Distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Distribution of households by household size was 34.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
34.8%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
3rd
of 6 regions
All-time high
34.9%
in 2019
All-time low
29.9%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) is 34.8%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 34.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.9%, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.9% | — |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.2% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.9% | 34.8% | 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 346.91 million (2024)
- Live births (total) by month 2.95 million Number (2022)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.16 million Number (2009)
- 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 - 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)
- Household final consumption expenditure by purpose 112.79 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Distribution of households by household size in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 34.8% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households by household size recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of households by household size recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.9% in 2005.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for distribution of households by household size?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of households by household size rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of households by household size. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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