Demographics of single mothers around the world

This article is about the demographics of single mothers. For the picture with regard to sinle fathers See:Demographics of single fathers around the world.

Generally speaking single mothers are more prevalent than single fathers in the Demographics of single parenthood around the world

United States
In the United States, 72.6% of single parents are mothers. Among this percentage of single mothers: 45% of single mothers are currently divorced or separated, 1.7% are widowed, 34% of single mothers never have been married.