Countries With the Highest One-person Households
Every country with a figure for one-person households, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Latvia (41.1%), Finland (41%) and Norway (39.6%). The middle country of the 156 has 13.8%.
What this measures
Share of one-person households, in % of households. Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
Households of one person, from the same UN collection as the single-parent share and with the same limits: one to three readings per country, from sources that sort households differently, and few after 2019. It rises with age and with income, and falls with family size. That is three different things in one number. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2021. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | One-person households | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 41.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Finland | 41% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Norway | 39.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Belarus | 38% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Monaco | 37.7% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Germany | 37.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Austria | 36.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | France | 35.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Liechtenstein | 35.1% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Japan | 34.5% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 11 | Bermuda | 34.1% | 2016 | North America |
| 12 | Belgium | 34% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 33.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Slovenia | 32.6% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Czechia | 32.5% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Hungary | 32.1% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Korea, Rep. | 31.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Lithuania | 31.7% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 31.3% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Italy | 31.1% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 30.8% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 30.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | St. Martin (French part) | 29.3% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 25 | Canada | 28.2% | 2016 | North America |
| 26 | Jamaica | 28.2% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 27 | United States | 27.9% | 2015 | North America |
| 28 | St. Lucia | 26.8% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Barbados | 26.3% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 30 | Romania | 26% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Greece | 25.7% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 25.7% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Slovak Republic | 25.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Ukraine | 25% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Croatia | 24.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Poland | 24% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | South Africa | 23.8% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 38 | Spain | 23.2% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Puerto Rico (US) | 23.1% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 40 | Australia | 22.8% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 41 | Argentina | 22.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 42 | Moldova | 22.6% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Malta | 22.6% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Gabon | 22.4% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 45 | Ireland | 22% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | New Zealand | 21.9% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Serbia | 21.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Eswatini | 21.7% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Thailand | 21.6% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Ghana | 21.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 51 | Portugal | 21.4% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Aruba | 21.4% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 53 | Cuba | 21.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 54 | Cyprus | 20.8% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 55 | Bolivia | 20.5% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Chile | 20.2% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 20.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 58 | Kenya | 19.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 18.3% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 60 | Lesotho | 18% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Bahamas, The | 17.7% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 62 | Uruguay | 17.6% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 63 | Namibia | 17.4% | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Belize | 17.2% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 66 | Peru | 16.8% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 67 | Singapore | 16.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 68 | Guyana | 15.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Togo | 15.7% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 15.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Montenegro | 15.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Cameroon | 15.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Armenia | 15.2% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 74 | Macao SAR, China | 15.1% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Georgia | 15% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Nigeria | 14.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Suriname | 14% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Congo, Rep. | 13.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Panama | 13.4% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Uganda | 13.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 12.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 12.1% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 85 | Brazil | 12% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 86 | Liberia | 12% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 11.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.5% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | Colombia | 11.1% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Angola | 10.8% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Viet Nam | 10.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 92 | Paraguay | 10.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 93 | Honduras | 10.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Mexico | 10.1% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Albania | 9.95% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 96 | Benin | 9.78% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | Gambia, The | 9.72% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Tanzania | 9.63% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Haiti | 9.43% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Philippines | 9.18% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 101 | Mongolia | 8.96% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | El Salvador | 8.46% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Mozambique | 8.41% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 104 | Zambia | 7.97% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Rwanda | 7.69% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 106 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 7.55% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.22% | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 108 | Morocco | 7.2% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 109 | Malawi | 7.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 7.16% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 111 | Madagascar | 7.11% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Indonesia | 7.1% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 113 | Qatar | 6.98% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 114 | Tonga | 6.94% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 115 | Senegal | 6.92% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 6.92% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 6.64% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.48% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 6.42% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 6.41% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 6.36% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Tunisia | 6.27% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 123 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Bhutan | 6.13% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 125 | Burundi | 6.04% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Fiji | 5.94% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Chad | 5.43% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Myanmar | 5.35% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 129 | India | 5.11% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 130 | Guinea | 5.07% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 131 | Comoros | 4.91% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Nepal | 4.51% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 133 | Maldives | 4.49% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 134 | Samoa | 4.4% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Jordan | 4.36% | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 136 | Guatemala | 4.33% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 137 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.31% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.14% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 139 | Mauritania | 3.97% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 3.74% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Kiribati | 3.71% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 142 | Cambodia | 3.37% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 143 | Kosovo | 3.32% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Niger | 3.19% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Lao PDR | 3.18% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | South Sudan | 3.15% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Mali | 3.11% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 2.88% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 2.85% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 150 | Yemen, Rep. | 1.87% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 151 | Algeria | 1.61% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 152 | Sudan | 1.59% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1.53% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Pakistan | 1.08% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 155 | Iraq | 1.01% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 0.19% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
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