Children per private household by labour status within households in France
France: Children per private household by labour status within households was 0.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2006
All-time low
0.4
in 2022
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Children per private household by labour status within households and in France, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children per private household by labour status within households and in France is 0.4, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per private household by labour status within households and in France peaked at 0.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2022.
France ranks 13th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Children per private household by labour status within households in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.5 | — |
| 2007 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 0.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4333 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 13 Austria 0.4 compare
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4 compare
- 13 Czechia 0.4 compare
- 13 Denmark 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Greece 0.4 compare
- 13 Spain 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Hungary 0.4 compare
- 13 Luxembourg 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Norway 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Portugal 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
- 13 Sweden 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Estonia 0.4 compare
- 13 Croatia 0.4 compare
- 13 Latvia 0.4 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4 compare
- 13 Poland 0.4 compare
- 13 Slovenia 0.4 compare
- 13 Serbia 0.4 compare
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per private household by labour status within households and in France?
- Children per private household by labour status within households and in France was 0.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2006.
- What is the lowest children per private household by labour status within households and recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2022.
- How does France rank for children per private household by labour status within households and?
- France ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children per private household by labour status within households and rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children per private household by labour status within households and household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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