Proportion of one person households in all households
Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Albania | 4.6 | .. | .. | 6.3 | .. | .. | 6.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Azerbaijan | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10.3 | .. |
Austria | 34.5 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.9 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.5 | .. |
Armenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Belgium | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | 14.8 | .. | .. | .. | 16.8 | .. | .. | .. | 20.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bulgaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Belarus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Canada | .. | 26.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croatia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cyprus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Czechia | 22.8 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 29.8 | .. |
Denmark | 38.0 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.5 |
Estonia | 31.8 | 31.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 38.0 | 39.6 | 40.2 | 41.7 | .. |
Finland | 39.7 | 40.1 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 42.6 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 44.7 | .. |
France | .. | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Georgia | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.3 | .. |
Germany | 37.5 | 38.8 | 38.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 41.8 | 41.9 | 42.3 | .. |
Greece | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hungary | 29.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Iceland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ireland | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 27.6 | .. |
Israel | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.9 | .. |
Italy | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 32.6 | .. |
Kazakhstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.9 | .. |
Latvia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Liechtenstein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lithuania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Malta | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 27.3 | .. |
Republic of Moldova | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Netherlands | 34.5 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.3 | .. |
Norway | 38.1 | 38.5 | 38.9 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 38.9 | .. |
Poland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Portugal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Romania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
San Marino | 31.1 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.9 | .. |
Serbia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Slovakia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.8 | .. | .. | .. | 32.6 | .. | .. | 32.7 | .. | .. |
Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.2 | .. | 24.2 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.7 | .. |
Sweden | 46.3 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 39.8 | .. |
Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.4 | 36.5 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 36.0 | .. |
Tajikistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Türkiye | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | .. | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.9 | .. |
Ukraine | 22.4 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.5 | .. |
North Macedonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United Kingdom | 28.7 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 29.5 | .. |
United States | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.4 | .. |
Uzbekistan | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .. |
Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Albania | 4.6 | .. | .. | 6.3 | .. | .. | 6.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Azerbaijan | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 10.3 | .. |
Austria | 34.5 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.9 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.2 | 37.5 | .. |
Armenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Belgium | 33.0 | 33.2 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.6 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 34.0 | 34.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | .. | .. | 14.8 | .. | .. | .. | 16.8 | .. | .. | .. | 20.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Bulgaria | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Belarus | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Canada | .. | 26.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Croatia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Cyprus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Czechia | 22.8 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 27.2 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 29.8 | .. |
Denmark | 38.0 | 38.4 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.5 |
Estonia | 31.8 | 31.4 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 36.0 | 36.3 | 38.0 | 39.6 | 40.2 | 41.7 | .. |
Finland | 39.7 | 40.1 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 41.2 | 41.5 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 42.2 | 42.6 | 43.4 | 44.0 | 44.7 | .. |
France | .. | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Georgia | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 15.3 | .. |
Germany | 37.5 | 38.8 | 38.7 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 41.8 | 41.9 | 42.3 | .. |
Greece | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Hungary | 29.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Iceland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Ireland | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 22.8 | 21.9 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 22.8 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 26.6 | 27.6 | .. |
Israel | 16.9 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 19.9 | .. |
Italy | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 28.0 | 28.2 | 28.6 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 31.0 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 32.0 | 34.0 | 32.6 | .. |
Kazakhstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Kyrgyzstan | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7.9 | .. |
Latvia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Liechtenstein | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lithuania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 31.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Malta | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 28.0 | 27.3 | .. |
Republic of Moldova | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Netherlands | 34.5 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 37.6 | 38.0 | 38.1 | 38.3 | .. |
Norway | 38.1 | 38.5 | 38.9 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 39.7 | 41.0 | 39.7 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.5 | 38.9 | .. |
Poland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Portugal | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 21.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Romania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Russian Federation | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
San Marino | 31.1 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.1 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 31.1 | 31.2 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.9 | .. |
Serbia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 22.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Slovakia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Slovenia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32.8 | .. | .. | .. | 32.6 | .. | .. | 32.7 | .. | .. |
Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23.2 | .. | 24.2 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.7 | .. |
Sweden | 46.3 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 39.8 | .. |
Switzerland | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36.4 | 36.5 | 34.4 | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 36.0 | .. |
Tajikistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Türkiye | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 | .. | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.9 | .. |
Ukraine | 22.4 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 24.9 | 20.0 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.5 | .. |
North Macedonia | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
United Kingdom | 28.7 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.1 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 29.5 | .. |
United States | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 28.4 | .. |
Uzbekistan | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | .. |