Distribution of households by household size by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
55.7
Lithuania
Lowest
6.4
Albania
Median
33.5
Years covered
23
2003β2025
Data points
819
What the numbers show
Distribution of households by household size is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 55.7 in Lithuania; the lowest is 6.4 in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.5, and the mean is 33.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 79.2%), and the largest decrease in Slovak Republic (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 |
| 2 | Finland | 48.2 | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 47.4 | 2025 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 45.9 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 44.1 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 43.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 42.1 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 40.1 | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 9 | France | 39.7 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 39.6 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 39.4 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 39 | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 38.9 | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | 38.3 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 36.6 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 36.1 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | Malta | 34 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 19 | 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 |
| 20 | Greece | 32.3 | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 21 | Hungary | 32 | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 31.9 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 31.8 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 24 | Serbia | 30.8 | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 30.5 | 2018 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 30.3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 29.2 | 2020 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 28.2 | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 27.5 | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 25.9 | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 24.9 | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 23.6 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 21.9 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 34 | Montenegro | 20.4 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 17.2 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovak Republic | 9.2 | 2025 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 37 | Albania | 6.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |