List of countries by number of households explained

This is a list of countries by the number of household. The list includes households occupying housing units and excludes persons living inside collective living quarters, such as hotels, rooming houses and other lodging houses, institutions and camps.[1]

style=width:8.5em Country !Current Population Number In Household Households % 1 Member % 2-3 Members % 4-5 Members % 6+ Members Year
1,409,778,724 2.70 522,689,264 14.53 51.23 27.60 6.64 2020[2]
1,425,775,850 4.57 299,727,860 4.11 27.31 41.64 26.94 2015
330,662,999 2.49 132,736,055 27.89 49.49 18.81 3.81 2015
269,603,400 3.86 69,855,344 7.10 36.62 41.50 14.78 2017
212,347,290 3.31 64,124,398 12.00 47.27 31.91 8.82 2010
146,748,590 2.58 56,771,478 25.97 50.83 19.55 3.65 2010
125,800,000 2.26 55,704,949 37.97 44.67 15.72 1.64 2020
206,139,587 4.90 42,057,041 11.51 25.53 27.86 35.10 2015
83,122,889 2.05 40,624,971 39.53 47.00 12.71 0.76 2011
84,140,990 2.16 38,400,610 6.37 36.23 39.03 18.36 2020
169,660,274 4.47 37,957,746 1.74 29.71 45.59 22.96 2014
127,792,286 3.74 34,167,462 10.08 37.68 37.75 14.49 2015
220,892,331 6.80 32,462,785 1.08 12.88 25.16 60.88 2013
67,146,000 2.22 30,217,950 35.46 46.84 16.08 1.62 2015
66,796,807 2.27 29,486,179 33.01 48.96 16.24 1.79 2011
109,441,605 4.23 25,893,157 9.18 30.05 36.82 23.95 2017
96,483,981 3.78 25,503,951 7.28 36.25 43.44 13.02 2009
60,026,546 2.40 25,020,120 31.10 46.56 21.29 1.05 2011
101,189,802 4.13 24,496,076 6.48 30.40 43.12 20.00 2014
83,955,821 3.49 24,056,109 8.48 49.13 37.86 4.53 2016
51,583,722 2.18 23,650,555 40.81 40.98 17.36 0.85 2022[3]
100,829,000 4.61 21,850,103 7.52 27.01 32.00 33.47 2016
101,935,800 5.30 19,225,670 7.25 21.19 27.81 43.74 2013
66,577,342 3.69 18,042,640 18.36 44.71 28.16 8.77 2010
59,622,350 3.36 17,733,119 23.84 36.32 24.66 15.17 2016
47,329,981 2.69 17,565,288 19.06 53.40 25.56 1.98 2011
41,723,998 2.46 16,972,715 27.90 51.22 18.07 2.81 2007
38,246,955 2.45 15,618,491 28.20 49.59 19.20 3.02 2016
50,372,424 3.53 14,282,545 11.13 42.41 34.80 11.66 2015
45,376,763 3.26 13,925,275 17.60 42.33 28.95 11.12 2010
38,352,000 2.81 13,666,831 20.67 49.49 24.80 5.04 2011
47,564,296 3.64 13,071,338 21.60 31.06 27.84 19.49 2015
54,817,919 4.22 12,978,359 5.35 33.49 39.14 22.01 2016
57,637,628 4.85 11,880,255 9.63 25.77 30.00 34.60 2015
25,598,869 2.50 10,220,186 24.34 49.95 22.44 3.27 2011
41,583,600 4.53 9,170,821 13.68 25.30 28.75 32.26 2016
30,955,202 3.49 8,862,356 25.88 30.34 25.30 18.48 2014
32,625,948 3.75 8,695,193 12.91 34.68 36.02 16.39 2012
17,531,181 2.23 7,874,258 35.11 45.53 18.01 1.35 2011
42,996,555 5.59 7,691,174 5.06 20.66 26.80 47.48 2008
32,708,730 4.56 7,176,812 7.14 25.64 37.86 29.36 2000
29,996,478 4.24 7,075,702 6.45 33.96 36.57 23.02 2016
36,077,527 5.24 6,890,065 5.88 21.48 31.96 40.68 2004
30,066,648 4.37 6,885,971 9.85 30.96 30.10 29.09 2011
19,317,984 2.88 6,709,224 20.91 46.98 26.47 5.63 2011
34,529,473 5.24 6,586,983 5.26 18.90 33.62 42.22 1996
28,435,943 4.33 6,565,128 7.56 29.11 36.87 26.46 2001
