TABLE 5. HOUSEHOLDS : NUMBER AND AVERAGE SIZE
 
Number of Household ( 000s )
Average Household Size
1980 - 1989
1990 - 1994
1980 - 1989
1990 - 1994
Total
Urban
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
American Samoa
4.5
x
x
7.0
2.4
4.6
7.1
x
x
6.7
6.6
6.8
Argentina
7103.9
5999.6
1104.3
x
x
x
3.9
3.8
4.2
x
x
x
Armenia
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
4.4
x
x
Aruba
14.9
x
x
19.3
x
x
4.0
x
x
3.5
x
x
Australia
5264.5
4565.3
699.2
x
x
x
3.0
2.9
3.1
x
x
x
Austria
2766.8
1740.9
1025.8
3020.0
1337.0
1681.0
2.7
2.4
3.3
2.6
x
x
Azerbaijan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
4.5
x
x
Bahamas
48.4
x
x
x
x
x
4.3
x
x
x
x
x
Bahrain
52.8
x
x
x
x
x
6.6
x
x
x
x
x
Bangladesh
14785.0
2042.0
12743.0
x
x
x
5.7
5.9
5.7
x
x
x
Barbados
67.1
x
x
x
x
x
3.6
x
x
x
x
x
Belarus
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.7
x
x
Belgium
3608.2
x
x
x
x
x
2.7
x
x
2.5
x
x
Belize
27.0
x
x
x
x
x
5.3
x
x
x
x
x
Bermuda
18.4
18.4
x
22.4
x
x
2.9
2.9
x
2.6
x
x
Bolivia
1117.8
530.1
587.7
x
x
x
5.6
6.2
5.0
x
x
x
Botswana
170.8
35.2
135.6
x
x
x
5.4
4.3
5.8
x
x
x
Brazil
26806.7
18904.3
7902.4
x
x
x
4.4
4.2
4.8
x
x
x
British Virgin Is.
3.3
x
x
x
x
x
3.3
x
x
x
x
x
Brunei Darussalam
33.6
20.8
12.8
43.5
29.4
14.2
5.8
5.7
6.1
5.6
5.5
5.8
Bulgaria
3014.1
1984.8
1029.3
x
x
x
3.0
2.9
3.0
2.9
x
x
Burkina Faso
1274.5
161.4
1113.2
x
x
x
6.2
5.8
6.3
x
x
x
Burundi
x
x
x
1145.5
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Canada
8991.7
7104.9
1886.8
9873.0
8232.0
1641.0
2.8
2.7
3.1
2.6
x
x
Cayman Is.
8.1
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
x
x
x
Channel Is.
x
x
x
54.1
x
x
x
x
x
2.6
x
x
Chile
2478.3
2075.1
403.1
x
x
x
4.6
4.5
5.0
x
x
x
China
x
x
x
278663.0
x
x
x
x
x
4.0
x
x
Christmas Is.
0.5
x
x
0.5
x
x
3.9
x
x
x
x
x
Cocos (Keeling) Is.
0.1
x
x
x
x
x
4.2
x
x
x
x
x
Colombia
5251.3
x
x
x
x
x
5.2
x
x
x
x
x
Congo
363.1
x
x
x
x
x
5.3
x
x
x
x
x
Cook Is.
