Private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy
Italy: Private households by household composition, number of children and was 26,444 Thousand households in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26,444 Thousand households
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 43 countries
All-time high
26,444 Thousand households
in 2025
All-time low
23,439 Thousand households
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand households.
Analysis
In 2025, private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy stood at 26,444 Thousand households. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy peaked at 26,444 Thousand households in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23,439 Thousand households, in 2006.
Italy ranks 6th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Thousand households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 23,439 Thousand households | — |
| 2007 | 23,711 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 24,073 Thousand households | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 24,409 Thousand households | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 24,670 Thousand households | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 24,922 Thousand households | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 25,196 Thousand households | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25,518 Thousand households | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 25,768 Thousand households | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25,789 Thousand households | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 25,797 Thousand households | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25,865 Thousand households | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 25,732 Thousand households | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25,756 Thousand households | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 25,763 Thousand households | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25,788 Thousand households | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 26,152 Thousand households | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 26,207 Thousand households | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 26,303 Thousand households | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26,444 Thousand households | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,908 Thousand households | 23,439 Thousand households | 24,409 Thousand households | 4 |
| 2010s | 25,501 Thousand households | 24,670 Thousand households | 25,865 Thousand households | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,110 Thousand households | 25,763 Thousand households | 26,444 Thousand households | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 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
- 7 Spain 19,736 Thousand households compare
- 8 Poland 15,521 Thousand households compare
- 8 Poland 15,521 Thousand households compare
More work & labour data for Italy
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6708 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6794 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.662 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0094 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 44,671 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 10,422 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 17,512 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 17,865 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 35,377 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Italy was 26,444 Thousand households in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 26,444 Thousand households in 2025.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,439 Thousand households in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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