Percentage of one-person households in Greece
Greece: Percentage of one-person households was 25.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Greece, 2003–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 25.7% for percentage of one-person households in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Greece peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2003.
That places Greece 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.7% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Greece?
- Percentage of one-person households in Greece was 25.7% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Greece ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.
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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.