In 2018, about 52.5 percent of children in Ghana were living in households with both their parents present, while 16.6 percent were living with neither one of their biological parents. Furthermore, while 26 percent of them lived with their mother only, 4.6 percent lived with their father alone.
Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in Ghana in 2018
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UNICEF. (January 15, 2019). Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in Ghana in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133013/childrens-living-arrangements-in-ghana/
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UNICEF. (2019). Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in Ghana in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133013/childrens-living-arrangements-in-ghana/
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Living arrangements of children under 18 years old in Ghana in 2018 [Graph], UNICEF, January 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1133013/childrens-living-arrangements-in-ghana/