Countries With The Largest Household Size, 2024

Lila Jones, D.Litt.Special ReportsApril 8, 2024

According to the 2024 statistics by CEOWORLD magazine, the Central African Republic has the largest household size. Senegal and Gambia secured the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. In 2024, the average household size in the Central African Republic was 8.6 people, while the average size of families in Senegal and Gambia consisted of 8.33 and 8.23 individuals respectively.

Households vary across countries in terms of the people we live and share living spaces with. CEOWORLD magazine has conducted an analysis of the different living arrangements across the globe. The size of households varies significantly, with Afghanistan having an average household size of nearly 8.04 people, while Sweden, Germany, Finland, and Switzerland have an average of just under two people. However, the global average stands at around 4.5 people per household.

To identify countries with the largest household size, CEOWORLD magazine reviewed numerous national and international media reports. Additional information about the average household size (number of members) came from the Central Bureau of Statistics. How many people do you live with?

The average size of a household in Singapore is 3.29 people, which is relatively high for a developed economy. In contrast, most developed countries have a much lower household size, which has been gradually decreasing over time. The global trend among developed nations is towards having fewer children and living in smaller households, which raises economic and social issues. The rise in marriage ages has contributed to a delay in having children while declining marriage rates have led to smaller households.

According to a report by CEOWORLD magazine, the countries with the smallest household size are led by Sweden, followed by Germany, Finland, Switzerland, and Monaco, respectively. Norway is ranked 6th in the same report.

