According to Eurostat, almost one in two families in Europe has just one child. – Photo: LordHenriVoton / Getty Images, via ETX Daily UP
In the collective imagination, the nuclear family is symbolised by the presence of two children. But in reality, single-child households are becoming increasingly common throughout the world, particularly in Western societies.
In many countries, single-child households now outnumber those with two or more children. This family model, long marginalised, is now integrated and accepted as a natural evolution of demographic patterns.
