Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Croatia

Croatia: Persons per private household by household composition … labour was 2.6 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 45 countries
All-time high
3
in 2010
All-time low
2.6
in 2024
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Croatia, 2006–2025

01232006201520252006: 2.72007: 2.82008: 2.82009: 2.82010: 32011: 32012: 2.92013: 2.92014: 2.82015: 2.82016: 2.82017: 2.82018: 2.82019: 2.72020: 2.82021: 2.82022: 2.72023: 2.72024: 2.62025: 2.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons per private household by household composition, number of in Croatia is 2.6, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Croatia peaked at 3 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6, in 2024.

Croatia ranks 7th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households in Croatia, 2006 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2006 2.7 —
2007 2.8 +3.7%
2008 2.8 +0.0%
2009 2.8 +0.0%
2010 3 +7.1%
2011 3 +0.0%
2012 2.9 -3.3%
2013 2.9 +0.0%
2014 2.8 -3.4%
2015 2.8 +0.0%
2016 2.8 +0.0%
2017 2.8 +0.0%
2018 2.8 +0.0%
2019 2.7 -3.6%
2020 2.8 +3.7%
2021 2.8 +0.0%
2022 2.7 -3.6%
2023 2.7 +0.0%
2024 2.6 -3.7%
2025 2.6 +0.0%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 2.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.3, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 2.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.3, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.77 2.7 2.8 4
2010s 2.85 2.7 3 10
2020s 2.7 2.6 2.8 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 5 North Macedonia 3 compare
  2. 5 North Macedonia 3 compare
  3. 7 Greece 2.6 compare
  4. 7 Serbia 2.6 compare
  5. 7 Croatia 2.6 compare
  6. 7 Serbia 2.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons per private household by household composition, number of in Croatia?
Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Croatia was 2.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 2010.
What is the lowest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6 in 2024.
How does Croatia rank for persons per private household by household composition, number of?
Croatia ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons per private household by household composition, number of rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Croatia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and labour status within households
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 874 data points, 2006–2025
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