EU countries by average household size

Croatia had the highest average household size of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 2.8 persons per household. Sweden had the lowest, at 2 persons per household. The median was 2.4 persons per household and the figure for the European Union (27) was 2.3 persons per household. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest2.8Croatia

Lowest2Sweden

Median2.427 EU countries

European Union (27)2.3History

All EU countries, 2016

persons per household. Source: Eurostat, Average household size (ilc_lvph01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2016 persons per household	Change on 2015
1	Croatia	2.8	0%
1	Poland	2.8	0%
1	Slovakia	2.8	0%
4	Cyprus	2.7	0%
4	Ireland	2.7	0%
4	Romania	2.7	0%
7	Greece	2.6	0%
8	Bulgaria Series break	2.5	0%
8	Luxembourg Series break	2.5	+4.2%
8	Malta	2.5	-3.8%
8	Portugal	2.5	0%
8	Slovenia	2.5	0%
8	Spain	2.5	0%
14	Czechia	2.4	0%
14	Latvia	2.4	0%
16	Belgium	2.3	0%
16	Hungary	2.3	0%
16	Italy	2.3	-4.2%
19	Austria	2.2	0%
19	Estonia	2.2	0%
19	France	2.2	0%
19	Lithuania	2.2	-4.3%
19	Netherlands Series break	2.2	0%
24	Denmark	2	0%
24	Finland	2	0%
24	Germany	2	0%
24	Sweden	2	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Covers private households only; people living in institutions or other group quarters are excluded. EU-SILC figures refer to the survey year. The EU and US surveys differ, so their figures are not strictly comparable.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Average household size (ilc_lvph01) (EU countries by average household size, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table

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Average household size (ilc_lvph01), EU countries by average household size, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Average household size (ilc_lvph01). EU countries by average household size, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/eu-countries?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Average household size (ilc_lvph01), EU countries by average household size, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-household-size/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Average household size (ilc\_lvph01): EU countries by average household size, 2016}},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvph01/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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Which EU country has the highest average household size?

Croatia, with 2.8 persons per household in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest average household size?

Sweden, with 2 persons per household in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Average household size (ilc_lvph01). Retrieved 2026-10-12.