Netherlands vs Sweden: Percentage of one-person households

Netherlands
38.3%
in 2018
Sweden
42.5%
in 2018
Netherlands rank
7th
Sweden rank
4th

Percentage of one-person households over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 42.5% against 38.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 4.2%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 7th 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.