Name: Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare
Creator: Eurostat

This indicator shows the percentage of children (under 3 years old) cared for by formal arrangements other than by the family. The indicator is based on the EU-SILC (statistics on income, social inclusion and living conditions).

Children in formal childcare by country in 2025 (percentage, 1 hour or over, less than 3 years)

In 2025, Denmark had the highest value (67.2) among 31 countries.

#	Country	Value	Change
1	Denmark	67.2	+6.8%
1	Switzerland (2024)	36.8	-1.1%
2	Netherlands	66.5	-15.7%
2	North Macedonia (2024)	22	+25.7%
3	Norway	62	+7.8%
3	Montenegro (2024)	16.8	-11.6%
4	Slovenia	60.3	+4.3%
5	France	59.7	+0.7%
6	Sweden	59.6	+3.3%
7	Portugal	57.9	-2.5%
8	Spain	56.8	+3.3%
9	Luxembourg	56.4	-0.4%
10	Malta	55.9	+5.7%
11	Belgium	48	-8.2%
12	Latvia	45.1	+81.1%
13	Lithuania	43.8	+18.7%
14	Finland	43.2	-10.4%
15	Cyprus	42.4	+5.7%
16	Albania	37.5	+18.7%
17	Italy	35.5	-9.9%
18	Estonia	34.8	-5.4%
19	Croatia	32.5	+7.6%
20	Austria	30.9	+2.3%
21	Ireland	27	+10.7%
22	Germany	26.2	+4.4%
23	Greece	23.7	-18.0%
24	Serbia	22.9	-0.9%
25	Bulgaria	22.1	+4.2%
26	Hungary	21.1	+27.1%
27	Poland	21	+39.1%
28	Romania	11.1	-2.6%

Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

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Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

Children in formal childcare by country in 2025 (percentage, 1 hour or over, less than 3 years)

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