3.2
x
x
x
x
x
5.5
x
x
x
x
x
Costa Rica
512.7
x
x
x
x
x
4.7
x
x
x
x
x
Croatia
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
Cuba
2354.9
1667.9
687.0
x
x
x
4.1
4.0
4.4
x
x
x
Cyprus
145.0
90.8
54.3
x
x
x
3.5
3.6
3.4
x
x
x
Czech Rep.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.5
x
x
Former Czechoslovakia
5375.9
3612.7
1763.2
x
x
x
2.8
2.8
3.0
2.7
x
x
Denmark
2069.5
x
x
2229.0
x
x
2.5
x
x
2.2
x
x
Dominica
17.3
x
x
x
x
x
4.3
x
x
x
x
x
Ecuador
1576.4
x
x
x
x
x
5.1
x
x
x
x
x
Egypt
9732.7
x
x
x
x
x
4.9
x
x
x
x
x
Estonia
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
x
x
x
Falkland Is. (Malvinas)
x
x
x
0.8
x
x
x
x
x
2.6
x
x
Fiji
124.3
49.7
74.6
x
x
x
5.8
5.6
5.9
x
x
x
Finland
2008.5
1312.8
695.7
x
x
x
2.5
2.3
2.7
2.4
x
x
France
19590.4
14674.8
4915.6
21915.0
16312.0
5603.0
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.8
French Guiana
21.1
x
x
33.3
27.8
5.5
3.3
x
x
3.4
3.3
3.8
French Polynesia
39.6
x
x
x
x
x
4.8
x
x
x
x
x
Gambia
202.2
x
x
x
x
x
3.4
x
x
x
x
x
Georgia
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.7
x
x
Germany
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.3
x
x
Germany, Fed. Rep. of
26744.1
10834.2
15909.9
x
x
x
2.3
2.0
2.6
2.2
x
x
Former German Dem. Rep.
6509.9
x
x
x
x
x
2.5
x
x
2.4
x
x
Ghana
2480.4
894.1
1586.2
x
x
x
5.0
4.4
5.3
x
x
x
Gibraltar
6.9
x
x
x
x
x
3.8
x
x
x
x
x
Greece
2974.4
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
2.9
x
x
Grenada
21.0
x
x
x
x
x
4.2
x
x
x
x
x
Guadeloupe
85.6
x
x
112.5
110.8
1.7
3.8
x
x
3.4
3.4
3.6
Guam
24.8
x
x
x
x
x
4.1
x
x
x
x
x
Guatemala
1155.3
393.7
758.1
x
x
x
5.2
5.0
5.4
x
x
x
Guinea
674.2
x
x
x
x
x
6.7
x
x
x
x
x
Guyana
149.7
x
x
x
x
x
5.1
x
x
x
x
x
Hong Kong
1244.7
1154.4
90.3
1580.1
x
x
3.9
3.9
4.4
3.5
x
x
Hungary
3719.3
2049.9
1669.5
3889.5
2460.5
1429.1
2.8
2.7
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.8
Iceland
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.7
x
x
India
119772.
28905.9
90866.6
152010.0
40420.0
11159
5.6
5.5
5.6
5.5
5.3
5.6
Indonesia
30263.3
6167.2
24096.1
39695.4
x
x
4.9
5.3
4.7
4.5
x
x
Ireland
979.7
552.8
423.5
x
x
x
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.3
x
x
Isle of Man
24.2
x
x
x
x
x
2.6
x
x
x
x
x
Israel
1103.2
1037.5
65.7
1224.0
1158.8
65.2
3.7
3.5
6.4
x
x
x
Italy
18632.3
x
x
19765.7
x
x
3.0
x
x
2.9
x
x
Jamaica
517.3
x
x
x
x
x
4.2
x
x
x
x
x
Japan
37980.0
30265.1
7714.9
40670.5
x
x
3.1
3.0
3.6
3.0
x
x
Kazakhstan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.7
x
x
Kenya
4352.8
x
x
x
x
x
4.9
x
x
x
x
x
Korea, Rep. of
7969.2
4670.0
3299.2
11383.0
8486.1
2896.9
4.5
4.4
4.7
3.8
3.8
3.8
Kuwait
236.7
x
x
x
x
x
7.2
x
x
x
x
x
Kyrgyzstan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
4.3
x
x
Latvia
732.0
523.0
209.0
1114.9
791.1
323.8
3.1
x
x
2.4
2.4
2.4
Liechtenstein
8.5
x
x
x
x
x
2.9
x
x
x
x
x
Lithuania
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.2
x
x
Luxembourg
128.3
x
x
x
x
x
2.8
x
x
2.7
x
x
Macau
x
x
x
99.0
x
x
x
x
x
3.6
x
x
Madagascar
x
x
x
2689.0
x
x
x
x
x
4.5
x
x
Malawi
1859.6
198.9
1660.6
x
x
x
4.3
4.3
4.3
x
x
x
Malaysia
2104.5
x
x
x
x
x
5.1
x
x
x
x
x
Maldives
x
x
x
29.8
5.6
24.2
x
x
x
7.1
9.8
6.5
Mali
1364.1
283.0
1081.1
x
x
x
5.6
6.0
5.6
x
x
x
Malta
104.7
x
x
x
x
x
3.2
x
x
3.2
x
x
Marshall Is.
