Belgium vs Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Average household size

Belgium
2.2 Average
in 2025
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
2.2 Average
in 2021
Belgium rank
28th
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank
28th

Average household size over time

  • Belgium
  • Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
00.511.522.5200320142025

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2.2 Average against 2.2 Average in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), a difference of 0 Average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ahead.

Belgium ranks 28th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 28th of 47 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) Difference Ahead
2010s 2.3 Average 2.29 Average 0.0111 Average Belgium
2020s 2.3 Average 2.25 Average 0.05 Average Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average household size, Belgium or Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Belgium, at 2.2 Average against 2.2 Average in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) as of 2025.
What is the difference in average household size between Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
0 Average, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank globally for average household size?
Belgium ranks 28th and Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 28th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Average household size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average household size
Unit
Average
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 997 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed