Private households by household composition, number of children … age in Greece
Greece: Private households by household composition, number of children … age was 4,055 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Private households by household composition, number of children and in Greece, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4,055 for private households by household composition, number of children and in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private households by household composition, number of children and in Greece peaked at 4,649 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,055, in 2025.
That places Greece 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Private households by household composition, number of children … age in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4,363 | — |
| 2007 | 4,426 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4,466 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4,491 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 4,476 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 4,482 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,491 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4,495 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,517 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4,575 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 4,576 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,556 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,579 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,649 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,617 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 4,123 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 4,109 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 4,093 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4,073 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 4,055 | -0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4,055 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,063, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4,055 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,008, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,436 | 4,363 | 4,491 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,540 | 4,476 | 4,649 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,179 | 4,055 | 4,617 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is private households by household composition, number of children and in Greece?
- Private households by household composition, number of children and in Greece was 4,055 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4,649 in 2019.
- What is the lowest private households by household composition, number of children and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,055 in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for private households by household composition, number of children and?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is private households by household composition, number of children and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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