4.9
x
x
x
x
x
8.8
x
x
x
x
x
Martinique
85.3
x
x
106.5
96.3
10.3
3.8
x
x
3.3
3.3
3.4
Mauritius
199.7
x
x
236.8
97.5
139.3
4.8
x
x
4.5
4.3
4.6
Mexico
12074.6
x
x
16202.8
11862.6
4340.2
5.5
x
x
5.0
4.9
5.4
Monaco
11.9
x
x
x
x
x
2.2
x
x
x
x
x
Montserrat
3.7
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
x
x
x
Morocco
3419.3
1594.3
1825.0
x
x
x
5.9
5.4
6.4
5.9
5.3
6.6
Mozambique
2712.4
356.1
2356.3
x
x
x
4.3
4.3
4.3
x
x
x
Myanmar
6495.6
1599.3
4896.3
x
x
x
5.3
5.3
5.2
x
x
x
Nepal
2585.2
153.5
2431.6
x
x
x
5.8
6.2
5.8
x
x
x
Netherlands
5938.0
4131.8
1806.1
x
x
x
2.5
2.3
2.8
2.4
x
x
Netherlands Antilles
41.1
x
x
x
x
x
4.1
x
x
x
x
x
New Caledonia
40.3
22.4
17.8
x
x
x
4.1
3.6
4.7
x
x
x
New Zealand
1003.1
857.1
146.0
1185.4
1018.5
166.9
3.0
2.9
3.3
2.9
2.9
3.1
Niue
0.7
x
x
x
x
x
4.9
x
x
x
x
x
Norfolk Is.
0.8
x
x
1.0
x
x
2.6
x
x
2.4
x
x
Norway
1523.5
1112.6
411.0
1751.0
1289.0
447.0
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.4
2.3
2.7
Pacific Is. (Palau)
19.5
x
x
x
x
x
6.7
x
x
x
x
x
Pakistan
12587.6
3554.2
9033.5
x
x
x
6.5
6.7
6.4
x
x
x
Panama
366.1
202.4
163.7
526.5
296.9
229.6
4.6
4.4
4.8
4.4
4.2
4.7
Papua New Guinea
641.6
57.1
584.5
x
x
x
4.5
5.6
4.4
x
x
x
Paraguay
581.2
x
x
x
x
x
5.2
x
x
4.8
x
x
Peru
3436.3
2198.4
1237.8
4180.1
2852.6
1327.4
4.9
4.9
4.8
5.2
5.3
4.8
Philippines
8607.2
3219.1
5388.1
x
x
x
5.6
5.5
5.6
x
x
x
Poland
11970.4
7864.2
4106.3
x
x
x
3.2
2.9
3.6
3.1
x
x
Portugal
2924.4
x
x
x
x
x
2.9
x
x
3.1
x
x
Puerto Rico
867.7
x
x
x
x
x
3.7
x
x
x
x
x
Qatar
49.8
x
x
x
x
x
7.4
x
x
x
x
x
Rep. of Moldova
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2.9
x
x
Reunion
120.9
x
x
157.9
155.1
2.7
4.2
x
x
3.8
3.8
4.0
Romania
x
x
x
7288.7
3970.4
3318.2
x
x
x
3.1
3.1
3.1
Russian Federation
40531.4
28512.9
12018.5
x
x
x
2.9
2.9
2.9
2.8
x
x
San Marino
7.5
x
x
8.5
7.8
0.7
2.9
x
x
2.8
2.7
3.2
Sao Tome and Principe
25.2
x
x
x
x
x
3.8
x
x
x
x
x
Singapore
509.5
x
x
x
x
x
4.7
x
x
x
x
x
Slovenia
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
3.1
x
x
Solomon Is.
