Estonia vs Lithuania: Percentage of one-person households

Estonia
40.3%
in 2018
Lithuania
37.7%
in 2018
Estonia rank
6th
Lithuania rank
9th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 40.3% against 37.7% in Lithuania, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th of 67 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
2000s 33.3% 28.8% 4.5% Estonia
2010s 36.9% 36.4% 0.5% Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Estonia or Lithuania?
Estonia, at 40.3% against 37.7% in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Estonia and Lithuania?
2.6%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
Estonia ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 9th 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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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

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.