Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita was 41.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 2005–2018
Source: UN, national statistical agencies, OECD, and Deutschland in Daten (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 41.7% for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in 2018. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 41.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2005.
Germany ranks 5th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one-person households vs. GDP per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.1% | — |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 40.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 40.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.1% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 39.8% | 41.7% | 9 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8008 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 48,446 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.0855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6533 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 39,522 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 0.0856 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.6459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 41.7% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 67 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of one-person households vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.