{ "title": "Statistics on Seniors Living Alone: How Many, Where, and What Happens Next: statistics dataset", "slug": "seniors-living-alone-statistics", "version": "1.0", "last_source_check": "2026-10-09", "publisher": "CareTrigger (Hyperbola Limited)", "permalink_base": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics", "methodology": null, "record_count": 646, "source_count": 229, "records": [ { "id": "jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2024, 76,020 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.2% of all 204,184 police-handled bodies that year (first full-year national count).", "value": 76020, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home, all ages, all causes (police-handled bodies)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課)", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250401002.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体20万4,184体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者は７万6,020体（37.2%） | EN: Of 204,184 police-handled bodies in 2024, 76,020 (37.2%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page, opening sentence; PDF table '総数 76,020'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "NPA counts bodies handled by police (警察取扱死体) where the deceased lived alone and died at home, from ANY cause including suicide; days elapsed = from physician-estimated time of death to police recognition. It is not a count of 'lonely deaths' per se; the Cabinet Office derives its koritsushi estimate from the 8+ day band. NPA page is dated April 2025 (URL id 20250401002); Nikkei/Jiji reported the release on 11 April 2025. A corrections notice (seigohyou.pdf) fixed the '4-7 days' split by age; figures here are from the corrected PDF. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total", "citation_text": "In 2024, 76,020 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.2% of all 204,184 police-handled bodies that year (first full-year national count). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (警察庁刑事局捜査第一課), \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250401002.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-died-alone-at-home-total." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimates 21,856 'isolated deaths' (孤立死) in 2024, people living alone who died at home and were found 8 or more days after death (men 17,364; women 4,466).", "value": 21856, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=8 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室; 「孤独死・孤立死」WG)", "source_title": "孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "生前に社会的に孤立していたことが強く推認される「死後８日以上」を経過していたものは、21,856件である。 | EN: Those found 8+ days after death — strongly presumed socially isolated in life — number 21,856.", "locator": "WG report p.15, section 5(3); sex/age table on same page; equals sum of NPA 8-14…366+ columns", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-koritsushi-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Men 17,364 / women 4,466 / unknown 26 (79.4% men). By age (8+ days): 70-74 = 4,277, 65-69 = 3,102, 60-64 = 2,307, 55-59 = 1,688, 50-54 = 1,052. Reference '4+ days' figure: 31,843. The WG stresses this is a 目安 (yardstick) estimate, not an exhaustive count of isolated deaths. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "citation_text": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimates 21,856 'isolated deaths' (孤立死) in 2024, people living alone who died at home and were found 8 or more days after death (men 17,364; women 4,466). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府 孤独・孤立対策推進室; 「孤独死・孤立死」WG), \"孤立死者数の推計方法等について ～「警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者」をもとに～ 「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "family": "consequences", "statement": "As a reference figure, 31,843 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024, the point at which the Cabinet Office notes visible decomposition typically begins.", "value": 31843, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=4 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan", "source_title": "「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "（参考）「死後４日以上」を経過していたものは、31,843件である。 | EN: (Reference) Those found 4 or more days after death: 31,843.", "locator": "WG report p.15; footnote 28 cites 標準法医学: '死後３～４日すると体表面に腐敗水疱が出現する'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The WG chose 8+ days as the main yardstick and 4+ days as a secondary reference because external putrefaction (blisters, bloating, odour) usually becomes obvious around day 4, though it varies with season and environment. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference", "citation_text": "As a reference figure, 31,843 people living alone in Japan were found 4 or more days after dying at home in 2024, the point at which the Cabinet Office notes visible decomposition typically begins. