Degree of urbanisation	Unmet need for child care centre services	Total
Total	Children under 3 years (thousands)	995.7
Total	With unmet need for child care centre services (percentage)	10.9
Total	With unmet need for child care centre services (thousands)	108.6
Total	The household cannot afford it	26.7
Total	Lack of provision	24.0
Total	Other reasons	49.3
Densely populated area	Children under 3 years (thousands)	513.0
Densely populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (percentage)	9.7
Densely populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (thousands)	49.7
Densely populated area	The household cannot afford it	29.1
Densely populated area	Lack of provision	29.5
Densely populated area	Other reasons	41.4
Intermediately populated area	Children under 3 years (thousands)	360.3
Intermediately populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (percentage)	10.2
Intermediately populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (thousands)	36.7
Intermediately populated area	The household cannot afford it	35.9
Intermediately populated area	Lack of provision	23.1
Intermediately populated area	Other reasons	41.0
Scarcely populated area	Children under 3 years (thousands)	122.4
Scarcely populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (percentage)	18.1
Scarcely populated area	With unmet need for child care centre services (thousands)	22.1
Scarcely populated area	The household cannot afford it	6.3
Scarcely populated area	Lack of provision	13.2
Scarcely populated area	Other reasons	80.4