List of countries by number of households

This is a list of countries by number of households. The list includes households occupying housing units and excludes persons living inside collective living quarters, such as hotels, rooming houses and other lodging houses, institutions and camps.^[1]

Country	Household population (people)	Households	Average household size (people)	Year
China	1,367,820,000	455,940,000	3.0	2012[2]
India	1,200,536,286	248,408,494	4.8	2011[3]
United States	318,857,056	133,957,180	2.6	2014[4]
Indonesia	237,641,326	61,157,592	3.9	2010[5]
Brazil	189,790,211	57,324,167	3.3	2010[6]
Russia	142,754,098	52,711,375	2.7	2002[7]
Japan	124,973,207	49,062,530	2.5	2005[7]
Germany	80,219,695	37,571,219	2.1	2011[8]
Bangladesh	149,772,364	31,863,396	4.4	2011[9]
United Kingdom	56,075,912	26,473,000	2.1	2011[10][11][12]
France	N/A	25,253,000	N/A	2005[13]
Italy	N/A	23,848,000	N/A	2008[13]
Vietnam	N/A	22,444,322	N/A	2009[7]
Mexico	95,380,242	22,268,196	4.3	2000[7]
Philippines	N/A	18,539,769	N/A	2007[7]
Turkey	N/A	17,794,238	N/A	2008[13]
Iran	N/A	17,352,686	N/A	2006[7]
Ukraine	N/A	17,199,000	N/A	2008[13]
Spain	N/A	16,741,379	N/A	2008[13]
Korea, South	45,452,526	15,887,128	2.9	2005[7]
Ethiopia	73,302,305	15,634,304	4.7	2007[7]
Poland	37,812,741	13,337,040	2.8	2002[7]
Canada	N/A	12,437,470	N/A	2006[13]
Argentina	39,672,520	12,171,675	3.3	2010[14]
South Africa	N/A	11,205,705	N/A	2001[7]
Colombia	41,174,853	10,570,899	3.9	2005[7]
Australia	20,762,326	7,760,322	2.7	2011[7]
Romania	21,358,796	7,320,202	2.9	2002[7]
Netherlands	N/A	7,242,202	N/A	2008[13]
Peru	27,057,199	6,754,074	4.0	2007[7]
Korea, North	23,133,692	5,887,471	3.9	2008[7]
Nepal	26,620,809	5,659,984	4.7	2011[15]
Uganda	N/A	5,043,256	N/A	2002[7]
Chile	16,473,453	5,035,637	3.3	2012[16]
Malaysia	26,602,931	6,341,273	4.2	2010[17]
Belgium	N/A	4,575,959	N/A	2008[13]
Sweden	N/A	4,554,824	N/A	2008[13]
Czech Republic	N/A	4,312,819	N/A	2008[13]
Kazakhstan	N/A	4,152,740	N/A	2000[13]
Hungary	N/A	4,001,976	N/A	2005[13]
Belarus	N/A	3,855,016	N/A	2000[13]
Greece	10,266,004	3,664,392	2.8	2001[7]
Portugal	10,252,544	3,650,757	2.8	2001[7]
Austria	N/A	3,566,489	N/A	2008[13]
Cuba	11,135,964	3,532,313	3.2	2002[7]
Switzerland	N/A	3,362,073	N/A	2008[13]
Bulgaria	7,848,395	2,921,887	2.7	2001[7]
Ecuador	12,068,651	2,879,935	4.2	2001[7]
Cambodia	13,395,682	2,841,897	4.7	2008[7]
Denmark	N/A	2,547,377	N/A	2008[13]
Serbia	7,460,460	2,521,190	3.0	2002[7]
Finland	N/A	2,499,332	N/A	2008[13]
Mali	N/A	2,369,866	N/A	2009[7]
Israel	N/A	2,363,500	N/A	2014[18]
Burkina Faso	14,017,262	2,360,126	5.9	2006[7]
Dominican Republic	8,541,149	2,193,848	3.9	2002[7]
Norway	N/A	2,142,638	N/A	2008[7]
Slovakia	N/A	2,071,743	N/A	2001[13]
Bolivia	8,090,732	1,977,665	4.1	2001[7]
Azerbaijan	N/A	1,862,922	N/A	2008[13]
Rwanda	7,963,809	1,757,426	4.5	2002[7]
Ireland	N/A	1,576,409	N/A	2008[13]
Croatia	4,410,828	1,477,377	3.0	2001[7]
Lithuania	3,369,211	1,356,826	2.5	2001[7]
New Zealand	3,594,516	1,331,652	2.7	2001[7]
Puerto Rico	3,761,836	1,261,325	3.0	2000[7]
Georgia	4,167,966	1,243,158	3.4	2002[7]
Benin	N/A	1,210,463	N/A	2002[7]
Moldova, Republic of	3,383,332	1,131,827	3.0	2004[7]
Kyrgyzstan	N/A	1,109,633	N/A	2000[13]
Senegal	N/A	1,075,858	N/A	2002[7]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	N/A	1,067,120	N/A	2004[13]
Tajikistan	N/A	1,047,000	N/A	2000[13]
Singapore	3,273,363	915,090	3.6	2000[7]
Latvia	2,354,620	802,848	2.9	2000[7]
Albania	N/A	791,830	N/A	2008[13]
Armenia	N/A	778,578	N/A	2001[13]
Slovenia	1,949,614	684,847	2.8	2002[7]
Palestinian Territory	3,668,990	629,185	5.8	2007[7]
Estonia	N/A	583,991	N/A	2008[13]
Macedonia, Republic of	N/A	496,020	N/A	2002[13]
Lesotho	1,862,860	422,371	4.4	2006[7]
Botswana	N/A	404,706	N/A	2001[7]
Mauritius	668,868	296,294	2.3	2000[7]
Cyprus	685,280	223,790	3.1	2001[7]
Swaziland	1,005,206	212,195	4.7	2007[7]
Timor-Leste	918,458	194,962	4.7	2004[7]
Montenegro	N/A	180,517	N/A	2003[13]
Luxembourg	432,037	171,953	2.5	2001[7]
Malta	398,615	139,583	2.9	2005[7]
New Caledonia	N/A	64,345	N/A	2004[7]
Bermuda	61,485	25,148	2.4	2000[7]
Seychelles	78,618	20,806	3.8	2002[7]
Aaland Islands Åland Islands	25,499	11,074	2.3	2000[7]
Palau	N/A	4,707	N/A	2005[7]

