Countries With the Lowest One-person Households
Every country with a figure for one-person households, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Afghanistan (0.19%), Iraq (1.01%) and Pakistan (1.08%). 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 | Afghanistan | 0.19% | 2015 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Iraq | 1.01% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 3 | Pakistan | 1.08% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 1.53% | 2011 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Sudan | 1.59% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 6 | Algeria | 1.61% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 7 | Yemen, Rep. | 1.87% | 2013 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 2.85% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 2.88% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Mali | 3.11% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | South Sudan | 3.15% | 2010 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Lao PDR | 3.18% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 13 | Niger | 3.19% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 14 | Kosovo | 3.32% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Cambodia | 3.37% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 16 | Kiribati | 3.71% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | 3.74% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Mauritania | 3.97% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.14% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | West Bank and Gaza | 4.31% | 2019 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Guatemala | 4.33% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 22 | Jordan | 4.36% | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Samoa | 4.4% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 24 | Maldives | 4.49% | 2017 | South Asia |
| 25 | Nepal | 4.51% | 2019 | South Asia |
| 26 | Comoros | 4.91% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Guinea | 5.07% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | India | 5.11% | 2020 | South Asia |
| 29 | Myanmar | 5.35% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 30 | Chad | 5.43% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 31 | Fiji | 5.94% | 2014 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | Burundi | 6.04% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Bhutan | 6.13% | 2010 | South Asia |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 6.2% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 35 | Tunisia | 6.27% | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 6.36% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 6.41% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 6.42% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 6.48% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 6.64% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 41 | Senegal | 6.92% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Tuvalu | 6.92% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | Tonga | 6.94% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 44 | Qatar | 6.98% | 2012 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 45 | Indonesia | 7.1% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Madagascar | 7.11% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 7.16% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 48 | Morocco | 7.2% | 2014 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 49 | Malawi | 7.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 7.22% | 2011 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 7.55% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | Rwanda | 7.69% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Zambia | 7.97% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Mozambique | 8.41% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | El Salvador | 8.46% | 2014 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 56 | Mongolia | 8.96% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 57 | Philippines | 9.18% | 2017 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 58 | Haiti | 9.43% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 59 | Tanzania | 9.63% | 2015 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 60 | Gambia, The | 9.72% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Benin | 9.78% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 62 | Albania | 9.95% | 2017 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Mexico | 10.1% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Honduras | 10.4% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Paraguay | 10.4% | 2016 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 66 | Viet Nam | 10.5% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Angola | 10.8% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 68 | Colombia | 11.1% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.5% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 11.8% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 71 | Brazil | 12% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 72 | Liberia | 12% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 12.1% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Kyrgyz Republic | 12.3% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 12.9% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 76 | Uganda | 13.2% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 77 | Panama | 13.4% | 2013 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.8% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | Congo, Rep. | 13.8% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 80 | Suriname | 14% | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 81 | Nigeria | 14.7% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Georgia | 15% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Macao SAR, China | 15.1% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Armenia | 15.2% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 85 | Cameroon | 15.3% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Montenegro | 15.4% | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | 15.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 88 | Togo | 15.7% | 2017 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Guyana | 15.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 90 | Singapore | 16.1% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 91 | Peru | 16.8% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | Belize | 17.2% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Namibia | 17.4% | 2013 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 95 | Uruguay | 17.6% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Bahamas, The | 17.7% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 97 | Lesotho | 18% | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 98 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 18.3% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 99 | Kenya | 19.4% | 2020 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 20.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 101 | Chile | 20.2% | 2017 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 102 | Bolivia | 20.5% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Cyprus | 20.8% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Cuba | 21.1% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 105 | Aruba | 21.4% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 106 | Portugal | 21.4% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Ghana | 21.5% | 2019 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Thailand | 21.6% | 2019 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 109 | Eswatini | 21.7% | 2014 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 110 | Serbia | 21.8% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | New Zealand | 21.9% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 112 | Ireland | 22% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Gabon | 22.4% | 2012 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Moldova | 22.6% | 2014 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Malta | 22.6% | 2011 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 116 | Argentina | 22.8% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Australia | 22.8% | 2016 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 118 | Puerto Rico (US) | 23.1% | 2010 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | Spain | 23.2% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | South Africa | 23.8% | 2016 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 121 | Poland | 24% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | Croatia | 24.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Ukraine | 25% | 2012 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 124 | Slovak Republic | 25.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Russian Federation | 25.7% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Greece | 25.7% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Romania | 26% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Barbados | 26.3% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 129 | St. Lucia | 26.8% | 2012 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | United States | 27.9% | 2015 | North America |
| 131 | Jamaica | 28.2% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Canada | 28.2% | 2016 | North America |
| 133 | St. Martin (French part) | 29.3% | 2015 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 134 | United Kingdom | 30.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 30.8% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 136 | Italy | 31.1% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 31.3% | 2011 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 138 | Lithuania | 31.7% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Korea, Rep. | 31.8% | 2020 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 140 | Hungary | 32.1% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Czechia | 32.5% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 142 | Slovenia | 32.6% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 33.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.6% | 2019 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Belgium | 34% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 146 | Bermuda | 34.1% | 2016 | North America |
| 147 | Japan | 34.5% | 2015 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 148 | Liechtenstein | 35.1% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 149 | France | 35.5% | 2015 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Austria | 36.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Germany | 37.3% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Monaco | 37.7% | 2016 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 153 | Belarus | 38% | 2019 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Norway | 39.6% | 2011 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 155 | Finland | 41% | 2010 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 156 | Latvia | 41.1% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
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