Statizoid

Germany vs Sweden: Percentage of one-person households

Germany
41.7%
in 2018
Sweden
42.5%
in 2018
Germany rank
5th
Sweden rank
4th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
010203040200420112018

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 42.5% against 41.7% in Germany, a difference of 0.8%.

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

Germany ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 4th 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.