Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in France
France: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 36.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in France, 2004–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 36.2% for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in France peaked at 36.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2006.
France ranks 11th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 32.8% | — |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 31.2% | 34.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 36.2% | 9 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6,218 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1191 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,833 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7085 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in France?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in France was 36.2% in 2018, 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2006.
- How does France rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 11th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.