In 2022, the share of households with three or more persons in South Korea dropped to around 37 percent. The share of three or more person households has declined over the past two decades, while the shares of one and two-person households have increased. Since 2000, the share of one-person households nearly doubled, while larger households, which used to make up the majority of households, now make up less than half of national households.
Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2022, by size
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Statistics Korea. (March 26, 2024). Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2022, by size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
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Statistics Korea. (2024). Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2022, by size. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/
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Distribution of households in South Korea in selected years from 2000 to 2022, by size [Graph], Statistics Korea, March 26, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249314/south-korea-share-of-households-by-size/