84% of Colombia’s children are born out of wedlock

[Judi Lynn]

84% of Colombia’s children are born out of wedlock
Posted by Stephen Gill on Mar 12, 2016

Eighty-four percent of Colombia’s children were born outside of marriage, a record in Latin America, according to a global study. The report, prepared by the Child Trends and Social Trends Institute gathered information from 49 countries.

The document, compiled with eight academic partners such as universities and institutes around the world, including the Sabana University in Colombia’s capital Bogota, addresses 16 indicators and focuses on four areas: family structure, family socioeconomic aspect, family processes and family culture.

Regarding the family structure, it points out that most children in the world live in households with two parents. However, in South America more than half of children are born to single mothers.

Colombia, in particular, reported the highest rate in the region, with 84%.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/84-colombias-children-born-wedlock/

[TheDormouse]

1. any more context for this?

"Out-of-wedlock" does not necessarily mean the mother and father don't have some sort of partnership.

[JonathanRackham]

2. Is there a problem with single parenting?

People make new age social choices .