Which has higher average household size, Ireland or Spain?

Ireland, at 2.7 Average against 2.5 Average in Spain as of 2025.

What is the difference in average household size between Ireland and Spain?

0.2 Average, with Ireland ahead.

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Average household size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ireland

2.7 Average

in 2025

Spain

2.5 Average

in 2025

Ireland rank

7th

Spain rank

10th

Ireland currently reports 2.7 Average against 2.5 Average in Spain, a difference of 0.2 Average.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 7th and Spain ranks 10th of 38 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Decade	Ireland	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.8 Average	2.72 Average	0.0833 Average	Ireland
2010s	2.7 Average	2.53 Average	0.17 Average	Ireland
2020s	2.7 Average	2.5 Average	0.2 Average	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher average household size, Ireland or Spain?: Ireland, at 2.7 Average against 2.5 Average in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in average household size between Ireland and Spain?: 0.2 Average, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for average household size?: Ireland ranks 7th and Spain ranks 10th of 38 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.