As of April 2021, approximately three percent of de jure children under 18 years in India did not live with a biological parent. Meanwhile, the share of children under15 years living away from a biological parent amounted to 2.5 percent.
Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021
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NFHS. (May 3, 2022). Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/
NFHS. "Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021." Chart. May 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/
NFHS. (2022). Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/
NFHS. "Share of De Jure Children under 18 Not Living with a Biological Parent in India from 2019 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/
NFHS, Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
Share of de jure children under 18 not living with a biological parent in India from 2019 to 2021 [Graph], NFHS, May 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314124/india-children-under-18-not-living-with-a-biological-parent/