References

1. Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses Revision 2, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Statistics Division, 2008. Accessed on 2 October 2011.
2. National Bureau of Statistics (2013). China Statistical Yearbook 2013. Beijing: China Statistics Press. ISBN 978-7503769634.
3. , Census of India Population Enumeration Data]. Accessed on 7 September 2015.
4. ["USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." USA QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau. Web. 22 Feb. 2016.
5. "Population by Age Group and Relationship to Head of Household". Retrieved 2015-09-07.
6. "Censo Demográfico 2010". IBGE. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
7. Demographic Yearbook, Population Censuses' Datasets (1995 - Present), United Nations Statistics Division. Accessed on 2 October 2011.
8. , Deutschland Census Database. Accessed on 7 September 2015.
9. . Accessed on 7 September 2015.
10. "2011 Census - Population and Household Estimates for England and Wales, March 2011". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
11. "General Register Office for Scotland: The Number of Households in Scotland Continues to Rise". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
12. "Census 2011 - Population and Household Estimates". Retrieved 2015-03-12.
13. Private households by Household Type, Measurement, Country and Year, UNECE Statistical Division. Accessed on 2 October 2011.
14. "Censo 2010 Argentina". INDEC. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
15. "Nepal Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal). Retrieved 6 March 2012.
16. "CUADRO 11.10: HOGARES, POR NÚMERO DE PERSONAS EN EL HOGAR, SEGÚN ÁREA URBANA-RURAL Y NÚMERO DE PIEZAS QUE EL HOGAR USA EXCLUSIVAMENTE COMO DORMITORIO" (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
17. (PDF). Department of Statistics Malaysia http://www.statistics.gov.my/portal/download_Population/files/census2010/household/5.Tables.pdf. Retrieved 16 June 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
18. Demographic Properties, Israel Central Bureau of Statistics