Persons per private household by household composition, number … age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons per private household by household composition, number … age was 2.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
2.4
in 2006
All-time low
2.2
in 2017
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 2.2. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 2.4 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.2, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Persons per private household by household composition, number … age in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.4 | — |
| 2007 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.35 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More population data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 266,547 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 25.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 25.3 (2025)
- Private households by degree of urbanisation and NUTS 2 region 163,486 (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 359.15 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.84 million (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 358.08 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 358.08 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 358.08 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons per private household by household composition, number of in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 2.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 in 2006.
- What is the lowest persons per private household by household composition, number of recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2 in 2017.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons per private household by household composition, number of?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons per private household by household composition, number of rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons per private household by household composition, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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