25,550,000 3.93 6,502,416 1.68 32.72 55.42 10.17 2008
31,127,674 4.82 6,463,847 10.81 23.90 28.46 36.83 2016
19,458,310 3.58 5,440,715 11.43 39.22 37.11 12.24 2002
18,815,536 3.50 5,381,052 14.57 38.32 30.97 16.14 2009
26,251,309 4.95 5,304,084 5.34 25.30 33.14 36.22 2011
40,150,200 7.70 5,212,262 1.23 10.21 20.83 67.74 1997
26,453,542 5.09 5,197,095 12.18 24.73 25.87 37.22 2012
11,539,878 2.36 4,883,743 30.87 48.31 18.70 2.12 2011
24,348,251 4.99 4,877,120 15.14 22.69 24.44 37.72 2011
10,379,295 2.17 4,776,239 40.32 38.32 14.86 ? 2020[4]
17,611,528 3.78 4,659,382 12.12 35.91 35.49 16.48 2010
29,825,968 6.67 4,469,863 1.87 14.68 23.66 59.79 2013
10,699,142 2.40 4,465,680 27.28 51.34 20.37 1.02 2011
10,724,599 2.44 4,394,506 27.48 49.84 21.26 1.42 2011
32,890,171 8.04 4,092,477 0.19 6.45 16.84 76.52 2015
18,449,828 4.51 4,091,853 6.45 28.10 35.56 29.90 2015
8,935,112 2.27 3,933,516 36.34 44.52 17.06 2.08 2011
23,196,002 5.92 3,920,330 3.19 19.86 28.99 47.96 2012
8,632,703 2.21 3,901,112 37.51 43.64 17.23 1.62 2000
10,295,909 2.66 3,876,822 18.91 56.47 22.68 1.93 2011
15,473,818 4.08 3,795,226 12.37 31.14 33.76 22.72 2015
9,408,400 2.48 3,789,941 27.00 51.73 19.09 2.19 2009
9,769,526 2.60 3,753,000 23.63 50.92 22.72 2.74 2011
21,510,181 5.92 3,630,745 6.64 19.51 27.40 46.46 2014
11,193,470 3.14 3,568,550 13.73 49.55 30.23 6.50 2002
16,858,333 4.81 3,507,977 4.33 26.57 37.51 31.60 2015
17,885,422 5.13 3,485,901 7.17 21.41 30.06 41.35 2013
20,250,833 5.81 3,484,826 3.11 20.29 30.32 46.28 2018
15,288,489 4.61 3,315,050 3.37 25.65 43.08 27.90 2014
11,633,371 3.53 3,295,144 20.34 34.82 27.64 17.20 2012
10,448,499 3.48 3,004,226 14.33 39.85 33.08 12.73 2013
6,951,482 2.34 2,973,737 30.53 50.97 16.62 1.89 2011
12,663,116 4.26 2,973,056 8.15 30.76 34.88 26.20 2015
9,280,200 3.14 2,953,648 21.01 40.00 28.29 10.70 2008
16,244,513 5.78 2,811,841 7.73 18.49 25.67 48.11 2015
11,743,017 4.29 2,735,164 9.43 31.10 32.93 26.54 2017
5,503,335 2.07 2,652,262 41.01 44.46 12.97 1.57 2010
7,500,700 2.83 2,646,107 18.29 50.89 27.55 3.27 2016
12,309,600 4.83 2,548,469 6.04 25.17 31.72 37.07 2016
5,374,807 2.22 2,426,071 39.58 40.73 18.13 1.56 2011
6,926,705 2.88 2,405,804 22.33 44.81 26.19 6.67 2011
12,114,193 5.19 2,335,719 9.78 23.56 29.10 37.56 2018
10,815,192 4.72 2,291,955 4.36 25.76 34.91 34.97 2017
13,249,924 5.95 2,227,637 4.33 15.68 26.87 53.12 2008
10,085,900 4.55 2,217,398 6.77 20.86 44.69 27.68 2009
9,304,380 4.47 2,082,686 6.69 29.43 36.81 27.07 2012
12,559,623 6.25 2,009,276 4.53 16.91 27.52 51.04 2012
5,460,136 2.80 1,948,989 20.83 47.99 26.99 4.20 2011
16,705,608 8.66 1,928,689 6.92 11.47 15.48 66.13 2017
5,095,668 2.67 1,906,474 22.84 50.52 22.09 4.55 2013
4,977,400 2.77 1,799,221 21.58 48.05 26.21 4.16 2011
5,685,807 3.29 1,727,455 12.21 38.95 37.69 11.15 2010
7,706,000 4.55 1,693,139 15.65 26.22 27.69 30.45 2014
6,765,753 4.07 1,662,356 8.82 34.09 36.82 20.28 2007
8,935,000 5.43 1,645,457 4.08 21.97 29.73 44.22 2000
7,252,672 4.63 1,565,626 8.09 27.32 33.15 31.44 2002
