Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
3.1
Slovakia
Lowest
1.6
Lithuania
Median
2.3
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
874
What the numbers show
Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 3.1 in Slovakia; the lowest is 1.6 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3, and the mean is 2.34.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 31 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 … labour: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 3.1 | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 3.1 | 2025 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 1 | Slovakia | 3.1 | 2025 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3.1 | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 3 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 7 | Greece | 2.6 | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 12 | Cyprus | 2.5 | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 12 | Spain | 2.5 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | Romania | 2.5 | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 2.4 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 16 | Malta | 2.4 | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 16 | Slovenia | 2.4 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 2.3 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 2.3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Poland | 2.3 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 2.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 2.3 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 2.3 | 2025 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 2.3 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 2.3 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 2.2 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Belgium | 2.2 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 2.2 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 31 | France | 2.1 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 31 | Austria | 2.1 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 2.1 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 2.1 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 2 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 36 | Norway | 2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands | 2 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 1.9 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 40 | Finland | 1.9 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 1.8 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 1.6 | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 1.6 | 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.