Countries With The Largest Household Size, 2024

Rank	Country	Region	Average Household Size	Life expectancy at birth, total (years)	GDP (Billions, US$)
1	Central African Republic	Africa	8.6	52.67	2.76
2	Senegal	Africa	8.33	67.47	31.14
3	Gambia	Africa	8.23	61.54	2.38
4	Afghanistan	Asia	8.04	64.28	14.93
5	Oman	Asia	8.02	77.53	108.28
6	Iraq	Asia	7.7	70.37	297.69
7	DR Congo	Africa	7.5	60.21	67.51
8	Mauritania	Africa	7.4	64.61	10.35
9	Qatar	Asia	7.2	80.02	235.5
10	Somalia	Africa	6.9	56.94	11.51
11	Lebanon	Asia	6.8	78.82	37.94
12	Nigeria	Africa	6.8	54.18	390
13	Pakistan	Asia	6.8	67.02	340.63
14	Saudi Arabia	Asia	6.8	74.9	1069.43
15	Samoa	Oceania	6.75	73.11	0.93
16	Yemen	Asia	6.67	66.03	21.04
17	Algeria	Africa	6.4	76.59	224.1
18	Maldives	Asia	6.36	78.47	6.97
19	United Arab Emirates	Asia	6.3	77.75	509.17
20	Guinea-Bissau	Africa	6.2	57.82	1.99
21	Kuwait	Asia	6.2	75.33	159.68
22	Tajikistan	Asia	5.99	70.77	11.81
23	South Sudan	Africa	5.95	57.43	6.26
24	Burkina Faso	Africa	5.92	60.92	20.78
25	Niger	Africa	5.92	61.8	17.07
26	Eswatini	Africa	5.91	59.31	4.64
27	Sierra Leone	Africa	5.9	54.07	3.51
28	Mali	Africa	5.81	58.71	21.3
29	Dominica	Americas	5.8	70.05	0.69
30	Syria	Asia	5.8	71.32	19.71
31	Turkmenistan	Asia	5.8	67.98	81.82
32	Chad	Africa	5.78	53.8	12.59
33	Laos (Lao PDR)	Asia	5.77	67.44	14.24
34	Sudan	Africa	5.59	64.95	25.56
35	Palestine	Asia	5.48	73.82	18.1
36	Papua New Guinea	Oceania	5.43	64.15	31.69
37	Tunisia	Africa	5.4	76.41	51.27
38	Comoros	Africa	5.37	63.98	1.36
39	Djibouti	Africa	5.3	66.54	3.87
40	Eritrea	Africa	5.26	65.74	2.25
41	Morocco	Africa	5.24	76.33	147.34
42	Uzbekistan	Asia	5.24	71.53	90.39
43	Benin	Africa	5.19	61.3	19.94
44	Equatorial Guinea	Africa	5.14	58.25	10.04
45	Zambia	Africa	5.13	63.26	29.53
46	East Timor (Timor-Leste)	Asia	5.09	69.15	2.02
47	Cameroon	Africa	4.99	58.77	49.26
48	Liberia	Africa	4.95	63.6	4.34
49	Madagascar	Africa	4.95	66.49	15.76
50	Nicaragua	Americas	4.92	74.15	17.35
51	Bahrain	Asia	4.9	77.1	44.99
52	Brunei	Asia	4.9	75.66	15.15
53	Dominican Republic	Americas	4.9	73.81	120.62
54	Libya	Africa	4.9	72.7	40.19
55	Tanzania	Africa	4.85	64.84	84.03
56	Burundi	Africa	4.83	61.03	3.19
57	Angola	Africa	4.82	60.54	93.79
58	Guatemala	Americas	4.81	73.94	102.76
59	Solomon Islands	Oceania	4.8	72.77	1.5
60	Jordan	Asia	4.72	74.33	50.02
61	Paraguay	Americas	4.63	74.08	44.14
62	Cambodia	Asia	4.61	69.44	30.94
63	Ethiopia	Africa	4.61	65.97	155.8
64	Fiji	Oceania	4.57	67.27	5.51
65	India	Asia	4.57	69.27	3732.22
66	Malaysia	Asia	4.57	75.93	430.89
67	Azerbaijan	Asia	4.55	72.81	77.39
68	Togo	Africa	4.55	60.53	9.11
69	Uganda	Africa	4.53	62.76	52.39
70	Malawi	Africa	4.51	63.43	13.17
71	Bangladesh	Asia	4.47	72.15	446.34
72	Honduras	Americas	4.47	74.99	33.99
73	Mozambique	Africa	4.37	60.05	21.93
74	Venezuela	Americas	4.33	72.13	92.21
75	Mongolia	Asia	4.32	69.55	18.78
76	Congo	Africa	4.31	64.16	14.4
77	Haiti	Americas	4.29	63.52	25.98
78	Rwanda	Africa	4.26	68.44	13.92
79	Namibia	Africa	4.24	63.02	12.64
80	Nepal	Asia	4.24	70.31	41.33
81	Philippines	Asia	4.23	71.04	435.67
82	Myanmar	Asia	4.22	66.76	74.86
83	Kyrgyzstan	Asia	4.21	71.18	12.68
84	Sri Lanka	Asia	4.2	76.73	70.52
85	Egypt	Africa	4.13	71.74	398.39
86	Gabon	Africa	4.1	66.06	19.31
87	Zimbabwe	Africa	4.08	60.83	32.42
88	El Salvador	Americas	4.07	72.99	35.33
89	Turkey	Asia	4.07	77.31	1154.6
90	Suriname	Americas	3.94	71.49	3.53
91	North Korea	Asia	3.93	71.96	16.75
92	Guyana	Americas	3.9	69.71	16.32
93	Indonesia	Asia	3.86	71.41	1417.38
94	San Marino	Europe	3.84	70.05	1.99
95	Guinea	Africa	3.8	61.04	23.2
96	Ecuador	Americas	3.78	76.7	118.68
97	Vietnam	Asia	3.78	75.27	433.35
98	Peru	Americas	3.75	76.41	264.63
99	Mexico	Americas	3.74	74.98	1811.46
100	Thailand	Asia	3.69	76.83	512.19
101	Panama	Americas	3.67	78.24	82.34
102	Kenya	Africa	3.64	66.18	112.74
103	Grenada	Americas	3.6	72.39	1.3
