Which country has the highest # of Households?

China has the highest # of Households, at 522.7M, followed by India (299.7M) and United States (132.7M).

Which country has the lowest # of Households?

Liechtenstein has the lowest # of Households, at 16.7K.

What is the median # of Households across countries?

The median is 3.3M across the 153 countries with data.

Where does this number of households by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Household Size and Composition - United Nations; Household Size and Composition, 2022 - United Nations; List of countries by number of households - Wiki.

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Number of Households by Country

Name: Number of Households by Country
Creator: Rankodex

China has the highest # of Households (522.7M), followed by India (299.7M) and United States (132.7M). Liechtenstein has the lowest (16.7K).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

3.3M

Middle half 1.2M – 7.9M

Average

14.2M

153 countries

Highest

522.7M

China

Lowest

16.7K

Liechtenstein

Data

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185 countries · # = rank by # of Households

#
1	China	522.7M	2.7
2	India	299.7M	4.38
3	United States	132.7M	2.49
4	Indonesia	69.9M	3.86
5	Brazil	64.1M	3.31
6	Russia	56.8M	2.58
7	Japan	55.7M	2.33
8	Nigeria	42.1M	4.66
9	Germany	40.6M	2.05
10	Turkey	38.4M	4.07
11	Bangladesh	38M	4.26
12	Mexico	34.2M	3.75
13	Pakistan	32.5M	6.8
14	France	30.2M	2.22
15	United Kingdom	29.5M	2.27
16	Philippines	25.9M	4.23
17	Vietnam	25.5M	3.44
18	Italy	25M	2.4
19	Egypt	24.5M	4.13
20	Iran	24.1M	3.43
21	South Korea	23.7M	2.34
22	Ethiopia	21.9M	4.73
23	DR Congo	19.2M	5.17
24	Thailand	18M	2.84
25	South Africa	17.7M	3.36
26	Spain	17.6M	2.69
27	Ukraine	17M	2.53
28	Canada	15.6M	2.45
29	Colombia	14.3M	3.53
30	Argentina	13.9M	2.95
31	Poland	13.7M	2.81
32	Kenya	13.1M	3.75
33	Myanmar	13M	4.22
34	Tanzania	11.9M	4.85
35	Australia	10.2M	2.5
36	Uganda	9.2M	4.87
37	Ghana	8.9M	3.83
38	Peru	8.7M	3.46
39	Netherlands	7.9M	2.31
40	Sudan	7.7M	5.89
41	Malaysia	7.2M	4.56
42	Nepal	7.1M	4.25
43	Morocco	6.9M	4.58
44	Mozambique	6.9M	4.52
45	Romania	6.7M	2.88
46	Uzbekistan	6.6M	5.22
47	Venezuela	6.6M	4.33
48	North Korea	6.5M	3.93
49	Angola	6.5M	4.82
50	Chile	5.4M	3.04
51	Kazakhstan	5.4M	3.44
52	Madagascar	5.3M	4.5
53	Iraq	5.2M	6.35
54	Ivory Coast	5.2M	4.58
55	Belgium	4.9M	2.36
56	Cameroon	4.9M	4.99
57	Sweden	4.8M	2.17
58	Ecuador	4.7M	3.78
59	Yemen	4.5M	6.67
60	Czechia	4.5M	2.4
61	Greece	4.4M	2.44
62	Afghanistan	4.1M	8.04
63	Malawi	4.1M	4.28
64	Austria	3.9M	2.27
65	Niger	3.9M	5.92
66	Switzerland	3.9M	2.21
67	Portugal	3.9M	2.66
68	Zimbabwe	3.8M	4.02
69	Belarus	3.8M	2.34
70	Hungary	3.8M	2.6
71	Burkina Faso	3.6M	5.92
72	Cuba	3.6M	2.71
73	Guatemala	3.5M	4.81
74	Zambia	3.5M	5
75	Mali	3.5M	5.81
76	Cambodia	3.3M	4.61
77	Bolivia	3.3M	3.53
78	Dominican Republic	3M	3.09
79	Bulgaria	3M	2.34
80	Rwanda	3M	4.28
81	Israel	3M	3.14
82	Chad	2.8M	5.97
83	Haiti	2.7M	4.29
84	Finland	2.7M	2.07
85	Hong Kong	2.6M	2.83
86	Burundi	2.5M	4.83
87	Norway	2.4M	2.22
88	Serbia	2.4M	2.85
89	Benin	2.3M	5.19
90	Jordan	2.3M	4.72
91	South Sudan	2.2M	5.98
92	Azerbaijan	2.2M	4.55
93	Honduras	2.1M	3.87
94	Guinea	2M	6.39
95	Slovakia	1.9M	2.8
96	Senegal	1.9M	8.66
97	New Zealand	1.9M	2.67
98	Ireland	1.8M	2.83
99	Singapore	1.7M	2.95
100	Togo	1.7M	4.35
101	El Salvador	1.7M	3.92
102	Papua New Guinea	1.6M	5.43
103	Paraguay	1.6M	3.87
104	Kyrgyzstan	1.6M	4.05
105	Tajikistan	1.5M	5.99
106	Costa Rica	1.5M	3.21
107	Croatia	1.5M	2.8
108	Sierra Leone	1.4M	5.29
109	Nicaragua	1.3M	4.92
110	Republic of the Congo	1.3M	4.22
111	Uruguay	1.3M	3.02
112	Laos	1.3M	4.7
113	Lithuania	1.2M	2.32
114	Puerto Rico	1.2M	2.67
115	Panama	1.2M	3.64
116	Central African Republic	1.1M	5.59
117	Georgia	1.1M	3.42
117	Gambia	1.1M	8.07
119	Liberia	923.7K	4.58
120	Moldova	914K	2.89
121	Jamaica	893.2K	3.18
122	Albania	862.5K	3.3
123	Slovenia	851.1K	2.47
124	Armenia	837.9K	3.54
125	Mongolia	774.8K	3.63
126	Latvia	736.4K	2.26
127	Botswana	673.9K	3.52
128	Lesotho	600.1K	3.73
129	Namibia	590.9K	4.24
130	Estonia	578.4K	2.3
131	Oman	554.4K	8.02
132	Trinidad and Tobago	415.3K	3.21
133	Mauritius	364.3K	3.48
134	Cyprus	318.8K	2.75
135	Gabon	283.8K	4.1
136	Luxembourg	259.5K	2.41
137	Timor-Leste	246.7K	5.27
138	Eswatini	239.9K	4.04
139	Macau	227K	3.07
140	Guyana	196.3K	3.5
141	Fiji	194.5K	4.57
142	Montenegro	193.5K	3.29
143	Malta	180.4K	2.85
144	Guadeloupe	172.3K	2.3
145	Suriname	149.7K	3.86
146	Comoros	141.2K	5.37
147	Bahamas	114.7K	3.4
148	Maldives	71K	5.4
149	Aruba	38.9K	2.89
150	Isle of Man	36.5K	2.28
151	Samoa	30K	6.6
152	Bermuda	28.3K	2.47
153	Liechtenstein	16.7K	2.26
—	Algeria	—	4.94
—	Syria	—	5.65
—	Somalia	—	6.16
—	Tunisia	—	3.89
—	Turkmenistan	—	5.22
—	Palestine	—	5.06
—	Mauritania	—	5.77
—	Qatar	—	4.67
—	Bosnia and Herzegovina	—	3.5
—	Guinea-Bissau	—	6.81
—	Equatorial Guinea	—	5.3
—	North Macedonia	—	3.45
—	Djibouti	—	5.89
—	Reunion	—	2.64
—	Belize	—	3.75
—	Mayotte	—	4.05
—	Vanuatu	—	5.08
—	Martinique	—	2.25
—	French Guiana	—	3.45
—	Barbados	—	2.85
—	Sao Tome and Principe	—	4.06
—	Saint Lucia	—	2.89
—	Kiribati	—	5.9
—	Tonga	—	5.3
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	—	2.37
—	Sint Maarten	—	2.58
—	Monaco	—	2.13
—	Saint Martin	—	2.56
—	Saint Barthelemy	—	2.42
—	Tuvalu	—	6.05
—	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	—	2.26
—	Tokelau	—	5.24

What correlates with # of Households?

Pearson r against 1,461 other country metrics sharing at least 92 countries, 3 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher # of Households tend to score higher on these

1980Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 152
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Heart Disease Total Prevalence - FemaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 147
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Heart Disease Total PrevalenceHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 147
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Heart Disease Total Prevalence - MaleHeart Disease Rates by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 147
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1965Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 152
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1985Past and Projected Future Population by Country
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 151
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher # of Households tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 150
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 122
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Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 134
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Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 144
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GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
r = −0.27 · weak · n = 130
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Year Admitted to CommitteeUNHCR Member Countries
r = −0.26 · weak · n = 93
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest # of Households?: China has the highest # of Households, at 522.7M, followed by India (299.7M) and United States (132.7M).
Which country has the lowest # of Households?: Liechtenstein has the lowest # of Households, at 16.7K.
What is the median # of Households across countries?: The median is 3.3M across the 153 countries with data.
Where does this number of households by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Household Size and Composition - United Nations; Household Size and Composition, 2022 - United Nations; List of countries by number of households - Wiki.