Finland vs Sweden: Percentage of one-person households
Finland
43.0%
in 2018
Sweden
42.5%
in 2018
Finland rank
3rd
Sweden rank
4th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 43.0% against 42.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th of 67 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 41.3% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40.9% | 41.5% | 0.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 43.0% against 42.5% in Sweden as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Finland ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 4th 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
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.