Most People Living Alone
Understand most people living alone: what the measure counts, how to read it and where to check the source.
Living alone describes a household arrangement, not a person's relationship status or how lonely they feel. It can include students, older people and working adults. A share of households is different from a share of people because a one-person household contributes only one resident. Housing costs and the age structure help explain why those two measures diverge.
About the data
Share of households containing one person, not share of people living alone. Survey years vary and the saved ranking has no reference year.
The Country10s question
Countries with the highest percentage of one-person households
Reading the source
Share of households containing one person, not share of people living alone. Survey years vary and the saved ranking has no reference year.
The original source edition for this saved game was not retained. The link is a reference for understanding the measure, not proof that the saved answer order is a current world ranking. No unverified top-ten table is presented here.