# List of countries by number of households

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.
| Country | Current Population | Number In Household | Households | % 1 Member | % 2-3 Members | % 4-5 Members | % 6+ Members | Year |
| China | 1,409,778,724 | 2.80 | 482,427,212 | 17.84 | 44.50 | 28.06 | 9.60 | 2023 |
| India | 1,425,775,850 | 4.57 | 294,292,700 | 4.11 | 27.31 | 41.64 | 26.94 | 2015 |
| United States | 330,662,999 | 2.49 | 125,736,353 | 27.89 | 49.49 | 18.81 | 3.81 | 2020 |
| Indonesia | 269,603,400 | 3.86 | 69,855,344 | 7.10 | 36.62 | 41.50 | 14.78 | 2017 |
| Brazil | 212,347,290 | 3.31 | 64,124,398 | 12.00 | 47.27 | 31.91 | 8.82 | 2010 |
| Russia | 146,748,590 | 2.58 | 56,771,478 | 25.97 | 50.83 | 19.55 | 3.65 | 2010 |
| Japan | 125,800,000 | 2.26 | 54,310,000 | 37.97 | 44.67 | 15.72 | 1.64 | 2020 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,587 | 4.90 | 42,057,041 | 11.51 | 25.53 | 27.86 | 35.10 | 2015 |
| Germany | 83,122,889 | 2.05 | 40,624,971 | 39.53 | 47.00 | 12.71 | 0.76 | 2011 |
| Bangladesh | 169,660,274 | 4.47 | 37,957,746 | 1.74 | 29.71 | 45.59 | 22.96 | 2014 |
| Mexico | 127,792,286 | 3.74 | 34,167,462 | 10.08 | 37.68 | 37.75 | 14.49 | 2015 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,331 | 6.80 | 32,462,785 | 1.08 | 12.88 | 25.16 | 60.88 | 2013 |
| France | 67,146,000 | 2.22 | 30,243,926 | 35.46 | 46.84 | 16.08 | 1.62 | 2015 |
| United Kingdom | 66,796,807 | 2.27 | 29,486,179 | 33.01 | 48.96 | 16.24 | 1.79 | 2011 |
| Turkey | 84,140,990 | 3.14 | 26,309,332 | 19.74 | 42.49 | 28.60 | 9.17 | 2023 |
| Philippines | 109,441,605 | 4.23 | 25,893,157 | 9.18 | 30.05 | 36.82 | 23.95 | 2017 |
| Vietnam | 96,483,981 | 3.78 | 25,503,951 | 7.28 | 36.25 | 43.44 | 13.02 | 2009 |
| Italy | 60,026,546 | 2.40 | 25,020,120 | 31.10 | 46.56 | 21.29 | 1.05 | 2011 |
| Egypt | 101,189,802 | 4.13 | 24,496,076 | 6.48 | 30.40 | 43.12 | 20.00 | 2014 |
| Iran | 83,955,821 | 3.49 | 24,056,109 | 8.48 | 49.13 | 37.86 | 4.53 | 2016 |
| South Korea | 51,583,722 | 2.18 | 23,650,555 | 40.81 | 40.98 | 17.36 | 0.85 | 2022 |
| Ethiopia | 100,829,000 | 4.61 | 21,850,103 | 7.52 | 27.01 | 32.00 | 33.47 | 2016 |
| DR Congo | 101,935,800 | 5.30 | 19,225,670 | 7.25 | 21.19 | 27.81 | 43.74 | 2013 |
| Thailand | 66,577,342 | 3.69 | 18,042,640 | 18.36 | 44.71 | 28.16 | 8.77 | 2010 |
| South Africa | 59,622,350 | 3.36 | 17,733,119 | 23.84 | 36.32 | 24.66 | 15.17 | 2016 |
| Spain | 47,329,981 | 2.69 | 17,565,288 | 19.06 | 53.40 | 25.56 | 1.98 | 2011 |
| Ukraine | 41,723,998 | 2.46 | 16,972,715 | 27.90 | 51.22 | 18.07 | 2.81 | 2007 |
