Austria vs Belgium: Percentage of one-person households

Austria
37.2%
in 2018
Belgium
34.7%
in 2018
Austria rank
10th
Belgium rank
13th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 37.2% against 34.7% in Belgium, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Belgium ahead.

Austria ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 13th of 67 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
2000s 34.4% 33.8% 0.7% Austria
2010s 36.8% 34.5% 2.2% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 37.2% against 34.7% in Belgium as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Austria and Belgium?
2.5%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
16 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
Austria ranks 10th and Belgium ranks 13th of 67 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of one-person households
Unit
%
Source
UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 726 data points, 1960–2018
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Number of one-person households as a share of the total number of households. Estimates combine multiple sources, including cross-country surveys and census data.