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan, \"「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ (2025-04-11)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2024-isolated-deaths-4plus-days-reference." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2024, 15,630 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home, 26.9% of all such elderly deaths.", "value": 15630, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, found >=8 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,044 22,734 11,986 7,694 5,721 5,371 3,452 710 227 149 | EN: 65+ row by days elapsed: 0-1, 2-3, 4-7, 8-14, 15-30, 31-90, 91-180, 181-365, 366+.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上", "derived": true, "formula": "5721+5371+3452+710+227+149 = 15630; /58044 = 26.9%", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus-8plus", "history": [], "notes": "Under-65 share found 8+ days is higher: 6,093/17,818 = 34.2%. Age-unknown 8+ days = 133. Total 8+ = 21,856. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "In 2024, 15,630 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan were found 8 or more days after dying at home, 26.9% of all such elderly deaths. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2024, 4,538 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (7.8%) were found a month or more after dying at home; across all ages the figure was 6,945 (9.1%).", "value": 4538, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home, found >=31 days after death", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan (reported by Nikkei)", "source_title": "高齢者「孤独死」昨年5.8万人 警察庁初集計、発見に1カ月以上7.8% (Nikkei, 2025-04-11) + NPA PDF table", "source_url": "https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE1144T0R10C25A4000000/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "『1カ月以上』は7.8%にあたる4538人 | EN: '1 month or more' accounted for 7.8%, 4,538 people. (NPA 65+ row: 31-90 = 3,452; 91-180 = 710; 181-365 = 227; 366+ = 149.)", "locator": "Nikkei article body; NPA PDF 65+ row columns 31～90日 … 366日～", "derived": true, "formula": "65+: 3452+710+227+149 = 4538 (7.8%); all ages: 5138+1165+389+253 = 6945 (9.1%)", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "Nikkei also reports that for 65+ the modal interval was 'same day to 1 day' at 39.2% (22,734/58,044 = 39.17%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2024, 4,538 people aged 65+ who lived alone in Japan (7.8%) were found a month or more after dying at home; across all ages the figure was 6,945 (9.1%). Source: National Police Agency of Japan (reported by Nikkei), \"高齢者「孤独死」昨年5.8万人 警察庁初集計、発見に1カ月以上7.8% (Nikkei, 2025-04-11) + NPA PDF table\" (https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOUE1144T0R10C25A4000000/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-65plus-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2025, 76,941 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.6% of 204,562 police-handled bodies, up from 76,020 in 2024.", "value": 76941, "unit": "persons", "display_value": "76,941", "display_label": "in Japan in 2025; three in four were 65 or older (National Police Agency)", "display_hook": "died alone at home", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "National Police Agency of Japan", "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home, all ages, all causes (police-handled bodies)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2026/20260331001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "20万4,562体 … ７万6,941体（37.6％） | EN: of 204,562 police-handled bodies, 76,941 (37.6%) were people living alone who died at home. PDF: '総数 76,941'.", "locator": "NPA release page; PDF table (令和8年4月)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual", "history": [], "notes": "Year-on-year change: +921 (+1.2%). Age bands 2025: 85+ 15,079; 75-79 13,412; 80-84 11,366; 70-74 11,004; 65-69 8,058; 60-64 6,125. 65+ = 58,919 (76.6%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total", "citation_text": "In 2025, 76,941 people in Japan who lived alone died at home and were handled by police, 37.6% of 204,562 police-handled bodies, up from 76,020 in 2024. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2026/20260331001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-total." