Household and Living Arrangements
Database on Household Size and Composition 2022
This database presents a compilation of indicators on household size and membership composition around the world, estimated using both tabulated data and household roster micro-data from censuses and household surveys. The estimates are based on 1,059 unique data sources from 196 countries or areas, representing approximately 98 per cent of the world’s population in 2022, with reference dates ranging from 1960 to 2021. The 2022 database includes estimates from 209 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), representing 98 countries or areas, which were not available in the previous versions.
Standard estimation procedures were used to ensure comparability of the estimates between countries and over time.
Database on Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2022
The Database presents a compilation of indicators on household size and membership composition around the world, estimated using both tabulated data and household roster micro-data from censuses and household surveys. The estimates are based on 1,059 unique data sources from 196 countries or areas, representing approximately 98 per cent of the world’s population in 2022, with reference dates ranging from 1960 to 2021. The 2022 database includes estimates from 209 Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), representing 98 countries or areas, which were not available in the previous versions.
Standard estimation procedures were used to ensure comparability of the estimates between countries and over time.
Database on Older Persons in Collective Living Quarters 2022
This database is a unique dataset that provides harmonized and comparable data on patterns and trends of older persons aged 65 or over residing in collective living quarters (also called as “group quarters”). Data on collective living quarters (or non-household living arrangements) are still limited. The main source for non-household living arrangement data are population and housing censuses. The estimates are based on 347 unique data sources from 135 countries or areas, representing approximately 77 per cent of persons aged 65 or over globally (circa 2010), with reference dates ranging from 1960 to 2018.
For both databases, standard estimation procedures were used to ensure comparability of the estimates between countries and over time.