |
2.06 |
1.93
|
| Belgium |
2.31 |
2.13 |
2.2 |
2.19 |
2.2 |
2.22 |
2.17 |
2.19 |
2.13 |
2.17
|
| Bulgaria |
1.97 |
2.11 |
2 |
2.15 |
2.08 |
2.14 |
2.04 |
2.01 |
2.12 |
2.07
|
| Cyprus |
2.29 |
2.28 |
2.56 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.66 |
2.41 |
2.59 |
2.98 |
2.66
|
| Czech Rep. |
2.02 |
1.89 |
1.98 |
2.07 |
1.99 |
1.86 |
1.87 |
1.87 |
2.01 |
1.91
|
| Denmark |
2.53 |
2.48 |
2.43 |
2.49 |
2.48 |
2.38 |
2.33 |
2.35 |
2.46 |
2.39
|
| Estonia |
2.32 |
2.58 |
2.67 |
2.68 |
2.59 |
2.46 |
2.54 |
2.63 |
2.74 |
2.59
|
| Finland |
2.51 |
2.43 |
2.72 |
2.61 |
2.58 |
2.35 |
2.26 |
2.4 |
2.39 |
2.36
|
| France |
2.34 |
2.33 |
2.28 |
2.34 |
2.33 |
2.5 |
2.25 |
2.22 |
2.35 |
2.32
|
| Germany |
2.23 |
1.96 |
2.05 |
2.2 |
2.12 |
2.3 |
2 |
2.1 |
2.11 |
2.11
|
| Germany (East) |
2.26 |
1.91 |
1.93 |
2.19 |
2.08 |
2.45 |
1.94 |
1.94 |
2.07 |
2.05
|
| Germany (West) |
2.22 |
1.98 |
2.09 |
2.2 |
2.13 |
2.26 |
2.02 |
2.15 |
2.12 |
2.13
|
| Greece |
2.23 |
2.28 |
2.27 |
2.44 |
2.33 |
2.23 |
2.13 |
2.39 |
2.44 |
2.3
|
| Hungary |
2.19 |
1.99 |
2.12 |
2.19 |
2.12 |
2.2 |
2.15 |
2.08 |
2.28 |
2.18
|
| Ireland |
2.81 |
2.65 |
2.62 |
2.91 |
2.74 |
2.67 |
2.53 |
2.52 |
2.87 |
2.63
|
| Italy |
1.99 |
1.93 |
1.93 |
2.12 |
2.01 |
2.08 |
1.92 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.05
|
| Latvia |
2.36 |
2.42 |
2.38 |
2.61 |
2.45 |
2.41 |
2.5 |
2.44 |
2.62 |
2.49
|
| Lithuania |
2.21 |
2.24 |
2.15 |
2.47 |
2.29 |
2.28 |
2.26 |
2.38 |
2.48 |
2.35
|
| Luxembourg |
2.51 |
2.24 |
2.11 |
2.25 |
2.25 |
2.11 |
2.13 |
2.07 |
2.13 |
2.11
|
| Malta |
1.96 |
1.81 |
1.96 |
2.02 |
1.94 |
1.99 |
1.84 |
1.81 |
2 |
1.91
|
| Netherlands |
2.41 |
2.22 |
2.28 |
2.41 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
2.17 |
2.28 |
2.31 |
2.25
|
| Poland |
2.22 |
2.06 |
2.23 |
2.48 |
2.27 |
2.32 |
2.21 |
2.21 |
2.25 |
2.24
|
| Portugal |
1.96 |
1.95 |
1.98 |
2.02 |
1.98 |
1.94 |
1.99 |
1.91 |
2.11 |
2
|
| Romania |
2 |
1.96 |
1.94 |
2.29 |
2.07 |
2 |
1.99 |
2.01 |
2.18 |
2.05
|
| Slovakia |
2.15 |
2.08 |
2.08 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
1.94 |
1.88 |
1.98 |
2.26 |
2.01
|
| Slovenia |
2.38 |
2.38 |
2.31 |
2.42 |
2.38 |
2.43 |
2.52 |
2.32 |
2.38 |
2.41
|
| Spain |
2.18 |
2.07 |
2.04 |
2.17 |
2.11 |
1.94 |
1.98 |
2.14 |
2.11 |
2.06
|
| Sweden |
2.6 |
2.27 |
2.46 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.45 |
2.26 |
2.36 |
2.4 |
2.37
|
| United Kingdom |
2.68 |
2.3 |
2.23 |
2.22 |
2.32 |
2.51 |
2.25 |
2.31 |
2.24 |
2.3
|
| EU-27 |
2.27 |
2.11 |
2.13 |
2.26 |
2.19 |
2.25 |
2.1 |
2.17 |
2.21 |
2.18
|
Distribution for women by country
This is a somewhat modified version of Table A.2.5 of the paper.
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.61 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.97 |
531
|
| Belgium |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.47 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.2 |
521
|
| Bulgaria |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.5 |
0.34 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.08 |
530
|
| Cyprus |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.64 |
0.19 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.5 |
258
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.41 |
0.48 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
1.99 |
603
|
| Denmark |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.48 |
500
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.32 |
0.42 |
0.2 |
0.04 |
2.59 |
601
|
| Finland |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.54 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
2.58 |
563
|
| France |
0 |
0.05 |
0.59 |
0.24 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.33 |
608
|
| Germany |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.52 |
0.24 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
2.12 |
821
|
| Germany (East) |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.49 |
0.16 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
2.08 |
319
|
| Germany (West) |
0.03 |
0.16 |
0.59 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.13 |
502
|
| Greece |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.53 |
0.35 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
2.33 |
530
|
| Hungary |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.58 |
0.19 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
2.12 |
556
|
| Ireland |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.59 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
0 |
2.74 |
536
|
| Italy |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.53 |
0.22 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
2.01 |
587
|
| Latvia |
0 |
0.01 |
0.38 |
0.32 |
0.28 |
0 |
2.45 |
552
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.07 |
0.72 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.29 |
557
|
| Luxembourg |
0 |
0.05 |
0.49 |
0.42 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.25 |
274
|
| Malta |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.62 |
0.13 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
1.94 |
310
|
| Netherlands |
0 |
0.03 |
0.39 |
0.53 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.33 |
492
|
| Poland |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
0.23 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.27 |
625
|
| Portugal |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
0.02 |
0 |
1.98 |
546
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.32 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.07 |
543
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.17 |
0.58 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
2.17 |
566
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.49 |
0.28 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
2.38 |
574
|
| Spain |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.63 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
2.11 |
522
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.11 |
0.58 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
2.41 |
501
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.53 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
2.32 |
747
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.56 |
0.23 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
2.19 |
14554
|
Distribution for women aged 15-24 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.46 |
0.24 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
2.07 |
54
|
| Belgium |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.68 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.31 |
58
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.11 |
0.76 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.97 |
54
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.04 |
0.63 |
0.29 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.29 |
51
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.04 |
0.14 |
0.56 |
0.18 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
2.02 |
81
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0.05 |
0.36 |
0.51 |
0.09 |
0 |
2.53 |
44
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.05 |
0.58 |
0.31 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.32 |
66
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.1 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.51 |
57
|
| France |
0 |
0 |
0.58 |
0.26 |
0.13 |
0.03 |
2.34 |
43
|
| Germany |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.52 |
0.29 |
0.1 |
0 |
2.23 |
97
|
| Germany (East) |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.47 |
0.25 |
0.17 |
0 |
2.26 |
40
|
| Germany (West) |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.53 |
0.3 |
0.08 |
0 |
2.22 |
57
|
| Greece |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.61 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.23 |
51
|
| Hungary |
0.08 |
0 |
0.63 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.19 |
49
|
| Ireland |
0 |
0.05 |
0.28 |
0.47 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
2.81 |
64
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.53 |
0.13 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
1.99 |
53
|
| Latvia |
0 |
0.08 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.36 |
102
|
| Lithuania |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.55 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.21 |
76
|
| Luxembourg |
0 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
0.45 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.51 |
22
|
| Malta |
0 |
0.18 |
0.61 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0 |
1.96 |
28
|
| Netherlands |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.53 |
0.32 |
0.11 |
0 |
2.41 |
69
|
| Poland |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.49 |
0.26 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
2.22 |
71
|
| Portugal |
0 |
0.18 |
0.71 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
0 |
1.96 |
71
|
| Romania |
0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
2 |
79
|
| Slovakia |
0 |
0.15 |
0.54 |
0.23 |
0.01 |
0.07 |
2.15 |
68
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0.01 |
0.65 |
0.31 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.38 |
65
|
| Spain |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.69 |
0.22 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.18 |
62
|
| Sweden |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.45 |
0.41 |
0 |
0.05 |
2.6 |
22
|
| United Kingdom |
0 |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.48 |
0.1 |
0 |
2.68 |
83
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.54 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
2.27 |
1640
|
Distribution for women aged 25-39 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.04 |
0.16 |
0.51 |
0.17 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
1.94 |
152
|
| Belgium |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.57 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.13 |
120
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.06 |
0.73 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.11 |
125
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.12 |
