Statizoid

Finland vs Germany: Percentage of one-person households

Finland
43.0%
in 2018
Germany
41.7%
in 2018
Finland rank
3rd
Germany rank
5th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 43.0% against 41.7% in Germany, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 3rd 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
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.