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Which Country Has the Most Households?

Number of Households (mil), 2021 or latest
Society | July 20, 2022
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Based on a comparison of 111 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in number of households with 500 mil followed by India and USA. On the other end of the scale was Cayman Islands with 0.026 mil, Seychelles with 0.027 mil and Brunei with 0.075 mil.

Data for more countries are available at Number of Households indicator page.

Number of Households Unit 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Bangladesh mil 33.5 34.0 34.5 35.1 35.6
Brazil mil 72.2 73.4 74.5 75.7 76.8
China mil 463 469 475 481 487
France mil 28.9 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4
Germany mil 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.9
India mil 258 262 266 270 273
Indonesia mil 65.9 67.1 68.3 69.5 70.7
Japan mil 54.0 54.5 55.1 55.6 56.2
Mexico mil 30.8 31.5 32.1 32.8 33.4
Nigeria mil 36.7 37.7 38.8 39.8 40.9
Pakistan mil 33.2 34.0 34.7 35.4 36.1
Russia mil 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.5 52.6
USA mil 123 124 125 127 128
United Kingdom mil 27.3 27.6 27.9 28.1 28.4
Vietnam mil 25.6 26.3 26.9 27.6 28.2

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