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 292,434 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
292,434
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
292,434
in 2025
All-time low
272,710
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: 272.7k2007: 274.7k2008: 276.7k2009: 277.7k2010: 276.8k2011: 277.7k2012: 278.6k2013: 279.4k2014: 281.5k2015: 282.4k2016: 283.3k2017: 283.8k2018: 284.0k2019: 284.5k2020: 285.7k2021: 285.0k2022: 286.8k2023: 288.9k2024: 290.9k2025: 292.4k

Source: Eurostat.

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 292,434, 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 292,434 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 272,710, 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 Value Change
2006 272,710 —
2007 274,710 +0.7%
2008 276,723 +0.7%
2009 277,677 +0.3%
2010 276,765 -0.3%
2011 277,716 +0.3%
2012 278,650 +0.3%
2013 279,364 +0.3%
2014 281,490 +0.8%
2015 282,397 +0.3%
2016 283,327 +0.3%
2017 283,808 +0.2%
2018 284,008 +0.1%
2019 284,543 +0.2%
2020 285,654 +0.4%
2021 285,007 -0.2%
2022 286,751 +0.6%
2023 288,851 +0.7%
2024 290,918 +0.7%
2025 292,434 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 275,455 272,710 277,677 4
2010s 281,207 276,765 284,543 10
2020s 288,269 285,007 292,434 6

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

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

See the full ranking of 47 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 292,434 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 292,434 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 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
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 874 data points, 2006–2025
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