Problem
Decreasing household size
Other Names:
Decreasing family size Incidence:
During the 1980s, the size of the average household, as measured by the number of persons per household, diminished in most ECE countries (by up to 29 percent in the case of Denmark). The size of the average household in the EU countries, for example, decreased in all countries to varying degrees. In 1990 it averaged 1.7 persons in Denmark to 3.4 persons in Spain.
Broader Problems:
Unnecessary personal consumption Related Problems:
Marginal living space Aggravates:
Housing shortage Reduces:
Excessively large families Values:
Decreasing Subject(s):
Amenities → HouseholdsSociety → Family
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
30.09.2019 – 18:04 CEST