0.55 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.28 |
67
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.64 |
0.1 |
0.09 |
0 |
1.89 |
174
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.4 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
2.48 |
78
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.02 |
0.42 |
0.53 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.58 |
124
|
| Finland |
0 |
0.03 |
0.52 |
0.37 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.43 |
106
|
| France |
0 |
0.04 |
0.64 |
0.28 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.33 |
137
|
| Germany |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.59 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
1.96 |
156
|
| Germany (East) |
0.05 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0 |
1.91 |
67
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.59 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
1.98 |
89
|
| Greece |
0 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
0.29 |
0.09 |
0 |
2.28 |
141
|
| Hungary |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.65 |
0.15 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
1.99 |
132
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.32 |
0.43 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
2.65 |
168
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.17 |
0.53 |
0.14 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
1.93 |
171
|
| Latvia |
0 |
0.06 |
0.52 |
0.39 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.42 |
153
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.06 |
0.65 |
0.25 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.24 |
139
|
| Luxembourg |
0 |
0.09 |
0.53 |
0.28 |
0.1 |
0 |
2.24 |
71
|
| Malta |
0.07 |
0.2 |
0.57 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
0 |
1.81 |
56
|
| Netherlands |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.6 |
0.18 |
0.16 |
0.01 |
2.22 |
127
|
| Poland |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.52 |
0.18 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
2.06 |
150
|
| Portugal |
0.04 |
0.2 |
0.56 |
0.17 |
0.02 |
0 |
1.95 |
125
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.17 |
0.59 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
1.96 |
149
|
| Slovakia |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.61 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
2.08 |
152
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0.03 |
0.54 |
0.28 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
2.38 |
123
|
| Spain |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.59 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.07 |
147
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.06 |
0.58 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
0 |
2.27 |
68
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
0.25 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
2.3 |
167
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.56 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
2.11 |
3478
|
Distribution for women aged 40-54 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.02 |
0.14 |
0.51 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
1.96 |
166
|
| Belgium |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.53 |
0.28 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.2 |
146
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.09 |
0.72 |
0.09 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
2 |
145
|
| Cyprus |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.48 |
0.48 |
0 |
0 |
2.56 |
65
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
1.98 |
153
|
| Denmark |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.51 |
0.33 |
0.13 |
0.01 |
2.43 |
117
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.03 |
0.36 |
0.56 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.67 |
121
|
| Finland |
0 |
0.04 |
0.38 |
0.5 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.72 |
126
|
| France |
0 |
0.07 |
0.65 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.28 |
147
|
| Germany |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.6 |
0.14 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
2.05 |
247
|
| Germany (East) |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.63 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
0 |
1.93 |
87
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.6 |
0.15 |
0.15 |
0.01 |
2.09 |
160
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.14 |
0.47 |
0.32 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.27 |
139
|
| Hungary |
0.01 |
0.14 |
0.57 |
0.24 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.12 |
135
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.35 |
0.34 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
2.62 |
151
|
| Italy |
0.04 |
0.17 |
0.52 |
0.17 |
0.1 |
0 |
1.93 |
170
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.49 |
0.41 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.38 |
141
|
| Lithuania |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.15 |
153
|
| Luxembourg |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.7 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.11 |
95
|
| Malta |
0.01 |
0.19 |
0.57 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
1.96 |
83
|
| Netherlands |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.55 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.01 |
2.28 |
125
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.51 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
2.23 |
141
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.19 |
0.58 |
0.16 |
0.04 |
0 |
1.98 |
132
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.67 |
0.08 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
1.94 |
146
|
| Slovakia |
0 |
0.15 |
0.55 |
0.19 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.08 |
158
|
| Slovenia |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.54 |
0.27 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
2.31 |
124
|
| Spain |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.68 |
0.14 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.04 |
131
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.02 |
0.47 |
0.37 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.46 |
121
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.49 |
0.16 |
0.25 |
0.02 |
2.23 |
176
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.09 |
0.57 |
0.19 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
2.13 |
3754
|
Distribution for women aged 55 and higher by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.02 |
0.13 |
0.48 |
0.14 |
0.22 |
0.02 |
1.97 |
159
|
| Belgium |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.67 |
0.21 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.19 |
197
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.71 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.15 |
206
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.01 |
0.36 |
0.57 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.8 |
75
|
| Czech Rep. |
0 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
0.16 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.07 |
195
|
| Denmark |
0.01 |
0 |
0.48 |
0.41 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
2.49 |
261
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.03 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.68 |
290
|
| Finland |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.38 |
0.53 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.61 |
274
|
| France |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
0.35 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.34 |
281
|
| Germany |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.58 |
0.22 |
0.14 |
0 |
2.2 |
321
|
| Germany (East) |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.6 |
0.22 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.19 |
125
|
| Germany (West) |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.58 |
0.21 |
0.15 |
0 |
2.2 |
196
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.45 |
0.42 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.44 |
199
|
| Hungary |
0 |
0.1 |
0.62 |
0.26 |
0 |
0.03 |
2.19 |
240
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.45 |
0.2 |
0.05 |
2.91 |
153
|
| Italy |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.55 |
0.21 |
0.12 |
0 |
2.12 |
193
|
| Latvia |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.36 |
0.55 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.61 |
156
|
| Lithuania |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
2.47 |
189
|
| Luxembourg |
0 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
0.2 |
0.16 |
0.01 |
2.25 |
86
|
| Malta |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.58 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
2.02 |
143
|
| Netherlands |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.45 |
0.29 |
0.19 |
0.05 |
2.41 |
171
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.45 |
0.37 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
2.48 |
263
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.56 |
0.17 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
2.02 |
218
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.61 |
0.2 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
2.29 |
169
|
| Slovakia |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.28 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
2.33 |
188
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0.05 |
0.49 |
0.32 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.42 |
262
|
| Spain |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.64 |
0.22 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.17 |
182
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0 |
0.57 |
0.36 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.41 |
290
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.15 |
0.2 |
0 |
2.22 |
321
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
0.25 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.26 |
5682
|
Distribution for men by country
This is a somewhat modified version of Table A.2.5 of the paper.
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.63 |
0.22 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.93 |
474
|
| Belgium |
0 |
0.01 |
0.58 |
0.32 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
2.17 |
504
|
| Bulgaria |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.54 |
0.3 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.07 |
472
|
| Cyprus |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.6 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.66 |
246
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.51 |
0.37 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
1.91 |
416
|
| Denmark |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.39 |
512
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.39 |
0.35 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
2.59 |
400
|
| Finland |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.56 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.36 |
445
|
| France |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.7 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.32 |
460
|
| Germany |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.62 |
0.24 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
2.11 |
751
|
| Germany (East) |
0.05 |
0.12 |
0.45 |
0.13 |
0.22 |
0.04 |
2.05 |
251
|
| Germany (West) |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.62 |
0.14 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.13 |
500
|
| Greece |
0 |
0.02 |
0.58 |
0.31 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
2.3 |
470
|
| Hungary |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.57 |
0.19 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
2.18 |
448
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.64 |
0.17 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.63 |
480
|
| Italy |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.59 |
0.2 |
0.15 |
0.04 |
2.05 |
457
|
| Latvia |
0 |
0.03 |
0.39 |
0.39 |
0.17 |
0.01 |
2.49 |
467
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.07 |
0.72 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
2.35 |
469
|
| Luxembourg |
0 |
0.03 |
0.4 |
0.53 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.11 |
233
|
| Malta |
0.03 |
0.14 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.12 |
0.01 |
1.91 |
190
|
| Netherlands |
0 |
0.02 |
0.4 |
0.48 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
2.25 |
509
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.56 |
0.26 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.24 |
375
|
| Portugal |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.43 |
0.48 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2 |
502
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.55 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.05 |
532
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
2.01 |
434
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.53 |
0.22 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
2.41 |
445
|
| Spain |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.6 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
2.06 |
482
|
| Sweden |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.54 |
0.19 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.37 |
518
|
| United Kingdom |
0 |
0.02 |
0.52 |
0.28 |
0.14 |
0.02 |
2.3 |
595
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
0.21 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
2.18 |
12286
|
Distribution for men aged 15-24 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.03 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
0.1 |
0.19 |
0.17 |
1.87 |
46
|
| Belgium |
0 |
0.05 |
0.69 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.22 |
67
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.05 |
0.67 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.1 |
2.14 |
61
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.02 |
0.46 |
0.52 |
0 |
0 |
2.66 |
48
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.05 |
0.13 |
0.59 |
0.08 |
0.15 |
0 |
1.86 |
55
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0 |
0.6 |
0.26 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.38 |
47
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.03 |
0.53 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.46 |
79
|
| Finland |
0.1 |
0 |
0.49 |
0.38 |
0 |
0.03 |
2.35 |
33
|
| France |
0 |
0 |
0.56 |
0.38 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.5 |
58
|
| Germany |
0 |
0.07 |
0.45 |
0.28 |
0.16 |
0.04 |
2.3 |
100
|
| Germany (East) |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.54 |
0.33 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.45 |
40
|
| Germany (West) |
0 |
0.08 |
0.43 |
0.27 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
2.26 |
60
|
| Greece |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.55 |
0.21 |
0.15 |
0 |
2.23 |
75
|
| Hungary |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
2.2 |
81
|
| Ireland |
0 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.31 |
0.21 |
0.13 |
2.67 |
62
|
| Italy |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.47 |
0.21 |
0.09 |
0.1 |
2.08 |
48
|
| Latvia |
0 |
0.08 |
0.49 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.41 |
104
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.03 |
0.63 |
0.26 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.28 |
92
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.68 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.05 |
2.11 |
42
|
| Malta |
0 |
0.08 |
0.74 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
1.99 |
37
|
| Netherlands |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.68 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.17 |
41
|
| Poland |
0 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
0.22 |
0.04 |
0.16 |
2.32 |
51
|
| Portugal |
0.04 |
0.18 |
0.57 |
0.12 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
1.94 |
76
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.11 |
2 |
83
|
| Slovakia |
0 |
0.2 |
0.56 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
1.94 |
48
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.56 |
0.28 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
2.43 |
84
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.13 |
0.56 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
1.94 |
70
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.04 |
0.52 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.45 |
23
|
| United Kingdom |
0 |
0 |
0.51 |
0.25 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
2.51 |
64
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.24 |
0.1 |
0.06 |
2.25 |
1675
|
Distribution for men aged 25-39 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.49 |
0.08 |
0.22 |
0.01 |
1.73 |
122
|
| Belgium |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.56 |
0.26 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.17 |
107
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.11 |
0.66 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
2.04 |
120
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.07 |
0.54 |
0.35 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.41 |
71
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.03 |
0.18 |
0.55 |
0.1 |
0.14 |
0 |
1.87 |
119
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0.01 |
0.63 |
0.3 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.33 |
101
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.04 |
0.41 |
0.48 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.54 |
106
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.53 |
0.31 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.26 |
70
|
| France |
0 |
0.04 |
0.69 |
0.21 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.25 |
84
|
| Germany |
0.03 |
0.14 |
0.56 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
0.02 |
2 |
134
|
| Germany (East) |
0.02 |
0.18 |
0.58 |
0.14 |
0.07 |
0 |
1.94 |
58
|
| Germany (West) |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.55 |
0.15 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.02 |
76
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.62 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.13 |
132
|
| Hungary |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.59 |
0.24 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.15 |
142
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.45 |
0.35 |
0.15 |
0.04 |
2.53 |
137
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.57 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
1.92 |
126
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.44 |
0.49 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.5 |
142
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.03 |
0.67 |
0.22 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
2.26 |
130
|
| Luxembourg |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.65 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.13 |
44
|
| Malta |
0.03 |
0.24 |
0.56 |
0.12 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.84 |
37
|
| Netherlands |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.63 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
2.17 |
104
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.21 |
80
|
| Portugal |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.59 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
1.99 |
121
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.6 |
0.12 |
0.09 |
0.06 |
1.99 |
138
|
| Slovakia |
0.04 |
0.16 |
0.55 |
0.13 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
1.88 |
124
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0.05 |
0.47 |
0.33 |
0.13 |
0.02 |
2.52 |
105
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.68 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
1.98 |
141
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.02 |
0.68 |
0.22 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.26 |
95
|
| United Kingdom |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.55 |
0.23 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
2.25 |
111
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.18 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.1 |
2943
|
Distribution for men aged 40-54 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.49 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
2.01 |
175
|
| Belgium |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.24 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.19 |
143
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.75 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
2.01 |
124
|
| Cyprus |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
0.08 |
0 |
2.59 |
61
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.17 |
0.55 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
1.87 |
116
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0.02 |
0.58 |
0.31 |
0.09 |
0 |
2.35 |
132
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.01 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
2.63 |
95
|
| Finland |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.5 |
0.38 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.4 |
107
|
| France |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.61 |
0.27 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.22 |
121
|
| Germany |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.18 |
0.14 |
0 |
2.1 |
164
|
| Germany (East) |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.67 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.94 |
52
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
0.19 |
0.17 |
0 |
2.15 |
112
|
| Greece |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.56 |
0.33 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.39 |
112
|
| Hungary |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.56 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.08 |
91
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.44 |
0.32 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
2.52 |
119
|
| Italy |
0.01 |
0.1 |
0.61 |
0.16 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
2.1 |
143
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.38 |
0.47 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.44 |
128
|
| Lithuania |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.52 |
0.35 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
2.38 |
131
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.76 |
0.1 |
0.09 |
0 |
2.07 |
69
|
| Malta |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.57 |
0.07 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
1.81 |
42
|
| Netherlands |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.6 |
0.27 |
0.07 |
0.01 |
2.28 |
125
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.42 |
0.25 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
2.21 |
90
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.15 |
0.65 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0 |
1.91 |
125
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.13 |
0.61 |
0.13 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
2.01 |
134
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.58 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
1.98 |
131
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0 |
0.57 |
0.23 |
0.16 |
0.03 |
2.32 |
94
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.59 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.14 |
133
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.02 |
0.6 |
0.28 |
0.11 |
0 |
2.36 |
104
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.58 |
0.19 |
0.18 |
0.03 |
2.31 |
130
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
0.21 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
2.17 |
3139
|
Distribution for men aged 55 and higher by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.41 |
0.17 |
0.27 |
0.01 |
2.06 |
131
|
| Belgium |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.69 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
0 |
2.13 |
187
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.04 |
0.76 |
0.11 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.12 |
167
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0.19 |
0.77 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.98 |
66
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.71 |
0.11 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.01 |
126
|
| Denmark |
0 |
0.01 |
0.52 |
0.37 |
0.09 |
0.01 |
2.46 |
232
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.01 |
0.28 |
0.58 |
0.1 |
0.03 |
2.74 |
120
|
| Finland |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.51 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.39 |
235
|
| France |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.57 |
0.35 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.35 |
197
|
| Germany |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.65 |
0.17 |
0.1 |
0.01 |
2.11 |
353
|
| Germany (East) |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.69 |
0.15 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.07 |
101
|
| Germany (West) |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.64 |
0.17 |
0.11 |
0.01 |
2.12 |
252
|
| Greece |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
0.4 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.44 |
151
|
| Hungary |
0 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.28 |
134
|
| Ireland |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.3 |
0.38 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
2.87 |
162
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.53 |
0.2 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
2.1 |
140
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.38 |
0.55 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.62 |
93
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.37 |
0.17 |
0.01 |
2.48 |
116
|
| Luxembourg |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.69 |
0.19 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.13 |
78
|
| Malta |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.59 |
0.13 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
2 |
74
|
| Netherlands |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.6 |
0.28 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
2.31 |
239
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.58 |
0.23 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
2.25 |
154
|
| Portugal |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.66 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.11 |
180
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
2.18 |
177
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.09 |
0.48 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.26 |
131
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.51 |
0.29 |
0.16 |
0.01 |
2.38 |
162
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.57 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
2.11 |
138
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.02 |
0.53 |
0.36 |
0.08 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
296
|
| United Kingdom |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.65 |
0.17 |
0.14 |
0.03 |
2.24 |
290
|
| EU-27 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.59 |
0.23 |
0.09 |
0.02 |
2.21 |
4529
|
Personal ideal family size (desired fertility)
Data is taken from the tables at the end of this PDF. These are based on the 2011 Eurobarometer survey. This survey records the mean of people's answers to the question of what their personal ideal family size, or desired fertility, is.
Mean by gender, age, and country
Based on Table A.2.2 of the paper.
