In 2021, the share of households with three or more persons in South Korea dropped to around 38 percent. The share of three or more person households has declined over the past two decades, while the shares of one and two-person households have increased. Since 2000, the share of one-person households has nearly doubled, while three-person households, who used to make up the majority of households, now make up less than half of national households.
Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size
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One person households
Two person households
Three or more person households
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Statistics Korea. (March 23, 2023). Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
Statistics Korea. "Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size." Chart. March 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
Statistics Korea. "Distribution of Households in South Korea in Selected Years from 2000 to 2021, by Size." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
Statistics Korea, Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2021, by size [Graph], Statistics Korea, March 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/