RP2021 N°16 - Households and family types :

This publication focuses on households (the people who live in the same dwelling) and families (the individuals in a couple or filial relationship within these households), since several families can live under the same roof. In particular, the aim is to understand the stability of these structures and the dynamics of their diversification. The 2021 census will therefore make it possible to detect these profound yet slow changes in household structure. On the one hand, there are many signs of household diversification, with married couples with children now accounting for just under half of all households. Transformation of the couple, growth in the number of single-parent households, later widowhood and break-ups are all phenomena that the census makes it possible to observe. Other, more complex changes are emerging: while there are fewer children, they are staying with their parents for longer and leaving later than before. The consequences of this are complex and less unambiguous than we might have imagined. Above all, a comparison between households where the reference person was born in Luxembourg and the others shows quite different structures. The overall landscape and dynamics of households confirm the increased diversity of Luxembourg society.