| Country |
15-24 (women) |
25-39 (women) |
40-54 (women) |
55+ (women) |
Total (women) |
15-24 (men) |
25-39 (men) |
40-54 (men) |
55+ (men) |
Total (men)
|
| Austria |
1.96 |
1.79 |
1.83 |
2.15 |
1.95 |
1.67 |
1.69 |
1.83 |
2.05 |
1.84
|
| Belgium |
2.34 |
2.32 |
2.58 |
2.4 |
2.42 |
2.1 |
2.19 |
2.25 |
2.22 |
2.2
|
| Bulgaria |
1.96 |
2.01 |
1.9 |
2 |
1.97 |
2.09 |
1.97 |
2 |
2.02 |
2.01
|
| Cyprus |
2.41 |
2.7 |
2.89 |
3.31 |
2.88 |
2.59 |
2.57 |
2.98 |
3.49 |
2.93
|
| Czech Rep. |
2.04 |
1.93 |
2.13 |
2.24 |
2.1 |
1.99 |
1.9 |
1.88 |
2.06 |
1.96
|
| Denmark |
2.47 |
2.62 |
2.47 |
2.6 |
2.55 |
2.33 |
2.24 |
2.31 |
2.52 |
2.37
|
| Estonia |
2.28 |
2.5 |
2.58 |
2.44 |
2.46 |
2.3 |
2.28 |
2.45 |
2.64 |
2.42
|
| Finland |
2.45 |
2.47 |
2.64 |
2.45 |
2.5 |
2.19 |
2.15 |
2.4 |
2.31 |
2.28
|
| France |
2.5 |
2.49 |
2.51 |
2.44 |
2.47 |
2.29 |
2.23 |
2.2 |
2.45 |
2.3
|
| Germany |
2.08 |
2.04 |
2.3 |
2.41 |
2.27 |
2.23 |
1.98 |
2.04 |
2.17 |
2.1
|
| Germany (East) |
2.19 |
1.78 |
2.02 |
2.18 |
2.07 |
2.08 |
1.98 |
1.72 |
2.06 |
1.95
|
| Germany (West) |
2.04 |
2.11 |
2.37 |
2.48 |
2.33 |
2.28 |
1.98 |
2.13 |
2.2 |
2.15
|
| Greece |
2.14 |
2.21 |
2.27 |
2.59 |
2.34 |
2.31 |
2.07 |
2.33 |
2.49 |
2.3
|
| Hungary |
2.12 |
1.99 |
2.09 |
2.23 |
2.12 |
2.09 |
2.17 |
2.02 |
2.32 |
2.16
|
| Ireland |
2.42 |
2.66 |
2.78 |
3.65 |
2.92 |
2.51 |
2.56 |
2.57 |
3.22 |
2.73
|
| Italy |
2.16 |
1.93 |
1.97 |
2.07 |
2.02 |
2 |
1.91 |
2.08 |
2.16 |
2.06
|
| Latvia |
2.1 |
2.45 |
2.26 |
2.41 |
2.32 |
2.26 |
2.38 |
2.33 |
2.3 |
2.32
|
| Lithuania |
2.06 |
2.24 |
2.15 |
2.45 |
2.26 |
2.04 |
2.16 |
2.29 |
2.51 |
2.26
|
| Luxembourg |
2.21 |
2.23 |
2.35 |
2.42 |
2.32 |
1.93 |
2.16 |
1.99 |
2.2 |
2.08
|
| Malta |
1.9 |
2.06 |
1.97 |
2.56 |
2.17 |
1.8 |
1.84 |
1.94 |
2.74 |
2.11
|
| Netherlands |
2.49 |
2.17 |
2.38 |
2.78 |
2.49 |
1.89 |
1.76 |
2.28 |
2.36 |
2.12
|
| Poland |
2.16 |
2.12 |
2.47 |
2.73 |
2.42 |
1.89 |
1.99 |
2.23 |
2.32 |
2.13
|
| Portugal |
2.02 |
2.07 |
1.99 |
2.25 |
2.11 |
2 |
2.08 |
1.95 |
2.4 |
2.13
|
| Romania |
1.87 |
1.9 |
1.94 |
2.19 |
2 |
2.01 |
1.93 |
2.22 |
2.29 |
2.11
|
| Slovakia |
2.17 |
1.97 |
2.18 |
2.33 |
2.17 |
1.84 |
1.85 |
2.05 |
2.36 |
2.03
|
| Slovenia |
2.37 |
2.38 |
2.37 |
2.33 |
2.36 |
2.45 |
2.54 |
2.25 |
2.21 |
2.35
|
| Spain |
2.12 |
2.08 |
2.23 |
2.51 |
2.27 |
2.11 |
2.03 |
2.19 |
2.72 |
2.29
|
| Sweden |
2.69 |
2.38 |
2.34 |
2.39 |
2.41 |
2.45 |
2.26 |
2.28 |
2.37 |
2.33
|
| United Kingdom |
2.37 |
2.27 |
2.36 |
2.34 |
2.33 |
2.07 |
2.18 |
2.2 |
2.28 |
2.2
|
| EU-27 |
2.23 |
2.15 |
2.27 |
2.39 |
2.28 |
2.11 |
2.05 |
2.15 |
2.32 |
2.17
|
Distribution for women by country
This is a modified version of Table A.2.6 of the paper.
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.06 |
0.15 |
0.5 |
0.18 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
1.95 |
531
|
| Belgium |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.44 |
0.39 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.42 |
521
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.71 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
1.97 |
530
|
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.35 |
0.59 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.88 |
258
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.63 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.1 |
603
|
| Denmark |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.46 |
0.45 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.55 |
500
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.46 |
0.41 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.46 |
601
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.39 |
0.45 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.5 |
563
|
| France |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.46 |
0.4 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.47 |
608
|
| Germany |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
0.27 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.27 |
821
|
| Germany (East) |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.62 |
0.21 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.07 |
319
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.52 |
0.28 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.33 |
502
|
| Greece |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.52 |
0.35 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.34 |
530
|
| Hungary |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
0.23 |
0 |
0.05 |
2.12 |
556
|
| Ireland |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.3 |
0.49 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
2.92 |
536
|
| Italy |
0.04 |
0.14 |
0.54 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
2.02 |
587
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.53 |
0.34 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
2.32 |
552
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.55 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.26 |
557
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.52 |
0.32 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.32 |
274
|
| Malta |
0.05 |
0.13 |
0.49 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2.17 |
310
|
| Netherlands |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.41 |
0.38 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.49 |
492
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.44 |
0.32 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
2.42 |
625
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.16 |
0.54 |
0.21 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.11 |
546
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.13 |
0.6 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
2 |
543
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.59 |
0.22 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.17 |
566
|
| Slovenia |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.52 |
0.32 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
2.36 |
574
|
| Spain |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.58 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.27 |
522
|
| Sweden |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.51 |
0.37 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.41 |
501
|
| United Kingdom |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.33 |
747
|
| EU-27 |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.52 |
0.28 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.28 |
14554
|
Distribution for women aged 15-24 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.39 |
0.22 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
1.96 |
54
|
| Belgium |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.54 |
0.35 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.34 |
58
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.09 |
0.76 |
0.06 |
0 |
0.09 |
1.96 |
54
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.02 |
0.63 |
0.31 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.41 |
51
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.03 |
0.15 |
0.55 |
0.16 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
2.04 |
81
|
| Denmark |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.45 |
0.46 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.47 |
44
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.08 |
0.6 |
0.26 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.28 |
66
|
| Finland |
0.08 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
0.39 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.45 |
57
|
| France |
0 |
0.04 |
0.44 |
0.47 |
0 |
0.04 |
2.5 |
43
|
| Germany |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.48 |
0.22 |
0.04 |
0.09 |
2.08 |
97
|
| Germany (East) |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.56 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.19 |
40
|
| Germany (West) |
0.07 |
0.1 |
0.46 |
0.21 |
0.05 |
0.12 |
2.04 |
57
|
| Greece |
0.1 |
0.02 |
0.63 |
0.25 |
0 |
0 |
2.14 |
51
|
| Hungary |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.59 |
0.23 |
0 |
0.04 |
2.12 |
49
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.14 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.05 |
0.16 |
2.42 |
64
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.49 |
0.19 |
0.1 |
0.11 |
2.16 |
53
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.14 |
0.6 |
0.23 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.1 |
102
|
| Lithuania |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.64 |
0.17 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
2.06 |
76
|
| Luxembourg |
0.05 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.26 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.21 |
22
|
| Malta |
0.04 |
0.26 |
0.38 |
0.21 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
1.9 |
28
|
| Netherlands |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.44 |
0.37 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.49 |
69
|
| Poland |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.48 |
0.2 |
0.07 |
0.15 |
2.16 |
71
|
| Portugal |
0 |
0.17 |
0.6 |
0.12 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.02 |
71
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.13 |
0.61 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.14 |
1.87 |
79
|
| Slovakia |
0 |
0.15 |
0.57 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
0.1 |
2.17 |
68
|
| Slovenia |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.52 |
0.34 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.37 |
65
|
| Spain |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
0.26 |
0 |
0.03 |
2.12 |
62
|
| Sweden |
0.05 |
0 |
0.55 |
0.36 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.69 |
22
|
| United Kingdom |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.51 |
0.28 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
2.37 |
83
|
| EU-27 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
0.26 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
2.23 |
1640
|
Distribution for women aged 25-39 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.07 |
0.19 |
0.55 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
1.79 |
152
|
| Belgium |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.32 |
120
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.13 |
0.72 |
0.1 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.01 |
