Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Percentage of one-person households was 33.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
33.6%
Change on year
up 30.7%
World rank
15th
of 67 countries
All-time high
33.6%
in 2018
All-time low
25.7%
in 2017
Years of data
16
2003–2018

Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg, 2003–2018

01020302003201020182003: 29.3 %2004: 29.3 %2005: 29.3 %2006: 28.9 %2007: 28.9 %2008: 28.9 %2009: 28.9 %2010: 28.9 %2011: 28.9 %2012: 33.3 %2013: 32.9 %2014: 33.3 %2015: 33 %2016: 27.6 %2017: 25.7 %2018: 33.6 %

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 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg, 2003 to 2018.
Year % Change
2003 29.3% —
2004 29.3% +0.0%
2005 29.3% +0.0%
2006 28.9% -1.4%
2007 28.9% +0.0%
2008 28.9% +0.0%
2009 28.9% +0.0%
2010 28.9% +0.0%
2011 28.9% +0.0%
2012 33.3% +15.2%
2013 32.9% -1.2%
2014 33.3% +1.2%
2015 33.0% -0.9%
2016 27.6% -16.4%
2017 25.7% -6.9%
2018 33.6% +30.7%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 33.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 33.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of one-person households in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2018 +30.7% 25.7% 33.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.1% 28.9% 29.3% 7
2010s 30.8% 25.7% 33.6% 9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 12 Latvia 35.0% compare
  2. 13 Belgium 34.7% compare
  3. 14 Japan 34.5% compare
  4. 16 Bulgaria 33.3% compare
  5. 17 Hungary 33.2% compare
  6. 18 Italy 32.6% compare

See the full ranking of 67 places →

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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 countries 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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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
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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.