This graph shows the share of the European Union (EU) population which lived in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015. Over this six year period there has been an overall increase of 0.9 percent in that share of inhabitants.
Share of the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015
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 the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015." Chart. October 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. (2017). Share of the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/
Eurostat. "Share of The European Union's (Eu) Population Living in a Single-person Household from 2010 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/
Eurostat, Share of the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Share of the European Union's (EU) population living in a single-person household from 2010 to 2015 [Graph], Eurostat, October 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/545923/share-of-eu-population-living-alone/
