Average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Average household size was 2.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
2.3
in 2014
All-time low
2.2
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 2.2, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 2.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.3 | — |
| 2015 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.28 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.22 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 5 North Macedonia 3 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 3 compare
- 7 Montenegro 2.8 compare
- 7 Poland 2.8 compare
- 7 Poland 2.8 compare
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Average household size in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 2.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average household size recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest average household size recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for average household size?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average household size rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- 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 – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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