Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Children living in households with very low work intensity by was 32.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2008–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 32.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 32.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.8% | — |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | +34.3% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 22.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 26.9% | 32.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
More population data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Household final consumption expenditure by durability - annual data 114.67 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 109.56 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2022)
- Households - level of internet access 94.5% (2025)
- Overcrowding rate by age, sex and poverty status - total population 13.2% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by age, sex and 37.8% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate of persons living in single-person households 26.2% (2021)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by household type 13.6% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 27.3% (2021)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 45.9% (2021)
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by tenure status 37.8% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Children living in households with very low work intensity by in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 32.1% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest children living in households with very low work intensity by recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for children living in households with very low work intensity by?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 22nd out of 47 countries with data for 2021.
- Is children living in households with very low work intensity by rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in households with very low work intensity by educational attainment level of their parents (population aged 0 to 17 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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