The data displays the average size of households in China from 1990 to 2016. That year, 3.11 people were living in an average Chinese household.
Average number of people per household in China – additional information A household is commonly defined as one person living alone or a group of people living together and sharing certain living accommodations. The average number of people living in one household in China dropped from 3.5 in 1990 to 2.87 in 2011. By 2015, the figure had slightly increased to 3.1 people per household.
1990 | 3.5 |
1995 | 3.23 |
2000 | 3.13 |
2009 | 2.89 |
2010 | 2.88 |
2011 | 2.87 |
2012 | 3.02 |
2013 | 2.98 |
2014 | 2.97 |
2015 | 3.1 |
2016 | 3.11 |