In 2023, there were 14 million unipersonal households in Brazil, the second most common type of household in the country. In addition, nearly 55 percent of those living alone were men, with a total of 7.69 million single-member households. The Southeast was the region with the largest number of single-person households, with 3,385 thousand men and 2,972 thousand women living alone.
Number of single-person households in Brazil in 2023, by gender and region
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male
Female
Southeast
3,385
2,972
Northeast
2,007
1,568
South
1,076
1,002
Center-West
689
475
North
536
294
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of households in thousands3,3853,3852,0072,0071,0761,0766896895365362,9722,9721,5681,5681,0021,002475475294294MaleFemaleSoutheastNortheastSouthCenter-WestNorth
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
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