Data · Singles map
Where people live alone
Two numbers per country: how many households are one person, and how many men there are per 100 women aged 20 to 39. The second debunks a cliché: countries with more women mostly have them among older age groups, not younger ones.
| Country | One-person households | Men per 100 women, 20-39 |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 47.4% 2025 | 103.8 |
| Estonia | 44.1% 2025 | 108.2 |
| Germany | 42.1% 2025 | 107.5 |
| Netherlands | 40.1% 2025 | 102.6 |
| Japan | 38.1% 2020 | 104.2 |
| Italy | 36.6% 2025 | 106 |
| Malta | 34% 2025 | 119.7 |
| Hungary | 32% 2025 | 106.6 |
| Czechia | 31.9% 2025 | 106.1 |
| Slovenia | 30.3% 2025 | 113.2 |
| United Kingdom | 29.5% 2025 | 103.2 |
| United States | 29.5% 2025 | 106.9 |
| Canada | 29.3% 2021 | 104.8 |
| Iceland | 29.2% 2021 | 109.4 |
| Spain | 28.2% 2025 | 103.2 |
| Portugal | 25.9% 2025 | 102 |
| South Africa | 25.8% 2016 | 99.4 |
| Argentina | 22.8% 2019 | 103.8 |
| Ireland | 21.9% 2025 | 100.6 |
| Thailand | 21.6% 2019 | 102.5 |
| Mexico | 12.4% 2020 | 97.4 |
| Vietnam | 10.5% 2020 | 100.4 |
| Taiwan | – | 107.4 |
How to read the numbers
One-person households count homes with a single occupant, not how many people are single: people living with flatmates or parents do not appear. Data years differ by country and are shown next to each value.
The 20-39 sex ratio is a UN projection for 2025. Above 100 there are more men; in countries with heavy labour migration the value rises for reasons unrelated to anyone's love life.
The myth of countries with more women
In the Baltics and Eastern Europe women outnumber men overall, but the gap sits above age 60, driven by men's lower life expectancy. Between 20 and 39 men are equal or more numerous in most countries. We do not publish rankings of where to find women or men: they objectify people and get the numbers wrong.
Sources
- World Population Prospects 2024, population by 5-year age group and sex, Medium variant, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Distribution of households by household size (EU-SILC, ilc_lvph03), Eurostat · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Census 2021: Private households by type and municipality 2011 and 2021 (CEN1509), Statistics Iceland · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Families and households in the UK: 2025, Office for National Statistics · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Database on Household Size and Composition 2022, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Statistical Handbook of Japan 2026 (cap. 2, Households; dati del censimento 2020), Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Table HH-4. Households by Size: 1960 to Present (CPS ASEC 2025), U.S. Census Bureau · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Presentación de resultados, Estados Unidos Mexicanos, INEGI · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
- The Daily, 13 luglio 2022: Censimento 2021, famiglie e composizione delle famiglie, Statistics Canada · official source · accessed 27 October 2026
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