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[Population] Population (ten thousands)
[Population] Popuation growth (annual)
[Population] Popuation change in the last 20 years
[Population] 0-14 years, % of the total population
[Population] 15-64 years, % of the total population
[Population] 65 years and over, % of the total population
[Population] Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
[Population] Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
[Population] Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
[Population] Population density (per square kilometer)
[Population] Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
[Population] % of those who think that population growth cannot be supported
[Population] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between young people and older people
[Population] % of those who think that younger people should be medically prioritized over older people
[Marriage and sex] Crude marriage rate (marriages per 1,000 population)
[Marriage and sex] Crude divorce rate (divorces per 1,000 population)
[Marriage and sex] Relative divorce rate (ratio of divorces to marriages in the latest year)
[Marriage and sex] % of ever married at 50-54, men
[Marriage and sex] % of ever married at 50-54, women
[Marriage and sex] % of those who have lived together without getting married
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that it is a good idea for a couple who intend to get married to live together first
[Marriage and sex] % of those who lived with their husband or wife before they got married
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that married people are generally happier than unmarried people
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that it is better to have a bad marriage than no marriage at all
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that people who want children ought to get married
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that the main purpose of marriage these days is to have children
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that it is all right for a couple to live together without intending to get married
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that a couple should divorce when their marriage does not work well
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that the main advantage of marriage is that it gives financial security
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that adultery is always wrong
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that sex before marriage is always wrong
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that sex under 16 years old is always wrong
[Marriage and sex] % of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong
[Birth] Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
[Birth] Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
[Birth] Mean age of women at childbirth
[Birth] % of those who think that their ideal number of children is 3 or more
[Birth] Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
[Birth] Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
[Birth] Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
[Birth] Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
[Birth] % of births outside of marriage
[Birth] % of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if there is a strong chance of serious defect in the baby
[Birth] % of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if her family cannot afford any more children
[Parent-child relations] % of children (aged 0-17) living with a single parent
[Parent-child relations] % of elderly who live with their child(ren)
[Parent-child relations] % of elderly who contact their child(ren) not living together more than once a week
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that adult children have a duty to look after their elderly parents
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that adult children are an important source of help for elderly parents
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that having children interferes too much with the freedom of parents
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that one parent can bring up a child as well as two parents together
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that watching children grow up is life's greatest joy
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that children are a financial burden
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that those with young children should be medically prioritized over those not
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that a same sex female couple can bring up a child as well as a male-female couple
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that a same sex male couple can bring up a child as well as a male-female couple
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that having children increases people's social standing in society
[Parent-child relations] % of those who think that having children restricts the employment and career chances
[Family] % of those who live with their brother/ sister, among those who have brother/ sister
[Family] % of those who but do not live with their brother/ sister but contact frequently
[Family] Total public social expenditure on families as % of GDP
[Family] % of those who think that they should take care of themselves and their family first, before helping other people
[Family] % of those who think that their family members put pressure on them about the way they live or organise their personal life
[Family] % of those who feel that their family, relatives and/or friends make too many demands on them
[Family] % of those who face anger of their family or close friends
[Family] Extent of satisfaction with family life (7 steps)
[Family] Extent of satisfaction with the relationships with family members (7 steps)
[Family] Fathers' time spent on physical care and child supervision (as mothers=100)
[Family] Fathers' time spent teaching, reading, and playing with children (as mothers=100)
[Domestic problems] Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
[Domestic problems] Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
[Domestic problems] Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%)
[Migration] International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
[Migration] Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
[Migration] Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per 10,000 people)
[Migration] % of those who experience migration
[Migration] % of those who experience international migration
[Migration] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to find a place to live
[Migration] % of those who turn to private companies first to find a place to live
[Migration] % of those who turn to public services first to find a place to live
[Migration] % of those who think that the number of immigrants to the country nowadays should be increased
[Migration] % of those who think that the number of immigrants to the country nowadays should be reduced
[Migration] % of those who think that immigrants increase crime rates
[Migration] % of those who think that immigration is the most important issue for their country
[Migration] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between domestic-born and foreign-born
[Migration] % of those who think that immigrants are generally good for the country's economy
[Migration] % of those who agree that immigrants take jobs away from people who were born in the country
[Migration] % of those who think that immigrants improve your country's society by bringing in new ideas and cultures
[Migration] % of those who agree that it is impossible for people who do not share their country's customs and traditions to become fully their country's nationalty
[Migration] % of those who agree that ethnic minorities should be given government assistance to preserve their customs and traditions
[Migration] % of those who think that immigrants should give up original culture and adopt their culture
[Migration] % of those who think that it is better for society if different racial and ethnic groups maintain their distinct customs and traditions
[Migration] % of those who agree that their country's culture is generally undermined by immigrants
[Migration] % of those who think that foreigners should not be allowed to buy land in this country
[Migration] % of those who agree that legal immigrants to their country who are not citizens should have the same rights as their country's citizens
[Migration] % of those who agree that their country should take stronger measures to exclude illegal immigrants
[Migration] % of those who agree that legal immigrants should have equal access to public education
[Migration] % of those who think that people prejudiced against any racial or ethnic group should be allowed to hold public meetings
Question: All in all, what do you think is the ideal number of children for a family to have?