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimate of 'isolated deaths' rose to 22,222 in 2025 (from 21,856 in 2024): people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home, 17,620 men and 4,598 women.", "value": 22222, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home and were found >=8 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室)", "source_title": "令和７年孤立死者数の推計について (報道資料, 2026-04-14)", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "令和７年孤立死推計値 8日以上 総数 22,222 男 17,620 女 4,598 不詳 4 【参考】4日以上 総数 32,678 | EN: 2025 isolated-death estimate, 8+ days: total 22,222 (men 17,620, women 4,598, unknown 4); reference 4+ days: 32,678.", "locator": "r7suikei.pdf p.1 table", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-koritsushi-annual", "history": [], "notes": "By age (8+ days, 2025): 75-79 = 4,329; 70-74 = 4,047; 65-69 = 3,173; 80-84 = 2,532; 60-64 = 2,408; 85+ = 1,830. Men are 79.3%. Reported by nippon.com (2026-04-17) with the same figures. Year-on-year +366 (+1.7%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days", "citation_text": "Japan's Cabinet Office estimate of 'isolated deaths' rose to 22,222 in 2025 (from 21,856 in 2024): people living alone found 8 or more days after dying at home, 17,620 men and 4,598 women. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (孤独・孤立対策推進室), \"令和７年孤立死者数の推計について (報道資料, 2026-04-14)\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/pdf/r7suikei.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2025-isolated-deaths-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In January-June 2024, 37,227 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.2% of 102,965 police-handled bodies); 28,330 were aged 65+ (provisional).", "value": 37227, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024 H1 (Jan-Jun), provisional", "population": "People living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年上半期（1～6月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2024/20240821001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "警察取扱死体数10万2,965体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者は３万7,227体（36.2％） | EN: of 102,965 police-handled bodies, 37,227 (36.2%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page; CAO mirror PDF https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/dai1/pdf/siryou4.pdf (table rows 総数 / うち65歳以上)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-half-year", "history": [], "notes": "H1 2024 elapsed-days row: 14,775 / 7,380 / 4,636 / 3,266 / 3,234 / 2,927 / 715 / 164 / 130. 8+ days = 10,436 (28.0%); 31+ days = 3,936 (10.6%). This was the first NPA release of this series (first-quarter 2024 figures had been released in May 2024). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "In January-June 2024, 37,227 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.2% of 102,965 police-handled bodies); 28,330 were aged 65+ (provisional). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年上半期（1～6月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2024/20240821001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024h1-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In January-June 2025, 40,913 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.8% of 111,036 police-handled bodies); 31,525 were aged 65+ (provisional).", "value": 40913, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025 H1 (Jan-Jun), provisional", "population": "People living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年上半期（１～６月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250808001.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "11万1,036体 … ４万913体 … 36.8％ | EN: of 111,036 police-handled bodies, 40,913 (36.8%) were people living alone who died at home.", "locator": "NPA release page; PDF https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7.8nennreikeikanissuu.pdf", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-half-year", "history": [], "notes": "H1 2025 elapsed-days row: 15,351 / 8,361 / 5,532 / 3,635 / 3,707 / 3,136 / 815 / 212 / 164. 8+ days = 11,669 (28.5%); 31+ days = 4,327 (10.6%). H1 counts are provisional and are not simply half of the annual figure (H1 2025 was 40,913 vs full-year 76,941). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home", "citation_text": "In January-June 2025, 40,913 people living alone died at home in Japan (36.8% of 111,036 police-handled bodies); 31,525 were aged 65+ (provisional). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年上半期（１～６月分）（暫定値）における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/news/release/2025/20250808001.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025h1-died-alone-at-home." }, { "id": "jp-cao-koritsushi-definition", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Japan's official working definition: an 'isolated death' (孤立死) is 'dying without anyone at one's side, with the body found after a certain period'; for statistics it is operationalised as a police-handled body of a person living alone who died at home (including suicide) and was found 8 or more days after death.", "value": 8, "unit": "days (threshold)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "adopted 2025-04-11", "population": "n/a (definition)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (「孤独死・孤立死」WG)", "source_title": "「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ", "source_url": "https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "「誰にも看取られることなく死亡し、かつ、その遺体が一定期間の経過後に発見されるような死亡の態様」… 「死後８日以上」 | EN: 'a death in which no one is present and the body is found after a certain period'; yardstick '8 or more days after death'.", "locator": "WG report pp.14-15 (概念的定義; 操作的定義); rationale p.13: 「少なくとも発見される前の７日間は、連絡がとれないことを気にかけてくれるような他者との接触機会がなかった」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Rationale for 8 days: being found 8+ days after death implies that for at least the preceding 7 days no one who would worry about losing contact was in touch; consistent with the government's isolation indicator of less than one contact per week. 4+ days is reported as a reference because visible putrefaction usually starts by day 3-4. The WG prefers the term 孤立死 but does not exclude 孤独死. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-koritsushi-definition", "citation_text": "Japan's official working definition: an 'isolated death' (孤立死) is 'dying without anyone at one's side, with the body found after a certain period'; for statistics it is operationalised as a police-handled body of a person living alone who died at home (including suicide) and was found 8 or more days after death. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (「孤独死・孤立死」WG), \"「孤独死・孤立死」ＷＧ取りまとめ\" (https://www.cao.go.jp/kodoku_koritsu/torikumi/wg/r6/pdf/houkokusyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-koritsushi-definition." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In Tokyo's 23 wards, 4,957 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in 2023 (unnatural-death cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office), up from 2,878 in 2013.", "value": 4957, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "calendar 2023 (series 2013-2023)", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home and were examined by the Tokyo ME office", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (令和7年版高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics", "source_title": "令和７年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 生活環境 — 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数は、平成24年以降増加傾向となっており、令和５年に4,957人となっている | EN: deaths at home of people 65+ living alone in Tokyo's 23 wards have trended up since 2012, reaching 4,957 in 2023.", "locator": "White paper p.54, item コ; figure 1-2-4-18 series: 2013: 2,878, 2014: 2,891, 2015: 3,127, 2016: 3,179, 2017: 3,333, 2018: 3,882, 2019: 3,936, 2020: 4,239, 2021: 4,010, 2022: 4,868, 2023: 4,957", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Series (figure): 2013 2,878; 2014 2,891; 2015 3,127; 2016 3,179; 2017 3,333; 2018 3,882; 2019 3,936; 2020 4,239; 2021 4,010; 2022 4,868; 2023 4,957. Caveat: the ME office only sees deaths reported as unnatural/unexplained (異状死), so this undercounts attended natural deaths. The raw ME table for 2021 gives 2,613 men + 1,350 women = 3,963 for 65+ single households vs 4,010 in the white paper figure; the white paper's tabulation (内閣府作成) may use a slightly different classification. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths", "citation_text": "In Tokyo's 23 wards, 4,957 people aged 65+ who lived alone died at home in 2023 (unnatural-death cases examined by the Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office), up from 2,878 in 2013. Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (令和7年版高齢社会白書), from Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office statistics, \"令和７年版高齢社会白書 第1章第2節4 生活環境 — 図1-2-4-18 東京23区内における一人暮らしで65歳以上の人の自宅での死亡者数\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2025/zenbun/pdf/1s2s_04.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2023-65plus-living-alone-home-deaths." }, { "id": "jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021, 41.8% of men and 26.2% of women who lived alone and died at home (ME-examined cases) were found 8 or more days after death; only 14.9% of men and 24.1% of women were found within a day, versus about 81% of people who lived with others.", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of men living alone (unnatural deaths at home)", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (23 special wards)", "period": "calendar 2021", "population": "Unnatural deaths at home examined by Tokyo ME office, single-person vs multi-person households, by sex", "sample_n": 5851, "publisher": "Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院)", "source_title": "死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年 (表4-00-121)", "source_url": "https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "０～１日 … 単身世帯 614 (14.9%) 複数世帯 1,325 (80.5%) [男性]; 単身世帯 415 (24.1%) 複数世帯 970 (81.2%) [女性] | EN: found within 0-1 day — men: single-household 14.9% vs multi-person 80.5%; women: 24.1% vs 81.2%.", "locator": "表4-00-121, rows ０～１日 … ３６６日～, columns 男性/女性 × 単身世帯/複数世帯", "derived": true, "formula": "men 8+ days = 529+593+466+94+30+13 = 1725 / 4,130 = 41.8%; women = 179+143+95+22+9+3 = 451 / 1,721 = 26.2%; men 31+ days = 603 (14.6%); women 31+ = 129 (7.5%)", "headline": false, "series": "tokyo23-me-2021-days-by-household", "history": [], "notes": "Men living alone, by elapsed days: 0-1 614 (14.9%), 2-3 1,037 (25.1%), 4-7 754 (18.3%), 8-14 529 (12.8%), 15-30 593 (14.4%), 31-90 466 (11.3%), 91-180 94 (2.3%), 181-365 30 (0.7%), 366+ 13 (0.3%). Women living alone: 415 (24.1%), 558 (32.4%), 297 (17.3%), 179 (10.4%), 143 (8.3%), 95 (5.5%), 22 (1.3%), 9 (0.5%), 3 (0.2%). Multi-person households found 8+ days: men 2.3%, women 1.4%. Totals 2021: all unnatural deaths at home 8,691; single-household 5,851 (men 4,130, women 1,721); 65+ single-household 3,963 (表2-00-121). The Cabinet Office WG used this ME dataset to set the 2/4/8-day thresholds before NPA data existed. The 2021 tables are the latest year published on the index page as of access. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days", "citation_text": "In Tokyo's 23 wards in 2021, 41.8% of men and 26.2% of women who lived alone and died at home (ME-examined cases) were found 8 or more days after death; only 14.9% of men and 24.1% of women were found within a day, versus about 81% of people who lived with others. Source: Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office (東京都監察医務院), \"死後経過時間（9区分），性・世帯分類別異状死数・構成比，東京都特別区，令和3年 (表4-00-121)\" (https://www.hokeniryo.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/documents/d/hokeniryo/3-tokubetukusigokeika). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-tokyo23-me-2021-single-households-found-8plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Japan's one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ are projected to rise from 7.38 million (2020) to 10.84 million in 2050 (×1.47), from 13.2% to 20.6% of all households.", "value": 10840000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020 -> 2050 projection", "population": "Private households, householder aged 65+, one-person", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）（令和6（2024）年推計）", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "増加するのは「単独世帯」1.47 倍（７３８万世帯→１,０８４万世帯） … 65 歳以上の単独世帯の割合は、令和 2（2020）年の 13.2%から … 令和 32（2050）年には 20.6%へ | EN: 65+ one-person households grow 1.47× (7.38m -> 10.84m); share of all households 13.2% -> 20.6%.", "locator": "Summary PDF p.12, section 4(1)-(2); Table 7 (men 2.563m -> 4.505m; women 4.815m -> 6.334m)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-65plus-single-households", "history": [], "notes": "IPSS also projects the share of never-married among 65+ men living alone rising from 33.7% (2020) to 59.7% (2050) — i.e. a growing group with no spouse or children to notice an absence ('近親者が全くいない高齢単独世帯が急増'). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households", "citation_text": "Japan's one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ are projected to rise from 7.38 million (2020) to 10.84 million in 2050 (×1.47), from 13.2% to 20.6% of all households. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research (IPSS), Japan, \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）（令和6（2024）年推計）\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2050-elderly-single-person-households." }, { "id": "us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In a 12-week population-based study in San Francisco (1993), paramedics found 367 people living alone helpless or dead at home (387 events); 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, total mortality 28%.", "value": 23, "unit": "% of events", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, USA", "period": "March-May 1993 (12 weeks)", "population": "People living alone found helpless or dead at home by city paramedics (all ages; median age 73)", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (peer-reviewed; authors from UCSF and SF Dept of Public Health)", "source_title": "Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In 23 percent of the cases, the person was found dead; an additional 5 percent died in the hospital. Thus, total mortality was 28 percent.", "locator": "Abstract, Results; Fig. 2 (found dead n=90 of 387)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Inclusion required living alone ('Persons who did not live alone were excluded'). Of those found alive, 62% were admitted; 62% of survivors could not return to independent living. Events were 3.7% of all EMS calls. This is the clinical hinge between 'long lie' and 'found dead'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead", "citation_text": "In a 12-week population-based study in San Francisco (1993), paramedics found 367 people living alone helpless or dead at home (387 events); 