demographic2018
Share of one-person households
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.7%
Median: 13.2%
Countries Covered
149
with available data
Highest
Norway
45.8%
Lowest
Afghanistan
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Norway45.8%
2Denmark44.1%
3Finland43.0%
4Sweden42.5%
5Germany41.7%
By Region
Europe32.6%(31 countries)
Oceania24.3%(2 countries)
North America17.5%(4 countries)
Africa14.6%(8 countries)
South America14.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (45.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.7%)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
South America (7)
Other (77)
Asia (20)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 45.8% |
| 2 | Denmark | 44.1% |
| 3 | Finland | 43.0% |
| 4 | Sweden | 42.5% |
| 5 | Germany | 41.7% |
| 6 | Estonia | 40.3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | 38.3% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 38.1% |
| 9 | Lithuania | 37.7% |
| 10 | Austria | 37.2% |
| 11 | France | 36.2% |
| 12 | Latvia | 35.0% |
| 13 | Belgium | 34.7% |
| 14 | Japan | 34.5% |
| 15 | Liechtenstein | 34.2% |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 33.6% |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 33.3% |
| 18 | Hungary | 33.2% |
| 19 | Italy | 32.6% |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 31.3% |
| 21 | Iceland | 31.0% |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 29.9% |
| 23 | Belarus | 29.7% |
| 24 | Slovenia | 29.6% |
| 25 | Romania | 29.2% |
| 26 | Bermuda | 28.9% |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 28.7% |
| 28 | United States of America | 28.0% |
| 29 | Botswana | 27.9% |
| 30 | Canada | 27.6% |
| 31 | Malta | 26.9% |
| 32 | South Africa | 26.8% |
| 33 | Ghana | 25.9% |
| 34 | Greece | 25.7% |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 25.7% |
| 36 | Spain | 25.5% |
| 37 | Poland | 25.0% |
| 38 | Australia | 25.0% |
| 39 | Croatia | 24.4% |
| 40 | Ireland | 24.3% |
| 41 | South Korea | 23.9% |
| 42 | New Zealand | 23.5% |
| 43 | Uruguay | 23.5% |
| 44 | Jamaica | 23.3% |
| 45 | Portugal | 23.1% |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | 23.1% |
| 47 | Gabon | 22.4% |
| 48 | Serbia | 22.3% |
| 49 | Slovakia | 22.3% |
| 50 | Kenya | 21.6% |
| 51 | Aruba | 21.4% |
| 52 | Cyprus | 20.8% |
| 53 | Lesotho | 20.7% |
| 54 | Moldova, Republic of | 20.3% |
| 55 | Israel | 19.7% |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.2% |
| 57 | Montenegro | 18.1% |
| 58 | Bahamas | 17.7% |
| 59 | Argentina | 17.6% |
| 60 | Namibia | 17.4% |
| 61 | Hong Kong | 17.1% |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.8% |
| 63 | Georgia | 16.3% |
| 64 | Togo | 15.7% |
| 65 | Türkiye | 15.3% |
| 66 | Armenia | 15.3% |
| 67 | Macao | 15.2% |
| 68 | Cameroon | 15.1% |
| 69 | Mayotte | 14.7% |
| 70 | Panama | 14.7% |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 14.3% |
| 72 | Cuba | 13.7% |
| 73 | Uganda | 13.7% |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 13.5% |
| 75 | French Polynesia | 13.2% |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 13.1% |
| 77 | Republic of the Congo | 13.1% |
| 78 | Peru | 12.9% |
| 79 | Guyana | 12.9% |
| 80 | Bolivia | 12.8% |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 12.4% |
| 82 | Singapore | 12.2% |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.2% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 12.1% |
| 85 | Brazil | 12.0% |
| 86 | Nigeria | 11.5% |
| 87 | Chile | 11.4% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 11.2% |
| 89 | Colombia | 11.1% |
| 90 | Angola | 10.8% |
| 91 | Benin | 10.3% |
| 92 | Mexico | 10.1% |
| 93 | Haiti | 9.9% |
| 94 | Mozambique | 9.8% |
| 95 | Liberia | 9.7% |
| 96 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.6% |
| 97 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 8.8% |
| 99 | Thailand | 8.7% |
| 100 | People's Republic of China | 8.6% |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.5% |
| 102 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.4% |
| 103 | Senegal | 8.4% |
| 104 | Albania | 8.3% |
| 105 | Indonesia | 8.3% |
| 106 | Rwanda | 8.2% |
| 107 | Paraguay | 8.1% |
| 108 | Chad | 7.7% |
| 109 | India | 7.7% |
| 110 | Venezuela | 7.6% |
| 111 | Ethiopia | 7.5% |
| 112 | Vietnam | 7.3% |
| 113 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.3% |
| 114 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.2% |
| 115 | Zambia | 7.2% |
| 116 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.2% |
| 117 | Malaysia | 7.1% |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 6.8% |
| 119 | Honduras | 6.7% |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 6.6% |
| 121 | Mongolia | 6.6% |
| 122 | Egypt | 6.5% |
| 123 | Nepal | 6.4% |
| 124 | Malawi | 6.4% |
| 125 | Burundi | 6.0% |
| 126 | Morocco | 5.9% |
| 127 | Fiji | 5.5% |
| 128 | Myanmar | 5.4% |
| 129 | Madagascar | 5.3% |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 5.3% |
| 131 | Sudan | 5.1% |
| 132 | Philippines | 5.0% |
| 133 | Comoros | 4.9% |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 4.6% |
| 135 | Guinea | 4.5% |
| 136 | Jordan | 4.4% |
| 137 | South Sudan | 4.3% |
| 138 | Guatemala | 4.3% |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 4.0% |
| 140 | State of Palestine | 3.5% |
| 141 | Cambodia | 3.4% |
| 142 | Mali | 3.2% |
| 143 | Niger | 3.2% |
| 144 | Tajikistan | 3.0% |
| 145 | Yemen | 1.9% |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 1.7% |
| 147 | Iraq | 1.2% |
| 148 | Pakistan | 1.1% |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 0.2% |
Showing 149 of 149 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).
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