125
|
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.4 |
0.51 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.7 |
67
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.01 |
0.17 |
0.65 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
1.93 |
174
|
| Denmark |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.42 |
0.48 |
0.05 |
0 |
2.62 |
78
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.42 |
0.5 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.5 |
124
|
| Finland |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.47 |
106
|
| France |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.49 |
0.38 |
0 |
0.01 |
2.49 |
137
|
| Germany |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.53 |
0.19 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.04 |
156
|
| Germany (East) |
0.12 |
0.12 |
0.6 |
0.12 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
1.78 |
67
|
| Germany (West) |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.52 |
0.2 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
2.11 |
89
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.54 |
0.28 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.21 |
141
|
| Hungary |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.62 |
0.17 |
0 |
0.06 |
1.99 |
132
|
| Ireland |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.43 |
0.44 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.66 |
168
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.21 |
0.52 |
0.16 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
1.93 |
171
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.45 |
153
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.63 |
0.27 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.24 |
139
|
| Luxembourg |
0.01 |
0.16 |
0.46 |
0.31 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.23 |
71
|
| Malta |
0.05 |
0.14 |
0.56 |
0.23 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.06 |
56
|
| Netherlands |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.44 |
0.27 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
2.17 |
127
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.51 |
0.21 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
2.12 |
150
|
| Portugal |
0.01 |
0.2 |
0.57 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.03 |
2.07 |
125
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.18 |
0.6 |
0.11 |
0.06 |
0.03 |
1.9 |
149
|
| Slovakia |
0.01 |
0.18 |
0.61 |
0.17 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
1.97 |
152
|
| Slovenia |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.48 |
0.35 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
2.38 |
123
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.62 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.08 |
147
|
| Sweden |
0 |
0.09 |
0.55 |
0.36 |
0 |
0 |
2.38 |
68
|
| United Kingdom |
0.05 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.27 |
167
|
| EU-27 |
0.03 |
0.12 |
0.53 |
0.24 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.15 |
3478
|
Distribution for women aged 40-54 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.09 |
0.16 |
0.53 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
1.83 |
166
|
| Belgium |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.4 |
0.45 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.58 |
146
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.17 |
0.68 |
0.09 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
1.9 |
145
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0.05 |
0.28 |
0.66 |
0 |
0.02 |
2.89 |
65
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.67 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.13 |
153
|
| Denmark |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.51 |
0.41 |
0 |
0 |
2.47 |
117
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.47 |
0.43 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.58 |
121
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.04 |
0.4 |
0.47 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.64 |
126
|
| France |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.45 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.51 |
147
|
| Germany |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.55 |
0.28 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.3 |
247
|
| Germany (East) |
0.03 |
0.16 |
0.58 |
0.2 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.02 |
87
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.55 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.37 |
160
|
| Greece |
0.04 |
0.11 |
0.51 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
0 |
2.27 |
139
|
| Hungary |
0.01 |
0.16 |
0.57 |
0.2 |
0.01 |
0.05 |
2.09 |
135
|
| Ireland |
0.05 |
0.02 |
0.33 |
0.48 |
0.09 |
0.05 |
2.78 |
151
|
| Italy |
0.06 |
0.13 |
0.56 |
0.2 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
1.97 |
170
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.58 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.03 |
2.26 |
141
|
| Lithuania |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.58 |
0.25 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.15 |
153
|
| Luxembourg |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.53 |
0.33 |
0 |
0 |
2.35 |
95
|
| Malta |
0.05 |
0.12 |
0.61 |
0.16 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
1.97 |
83
|
| Netherlands |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.45 |
0.32 |
0.07 |
0 |
2.38 |
125
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.4 |
0.39 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
2.47 |
141
|
| Portugal |
0.06 |
0.18 |
0.57 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
1.99 |
132
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.16 |
0.62 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
1.94 |
146
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.59 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.18 |
158
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
0.32 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.37 |
124
|
| Spain |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.58 |
0.29 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.23 |
131
|
| Sweden |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.48 |
0.34 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.34 |
121
|
| United Kingdom |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.48 |
0.31 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.36 |
176
|
| EU-27 |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.52 |
0.29 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.27 |
3754
|
Distribution for women aged 55 and higher by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.01 |
0.14 |
0.47 |
0.24 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
2.15 |
159
|
| Belgium |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.42 |
0.37 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.4 |
197
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.71 |
0.12 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2 |
206
|
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
0 |
0.18 |
0.78 |
0 |
0.03 |
3.31 |
75
|
| Czech Rep. |
0 |
0.07 |
0.62 |
0.24 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.24 |
195
|
| Denmark |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.45 |
0.46 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.6 |
261
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.43 |
0.42 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.44 |
290
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.38 |
0.47 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.45 |
274
|
| France |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.46 |
0.38 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.44 |
281
|
| Germany |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.56 |
0.31 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.41 |
321
|
| Germany (East) |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.65 |
0.24 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.18 |
125
|
| Germany (West) |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.33 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.48 |
196
|
| Greece |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.46 |
0.47 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.59 |
199
|
| Hungary |
0 |
0.12 |
0.56 |
0.28 |
0 |
0.04 |
2.23 |
240
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.63 |
0.11 |
0.07 |
3.65 |
153
|
| Italy |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.55 |
0.21 |
0.08 |
0.02 |
2.07 |
193
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.49 |
0.38 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
2.41 |
156
|
| Lithuania |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.43 |
0.39 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.45 |
189
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.51 |
0.35 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
2.42 |
86
|
| Malta |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.41 |
0.34 |
0.06 |
0.1 |
2.56 |
143
|
| Netherlands |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.35 |
0.52 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.78 |
171
|
| Poland |
0 |
0.05 |
0.4 |
0.42 |
0.03 |
0.1 |
2.73 |
263
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.12 |
0.48 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.25 |
218
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.59 |
0.2 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
2.19 |
169
|
| Slovakia |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.33 |
188
|
| Slovenia |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.52 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
2.33 |
262
|
| Spain |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.56 |
0.32 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.51 |
182
|
| Sweden |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.49 |
0.39 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.39 |
290
|
| United Kingdom |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.34 |
321
|
| EU-27 |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.52 |
0.32 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.39 |
5682
|
Distribution for men by country
This is a modified version of Table A.2.6 of the paper.
