This statistic shows a distribution of households in Brazil in 2015, broken down by member composition. That year, 42.3 percent of private homes in Brazil were inhabited by couples with one or more children, while only 0.3 percent of households were shared among people with no family relation. In total, 71.2 million households were surveyed.
Distribution of private households in Brazil in 2015, by member composition
Characteristic
Share of households
Single person
14.6%
Couple without children
20%
Couple with child(ren)
42.3%
Woman with child(ren), without partner
16.3%
Other type of shared housing (with family relation)
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Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (December 1, 2016). Distribution of private households in Brazil in 2015, by member composition [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/877236/distribution-households-brazil-member-composition/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of private households in Brazil in 2015, by member composition." Chart. December 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877236/distribution-households-brazil-member-composition/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. (2016). Distribution of private households in Brazil in 2015, by member composition. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/877236/distribution-households-brazil-member-composition/
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. "Distribution of Private Households in Brazil in 2015, by Member Composition." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/877236/distribution-households-brazil-member-composition/
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Distribution of private households in Brazil in 2015, by member composition [Graph], Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, December 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/877236/distribution-households-brazil-member-composition/