Percentage of one-person households in Japan
Japan: Percentage of one-person households was 34.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Japan, 1960–2015
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 34.5% for percentage of one-person households in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Japan peaked at 34.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1960.
Japan ranks 14th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 19.5% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 19.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Japan?
- Percentage of one-person households in Japan was 34.5% in 2015, 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 67 countries with data for 2015.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.