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.09 |
0.14 |
0.41 |
0.16 |
0.13 |
0.07 |
1.84 |
474
|
| Belgium |
0.07 |
0.11 |
0.49 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
0 |
2.2 |
504
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2.01 |
472
|
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
0.02 |
0.32 |
0.63 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.93 |
246
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.6 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
1.96 |
416
|
| Denmark |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.54 |
0.34 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.37 |
512
|
| Estonia |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
0.36 |
0.04 |
0.05 |
2.42 |
400
|
| Finland |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.5 |
0.33 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.28 |
445
|
| France |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.52 |
0.33 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.3 |
460
|
| Germany |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.56 |
0.21 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
2.1 |
751
|
| Germany (East) |
0.07 |
0.13 |
0.59 |
0.17 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
1.95 |
251
|
| Germany (West) |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.55 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
0.04 |
2.15 |
500
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.55 |
0.29 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.3 |
470
|
| Hungary |
0.04 |
0.1 |
0.53 |
0.26 |
0.01 |
0.06 |
2.16 |
448
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.37 |
0.39 |
0.08 |
0.11 |
2.73 |
480
|
| Italy |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.56 |
0.18 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.06 |
457
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.49 |
0.35 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.32 |
467
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.56 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
2.26 |
469
|
| Luxembourg |
0.05 |
0.11 |
0.52 |
0.25 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.08 |
233
|
| Malta |
0.02 |
0.14 |
0.59 |
0.14 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
2.11 |
190
|
| Netherlands |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.51 |
0.27 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.12 |
509
|
| Poland |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.52 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.11 |
2.13 |
375
|
| Portugal |
0.03 |
0.13 |
0.57 |
0.19 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
2.13 |
502
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.59 |
0.17 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
2.11 |
532
|
| Slovakia |
0.03 |
0.15 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
2.03 |
434
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.05 |
0.57 |
0.25 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
2.35 |
445
|
| Spain |
0.04 |
0.07 |
0.54 |
0.27 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
2.29 |
482
|
| Sweden |
0.04 |
0.05 |
0.54 |
0.33 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.33 |
518
|
| United Kingdom |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.51 |
0.25 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
2.2 |
595
|
| EU-27 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
0.24 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2.17 |
12286
|
Distribution for men aged 15-24 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.09 |
0.17 |
0.36 |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.15 |
1.67 |
46
|
| Belgium |
0.04 |
0.16 |
0.53 |
0.23 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
2.1 |
67
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.03 |
0.69 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
2.09 |
61
|
| Cyprus |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
2.59 |
48
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.2 |
0.57 |
0.1 |
0.07 |
0.04 |
1.99 |
55
|
| Denmark |
0.02 |
0 |
0.64 |
0.27 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.33 |
47
|
| Estonia |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.54 |
0.31 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
2.3 |
79
|
| Finland |
0.1 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.1 |
2.19 |
33
|
| France |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.56 |
0.33 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.29 |
58
|
| Germany |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.45 |
0.24 |
0.11 |
0.1 |
2.23 |
100
|
| Germany (East) |
0.09 |
0.09 |
0.61 |
0.16 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.08 |
40
|
| Germany (West) |
0.01 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
0.26 |
0.12 |
0.12 |
2.28 |
60
|
| Greece |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.48 |
0.23 |
0.12 |
0.07 |
2.31 |
75
|
| Hungary |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.52 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.13 |
2.09 |
81
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.01 |
0.3 |
0.27 |
0.22 |
0.18 |
2.51 |
62
|
| Italy |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
2 |
48
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.52 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.26 |
104
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.12 |
0.58 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
2.04 |
92
|
| Luxembourg |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.6 |
0.18 |
0.02 |
0.05 |
1.93 |
42
|
| Malta |
0 |
0.22 |
0.54 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.13 |
1.8 |
37
|
| Netherlands |
0.11 |
0.08 |
0.55 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
1.89 |
41
|
| Poland |
0.06 |
0.1 |
0.49 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.2 |
1.89 |
51
|
| Portugal |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.5 |
0.15 |
0.07 |
0.13 |
2 |
76
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.56 |
0.13 |
0.04 |
0.13 |
2.01 |
83
|
| Slovakia |
0 |
0.19 |
0.47 |
0.07 |
0.15 |
0.11 |
1.84 |
48
|
| Slovenia |
0.01 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.1 |
2.45 |
84
|
| Spain |
0.06 |
0.07 |
0.52 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
0.1 |
2.11 |
70
|
| Sweden |
0.04 |
0.09 |
0.39 |
0.43 |
0 |
0.04 |
2.45 |
23
|
| United Kingdom |
0.09 |
0.04 |
0.53 |
0.2 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
2.07 |
64
|
| EU-27 |
0.05 |
0.08 |
0.5 |
0.21 |
0.07 |
0.1 |
2.11 |
1675
|
Distribution for men aged 25-39 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.44 |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
1.69 |
122
|
| Belgium |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.19 |
107
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.15 |
0.66 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
1.97 |
120
|
| Cyprus |
0.01 |
0.03 |
0.48 |
0.46 |
0.01 |
0 |
2.57 |
71
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.22 |
0.51 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.04 |
1.9 |
119
|
| Denmark |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.24 |
101
|
| Estonia |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.55 |
0.3 |
0.02 |
0.06 |
2.28 |
106
|
| Finland |
0.07 |
0.14 |
0.45 |
0.29 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.15 |
70
|
| France |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.6 |
0.27 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
2.23 |
84
|
| Germany |
0.07 |
0.11 |
0.5 |
0.19 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
1.98 |
134
|
| Germany (East) |
0.09 |
0.14 |
0.49 |
0.23 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
1.98 |
58
|
| Germany (West) |
0.07 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.18 |
0.08 |
0.08 |
1.98 |
76
|
| Greece |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.62 |
0.21 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.07 |
132
|
| Hungary |
0.03 |
0.1 |
0.57 |
0.24 |
