Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of one-person households was 33.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg, 2003–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 33.6% for percentage of one-person households in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 30.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg peaked at 33.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2017.
Luxembourg ranks 15th of 67 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 28.9% | 29.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 25.7% | 33.6% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg was 33.6% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of one-person households recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2017.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of one-person households?
- Luxembourg ranks 15th out of 67 regions with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of one-person households rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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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.