Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households by country

Countries reporting
43
Highest
3.1 Person
Slovakia
Lowest
1.6 Person
Lithuania
Median
2.3 Person
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
838

What the numbers show

Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 3.1 Person in Slovakia; the lowest is 1.6 Person in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.3 Person, and the mean is 2.31 Person.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 27.3%).

Persons per private household by household composition, number of: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Slovakia 3.1 Person 2025 up 10.7% flat
1 Montenegro 3.1 Person 2020 down 3.1% flat
1 Slovakia 3.1 Person 2025 up 10.7% flat
1 Türkiye 3.1 Person 2025 down 11.4% falling
5 North Macedonia 3 Person 2025 down 18.9% falling
6 Croatia 2.6 Person 2025 down 7.1% falling
6 Greece 2.6 Person 2025 up 8.3% flat
6 Croatia 2.6 Person 2025 down 7.1% falling
6 Serbia 2.6 Person 2025 down 10.3% falling
10 Spain 2.5 Person 2025 unchanged falling
10 Cyprus 2.5 Person 2025 down 7.4% falling
10 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5 Person 2025 falling
10 Romania 2.5 Person 2025 down 7.4% falling
14 Slovenia 2.4 Person 2025 up 4.3% falling
14 Slovenia 2.4 Person 2025 up 4.3% falling
14 Portugal 2.4 Person 2025 down 4.0% falling
14 Malta 2.4 Person 2025 down 7.7% falling
18 Poland 2.3 Person 2025 down 14.8% falling
18 Poland 2.3 Person 2025 down 14.8% falling
18 United Kingdom 2.3 Person 2019 unchanged flat
18 Luxembourg 2.3 Person 2025 down 4.2% falling
18 Ireland 2.3 Person 2025 down 14.8% falling
18 Hungary 2.3 Person 2025 unchanged falling
18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.3 Person 2019 unchanged flat
18 Czechia 2.3 Person 2025 unchanged falling
26 Belgium 2.2 Person 2025 down 8.3% falling
26 Bulgaria 2.2 Person 2025 down 4.3% falling
26 Italy 2.2 Person 2025 down 4.3% falling
29 Austria 2.1 Person 2025 down 4.5% falling
29 Latvia 2.1 Person 2025 down 8.7% falling
29 Latvia 2.1 Person 2025 down 8.7% falling
29 Sweden 2.1 Person 2025 up 16.7% rising
29 France 2.1 Person 2025 down 8.7% falling
34 Netherlands 2 Person 2025 down 9.1% falling
34 Germany 2 Person 2025 unchanged flat
34 Norway 2 Person 2025 flat
34 Netherlands 2 Person 2025 down 9.1% falling
38 Finland 1.9 Person 2025 down 9.5% falling
38 Denmark 1.9 Person 2025 down 9.5% falling
40 Estonia 1.8 Person 2025 down 18.2% falling
40 Estonia 1.8 Person 2025 down 18.2% falling
42 Lithuania 1.6 Person 2025 down 27.3% falling
42 Lithuania 1.6 Person 2025 down 27.3% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households
Unit
Person
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 838 data points, 2006–2025
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