Distribution of households by household size by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
55.7
Lithuania
Lowest
9.2
Slovakia
Median
32
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
1,028
What the numbers show
Distribution of households by household size is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 55.7 in Lithuania; the lowest is 9.2 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 32, and the mean is 32.83.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 79.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 60.2%).
Distribution of households by household size: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 55.7 | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 55.7 | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 3 | Finland | 48.2 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 47.4 | 2025 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 45.9 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 44.1 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 6 | Estonia | 44.1 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 43.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Germany | 42.1 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 40.1 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 40.1 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 12 | France | 39.7 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 39.6 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 39.6 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 39.4 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 39 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 38.9 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 38.3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 36.6 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 36.1 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 21 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 34.8 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 34 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 23 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 33.5 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 32.3 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 32 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 31.9 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 31.8 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 30.8 | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 30.8 | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 30.5 | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 30.5 | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Slovenia | 30.3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 30.3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 29.2 | 2020 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 28.2 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 27.5 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 27.5 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 25.9 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 24.9 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 24.3 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 23.6 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 41 | Poland | 23.6 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 43 | Ireland | 21.9 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 44 | Türkiye | 19.9 | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 17.2 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 17.2 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 47 | Albania | 11.5 | 2025 | up 79.7% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 9.2 | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 48 | Slovakia | 9.2 | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.