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	49,864,237	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	46,070,700	18,472,800	N/A	2017[14]
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	13,432,489	2.8	2011[7]
Canada	N/A	12,437,470	N/A	2006[13]
Argentina	39,672,520	12,171,675	3.3	2010[15]
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[16]
Uganda	N/A	5,043,256	N/A	2002[7]
Chile	16,473,453	5,035,637	3.3	2012[17]
Malaysia	26,602,931	6,341,273	4.2	2010[18]
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[19]
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	5,197,367	2,376,971	2.2	2017[20]
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]
Åland Islands	25,499	11,074	2.3	2000[7]
Palau	N/A	4,707	N/A	2005[7]

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