A survey conducted by CEOWORLD magazine regarding the average number of individuals living in a single household revealed that the Central African Republic ranks first globally in this category, while Oman ranks first among Arab countries. The magazine stated that to determine which countries have the largest households, it reviewed numerous national and international media reports, noting that households can vary significantly across countries in terms of the people with whom we live and share living spaces.
The analysis indicated that the average household size in Afghanistan is approximately 8.04 members, while in Sweden, Germany, Finland, and Switzerland, it is slightly below two individuals. The global average household size is around 4.5 persons per household.
The countries that made the top ten globally in household size for 2024 are:
1. Central African Republic: 8.6
2. Senegal: 8.33
3. Gambia: 8.23
4. Afghanistan: 8.4
5. Oman: 8.2
6. Iraq: 7.7
7. Democratic Republic of the Congo: 7.5
8. Mauritania: 7.4
9. Qatar: 7.2
10. Somalia: 6.9
Among the Arab countries that ranked in the top ten are:
1. Oman: 8.2
2. Iraq: 7.7
3. Qatar: 7.2
4. Lebanon (11th globally): 6.8
5. Saudi Arabia (14th globally): 6.8
6. Yemen (16th globally): 6.67
7. Algeria (17th globally): 6.4
8. United Arab Emirates (19th globally): 6.3
9. Kuwait (21st globally): 6.2
10. Syria (30th globally): 5.8
The countries with the smallest family sizes are:
- Sweden: 1.9
- Germany: 1.91
- Finland: 1.93
- Switzerland: 1.97
- Monaco: 2.2
- Norway and France: 2.22
- Netherlands: 2.23
- Antigua and Barbuda: 2.27
- Nauru: 2.3
- Lithuania: 2.32