| Canada | 38,246,955 | 2.45 | 15,618,491 | 28.20 | 49.59 | 19.20 | 3.02 | 2016 |
| Colombia | 50,372,424 | 3.53 | 14,282,545 | 11.13 | 42.41 | 34.80 | 11.66 | 2015 |
| Argentina | 45,376,763 | 3.26 | 13,925,275 | 17.60 | 42.33 | 28.95 | 11.12 | 2010 |
| Poland | 38,352,000 | 2.81 | 13,666,831 | 20.67 | 49.49 | 24.80 | 5.04 | 2011 |
| Kenya | 47,564,296 | 3.64 | 13,071,338 | 21.60 | 31.06 | 27.84 | 19.49 | 2015 |
| Myanmar | 54,817,919 | 4.22 | 12,978,359 | 5.35 | 33.49 | 39.14 | 22.01 | 2016 |
| Tanzania | 57,637,628 | 4.85 | 11,880,255 | 9.63 | 25.77 | 30.00 | 34.60 | 2015 |
| Australia | 25,598,869 | 2.50 | 10,220,186 | 24.34 | 49.95 | 22.44 | 3.27 | 2011 |
| Uganda | 41,583,600 | 4.53 | 9,170,821 | 13.68 | 25.30 | 28.75 | 32.26 | 2016 |
| Ghana | 30,955,202 | 3.49 | 8,862,356 | 25.88 | 30.34 | 25.30 | 18.48 | 2014 |
| Peru | 32,625,948 | 3.75 | 8,695,193 | 12.91 | 34.68 | 36.02 | 16.39 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 17,531,181 | 2.23 | 7,874,258 | 35.11 | 45.53 | 18.01 | 1.35 | 2011 |
| Sudan | 42,996,555 | 5.59 | 7,691,174 | 5.06 | 20.66 | 26.80 | 47.48 | 2008 |
| Malaysia | 32,708,730 | 4.56 | 7,176,812 | 7.14 | 25.64 | 37.86 | 29.36 | 2000 |
| Nepal | 29,996,478 | 4.24 | 7,075,702 | 6.45 | 33.96 | 36.57 | 23.02 | 2016 |
| Morocco | 36,077,527 | 5.24 | 6,890,065 | 5.88 | 21.48 | 31.96 | 40.68 | 2004 |
| Mozambique | 30,066,648 | 4.37 | 6,885,971 | 9.85 | 30.96 | 30.10 | 29.09 | 2011 |
| Romania | 19,317,984 | 2.88 | 6,709,224 | 20.91 | 46.98 | 26.47 | 5.63 | 2011 |
| Uzbekistan | 34,529,473 | 5.24 | 6,586,983 | 5.26 | 18.90 | 33.62 | 42.22 | 1996 |
| Venezuela | 28,435,943 | 4.33 | 6,565,128 | 7.56 | 29.11 | 36.87 | 26.46 | 2001 |
| North Korea | 25,550,000 | 3.93 | 6,502,416 | 1.68 | 32.72 | 55.42 | 10.17 | 2008 |
| Angola | 31,127,674 | 4.82 | 6,463,847 | 10.81 | 23.90 | 28.46 | 36.83 | 2016 |
| Chile | 19,458,310 | 3.58 | 5,440,715 | 11.43 | 39.22 | 37.11 | 12.24 | 2002 |
| Kazakhstan | 18,815,536 | 3.50 | 5,381,052 | 14.57 | 38.32 | 30.97 | 16.14 | 2009 |
| Madagascar | 26,251,309 | 4.95 | 5,304,084 | 5.34 | 25.30 | 33.14 | 36.22 | 2011 |
| Iraq | 40,150,200 | 7.70 | 5,212,262 | 1.23 | 10.21 | 20.83 | 67.74 | 1997 |
| Ivory Coast | 26,453,542 | 5.09 | 5,197,095 | 12.18 | 24.73 | 25.87 | 37.22 | 2012 |
| Belgium | 11,539,878 | 2.36 | 4,883,743 | 30.87 | 48.31 | 18.70 | 2.12 | 2011 |
| Cameroon | 24,348,251 | 4.99 | 4,877,120 | 15.14 | 22.69 | 24.44 | 37.72 | 2011 |
| Sweden | 10,379,295 | 2.17 | 4,776,239 | 40.32 | 38.32 | 14.86 | ? | 2020 |
| Ecuador | 17,611,528 | 3.78 | 4,659,382 | 12.12 | 35.91 | 35.49 | 16.48 | 2010 |
