In 2020, there were 16,476 one-person households in Germany. The number has been steadily increasing in recent years. In 1991 there were 11,378 one-person households in Germany.
Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020
(in thousands)
* According to the source, the comparability of the time series is limited due to the following methodological changes:
2005: change from a survey with a fixed reference week to a continuous survey with a rolling reference week.
2011: Change of extrapolation from an update of the 1987 census results and data from the central population register of the former GDR from October 3, 1990 to an extrapolation on the basis of population extrapolation on the basis of the 2011 census.
2016: Change in the use of stock samples based on the 1987 census and the population register
Statistics from the GDR were formed on stock samples based on the 2011 census.
The statistics refer to private households at the main and secondary residence.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (September 7, 2021). Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in thousands)." Chart. September 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2021). Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of One-person Households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of one-person households in Germany from 1991 to 2020 (in thousands) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, September 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104840/one-person-households-germany/
