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Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation

Each country’s newest reading as of 2026; every row carries its own year · stored as published, never rewritten

Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation covers 182 countries. Bermuda is highest, at 55.47; Afghanistan is lowest, at 5.33. The middle country reads 33.18. 47 readings are more than ten years older than the file and are listed but not compared.

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Female-Headed Households · Latest available · compiled 2026

HighestBermuda

55.47

LowestAfghanistan

5.33

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 182 countries · select a heading to sort

Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation: every country, as published by UN DESA Population Division.
LatviaLVANorthern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare64.592011DYBLatvia 2011 Census
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare56.492011LFSEstonia 2011 LFS
BermudaBMUNorthern America · 2016 reading55.472016DYBBermuda 2016 Census
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean · 2020 reading55.352020IPUMSPuerto Rico 2020 Community Survey
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand · 2018 reading54.422018DYBNew Zealand 2018 Census
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean · 2022 reading53.652022DYBDominican Republic 2022 Census
JamaicaJAMCaribbean · 2022 reading52.652022MICSJamaica 2022 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
RussiaRUSEastern Europe · 2010 reading, too old to compare52.112010IPUMSRussian Federation 2010 Census
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe · 2011 reading, too old to compare51.882011LFSNetherlands 2011 LFS
BelarusBLREastern Europe · 2019 reading51.442019MICSBelarus 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
BelgiumBELWestern Europe · 2021 reading50.982021DYBBelgium 2021 Census
United StatesUSANorthern America · 2020 reading50.192020IPUMSUnited States of America 2020 American Community Survey
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe · 2021 reading50.172021DYBLithuania 2021 Census
ChileCHLSouth America · 2024 reading49.872024DYBChile 2024 Census
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe · 2021 reading49.612021DYBCroatia 2021 Census
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa · 2022 reading49.552022DYBSouth Africa 2022 Census
Saint MartinMAFCaribbean · 2021 reading49.382021DYBSaint-Martin (French part) 2021 Census
BrazilBRASouth America · 2022 reading49.132022DYBBrazil 2022 Census
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa · 2002 reading, too old to compare49.122002DYBSeychelles 2002 Census
ArgentinaARGSouth America · 2022 reading49.112022DYBArgentina 2022 Census
PolandPOLEastern Europe · 2021 reading48.302021DYBPoland 2021 Census
UkraineUKREastern Europe · 2012 reading, too old to compare47.932012MICSUkraine 2012 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
CubaCUBCaribbean · 2019 reading47.782019MICSCuba 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa · 2011 reading, too old to compare47.482011DYBBotswana 2011 Census
BarbadosBRBCaribbean · 2012 reading, too old to compare47.232012MICSBarbados 2012 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

02In Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline. Readings too old to compare take no part.

Highest

  1. Bermuda55.47
  2. Puerto Rico55.35
  3. New Zealand54.42
  4. Dominican Republic53.65
  5. Jamaica52.65

Lowest

  1. Afghanistan5.33
  2. Qatar6.20
  3. Yemen8.30
  4. Iraq8.94
  5. Palestine10.48

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 33.18. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • Readings from many years

    Each country’s newest reading as of 2026, from 2000 to 2025. 47 are more than ten years older than the file: listed and marked, but left out of the ends and the changes.

  • 177 distinct values among 182

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 24.27. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 182 countries has every column.

04The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO. The version of CC BY written for intergovernmental organisations. Credit the publisher and say what you changed.

Cite this edition

UN DESA Population Division (2026). Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation [data set]. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-headed-households/2026

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06Questions

Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation: questions and answers

Which country has the highest female-headed households in Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation?

Bermuda, at 55.47, of the 182 countries in the file.

How many countries does Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation cover?

182.

Where can I download Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Female-Headed Households, 2026 compilation the newest?

Yes, as of 2026-09-29, when it was read from the publisher.

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