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Denmark vs Germany: Percentage of one-person households

Denmark
44.1%
in 2018
Germany
41.7%
in 2018
Denmark rank
2nd
Germany rank
5th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 44.1% against 41.7% in Germany, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 5th of 67 countries.

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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.