This graph shows the share of the German population that lives in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016. Despite some fluctuation during this ten year period there has been an overall increase of 1.9 percent. The peak for Germany was in 2015 at 20.6 percent.
Share of Germany's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016
The source adds the following information: "A 'private household' means "a person living alone or a group of people who live together in the same private dwelling and share expenditures, including the joint provision of the essentials of living". EU-SILC implementing regulation number 1983/2003 on updated definitions, defines households in terms of sharing household expenses and (for non-permanent members) in terms of duration of stay and (for temporarily absent members) in terms of duration of absence."
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Eurostat. (October 20, 2017). Share of Germany's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/545959/share-of-german-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of Germany's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016." Chart. October 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545959/share-of-german-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. (2017). Share of Germany's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545959/share-of-german-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of Germany's Population Living in a Single-person Household from 2007 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545959/share-of-german-population-living-alone/
Eurostat, Share of Germany's population living in a single-person household from 2007 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545959/share-of-german-population-living-alone/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
