Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Distribution of households with children by number of children was 48.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
48.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
50.6%
in 2011
All-time low
48.6%
in 2005
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 2005–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2021, distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) stood at 48.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 50.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2005.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 48.6% | — |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.6% | 50.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.4% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.2% | 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 with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 48.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2005.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2021.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of households with children by number of children. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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