Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Distribution of households with children by number of children was 50.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 50.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2022.
Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 50.1% | — |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7% | 49.3% | 50.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 48.8% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
More population data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 352.72 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 351.64 million Number (2025)
- Population structure indicators at national level 57.2 (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and legal marital status 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Live births by mother's year of birth (age reached) and legal marital 2.79 million Number (2024)
- Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex 3.67 million Number (2024)
- Fertility indicators 31.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Distribution of households with children by number of children in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 50.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of households with children by number of children recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2022.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for distribution of households with children by number of children?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of households with children by number of children rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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