6,596,500 4.21 1,565,200 8.21 30.82 36.13 24.85 2012
9,313,800 6.27 1,485,317 2.96 12.06 29.22 55.76 2012
5,111,238 3.46 1,476,628 11.23 42.70 35.83 10.25 2011
4,058,165 2.80 1,451,732 24.56 44.43 25.28 5.73 2011
8,100,318 5.90 1,373,151 4.00 15.87 30.74 49.38 2013
6,527,691 4.92 1,326,800 4.59 26.37 35.96 33.08 2005
5,518,092 4.31 1,281,072 13.09 29.90 29.08 27.94 2011
3,530,912 2.78 1,269,537 23.52 47.68 23.37 5.43 2011
7,231,210 5.77 1,254,263 1.22 15.01 34.80 48.97 2005
2,794,870 2.32 1,204,383 34.71 45.40 18.00 1.89 2011
3,193,694 2.67 1,195,915 23.06 50.37 23.17 3.40 2010
4,278,500 3.67 1,165,778 14.66 38.02 31.26 16.06 2010
5,633,412 4.91 1,148,086 13.50 28.08 23.94 34.48 1994
3,716,858 3.34 1,113,542 17.48 39.28 30.60 12.64 2014
4,568,298 4.95 923,685 9.67 24.81 28.74 36.78 2013
2,640,438 2.89 914,026 22.64 43.62 27.87 5.87 2014
2,734,093 3.06 893,225 .. .. .. .. 2011
2,845,955 3.30 862,512 9.95 48.08 32.51 9.45 2017
2,100,126 2.47 851,149 32.60 43.69 20.54 3.16 2015
2,967,900 3.54 837,896 15.19 36.17 32.30 16.34 2016
3,348,124 4.32 774,771 6.61 28.72 40.34 24.33 2000
1,898,400 2.58 736,370 26.47 49.93 19.72 3.88 2011
2,374,698 3.52 673,860 27.89 32.32 20.48 19.31 2011
2,007,201 3.34 600,072 20.66 37.91 27.90 13.52 2014
2,504,498 4.24 590,931 17.45 29.84 25.56 27.16 2013
1,328,976 2.30 578,440 33.90 47.28 17.14 1.67 2011
4,445,262 8.02 554,430 10.62 19.07 18.37 51.94 2003
2,176,766 4.10 531,230 22.42 28.48 22.50 26.60 2012
1,366,725 3.29 415,308 19.21 39.79 29.36 11.64 2011
1,266,000 3.48 364,285 9.97 41.02 40.24 8.77 2011
875,900 2.75 318,823 18.72 52.55 25.82 2.92 2011
2,335,504 8.23 283,790 8.39 12.96 17.23 61.42 2013
626,108 2.41 259,519 32.30 44.15 21.45 2.10 2011
1,299,412 5.27 246,665 6.41 20.61 29.59 43.40 2016
1,136,261 4.74 239,860 17.65 24.63 21.60 36.12 2007
696,100 3.07 227,031 15.13 48.16 31.06 5.64 2016
744,962 3.80 196,290 12.87 36.69 32.09 18.35 2009
889,327 4.57 194,497 5.94 30.10 34.31 29.64 2014
621,873 3.21 193,488 18.13 39.58 33.35 8.94 2011
514,564 2.85 180,375 17.15 49.78 30.40 2.66 2011
395,700 2.30 172,304 34.52 47.03 16.42 2.03 2015
590,100 3.94 149,741 14.97 32.77 31.85 20.41 2004
758,316 5.37 141,171 4.91 22.92 28.71 43.46 2012
389,410 3.40 114,679 17.73 40.33 29.15 12.79 2010
383,135 5.40 70,952 4.49 22.28 33.50 39.73 2017
112,269 2.89 38,855 21.37 46.77 25.59 6.28 2010
83,314 2.28 36,478 30.07 51.53 16.84 1.56 2016
202,506 6.75 29,995 4.18 14.88 21.89 59.05 2016
64,054 2.26 28,314 34.09 48.39 15.81 1.70 2016
38,749 2.32 16,700 34.17 44.75 19.50 1.58 2010

Notes and References

  1. http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/sources/census/docs/P&R_Rev2.pdf Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses Revision 2
  2. Web site: China Statistical Yearbook 2021.
  3. https://jumin.mois.go.kr/# Resident Registration Population and Household Status
  4. Web site: Statistics Sweden . Household categories do not map perfectly onto table columns. "Other households" not included in numerators since their size is unknown.