Write number
Data: % of 3 or more
Period:
2012
1994
Area:
World
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Major advanced countries
\n
Nordic and major advanced countries
\n
OECD members
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EU27
\n
EU+Japan
\n
Europe
\n
ASIA
\n
TPP
\n
Latin America
\n
Africa
\n
22 countries/ areas
Highlight:
(No highlight)
Japan
Nordic and Japan
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Australia
Austria
Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Russian Federation
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
United States
Uruguay
1
Israel
82.5%
2
Philippines
80.1%
3
Ireland
67.7%
4
Japan
62.2%
5
Norway
51.2%
6
Australia
44.0%
6
Poland
44.0%
8
Netherlands
42.4%
9
New Zealand
42.2%
10
Canada
38.0%
11
Hungary
36.9%
12
Uruguay
36.5%
13
Slovenia
36.0%
14
Switzerland
35.4%
15
Spain
32.3%
16
Italy
28.0%
17
Russian Federation
27.8%
18
Austria
23.7%
19
United States
22.7%
20
Bulgaria
22.1%
21
Czech Republic
21.4%
22
Germany
20.3%
Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded. Germany: unweighted sum of West and East Germany. United Kingdom: excluding Northern Ireland.
No data for 216 countries.
Afghanistan/ Albania/ Algeria/ American Samoa/ Andorra/ Angola/ Anguilla/ Antigua and Barbuda/ Argentina/ Armenia/ Aruba/ Azerbaijan/ Bahamas/ Bahrain/ Bangladesh/ Barbados/ Belarus/ Belgium/ Belize/ Benin/ Bermuda/ Bhutan/ Bolivia/ Bosnia and Herzegovina/ Botswana/ Brazil/ British Virgin Islands/ Brunei Darussalam/ Burkina Faso/ Burundi/ Cambodia/ Cameroon/ Cape Verde/ Cayman Islands/ Central African Republic/ Chad/ Channel Islands/ Chile/ China/ Colombia/ Comoros/ Democratic Republic of Congo/ Republic of Congo/ Cook Islands/ Costa Rica/ Cote dIvoire/ Croatia/ Cuba/ Curacao/ Cyprus/ Denmark/ Djibouti/ Dominica/ Dominican Republic/ Ecuador/ Egypt/ El Salvador/ Equatorial Guinea/ Eritrea/ Estonia/ Eswatini/ Ethiopia/ Faeroe Islands/ Falkland Islands (Malvinas)/ Fiji/ Finland/ France/ French Guiana/ French Polynesia/ Gabon/ Gambia/ Georgia/ Ghana/ Gibraltar/ Greece/ Greenland/ Grenada/ Guadeloupe/ Guam/ Guatemala/ Guernsey/ Guinea/ Guinea-Bissau/ Guyana/ Haiti/ Holy See (Vatican City)/ Honduras/ Hong Kong, China/ Iceland/ India/ Indonesia/ Iran/ Iraq/ Jamaica/ Jersey/ Jordan/ Kazakhstan/ Kenya/ Kiribati/ North Korea/ Republic of Korea/ Kosovo/ Kuwait/ Kyrgyzstan/ Laos/ Latvia/ Lebanon/ Lesotho/ Liberia/ Libya/ Liechtenstein/ Lithuania/ Luxembourg/ Macao, China/ North Macedonia/ Madagascar/ Malawi/ Malaysia/ Maldives/ Mali/ Malta/ Man, Isle of/ Marshall Islands/ Martinique/ Mauritania/ Mauritius/ Mayotte/ Mexico/ Micronesia, Federated States of/ Moldova/ Monaco/ Mongolia/ Montenegro/ Montserrat/ Morocco/ Mozambique/ Myanmar (Burma)/ Namibia/ Nauru/ Nepal/ Netherlands Antilles/ New Caledonia/ Nicaragua/ Niger/ Nigeria/ Niue/ Northern Mariana Islands/ Oman/ Pakistan/ Palau/ Palestinian Territory/ Panama/ Papua New Guinea/ Paraguay/ Peru/ Pitcairn/ Portugal/ Puerto Rico/ Qatar/ Reunion/ Romania/ Rwanda/ St. Helena/ St. Kitts and Nevis/ St. Lucia/ St. Martin (French part)/ St. Pierre et Miquelon/ St. Vincent and the Grenadines/ Samoa/ San Marino/ Sao Tome and Principe/ Saudi Arabia/ Senegal/ Serbia/ Seychelles/ Sierra Leone/ Singapore/ Sint Maarten (Dutch part)/ Slovakia/ Solomon Islands/ Somalia/ South Africa/ South Sudan/ Sri Lanka/ Sudan/ Suriname/ Sweden/ Syrian Arab Republic/ Taiwan/ Tajikistan/ Tanzania/ Thailand/ Timor-Leste/ Togo/ Tokelau/ Tonga/ Trinidad and Tobago/ Tunisia/ Turkiye/ Turkmenistan/ Turks and Caicos Islands/ Tuvalu/ Uganda/ Ukraine/ United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom/ Uzbekistan/ Vanuatu/ Venezuela/ Viet Nam/ Virgin Islands/ Wallis and Futuna Islands/ Western Sahara/ Yemen/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Source
ISSP 1994
Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data
22
Regression equation
Y = 0.292238 X +
6.572
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.083
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.007
GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data
22
Regression equation
Y = 20430.265032 X +
35777.991
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.136
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.018
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data
22
Regression equation
Y = 2.914518 X +
78.516
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.135
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.018
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data
22
Regression equation
Y = 1.359476 X +
1.072
Correlation coefficient (r)
0.639
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.408
Suicide - all ages (per 100,000 population)
No. of data
22
Regression equation
Y = -13.437535 X +
18.168
Correlation coefficient (r)
-0.467
Coefficient of determination (R2)
0.218
