Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age was 292,436 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
292,436 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
292,436 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
272,710 Thousand persons
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2006201520252006: 272.7k Thousand persons2007: 274.7k Thousand persons2008: 276.7k Thousand persons2009: 277.7k Thousand persons2010: 276.8k Thousand persons2011: 277.7k Thousand persons2012: 278.6k Thousand persons2013: 279.4k Thousand persons2014: 281.5k Thousand persons2015: 282.4k Thousand persons2016: 283.3k Thousand persons2017: 283.8k Thousand persons2018: 284.0k Thousand persons2019: 284.5k Thousand persons2020: 285.7k Thousand persons2021: 285.0k Thousand persons2022: 286.8k Thousand persons2023: 288.9k Thousand persons2024: 290.9k Thousand persons2025: 292.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 292,436 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 292,436 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 272,710 Thousand persons, in 2006.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year

Annual values for Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age of youngest child in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2006 272,710 Thousand persons
2007 274,710 Thousand persons +0.7%
2008 276,723 Thousand persons +0.7%
2009 277,677 Thousand persons +0.3%
2010 276,765 Thousand persons -0.3%
2011 277,716 Thousand persons +0.3%
2012 278,650 Thousand persons +0.3%
2013 279,364 Thousand persons +0.3%
2014 281,490 Thousand persons +0.8%
2015 282,397 Thousand persons +0.3%
2016 283,327 Thousand persons +0.3%
2017 283,808 Thousand persons +0.2%
2018 284,008 Thousand persons +0.1%
2019 284,543 Thousand persons +0.2%
2020 285,654 Thousand persons +0.4%
2021 285,007 Thousand persons -0.2%
2022 286,751 Thousand persons +0.6%
2023 288,851 Thousand persons +0.7%
2024 290,921 Thousand persons +0.7%
2025 292,436 Thousand persons +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 275,455 Thousand persons 272,710 Thousand persons 277,677 Thousand persons 4
2010s 281,207 Thousand persons 276,765 Thousand persons 284,543 Thousand persons 10
2020s 288,270 Thousand persons 285,007 Thousand persons 292,436 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)

  1. 1 Germany 69,234 Thousand persons compare
  2. 2 Türkiye 62,529 Thousand persons compare
  3. 3 France 53,460 Thousand persons compare
  4. 4 United Kingdom 51,684 Thousand persons compare
  5. 4 United Kingdom 51,684 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 292,436 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The highest recorded value was 292,436 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest adults by labour status within households, number of children and age recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 272,710 Thousand persons in 2006.
How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for adults by labour status within households, number of children and age?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
Is adults by labour status within households, number of children and age rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adults by labour status within households, number of children and age of youngest child
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 838 data points, 2006–2025
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