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Households

🏠 Households

How many people live in each household on average and how many households consist of a single person. The data come from the INE Continuous Population Statistics, which has published them since 2021.

People per household INE: See the source profile
2.49
average size, 1 January 2026 · 2.54 in 2021

Trend

2.5 2.5
2021 2026
One-person households INE: See the source profile
28.4%
of households · 5.62 M households

Trend · percent

28.4 27
2021 2026
Two-person households INE: See the source profile
29.0%
of households, 2026

Trend · percent

29 28.1
2021 2026
Households of 4 or more INE: See the source profile
22.7%
of households · 19.762 M households in total

Trend · percent

24.3 22.7
2021 2026

Households of people living in family dwellings (excludes care homes, barracks, convents and other collective establishments).

Households by number of members

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By autonomous community

By province

One-person households range from 38.9% in Zamora to 19.7% in Melilla.

One-person households (% of households)

Sources and notes

Data updated 7 minutes ago