Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons per private household by household composition … labour was 2.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
2.4
in 2006
All-time low
2.2
in 2017
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 2.2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 2.4 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons per private household by household composition … labour in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4 | — |
| 2007 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2017.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons per private household by household composition, number of?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons per private household by household composition, number of rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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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