In 2021, there were almost 11.8 million unipersonal households in Brazil, the third most common type of household in the country. In addition, nearly 55 percent of those living alone were men, with a total of 6.5 million single-member households. The Southeast was the region with the largest number of single-person households, with 2,929 thousand men and 2,566 thousand women living alone.
Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region
(in 1,000s)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (June 16, 2023). Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2023). Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Number of Single-person Households in Brazil in 2022, by Gender and Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2022, by gender and region (in 1,000s) [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327327/number-unipersonal-households-by-gender-region-brazil/