Brazil vs Nigeria: Percentage of one-person households

Brazil

12.0%

in 2010

Nigeria

11.5%

in 2015

Brazil rank

48th

Nigeria rank

49th

Percentage of one-person households over time

Brazil
Nigeria

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 12.0% against 11.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.5%.

Brazil ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 67 countries.

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Percentage of one-person households in Brazil
Percentage of one-person households in Nigeria
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.