0.01 |
0.04 |
2.17 |
142
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.45 |
0.39 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
2.56 |
137
|
| Italy |
0.05 |
0.15 |
0.56 |
0.13 |
0.06 |
0.06 |
1.91 |
126
|
| Latvia |
0.01 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
0.38 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.38 |
142
|
| Lithuania |
0 |
0.09 |
0.68 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
2.16 |
130
|
| Luxembourg |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.4 |
0.35 |
0 |
0.09 |
2.16 |
44
|
| Malta |
0.06 |
0.22 |
0.62 |
0.09 |
0 |
0.02 |
1.84 |
37
|
| Netherlands |
0.18 |
0.08 |
0.51 |
0.16 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
1.76 |
104
|
| Poland |
0.03 |
0.11 |
0.54 |
0.15 |
0.05 |
0.12 |
1.99 |
80
|
| Portugal |
0.02 |
0.18 |
0.6 |
0.16 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
2.08 |
121
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.15 |
0.61 |
0.11 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
1.93 |
138
|
| Slovakia |
0.05 |
0.19 |
0.55 |
0.14 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
1.85 |
124
|
| Slovenia |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.46 |
0.3 |
0.07 |
0.05 |
2.54 |
105
|
| Spain |
0.05 |
0.11 |
0.6 |
0.17 |
0 |
0.07 |
2.03 |
141
|
| Sweden |
0.06 |
0.03 |
0.61 |
0.27 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.26 |
95
|
| United Kingdom |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.46 |
0.26 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
2.18 |
111
|
| EU-27 |
0.05 |
0.11 |
0.55 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
2.05 |
2943
|
Distribution for men aged 40-54 by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.09 |
0.15 |
0.47 |
0.14 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
1.83 |
175
|
| Belgium |
0.1 |
0.07 |
0.5 |
0.31 |
0.02 |
0 |
2.25 |
143
|
| Bulgaria |
0.01 |
0.11 |
0.71 |
0.1 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2 |
124
|
| Cyprus |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.28 |
0.66 |
0 |
0.02 |
2.98 |
61
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.02 |
0.19 |
0.65 |
0.11 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
1.88 |
116
|
| Denmark |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.54 |
0.31 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.31 |
132
|
| Estonia |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.47 |
0.35 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
2.45 |
95
|
| Finland |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.48 |
0.39 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.4 |
107
|
| France |
0.06 |
0.09 |
0.49 |
0.32 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.2 |
121
|
| Germany |
0.07 |
0.12 |
0.54 |
0.2 |
0.05 |
0.02 |
2.04 |
164
|
| Germany (East) |
0.11 |
0.16 |
0.57 |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0 |
1.72 |
52
|
| Germany (West) |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.53 |
0.22 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.13 |
112
|
| Greece |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.56 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0 |
2.33 |
112
|
| Hungary |
0.06 |
0.12 |
0.55 |
0.22 |
0 |
0.05 |
2.02 |
91
|
| Ireland |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.45 |
0.33 |
0.03 |
0.12 |
2.57 |
119
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.61 |
0.18 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2.08 |
143
|
| Latvia |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
0.35 |
0.07 |
0.02 |
2.33 |
128
|
| Lithuania |
0.03 |
0.07 |
0.51 |
0.33 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
2.29 |
131
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.17 |
0.57 |
0.17 |
0.06 |
0 |
1.99 |
69
|
| Malta |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.76 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
0.02 |
1.94 |
42
|
| Netherlands |
0.09 |
0.03 |
0.48 |
0.34 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.28 |
125
|
| Poland |
0.02 |
0.09 |
0.49 |
0.25 |
0.06 |
0.09 |
2.23 |
90
|
| Portugal |
0.05 |
0.17 |
0.61 |
0.14 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
1.95 |
125
|
| Romania |
0.01 |
0.12 |
0.56 |
0.21 |
0.04 |
0.06 |
2.22 |
134
|
| Slovakia |
0.01 |
0.16 |
0.48 |
0.23 |
0.07 |
0.03 |
2.05 |
131
|
| Slovenia |
0 |
0.02 |
0.64 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.25 |
94
|
| Spain |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.61 |
0.26 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.19 |
133
|
| Sweden |
0.06 |
0.06 |
0.57 |
0.29 |
0.02 |
0.01 |
2.28 |
104
|
| United Kingdom |
0.09 |
0.05 |
0.48 |
0.24 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
2.2 |
130
|
| EU-27 |
0.05 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
0.24 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
2.15 |
3139
|
Distribution for men aged 55 and higher by country
| Country |
No children |
1 child |
2 children |
3 or more children |
No ideal |
Don't know |
Mean |
Number of cases
|
| Austria |
0.07 |
0.13 |
0.36 |
0.23 |
0.17 |
0.04 |
2.05 |
131
|
| Belgium |
0.06 |
0.11 |
0.46 |
0.3 |
0.05 |
0.01 |
2.22 |
187
|
| Bulgaria |
0 |
0.09 |
0.73 |
0.1 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
2.02 |
167
|
| Cyprus |
0 |
0 |
0.11 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
3.49 |
66
|
| Czech Rep. |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.66 |
0.19 |
0.01 |
0.02 |
2.06 |
126
|
| Denmark |
0.03 |
0.05 |
0.46 |
0.43 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.52 |
232
|
| Estonia |
0 |
0.04 |
0.37 |
0.48 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
2.64 |
120
|
| Finland |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.32 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.31 |
235
|
| France |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.47 |
0.4 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
2.45 |
197
|
| Germany |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.64 |
0.22 |
0.03 |
0.01 |
2.17 |
353
|
| Germany (East) |
0.02 |
0.11 |
0.66 |
0.18 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.06 |
101
|
| Germany (West) |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.64 |
0.23 |
0.04 |
0.01 |
2.2 |
252
|
| Greece |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.52 |
0.39 |
0.01 |
0.01 |
2.49 |
151
|
| Hungary |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.46 |
0.36 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.32 |
134
|
| Ireland |
0.03 |
0.02 |
0.24 |
0.52 |
0.09 |
0.1 |
3.22 |
162
|
| Italy |
0.02 |
0.1 |
0.58 |
0.22 |
0.06 |
0.02 |
2.16 |
140
|
| Latvia |
0.02 |
0.06 |
0.47 |
0.37 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.3 |
93
|
| Lithuania |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.47 |
0.38 |
0.09 |
0.03 |
2.51 |
116
|
| Luxembourg |
0.03 |
0.09 |
0.54 |
0.28 |
0.06 |
0 |
2.2 |
78
|
| Malta |
0 |
0.07 |
0.44 |
0.31 |
0.1 |
0.08 |
2.74 |
74
|
| Netherlands |
0.05 |
0.04 |
0.53 |
0.34 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
2.36 |
239
|
| Poland |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.53 |
0.26 |
0.08 |
0.06 |
2.32 |
154
|
| Portugal |
0.01 |
0.06 |
0.56 |
0.3 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
2.4 |
180
|
| Romania |
0.02 |
0.07 |
0.6 |
0.23 |
0.05 |
0.04 |
2.29 |
177
|
| Slovakia |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.48 |
0.35 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
2.36 |
131
|
| Slovenia |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.59 |
0.25 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
2.21 |
162
|
| Spain |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.43 |
0.4 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
2.72 |
138
|
| Sweden |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.53 |
0.37 |
0.01 |
0.03 |
2.37 |
296
|
| United Kingdom |
0.05 |
0.03 |
0.58 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.28 |
290
|
| EU-27 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.54 |
0.29 |
0.05 |
0.03 |
2.32 |
4529
|