List of countries by number of households
This is a list of countries by the number of households. The list includes households occupying housing units and excludes persons living inside collective living quarters, such as hotels, rooming houses and other lodging houses, institutions and camps.
| Country | Household
population
| Households | Average
household
size
| Year |
| 1,367,820,000 | 455,940,000 | 3.0 | 2012 |
| 1,210,854,977 | 249,501,663 | 4.8 | 2011 |
| 327,167,434 | 138,537,078 | 2.6 | 2018 |
| 237,641,326 | 61,157,592 | 3.9 | 2010 |
| 189,790,211 | 57,324,167 | 3.3 | 2010 |
| 142,754,098 | 52,711,375 | 2.7 | 2002 |
| 124,973,207 | 49,062,530 | 2.5 | 2005 |
| 80,219,695 | 37,571,219 | 2.1 | 2011 |
| 149,772,364 | 31,863,396 | 4.4 | 2011 |
| 56,075,912 | 26,473,000 | 2.1 | 2011 |
| | 25,253,000 | | 2005 |
| | 23,848,000 | | 2008 |
| | 22,444,322 | | 2009 |
| | 22,268,196 | 4.3 | 2000 |
| | 18,539,769 | | 2007 |
| | 17,794,238 | | 2008 |
| 79,926,270 | 24,196,035 | 3.3 | 2016 |
| | 17,199,000 | | 2008 |
| 46,070,700 | 18,472,800 | 2.5 | 2017 |
| 45,452,526 | 15,887,128 | 2.9 | 2005 |
| 73,302,305 | 15,634,304 | 4.7 | 2007 |
| 37,812,741 | 13,432,489 | 2.8 | 2011 |
| | 12,437,470 | 4.2 | 2006 |
| 39,672,520 | 12,171,675 | 3.3 | 2010 |
| | 11,205,705 | | 2001 |
| 41,174,853 | 10,570,899 | 3.9 | 2005 |
| 20,762,326 | 7,760,322 | 2.7 | 2011 |
| 21,358,796 | 7,320,202 | 2.9 | 2002 |
| | 7,242,202 | | 2008 |
| 27,057,199 | 6,754,074 | 4.0 | 2007 |
| 23,133,692 | 5,887,471 | 3.9 | 2008 |
| 26,620,809 | 5,659,984 | 4.7 | 2011 |
| | 5,043,256 | | 2002 |
| 16,473,453 | 5,035,637 | 3.3 | 2012 |
| 26,602,931 | 6,341,273 | 4.2 | 2010 |
| | 4,575,959 | | 2008 |
| | 4,554,824 | | 2008 |
| | 4,312,819 | | 2008 |
| | 4,152,740 | | 2000 |
| | 4,001,976 | | 2005 |
| | 3,855,016 | | 2000 |
| 10,266,004 | 3,664,392 | 2.8 | 2001 |
| 10,252,544 | 3,650,757 | 2.8 | 2001 |
| | 3,566,489 | | 2008 |
| 11,135,964 | 3,532,313 | 3.2 | 2002 |
| 8,379,165 | 3,762,352 | 2.23 | 2019 |
| 7,848,395 | 2,921,887 | 2.7 | 2001 |
| 12,068,651 | 2,879,935 | 4.2 | 2001 |
| 13,395,682 | 2,841,897 | 4.7 | 2008 |
| | 2,547,377 | | 2008 |
| 7,460,460 | 2,521,190 | 3.0 | 2002 |
| | 2,510,300 | 3.3 | 2017 |
| | 2,499,332 | | 2008 |
| | 2,369,866 | | 2009 |
| 14,017,262 | 2,360,126 | 5.9 | 2006 |
| 8,541,149 | 2,193,848 | 3.9 | 2002 |
| 5,316,388 | 2,376,971 | 2.2 | 2019 |
| | 2,071,743 | | 2001 |
| 8,090,732 | 1,977,665 | 4.1 | 2001 |
| | 1,862,922 | | 2008 |
| 7,963,809 | 1,757,426 | 4.5 | 2002 |
| | 1,576,409 | | 2008 |
| 4,410,828 | 1,477,377 | 3.0 | 2001 |
| 3,369,211 | 1,356,826 | 2.5 | 2001 |
| 3,594,516 | 1,331,652 | 2.7 | 2001 |
| | 3,761,836 | 1,261,325 | 3.0 | 2000 |
| 4,167,966 | 1,243,158 | 3.4 | 2002 |
| | 1,210,463 | | 2002 |
| 3,383,332 | 1,131,827 | 3.0 | 2004 |
| | 1,109,633 | | 2000 |
| | 1,075,858 | | 2002 |
| | 1,067,120 | | 2004 |
| | 1,047,000 | | 2000 |
| 3,273,363 | 915,090 | 3.6 | 2000 |
| 2,354,620 | 802,848 | 2.9 | 2000 |
| | 791,830 | | 2008 |
| | 778,578 | | 2001 |
| 1,949,614 | 684,847 | 2.8 | 2002 |
| 3,668,990 | 629,185 | 5.8 | 2007 |
| | 583,991 | | 2008 |
| | 496,020 | | 2002 |
| 1,862,860 | 422,371 | 4.4 | 2006 |
| | 404,706 | | 2001 |
| 668,868 | 296,294 | 2.3 | 2000 |
| 685,280 | 223,790 | 3.1 | 2001 |
| 1,005,206 | 212,195 | 4.7 | 2007 |
| 918,458 | 194,962 | 4.7 | 2004 |
| | 180,517 | | 2003 |
| 432,037 | 171,953 | 2.5 | 2001 |
| 398,615 | 139,583 | 2.9 | 2005 |
| | | 64,345 | | 2004 |
| 61,485 | 25,148 | 2.4 | 2000 |
| 78,618 | 20,806 | 3.8 | 2002 |
| | 25,499 | 11,074 | 2.3 | 2000 |
| | 4,707 | | 2005 |
