Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Private households by household composition, number of children and was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
163,486 Thousand households
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
163,486 Thousand households
in 2025
All-time low
142,517 Thousand households
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand households.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 163,486 Thousand households for private households by household composition, number of children and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 163,486 Thousand households in 2025 and was at its lowest, 142,517 Thousand households, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 142,517 Thousand households | — |
| 2007 | 143,927 Thousand households | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 145,841 Thousand households | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 146,635 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 146,928 Thousand households | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 148,045 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 149,348 Thousand households | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 150,308 Thousand households | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 152,127 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 153,407 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 153,905 Thousand households | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 154,886 Thousand households | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 155,546 Thousand households | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 156,342 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 156,388 Thousand households | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 157,204 Thousand households | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 159,369 Thousand households | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 160,630 Thousand households | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 162,506 Thousand households | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 163,486 Thousand households | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144,730 Thousand households | 142,517 Thousand households | 146,635 Thousand households | 4 |
| 2010s | 152,084 Thousand households | 146,928 Thousand households | 156,342 Thousand households | 10 |
| 2020s | 159,930 Thousand households | 156,388 Thousand households | 163,486 Thousand households | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Germany 41,663 Thousand households compare
- 2 France 32,382 Thousand households compare
- 3 United Kingdom 29,000 Thousand households compare
- 3 United Kingdom 29,000 Thousand households compare
- 5 Türkiye 27,048 Thousand households compare
More population data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 266,546 Thousand persons (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 Thousand households (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national 359.15 million (2025)
- Live births (total) by month 2.84 million Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age group and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 358.08 million Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 163,486 Thousand households in 2025.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,517 Thousand households in 2006.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Private households by household composition, number of children and age of youngest child. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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