Japan vs Latvia: Percentage of one-person households
Japan
34.5%
in 2015
Latvia
35.0%
in 2018
Japan rank
14th
Latvia rank
12th
Percentage of one-person households over time
- Japan
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35.0% against 34.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.5%.
Japan ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 12th of 67 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 25.3% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 30.1% | 3.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of one-person households, Japan or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35.0% against 34.5% in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of one-person households between Japan and Latvia?
- 0.5%, with Latvia ahead.
- How do Japan and Latvia rank globally for percentage of one-person households?
- Japan ranks 14th and Latvia ranks 12th 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.