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These Are The Countries With The Largest Household Size, 2020

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By Anna PapadopoulosFebruary 19, 2020

Unsurprisingly, Senegal has been crowned the nations with the largest household size, according to 2020 statistics by the CEOWORLD magazine, while Gambia and Afghanistan placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In 202, the average size of households in Senegal was 8.33 people. The average Gambian and Afghan families in 2020 consisted of 8.23 and 8.04 persons.

Households — who we live and share space with — differ from country to country. CEOWORLD magazine reports an analysis of the different living arrangements around the world. The size of households ranges widely — In Oman an average household consists of nearly 8.02 people, while in Switzerland, Finland, and Germany that number is just under two — but the global average is around 9.9 people per household.

To identify cities with the 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 household size in Singapore is 3.2 people, which is high for a developed economy. In most of the developed countries, the number is much lower than that and has been gradually declining. The global trend in developed countries toward having fewer children and living in smaller households presents economic and social concerns. Rising marriage ages delay having kids, and falling marriage rates have also contributed to smaller households.

Overall, among the top ten countries with the smallest household size, the first, second, third, and fourth positions are held by Germany, Finland, Switzerland, and Norway. Meanwhile, France ranked No. 5 in the CEOWORLD magazine’s ranking of the countries with the smallest household size.

Countries with the largest household size in 2020

Rank	Country	Average household size (number of members)
1	Senegal	8.33
2	Gambia	8.23
3	Afghanistan (Islamic Republic of)	8.04
4	Oman	8.02
5	Iraq	7.7
6	Pakistan	6.8
7	Samoa	6.75
8	Yemen	6.67
9	Maldives	6.36
10	United Arab Emirates	6.3
11	Tajikistan	5.99
12	South Sudan	5.95
13	Burkina Faso	5.92
14	Niger	5.92
15	Sierra Leone	5.9
16	Mali	5.81
17	Chad	5.78
18	Laos	5.77
19	Sudan	5.59
20	Palestine	5.48
21	Papua New Guinea	5.43
22	Maldives	5.4
23	Comoros	5.37
24	Maldives	5.33
25	Dem. Republic of the Congo	5.3
26	Timor-Leste	5.27
27	Morocco	5.24
28	Tokelau	5.24
29	Uzbekistan	5.24
30	Benin	5.19
31	Zambia	5.13
32	Cote dIvoire (Ivory Coast)	5.09
33	Cameroon	4.99
34	Liberia	4.95
35	Madagascar	4.95
36	Nicaragua	4.92
37	Central African Republic	4.91
38	Nigeria	4.9
39	Tanzania	4.85
40	Burundi	4.83
41	Angola	4.82
42	Guatemala	4.81
43	Swaziland	4.74
44	Jordan	4.72
45	Paraguay	4.63
46	Cambodia	4.61
47	Ethiopia	4.61
48	Fiji	4.57
49	India	4.57
50	Malaysia	4.57
51	Azerbaijan	4.55
52	Togo	4.55
53	Uganda	4.53
54	Malawi	4.51
55	Bangladesh	4.47
56	Honduras	4.47
57	Mozambique	4.37
58	Venezuela	4.33
59	Mongolia	4.32
60	Congo	4.31
61	Haiti	4.29
62	Rwanda	4.26
63	Namibia	4.24
64	Nepal	4.24
65	Philippines	4.23
66	Myanmar	4.22
67	Kyrgyzstan	4.21
68	Egypt	4.13
69	Gabon	4.1
70	Mayotte	4.1
71	Zimbabwe	4.08
72	El Salvador	4.07
73	Turkey	4.07
74	Suriname	3.94
75	North Korea	3.93
76	Indonesia	3.86
77	Sao Tome and Principe	3.84
78	Guyana	3.8
79	Ecuador	3.78
80	Viet Nam	3.78
81	Peru	3.75
82	Mexico	3.74
83	Thailand	3.69
84	Panama	3.67
85	Kenya	3.64
86	Chile	3.58
87	Armenia	3.54
88	Bolivia	3.53
89	Colombia	3.53
90	Botswana	3.52
91	Kazakhstan	3.5
92	Ghana	3.49
93	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	3.49
94	Dominican Republic	3.48
95	Mauritius	3.48
96	Costa Rica	3.46
97	French Guiana	3.45
98	Bahamas	3.4
99	South Africa	3.36
100	Georgia	3.34

Rank	Country	Average household size (number of members)
101	Lesotho	3.34
102	China	3.32
103	Brazil	3.31
104	Albania	3.3
105	Singapore	3.29
106	Trinidad and Tobago	3.29
107	Israel	3.28
108	Argentina	3.26
109	Montenegro	3.21
110	Cuba	3.14
111	Macao	3.07
112	Jamaica	3.06
113	Aruba	2.89
114	Moldova	2.89
115	Austria	2.88
116	Romania	2.88
117	Serbia	2.88
118	Malta	2.85
119	Hong Kong	2.83
120	Poland	2.81
121	Croatia	2.8
122	Slovakia	2.8
123	Uruguay	2.78
124	Ireland	2.77
125	Cyprus	2.75
126	Spain	2.69
127	New Zealand	2.67
128	Puerto Rico	2.67
129	Portugal	2.66
130	Reunion	2.64
131	Hungary	2.6
132	Latvia	2.58
133	Russia	2.58
134	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	2.58
135	Saint-Martin (French part)	2.56
136	Australia	2.55
137	South Korea	2.53
138	United States	2.52
139	Belarus	2.48
140	Slovenia	2.47
141	Ukraine	2.46
142	Canada	2.45
143	Greece	2.44
144	Saint-Barthelemy	2.42
145	Luxembourg	2.41
146	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.41
147	Czech Republic	2.4
148	Italy	2.4
149	United Kingdom	2.4
150	Belgium	2.36
151	Bulgaria	2.34
152	Japan	2.33
153	Seychelles	2.33
154	Liechtenstein	2.32
155	Lithuania	2.32
156	Estonia	2.3
157	Guadeloupe	2.3
158	Isle of Man	2.28
159	Austria	2.27
160	Martinique	2.25
161	Netherlands	2.23
162	France	2.22
163	Norway	2.22
164	Switzerland	1.97
165	Finland	1.93
166	Germany	1.91