Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020): Distribution of income by household composition was 20,413 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20,413
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
20,413
in 2019
All-time low
16,945
in 2008
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2008201320192008: 16.9k2009: 17.1k2010: 17.1k2011: 17.3k2012: 17.7k2013: 17.7k2014: 18.1k2015: 18.5k2016: 18.9k2017: 19.4k2018: 20.0k2019: 20.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) is 20,413, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) peaked at 20,413 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,945, in 2008.

That places European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), year by year

Annual values for Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020), 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 16,945 —
2009 17,066 +0.7%
2010 17,117 +0.3%
2011 17,292 +1.0%
2012 17,726 +2.5%
2013 17,711 -0.1%
2014 18,116 +2.3%
2015 18,539 +2.3%
2016 18,871 +1.8%
2017 19,384 +2.7%
2018 19,968 +3.0%
2019 20,413 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,006 16,945 17,066 2
2010s 18,514 17,117 20,413 10

Countries ranked near European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

  1. 21 Spain 22,938 compare
  2. 22 Slovenia 22,036 compare
  3. 22 Slovenia 22,036 compare
  4. 25 Estonia 19,622 compare
  5. 25 Estonia 19,622 compare
  6. 27 Portugal 17,019 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

More economy & growth data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)

All data for European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) →

Frequently asked questions

What is distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) was 20,413 in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distribution of income by household composition recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The highest recorded value was 20,413 in 2019.
What is the lowest distribution of income by household composition recorded in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 16,945 in 2008.
How does European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) rank for distribution of income by household composition?
European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2019.
Is distribution of income by household composition rising or falling in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of income by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020). Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/distribution-of-income-by-household-composition/european-union-eu6-1958-eu9-1973-eu10-1981-eu12-1986-eu15-1995-eu25-2004-eu27-2007-eu28/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/distribution-of-income-by-household-composition/european-union-eu6-1958-eu9-1973-eu10-1981-eu12-1986-eu15-1995-eu25-2004-eu27-2007-eu28/">Distribution of income by household composition in European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Distribution of income by household composition
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
56 places, 1,144 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed