Percentage of one-person households in Estonia

Estonia: Percentage of one-person households was 40.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
40.3%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 67 countries
All-time high
40.3%
in 2018
All-time low
31.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Percentage of one-person households in Estonia, 2004–2018

0102030402004201120182004: 32 %2005: 31.1 %2006: 33.2 %2007: 33.6 %2008: 34.4 %2009: 34.2 %2010: 34.5 %2011: 34.9 %2012: 36 %2013: 36 %2014: 36 %2015: 36.3 %2016: 38 %2017: 39.7 %2018: 40.3 %

Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of one-person households in Estonia is 40.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Estonia peaked at 40.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2005.

That places Estonia 6th out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of one-person households in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of one-person households in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year % Change
2004 32.0% —
2005 31.1% -2.8%
2006 33.2% +6.8%
2007 33.6% +1.2%
2008 34.4% +2.4%
2009 34.2% -0.6%
2010 34.5% +0.9%
2011 34.9% +1.2%
2012 36.0% +3.2%
2013 36.0% +0.0%
2014 36.0% +0.0%
2015 36.3% +0.8%
2016 38.0% +4.7%
2017 39.7% +4.5%
2018 40.3% +1.5%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 40.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 40.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.1% 31.1% 34.4% 6
2010s 36.9% 34.5% 40.3% 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 3 Finland 43.0% compare
  2. 4 Sweden 42.5% compare
  3. 5 Germany 41.7% compare
  4. 7 Netherlands 38.3% compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 38.1% compare
  6. 9 Lithuania 37.7% compare

See the full ranking of 67 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of one-person households in Estonia?
Percentage of one-person households in Estonia was 40.3% in 2018, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest percentage of one-person households recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for percentage of one-person households?
Estonia ranks 6th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Percentage of one-person households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of one-person households in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/one-person-households/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/one-person-households/estonia/">Percentage of one-person households in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

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.