Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 12.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 12.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 12.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1960.
Brazil ranks 48th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.8% | — |
| 1970 | 5.2% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +33.9% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More economy & growth data for Brazil
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.4062 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 4,352 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 12.0% in 2010, according to UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 67 countries with data for 2010.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.