43.8
x
x
x
x
x
6.5
x
x
x
x
x
Spain
10586.4
x
x
x
x
x
3.5
x
x
3.3
x
x
Sri Lanka
3048.5
586.4
2462.1
x
x
x
4.9
5.4
4.8
x
x
x
St. Helena ex. dep.
1.4
x
x
x
x
x
3.9
x
x
x
x
x
St. Kitts and Nevis
11.6
x
x
x
x
x
3.8
x
x
x
x
x
St. Lucia
24.7
x
x
x
x
x
4.6
x
x
x
x
x
St. Vincent and Grenadines
20.3
x
x
x
x
x
4.8
x
x
x
x
x
Sudan
3250.7
697.5
2553.2
3328.5
1102.9
2225.5
5.6
5.9
5.5
5.8
6.0
5.8
Sweden
3497.8
2966.0
531.8
3830.0
3260.3
569.7
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.2
2.2
2.5
Switzerland
2459.3
1632.4
826.9
x
x
x
2.6
2.4
3.0
x
x
x
Syrian Arab Rep.
1435.0
707.6
727.4
x
x
x
6.3
6.0
6.6
x
x
x
Thailand
8431.0
1528.0
6903.0
12224.4
2342.0
9937.0
5.2
4.9
5.3
4.5
4.4
4.5
Tokelau
0.3
x
x
x
x
x
5.5
x
x
x
x
x
Tonga
15.1
3.2
11.9
x
x
x
6.3
6.6
6.2
x
x
x
Trinidad and Tobago
236.1
117.6
117.3
x
x
x
4.5
4.2
4.8
x
x
x
Tunisia
1458.1
897.6
560.5
x
x
x
5.4
5.2
5.8
x
x
x
Turkey
9730.0
5499.3
4230.7
x
x
x
5.2
4.9
5.6
5.2
x
x
Turkmenistan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
5.2
x
x
Turks and Caicos Is.
1.6
x
x
2.0
x
x
4.5
x
x
3.9
x
x
Ukraine
17191.4
11343.7
5847.7
x
x
x
3.2
x
x
2.8
x
x
United Kingdom
x
x
x
22700.0
x
x
2.7
x
x
2.5
x
x
United States
80389.7
x
x
94312.0
x
x
2.7
x
x
2.6
x
x
United States Virgin Is.
28.3
x
x
32.0
x
x
3.4
x
x
3.2
x
x
Uruguay
863.0
x
x
x
x
x
3.3
x
x
x
x
x
Former USSR
89447.0
60945.4
28501.5
x
x
x
3.0
2.9
3.3
3.0
x
x
Uzbekistan
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
5.2
x
x
Vanuatu
27.2
4.6
22.6
x
x
x
5.1
5.2
5.1
x
x
x
Venezuela
2710.9
x
x
3750.9
x
x
5.3
x
x
4.8
x
x
Viet Nam
12927.3
2464.7
10462.6
x
x
x
5.0
5.0
4.9
x
x
x
Wallis Futuna Is.
1.9
x
x
2.7
x
x
6.6
x
x
5.1
x
x
Former Dem. Yemen
1366.5
x
x
x
x
x
6.8
x
x
x
x
x
Yugoslavia (former SFRY)
6195.8
x
x
x
x
x
3.6
x
x
x
x
x
Zaire (Dem. Rep. of Congo)
5694.6
x
x
x
x
x
5.2
x
x
x
x
x
Zambia
1128.4
x
x
x
x
x
5.0
x
x
x
x
x
 
Source: Compendium of Human Settlements 1995. Demographic Yearbook 1987.
Demographic Yearbook 1990. Demographic Yearbook Special Issue.
Trend in Europe and North America 1995. Annual Bulletin of Housing and Building Statistics for Europe and North America 1991. Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1992.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 1995.

 
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