| Yemen | 29,825,968 | 6.67 | 4,469,863 | 1.87 | 14.68 | 23.66 | 59.79 | 2013 |
| Czech Republic | 10,699,142 | 2.40 | 4,465,680 | 27.28 | 51.34 | 20.37 | 1.02 | 2011 |
| Greece | 10,724,599 | 2.44 | 4,394,506 | 27.48 | 49.84 | 21.26 | 1.42 | 2011 |
| Afghanistan | 32,890,171 | 8.04 | 4,092,477 | 0.19 | 6.45 | 16.84 | 76.52 | 2015 |
| Malawi | 18,449,828 | 4.51 | 4,091,853 | 6.45 | 28.10 | 35.56 | 29.90 | 2015 |
| Austria | 8,935,112 | 2.27 | 3,933,516 | 36.34 | 44.52 | 17.06 | 2.08 | 2011 |
| Niger | 23,196,002 | 5.92 | 3,920,330 | 3.19 | 19.86 | 28.99 | 47.96 | 2012 |
| Switzerland | 8,632,703 | 2.21 | 3,901,112 | 37.51 | 43.64 | 17.23 | 1.62 | 2000 |
| Portugal | 10,295,909 | 2.66 | 3,876,822 | 18.91 | 56.47 | 22.68 | 1.93 | 2011 |
| Zimbabwe | 15,473,818 | 4.08 | 3,795,226 | 12.37 | 31.14 | 33.76 | 22.72 | 2015 |
| Belarus | 9,408,400 | 2.48 | 3,789,941 | 27.00 | 51.73 | 19.09 | 2.19 | 2009 |
| Hungary | 9,769,526 | 2.60 | 3,753,000 | 23.63 | 50.92 | 22.72 | 2.74 | 2011 |
| Burkina Faso | 21,510,181 | 5.92 | 3,630,745 | 6.64 | 19.51 | 27.40 | 46.46 | 2014 |
| Cuba | 11,193,470 | 3.14 | 3,568,550 | 13.73 | 49.55 | 30.23 | 6.50 | 2002 |
| Guatemala | 16,858,333 | 4.81 | 3,507,977 | 4.33 | 26.57 | 37.51 | 31.60 | 2015 |
| Zambia | 17,885,422 | 5.13 | 3,485,901 | 7.17 | 21.41 | 30.06 | 41.35 | 2013 |
| Mali | 20,250,833 | 5.81 | 3,484,826 | 3.11 | 20.29 | 30.32 | 46.28 | 2018 |
| Cambodia | 15,288,489 | 4.61 | 3,315,050 | 3.37 | 25.65 | 43.08 | 27.90 | 2014 |
| Bolivia | 11,633,371 | 3.53 | 3,295,144 | 20.34 | 34.82 | 27.64 | 17.20 | 2012 |
| Dominican Republic | 10,448,499 | 3.48 | 3,004,226 | 14.33 | 39.85 | 33.08 | 12.73 | 2013 |
| Bulgaria | 6,951,482 | 2.34 | 2,973,737 | 30.53 | 50.97 | 16.62 | 1.89 | 2011 |
| Rwanda | 12,663,116 | 4.26 | 2,973,056 | 8.15 | 30.76 | 34.88 | 26.20 | 2015 |
| Israel | 9,280,200 | 3.14 | 2,953,648 | 21.01 | 40.00 | 28.29 | 10.70 | 2008 |
| Chad | 16,244,513 | 5.78 | 2,811,841 | 7.73 | 18.49 | 25.67 | 48.11 | 2015 |
| Haiti | 11,743,017 | 4.29 | 2,735,164 | 9.43 | 31.10 | 32.93 | 26.54 | 2017 |
| Finland | 5,503,335 | 2.07 | 2,652,262 | 41.01 | 44.46 | 12.97 | 1.57 | 2010 |
| Hong Kong | 7,500,700 | 2.83 | 2,646,107 | 18.29 | 50.89 | 27.55 | 3.27 | 2016 |
| Burundi | 12,309,600 | 4.83 | 2,548,469 | 6.04 | 25.17 | 31.72 | 37.07 | 2016 |
| Norway | 5,374,807 | 2.22 | 2,426,071 | 39.58 | 40.73 | 18.13 | 1.56 | 2011 |
| Serbia | 6,926,705 | 2.88 | 2,405,804 | 22.33 | 44.81 | 26.19 | 6.67 | 2011 |
| Benin | 12,114,193 | 5.19 | 2,335,719 | 9.78 | 23.56 | 29.10 | 37.56 | 2018 |
| Jordan | 10,815,192 | 4.72 | 2,291,955 | 4.36 | 25.76 | 34.91 | 34.97 | 2017 |
