Average household size in Spain

Average household size in Spain was 2.5 persons per household in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, persons per household2.5
Change on 20240%
Rank5th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2.82005
Series low2.52013

Average household size in Spain, 2004 to 2025

2.52.62.72.82004200820122016202020252004: 2.7 persons per household2005: 2.8 persons per household2006: 2.7 persons per household2007: 2.7 persons per household2008: 2.7 persons per household2009: 2.7 persons per household2010: 2.6 persons per household2011: 2.6 persons per household2012: 2.6 persons per household2013: 2.5 persons per household2014: 2.5 persons per household2015: 2.5 persons per household2016: 2.5 persons per household2017: 2.5 persons per household2018: 2.5 persons per household2019: 2.5 persons per household2020: 2.5 persons per household2021: 2.5 persons per household2022: 2.5 persons per household2023: 2.5 persons per household2024: 2.5 persons per household2025: 2.5 persons per household
persons per household. Source: Eurostat, Average household size (ilc_lvph01). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-17.
All 22 values
Periodpersons per household
20252.5
20242.5
20232.5
20222.5
20212.5
20202.5
20192.5
20182.5
20172.5
20162.5
20152.5
20142.5
20132.5
20122.6
20112.6
20102.6
20092.7 Series break
20082.7
20072.7
20062.7
20052.8
20042.7

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Spain2.5
European Union (27)2.3

Rankings

Definition

Average number of persons per private household (EU-SILC).

Covers private households only; people living in institutions are excluded. The reference year is the survey year.

How to cite

Eurostat. Average household size (ilc_lvph01). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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What is the average household size in Spain?

Average household size in Spain was 2.5 persons per household in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Average household size (ilc_lvph01). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average household size in Spain?

2.8 persons per household in 2005, the highest value since 2004 in this series.

Average household size elsewhere in European Union (27)

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