Average household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Average household size was 2.2 Average in 2021. ▼ Falling
Average household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Average.
Analysis
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 2.2 Average for average household size in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 2.4 Average in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.2 Average, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 Average | 2.3 Average | 2.4 Average | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.29 Average | 2.2 Average | 2.3 Average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 Average | 2.2 Average | 2.3 Average | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
More population data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national le 346.91 million (2024)
- Live births (total) by month 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.26 million Number (2012)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection 3.80 million (2100)
- Population on 1st January by age, sex and type of projection 329.30 million Person (2100)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and birth order 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - quarterly data 112.97 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.47 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Average household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 2.2 Average in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average household size recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 Average in 2005.
- What is the lowest average household size recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 Average in 2019.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for average household size?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is average household size rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- 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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average household size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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