| South Sudan | 13,249,924 | 5.95 | 2,227,637 | 4.33 | 15.68 | 26.87 | 53.12 | 2008 |
| Azerbaijan | 10,085,900 | 4.55 | 2,217,398 | 6.77 | 20.86 | 44.69 | 27.68 | 2009 |
| Honduras | 9,304,380 | 4.47 | 2,082,686 | 6.69 | 29.43 | 36.81 | 27.07 | 2012 |
| Guinea | 12,559,623 | 6.25 | 2,009,276 | 4.53 | 16.91 | 27.52 | 51.04 | 2012 |
| Slovakia | 5,460,136 | 2.80 | 1,948,989 | 20.83 | 47.99 | 26.99 | 4.20 | 2011 |
| Senegal | 16,705,608 | 8.66 | 1,928,689 | 6.92 | 11.47 | 15.48 | 66.13 | 2017 |
| New Zealand | 5,095,668 | 2.67 | 1,906,474 | 22.84 | 50.52 | 22.09 | 4.55 | 2013 |
| Ireland | 4,977,400 | 2.77 | 1,799,221 | 21.58 | 48.05 | 26.21 | 4.16 | 2011 |
| Singapore | 5,685,807 | 3.29 | 1,727,455 | 12.21 | 38.95 | 37.69 | 11.15 | 2010 |
| Togo | 7,706,000 | 4.55 | 1,693,139 | 15.65 | 26.22 | 27.69 | 30.45 | 2014 |
| El Salvador | 6,765,753 | 4.07 | 1,662,356 | 8.82 | 34.09 | 36.82 | 20.28 | 2007 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,935,000 | 5.43 | 1,645,457 | 4.08 | 21.97 | 29.73 | 44.22 | 2000 |
| Paraguay | 7,252,672 | 4.63 | 1,565,626 | 8.09 | 27.32 | 33.15 | 31.44 | 2002 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,596,500 | 4.21 | 1,565,200 | 8.21 | 30.82 | 36.13 | 24.85 | 2012 |
| Tajikistan | 9,313,800 | 6.27 | 1,485,317 | 2.96 | 12.06 | 29.22 | 55.76 | 2012 |
| Costa Rica | 5,111,238 | 3.46 | 1,476,628 | 11.23 | 42.70 | 35.83 | 10.25 | 2011 |
| Croatia | 4,058,165 | 2.80 | 1,451,732 | 24.56 | 44.43 | 25.28 | 5.73 | 2011 |
| Sierra Leone | 8,100,318 | 5.90 | 1,373,151 | 4.00 | 15.87 | 30.74 | 49.38 | 2013 |
| Nicaragua | 6,527,691 | 4.92 | 1,326,800 | 4.59 | 26.37 | 35.96 | 33.08 | 2005 |
| Congo | 5,518,092 | 4.31 | 1,281,072 | 13.09 | 29.90 | 29.08 | 27.94 | 2011 |
| Uruguay | 3,530,912 | 2.78 | 1,269,537 | 23.52 | 47.68 | 23.37 | 5.43 | 2011 |
| Laos | 7,231,210 | 5.77 | 1,254,263 | 1.22 | 15.01 | 34.80 | 48.97 | 2005 |
| Lithuania | 2,794,870 | 2.32 | 1,204,383 | 34.71 | 45.40 | 18.00 | 1.89 | 2011 |
| Puerto Rico | 3,193,694 | 2.67 | 1,195,915 | 23.06 | 50.37 | 23.17 | 3.40 | 2010 |
| Panama | 4,278,500 | 3.67 | 1,165,778 | 14.66 | 38.02 | 31.26 | 16.06 | 2010 |
| Central African Republic | 5,633,412 | 4.91 | 1,148,086 | 13.50 | 28.08 | 23.94 | 34.48 | 1994 |
| Georgia | 3,716,858 | 3.34 | 1,113,542 | 17.48 | 39.28 | 30.60 | 12.64 | 2014 |
| Liberia | 4,568,298 | 4.95 | 923,685 | 9.67 | 24.81 | 28.74 | 36.78 | 2013 |
| Moldova | 2,640,438 | 2.89 | 914,026 | 22.64 | 43.62 | 27.87 | 5.87 | 2014 |
| Jamaica | 2,734,093 | 3.06 | 893,225 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2011 |
| Albania | 2,845,955 | 3.30 | 862,512 | 9.95 | 48.08 | 32.51 | 9.45 | 2017 |
| Slovenia | 2,100,126 | 2.47 | 851,149 | 32.60 | 43.69 | 20.54 | 3.16 | 2015 |
| Armenia | 2,967,900 | 3.54 | 837,896 | 15.19 | 36.17 | 32.30 | 16.34 | 2016 |
| Mongolia | 3,348,124 | 4.32 | 774,771 | 6.61 | 28.72 | 40.34 | 24.33 | 2000 |
| Latvia | 1,898,400 | 2.58 | 736,370 | 26.47 | 49.93 | 19.72 | 3.88 | 2011 |
| Botswana | 2,374,698 | 3.52 | 673,860 | 27.89 | 32.32 | 20.48 | 19.31 | 2011 |
| Lesotho | 2,007,201 | 3.34 | 600,072 | 20.66 | 37.91 | 27.90 | 13.52 | 2014 |
| Namibia | 2,504,498 | 4.24 | 590,931 | 17.45 | 29.84 | 25.56 | 27.16 | 2013 |
| Estonia | 1,328,976 | 2.30 | 578,440 | 33.90 | 47.28 | 17.14 | 1.67 | 2011 |
| Oman | 4,445,262 | 8.02 | 554,430 | 10.62 | 19.07 | 18.37 | 51.94 | 2003 |
| Gabon | 2,176,766 | 4.10 | 531,230 | 22.42 | 28.48 | 22.50 | 26.60 | 2012 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1,366,725 | 3.29 | 415,308 | 19.21 | 39.79 | 29.36 | 11.64 | 2011 |
| Mauritius | 1,266,000 | 3.48 | 364,285 | 9.97 | 41.02 | 40.24 | 8.77 | 2011 |
| Cyprus | 875,900 | 2.75 | 318,823 | 18.72 | 52.55 | 25.82 | 2.92 | 2011 |
| Gambia | 2,335,504 | 8.23 | 283,790 | 8.39 | 12.96 | 17.23 | 61.42 | 2013 |
| Luxembourg | 626,108 | 2.41 | 259,519 | 32.30 | 44.15 | 21.45 | 2.10 | 2011 |
| East Timor | 1,299,412 | 5.27 | 246,665 | 6.41 | 20.61 | 29.59 | 43.40 | 2016 |
| Swaziland | 1,136,261 | 4.74 | 239,860 | 17.65 | 24.63 | 21.60 | 36.12 | 2007 |
| China, Macao SAR | 696,100 | 3.07 | 227,031 | 15.13 | 48.16 | 31.06 | 5.64 | 2016 |
| Guyana | 744,962 | 3.80 | 196,290 | 12.87 | 36.69 | 32.09 | 18.35 | 2009 |
| Fiji | 889,327 | 4.57 | 194,497 | 5.94 | 30.10 | 34.31 | 29.64 | 2014 |
| Montenegro | 621,873 | 3.21 | 193,488 | 18.13 | 39.58 | 33.35 | 8.94 | 2011 |
| Malta | 514,564 | 2.85 | 180,375 | 17.15 | 49.78 | 30.40 | 2.66 | 2011 |
| Guadeloupe | 395,700 | 2.30 | 172,304 | 34.52 | 47.03 | 16.42 | 2.03 | 2015 |
| Suriname | 590,100 | 3.94 | 149,741 | 14.97 | 32.77 | 31.85 | 20.41 | 2004 |
| Comoros | 758,316 | 5.37 | 141,171 | 4.91 | 22.92 | 28.71 | 43.46 | 2012 |
| Bahamas | 389,410 | 3.40 | 114,679 | 17.73 | 40.33 | 29.15 | 12.79 | 2010 |
| Maldives | 383,135 | 5.40 | 70,952 | 4.49 | 22.28 | 33.50 | 39.73 | 2017 |
| Aruba | 112,269 | 2.89 | 38,855 | 21.37 | 46.77 | 25.59 | 6.28 | 2010 |
| Isle of Man | 83,314 | 2.28 | 36,478 | 30.07 | 51.53 | 16.84 | 1.56 | 2016 |
| Samoa | 202,506 | 6.75 | 29,995 | 4.18 | 14.88 | 21.89 | 59.05 | 2016 |
| Bermuda | 64,054 | 2.26 | 28,314 | 34.09 | 48.39 | 15.81 | 1.70 | 2016 |
| Liechtenstein | 38,749 | 2.32 | 16,700 | 34.17 | 44.75 | 19.50 | 1.58 | 2010 |