[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America
Northern America: [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America stood at 84.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America peaked at 89.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2017.
That places Northern America 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.3% | — |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.6% | 76.5% | 85.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.0% | 89.7% | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Northern America
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 9.8% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 94.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 15.9% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 10.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 12.4% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 14.8% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.9 (2024)
- Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction 82.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America?
- [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash in Northern America was 84.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2017.
- How does Northern America rank for [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is [ilo] proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of children/households receiving child/family cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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