104	Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)	Africa	3.6	57.25	79.43
105	Tonga	Oceania	3.6	70.74	0.54
106	Vanuatu	Oceania	3.6	70.25	1.16
107	Chile	Americas	3.58	79.96	344.4
108	Armenia	Asia	3.54	74.87	24.54
109	Bolivia	Americas	3.53	71.08	46.79
110	Colombia	Americas	3.53	77.02	363.83
111	Botswana	Africa	3.52	69.1	20.75
112	Kazakhstan	Asia	3.5	73.23	259.29
113	Ghana	Africa	3.49	63.65	76.62
114	Iran	Asia	3.49	76.35	366.43
115	Mauritius	Africa	3.48	74.76	14.81
116	Costa Rica	Americas	3.46	80	85.59
117	Bahamas	Americas	3.4	73.73	13.87
118	Greenland	Americas	3.4	81.84	3.27
119	South Africa	Africa	3.36	63.62	380.9
120	Georgia	Asia	3.34	73.52	30.02
121	Lesotho	Africa	3.34	53.51	2.37
122	China	Asia	3.32	76.62	17700.89
123	Brazil	Americas	3.31	75.56	2126.8
124	Albania	Europe	3.3	78.38	23.03
125	Singapore	Asia	3.29	83.39	497.34
126	Trinidad and Tobago	Americas	3.29	73.31	27.88
127	Israel	Asia	3.28	82.74	521.68
128	Argentina	Americas	3.26	76.45	621.83
129	Montenegro	Europe	3.21	76.65	7.05
130	Barbados	Americas	3.2	79.02	6.22
131	Tuvalu	Oceania	3.2	72.77	0.63
132	Cuba	Americas	3.14	78.69	125.87
133	Belize	Americas	3.1	74.37	3.21
134	Macau (China)	Asia	3.07	84.04	38.48
135	Jamaica	Americas	3.06	74.33	18.76
136	Cape Verde (Cabo Verde)	Africa	2.9	72.7	2.59
137	Andorra	Europe	2.89	80.03	3.69
138	Moldova	Europe	2.89	71.68	16
139	Austria	Europe	2.88	81.35	526.18
140	Romania	Europe	2.88	75.83	350.41
141	Serbia	Europe	2.88	75.77	75.01
142	Malta	Europe	2.85	82.29	20.31
143	Hong Kong (China)	Asia	2.83	84.63	385.54
144	Poland	Europe	2.81	78.46	842.17
145	Bhutan	Asia	2.8	71.28	2.68
146	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	2.8	77.18	26.94
147	Croatia	Europe	2.8	78.25	80.18
148	Denmark	Europe	2.8	80.68	420.8
149	Kosovo	Europe	2.8	80.03	10.46
150	North Macedonia	Europe	2.8	75.6	15.8
151	Slovakia	Europe	2.8	77.31	133.04
152	Uruguay	Americas	2.78	77.7	76.24
153	Ireland	Europe	2.77	82.05	589.56
154	Cyprus	Asia	2.75	80.75	32.03
155	Taiwan	Asia	2.7	80.19	751.93
156	Spain	Europe	2.69	83.36	1582.05
157	New Zealand	Oceania	2.67	82.06	249.41
158	Puerto Rico	Americas	2.67	79.85	117.51
159	Portugal	Europe	2.66	81.75	276.43
160	French Polynesia	Oceania	2.6	79.73	6.05
161	Hungary	Europe	2.6	76.63	203.82
162	Palau	Oceania	2.6	77.28	0.26
163	Latvia	Europe	2.58	75.05	46.66
164	Russia	Europe	2.58	72.29	1862.47
165	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Americas	2.56	72.36	1.03
166	Australia	Oceania	2.55	83.2	1687.71
167	South Korea	Asia	2.53	82.77	1709.23
168	United States	Americas	2.52	78.81	26949.64
169	Kiribati	Oceania	2.5	67.99	0.24
170	Micronesia	Oceania	2.5	67.7	0.45
171	Belarus	Europe	2.48	74.49	68.86
172	Slovenia	Europe	2.47	81.08	68.39
173	Ukraine	Europe	2.46	71.82	173.41
174	Canada	Americas	2.45	82.22	2117.8
175	Greece	Europe	2.44	81.98	242.38
176	Saint Lucia	Americas	2.42	75.99	2.46
177	Luxembourg	Europe	2.41	82	89.09
178	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Americas	2.41	64.84	1.06
179	Czech Republic	Europe	2.4	79.15	335.24
180	Iceland	Europe	2.4	82.77	30.57
181	Italy	Europe	2.4	83.28	2186.08
182	United Kingdom	Europe	2.4	81.15	3332.05
183	Belgium	Europe	2.36	81.39	627.51
184	Bulgaria	Europe	2.34	74.85	103.09
185	Japan	Asia	2.33	84.43	4230.86
186	Seychelles	Africa	2.33	73.29	2.08
187	Liechtenstein	Europe	2.32	79.35	7.71
188	Lithuania	Europe	2.32	75.65	79.42
189	Estonia	Europe	2.3	78.46	41.79
190	Nauru	Oceania	2.3	80.03	0.15
191	Antigua and Barbuda	Americas	2.27	76.82	1.94
192	Netherlands	Europe	2.23	82.06	1092.74
193	France	Europe	2.22	82.46	3049.01
194	Norway	Europe	2.22	82.18	546.76
195	Monaco	Europe	2.2	79.35	8.59
196	Switzerland	Europe	1.97	83.56	905.68
197	Finland	Europe	1.93	81.64	305.68
198	Germany	Europe	1.91	81.1	4429.83
199	Sweden	Europe	1.9	82.57	597.11

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