Table 2.
Weighted Percent Kinless According to Two Definitions, by Country and Year
| Country | Year | N | % with no spouse or child (kinless 1) |
SE | % with no spouse, child, or sibling (kinless 2) |
SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland (IRL) | 2010 | 8,163 | 10.98 | 0.41 | NA | NA |
| Switzerland (CHE) | 2015 | 2,778 | 10.48 | 0.73 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Netherlands (NLD)a | 2013 | 4,127 | 10.25 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.08 |
| Canada (CAN) | 2011 | 12,229 | 10.21 | 2.74 | NA | NA |
| Italy (ITA) | 2015 | 5,225 | 9.99 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.13 |
| Austria (AUT) | 2015 | 3,368 | 9.27 | 0.69 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| Estonia (EST) | 2015 | 5,559 | 8.70 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.11 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 2015 | 5,724 | 8.59 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.10 |
| Germany (DEU) | 2015 | 4,354 | 8.31 | 0.56 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Poland (POL) | 2015 | 1,807 | 8.24 | 0.97 | 0.46 | 0.19 |
| Croatia (HRV) | 2015 | 2,447 | 8.14 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.23 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 2015 | 1,548 | 7.91 | 0.94 | 0.29 | 0.17 |
| Spain (ESP) | 2015 | 5,583 | 7.45 | 0.70 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| United States (USA) | 2010 | 15,142 | 7.22 | 0.21 | 1.34 | 0.09 |
| Greece (GRC) | 2015 | 4,831 | 7.17 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.11 |
| France (FRA) | 2015 | 3,888 | 7.04 | 0.48 | 0.09 | 0.05 |
| Slovenia (SVN) | 2015 | 4,198 | 6.91 | 0.58 | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 2015 | 3,884 | 6.78 | 0.61 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Hungary (HUN)a | 2011 | 2,999 | 6.05 | 0.84 | 1.02 | 0.38 |
| Thailand (THA) | 2014 | 69,894 | 6.00 | 0.09 | 0.68 | 0.03 |
| Denmark (DNK) | 2015 | 3,668 | 5.84 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Costa Rica (CRI)b | 2005 | 2,872 | 5.83 | 0.81 | NA | NA |
| Russia (RUS)c | 2014 | 15,163 | 5.67 | 0.46 | NA | NA |
| South Africa (ZAF)d | 2015 | 4,141 | 4.59 | 0.33 | 0.89 | 0.15 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 2012 | 14,645 | 3.98 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| Israel (ISR) | 2015 | 2,014 | 3.67 | 1.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Japan (JPN)e | 2011 | 4,515 | 3.42 | 0.41 | NA | NA |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 2015 | 4,804 | 3.30 | 0.66 | 0.13 | 0.07 |
| Portugal (PRT) | 2015 | 1,666 | 3.09 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia (MYS) | 1988 | 1,357 | 2.39 | 0.57 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| India (IND)f | 2010 | 1,088 | 2.31 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.31 |
| Indonesia (IDN)g | 2014 | 5,798 | 2.00 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.07 |
| China (CHN) | 2013 | 15,040 | 1.79 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.04 |
| Republic of Korea (KOR)h | 2010 | 8,465 | 1.41 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.06 |
Notes: Sorted in descending order of kinless 1 estimates. ISO alpha 3 abbreviations drawn from https://unstats.un.org/unsd/tradekb/knowledgebase/country-code.
aChildren includes all children. bWeighted to represent the population ages 60 and above. cChildren include adopted children. dNot nationally representative; married includes those currently married or living with a partner. eWeighted to represent the population ages 50–80; married includes those currently married or living with a partner. fNot nationally representative. gSiblings include biological and non-biological siblings. hMarried includes those currently married or living with a partner; common law is considered marriage.