Journal of Population Sciences
Table 4 The proportion of women aged 35–39 without cohabiting children slightly overestimates the share of childlessness
|  | Proportion of women living in household without children at 35–39 years old(a) | % childless women(b) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 1965 | 1968 | 1970 | 1972 |
Austria | 16.39 | 17.02 | 17.16 | 18.08 | 17.84 | 18.90 | 17.20 | 18.40 | 18.50 | 19.00 |
Belgium | 17.28 | 17.37 | 18.04 | 17.65 | 17.96 | 17.73 | 16.00 | 16.10 | – | – |
Bulgaria | 6.58 | 8.29 | 8.54 | 10.91 | 11.15 | 10.09 | 7.90 | 7.80 | 9.30 | 9.90 |
Czech Republic | 6.07 | 7.42 | 7.68 | 6.56 | 6.65 | 7.15 | 6.60 | 7.80 | 7.70 | 9.40 |
Estonia | 6.13 | 9.46 | 8.96 | 7.44 | 8.68 | 8.60 | 10.60 | 11.10 | 11.50 | – |
France | 13.48 | 14.41 | 15.18 | 15.18 | 15.76 | 14.94 | – | 14.30 | – | – |
Germany | 27.26 | 27.13 | 27.76 | 26.13 | 25.41 | 28.23 | 21.80 | 23.10 | – | – |
Greece | 14.35 | 15.23 | 15.54 | 15.60 | 14.64 | 15.35 | 16.40 | – | – | – |
Hungary | 7.88 | 7.90 | 8.23 | 9.63 | 10.20 | 10.59 | 9.30 | 10.90 | – | – |
Ireland | 0.00 | 14.66 | 15.03 | 15.36 | 16.58 | 16.75 | 18.00 | 18.80 | – | – |
Italy | 15.24 | 15.89 | 16.72 | 16.91 | 18.76 | 19.86 | 18.40 | 19.80 | 20.60 | 20.90 |
Latvia | 6.35 | 6.83 | 8.02 | 7.99 | 9.42 | 10.49 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lithuania | 16.41 | 17.75 | 15.91 | 12.76 | 25.43 | 25.69 | 8.90 | 9.30 | – | – |
Luxemburg | 13.63 | 13.33 | 12.86 | 11.53 | 12.49 | 14.60 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Netherlands | 16.42 | 17.51 | 17.67 | 18.66 | 17.05 | 17.38 | 18.10 | 17.70 | – | – |
Poland | 6.16 | 5.80 | 7.18 | 7.15 | 7.29 | 8.56 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
Portugal | 7.26 | 7.19 | 7.10 | 9.49 | 9.70 | 10.02 | 12.90 | 12.30 | Â | Â |
Slovakia | 5.07 | 5.41 | 7.18 | 7.11 | 6.58 | 7.03 | 11.00 | 11.30 | 11.80 | 12.30 |
Spain | 13.47 | 14.00 | 15.80 | 15.34 | 16.52 | 18.18 | 14.50 | 16.50 | 18.60 | 20.70 |
UK | 19.55 | 20.72 | 19.22 | 21.26 | 20.49 | 20.02 | 20.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | – |