Based on a comparison of 145 countries in 2024, Bahrain ranked the highest in persons per household with 8.60 persons followed by Senegal and Oman. On the other end of the scale was Estonia with 1.92 persons, Finland with 1.92 persons and Germany with 1.93 persons.
Average persons per household reached 3.75 persons in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.028 % less than in the previous year and -1.54 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average persons per household reached an all time high of 4.56 persons in 1990 and an all time low of 3.72 persons in 2022. The average annual growth amounted to -0.555 % since 1947.
Data for more countries are available at Persons Per Household indicator page.
| Persons Per Household | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | persons | 8.98 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 8.90 | 8.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brunei | persons | 5.93 | 5.91 | 5.90 | 5.88 | 5.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | persons | 5.61 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 5.58 | 5.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | persons | 5.66 | 5.62 | 5.60 | 5.58 | 5.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Comoros | persons | 5.32 | 5.31 | 5.30 | 5.28 | 5.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | persons | 6.05 | 6.02 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | persons | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.40 | |||||||||||
| Mali | persons | 5.58 | 5.59 | 5.60 | 5.60 | 5.60 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | persons | 5.78 | 5.79 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | persons | 6.87 | 6.83 | 6.80 | 6.74 | 6.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Palestine | persons | 5.82 | 5.81 | 5.80 | 5.76 | 5.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | persons | 5.32 | 5.31 | 5.30 | 5.29 | 5.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | persons | 8.64 | 8.62 | 8.60 | 8.58 | 8.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone | persons | 5.83 | 5.82 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 5.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | persons | 6.38 | 6.34 | 6.30 | 6.28 | 6.26 |
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