Ireland vs Spain: Percentage of one-person households

Ireland

24.3%

in 2017

Spain

25.5%

in 2018

Ireland rank

31st

Spain rank

28th

Percentage of one-person households over time

Ireland
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 25.5% against 24.3% in Ireland, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Ireland ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 67 regions.

Individual pages

Percentage of one-person households in Ireland
Percentage of one-person households in Spain
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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.