Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Private households by household composition, number of children and was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
163,486 Thousand households
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
163,486 Thousand households
in 2025
All-time low
142,517 Thousand households
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand households.
Analysis
In 2025, private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 163,486 Thousand households. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 163,486 Thousand households in 2025 and was at its lowest, 142,517 Thousand households, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 142,517 Thousand households | — |
| 2007 | 143,927 Thousand households | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 145,841 Thousand households | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 146,635 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 146,928 Thousand households | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 148,045 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 149,348 Thousand households | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 150,308 Thousand households | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 152,127 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 153,407 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 153,905 Thousand households | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 154,886 Thousand households | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 155,546 Thousand households | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 156,342 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 156,388 Thousand households | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 157,204 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 159,369 Thousand households | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 160,630 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 162,506 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 163,486 Thousand households | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144,730 Thousand households | 142,517 Thousand households | 146,635 Thousand households | 4 |
| 2010s | 152,084 Thousand households | 146,928 Thousand households | 156,342 Thousand households | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,930 Thousand households | 156,388 Thousand households | 163,486 Thousand households | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 41,663 Thousand households compare
- 2 France 32,382 Thousand households compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29,000 Thousand households compare
- 3 United Kingdom 29,000 Thousand households compare
- 5 Türkiye 27,048 Thousand households compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,517 Thousand households in 2006.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Private households by household composition, number of children and labour status within households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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