In 2024, Slovakia had the highest average household size among EU member states, at 3.1 people per household. By contrast, Finland had the lowest average household size, at 1.9 people per household.

The average net earnings of households with children in the European Union are significantly higher than those without children, due to tax breaks and social benefits given to families with children. As of 2023, the highest earning household type was a two-earner household with two children, who earned on average 56,358 euros after tax. A single person without children, on the other hand, earned 28,217 euros on average after taxes and transfers.

In 2021, 49.4 percent of households in the European Union which had children were one-child households, with 38.6 percent having two children, and 12 percent having three or more children. In this year, Bulgaria had the highest share of households with one child, Sweden had the highest share of two-child households, and Ireland had the highest share of three-child households.

In 2011, the average number of children in French families was *** children. This number was a little bit higher in blended families which accounted for *** children on average. With a higher divorce rate and a decreasing birth rate, families in France are experiencing changes in recent years.

More and more blended families in France

The most common family type in France in 2015 was a couple with children. In 2016, France was still the country with the highest fertility rate in Europe. That year, France had a mean of over **** children being born alive to a woman during her lifetime. French citizens have more children than their European neighbors which does not necessarily mean that France is not impacted by the decline of births. However, with the rising number of divorces in the country, more children are now living in a new type of family. Stepfamilies are becoming more common and in a survey from 2015, ** percent of responding French declared that they were in favor of creating a stepparent status for stepfamilies.

The evolution of family structure

Family structure is evolving in France and in Europe. Getting married and then having children in that order are not the most common life path anymore. In 2018, there were more than 60 percent of children born out of wedlock in France. Also, the country saw an increasing number of single parent families. The democratization of parental leave, as well as LGBT parenting, are reshaping the structure and the views public opinion could have about what being a family is.

Analysis of ‘E4065 - Family Units in Private Households by the Average Number of Children in the Family Unit 2011 to 2016’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/3d313d19-a21b-4254-a97b-6cb3260659f8 on 19 January 2022.

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Family Units in Private Households by the Average Number of Children in the Family Unit 2011 to 2016

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Analysis of ‘E3023 - Average Age of Children in Family Units 2011 to 2016’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/dfea931a-a70f-4a9f-aeb1-921216cffae2 on 14 January 2022.

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Average Age of Children in Family Units 2011 to 2016

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European Health Survey: Average number of visits to the family doctor or general practitioner in the last 4 weeks, according to sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 16 years old and over that has visited the family doctor or general practitioner in the last 4 weeks. National.

Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of households by household size, for regions of England and also Scotland and Wales.

European Health Survey: Expenditure on visits to the family doctor or general practitioner and specialist, according to sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 16 years old and over that has visited the family doctor or general practitioner and/or specialist in the last 4 weeks. National.

According to the results of a survey carried out in 2024, Spanish families had one of the highest budgets for Christmas gifts that year, nearly *** euros. French families planned to spend slightly over *** euros.

European Health Survey: Expenditure on visits to the family doctor or general practitioner and specialist, according to sex, country of birth and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 16 years old and over that has visited the family doctor or general practitioner and/or specialist in the last 4 weeks. National.

Data on the average size of the benefit per family (lei) depending on the type of family and the living environment

European Health Survey: Average number of visits to the family doctor appointments in the last 4 weeks by sex and age group. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National.

Analysis of ‘Family and personal income’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from http://data.europa.eu/88u/dataset/https-www-donostia-eus-datosabiertos-catalogo-eustat_renta on 18 January 2022.

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Average Family and Individual Income Data Show at city, neighborhood and minor unit level_Source: EUSTAT_

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In 2019, the average household size in Sub-Saharan Africa was *** people per household, which was the largest average household size worldwide. In comparison, the smallest average household size was found in Europe, with *** people per household.

Table of INEBase Average number of consultations to the family doctor in the last 4 weeks according to gender, age groups and level of education. Average and standard deviation. Population of 15 and older who have consulted a family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National. European Health Survey

BackgroundIt is increasingly apparent that access to healthcare without adequate quality of care is insufficient to improve population health outcomes. We assess whether the most commonly measured attribute of health facilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)—the structural inputs to care—predicts the clinical quality of care provided to patients.Methods and findingsService Provision Assessments are nationally representative health facility surveys conducted by the Demographic and Health Survey Program with support from the US Agency for International Development. These surveys assess health system capacity in LMICs. We drew data from assessments conducted in 8 countries between 2007 and 2015: Haiti, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The surveys included an audit of facility infrastructure and direct observation of family planning, antenatal care (ANC), sick-child care, and (in 2 countries) labor and delivery. To measure structural inputs, we constructed indices that measured World Health Organization-recommended amenities, equipment, and medications in each service. For clinical quality, we used data from direct observations of care to calculate providers’ adherence to evidence-based care guidelines. We assessed the correlation between these metrics and used spline models to test for the presence of a minimum input threshold associated with good clinical quality. Inclusion criteria were met by 32,531 observations of care in 4,354 facilities. Facilities demonstrated moderate levels of infrastructure, ranging from 0.63 of 1 in sick-child care to 0.75 of 1 for family planning on average. Adherence to evidence-based guidelines was low, with an average of 37% adherence in sick-child care, 46% in family planning, 60% in labor and delivery, and 61% in ANC. Correlation between infrastructure and evidence-based care was low (median 0.20, range from −0.03 for family planning in Senegal to 0.40 for ANC in Tanzania). Facilities with similar infrastructure scores delivered care of widely varying quality in each service. We did not detect a minimum level of infrastructure that was reliably associated with higher quality of care delivered in any service. These findings rely on cross-sectional data, preventing assessment of relationships between structural inputs and clinical quality over time; measurement error may attenuate the estimated associations.ConclusionInputs to care are poorly correlated with provision of evidence-based care in these 4 clinical services. Healthcare workers in well-equipped facilities often provided poor care and vice versa. While it is important to have strong infrastructure, it should not be used as a measure of quality. Insight into health system quality requires measurement of processes and outcomes of care.

European Health Survey: Average number of visits to the family doctor in the last 4 weeks by sex and relation with the current economic activity. Average and standard deviation. Population aged 15 years old and over that had visited the family doctor in the last 4 weeks. National.

In 2025, Passo Tonale in Italy was the European ski resort that offered the most budget-friendly ski package for families, according to an analysis of 36 destinations in Europe. That year, the average total cost of a one-week ski package at Passo Tonale for a family of four amounted to roughly ***** British pounds. The same offer at Cervinia, another Italian ski resort, cost an average of ***** British pounds.