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, total mortality 28%. Source: New England Journal of Medicine (peer-reviewed; authors from UCSF and SF Dept of Public Health), \"Gurley RJ, Lum N, Sande M, Lo B, Katz MH. Persons found in their homes helpless or dead. N Engl J Med 1996;334:1710-6 (PMID 8637517)\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-sf-1993-found-helpless-or-dead-share-found-dead." }, { "id": "nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In Amsterdam, bodies lying unnoticed at home for two weeks or more occurred at 5.3 per 100,000 person-years (379 cases) versus 1.4 per 100,000 in surrounding municipalities (58 cases); all but three of the 437 people lived alone, and among people living alone the rate was 2.7 times higher in the city.", "value": 5.3, "unit": "cases per 100,000 person-years (Amsterdam)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Amsterdam and surrounding municipalities, Netherlands", "period": "study period per forensic register (published 2019)", "population": "Domestic-setting corpses with post-mortem interval >=14 days", "sample_n": 437, "publisher": "Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Public Health Service of Amsterdam)", "source_title": "Runtuwene NF, Buster MCA. Domestic-setting corpses, an urban problem? J Forensic Leg Med 2019;61:22-26 (PMID 30412866)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30412866/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2018-10-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "A 3.7 (95%CI 2.8-4.9) times higher incidence rate, was observed in the city of Amsterdam (n = 379; 5.3/100,000 personyears) compared to the SMA (n = 58; 1.4/100,000 personyears). All but three cases lived alone.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "After restricting to single households the crude rate ratio was 2.1 (95% CI 1.6-2.7); adjusted for age and sex, DSC 14+ days among people living alone was 2.7x higher in Amsterdam (95% CI 2.1-3.5). Authors cite urban single-household share, social cohesion and architecture. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days", "citation_text": "In Amsterdam, bodies lying unnoticed at home for two weeks or more occurred at 5.3 per 100,000 person-years (379 cases) versus 1.4 per 100,000 in surrounding municipalities (58 cases); all but three of the 437 people lived alone, and among people living alone the rate was 2.7 times higher in the city. Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (peer-reviewed; Public Health Service of Amsterdam), \"Runtuwene NF, Buster MCA. Domestic-setting corpses, an urban problem? J Forensic Leg Med 2019;61:22-26 (PMID 30412866)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30412866/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-amsterdam-2019-domestic-setting-corpses-14plus-days." }, { "id": "jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among 420 at-home deaths autopsied at Okayama University, 244 (58.1%) were found three or more days after death; delayed discovery was associated with being male, older, living alone, single, retired or not employed, and lacking long-term-care certification, while regular visits from relatives living elsewhere led to early detection.", "value": 58.1, "unit": "% of at-home forensic autopsy cases found >=3 days after death", "display_value": "58.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Okayama, Japan (forensic autopsy caseload)", "period": "study period per paper (published 2026)", "population": "Forensic autopsy cases of death at home", "sample_n": 420, "publisher": "Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed)", "source_title": "Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)", "source_url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1344622326001239", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-06-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Among the 420 cases included, 244 (58.1%) were in the LPMI-f group. The LPMI-f group had higher number of males; older individuals; those living alone; those found inside their homes; single, retired, or non-employed individuals", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PMI-f = postmortem interval until finding; long = >=3 days. 47 people living alone were found within 24 h ('Regular visits from relatives living separately led to early detection'); 56 people in the delayed group lived WITH family or acquaintances. Authors suggest neighbours checking for uncollected mail. Forensic-autopsy samples over-represent unexplained deaths. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days", "citation_text": "Among 420 at-home deaths autopsied at Okayama University, 244 (58.1%) were found three or more days after death; delayed discovery was associated with being male, older, living alone, single, retired or not employed, and lacking long-term-care certification, while regular visits from relatives living elsewhere led to early detection. Source: Legal Medicine (Tokyo) (Elsevier; peer-reviewed), \"Yamasaki Y et al. Factors that delay discovery in cases of death at home in Japan. Leg Med (Tokyo) 2026;84:102895 (PMID 42364373)\" (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1344622326001239). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-okayama-2026-delayed-discovery-3plus-days." }, { "id": "gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In eastern Attica (Greece), 217 decomposing bodies were found indoors over 2012-2021; the typical case was a Greek man over 65, single, childless and living alone, found by relatives or neighbours within a month of death, with a natural cause.", "value": 217, "unit": "decomposed bodies found indoors", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Eastern Attica, Greece", "period": "2012-2021", "population": "Decomposing bodies discovered indoors (forensic caseload)", "sample_n": 217, "publisher": "Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; University of Athens)", "source_title": "Karydi C et al. Late discovery of bodies in indoor settings: A forensic practitioner's view on recognizing cases of social isolation in eastern Attica, Greece. Forensic Sci Int 2025;368:112395 (PMID 39929032)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39929032/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-02-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The majority of cases involved Greek males aged above 65, single, childless, and living alone. … The majority of bodies were discovered inside their permanent homes by relatives or neighbors at the stage of early decomposition within a month of their death.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Substance abuse, psychiatric disorders or atypical behaviour were recorded in only a minority — i.e. most late discoveries are ordinary isolated older men, not 'marginal' cases. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile", "citation_text": "In eastern Attica (Greece), 217 decomposing bodies were found indoors over 2012-2021; the typical case was a Greek man over 65, single, childless and living alone, found by relatives or neighbours within a month of death, with a natural cause. Source: Forensic Science International (Elsevier; peer-reviewed; University of Athens), \"Karydi C et al. Late discovery of bodies in indoor settings: A forensic practitioner's view on recognizing cases of social isolation in eastern Attica, Greece. Forensic Sci Int 2025;368:112395 (PMID 39929032)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39929032/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gr-attica-2025-late-discovery-indoor-profile." }, { "id": "tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of 88 decomposed bodies from non-traumatic in-home deaths of older people examined in Turkey, 85.2% had lived alone, 83.0% were men and the mean age was 70.9.", "value": 85.2, "unit": "% lived alone", "display_value": "85.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Turkey (Erzurum / Trabzon forensic medicine)", "period": "per paper (published 2026)", "population": "Decomposed geriatric non-traumatic in-home deaths with medicolegal autopsy", "sample_n": 88, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (peer-reviewed, open access)", "source_title": "Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26:313 (PMID 41639798)", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41639798/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "83.0% of the cases were male, and the mean age was 70.9 years. 85.2% lived alone, and 70.5% had a history of chronic disease.", "locator": "Abstract (Results)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cause of death could still be established in 69.3% (cardiovascular 48.9%). Supports the cross-country pattern: decomposed at-home deaths are overwhelmingly men living alone. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone", "citation_text": "Of 88 decomposed bodies from non-traumatic in-home deaths of older people examined in Turkey, 85.2% had lived alone, 83.0% were men and the mean age was 70.9. Source: BMC Geriatrics (peer-reviewed, open access), \"Vural T, Kalkan SA. Decomposition and medicolegal autopsy in geriatric in-home non-traumatic deaths: histopathological findings and a public health perspective. BMC Geriatr 2026;26:313 (PMID 41639798)\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41639798/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-2026-decomposed-geriatric-home-deaths-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Around 87,000 Singapore residents aged 65 and above were living alone in 2024, according to the Ministry of Health's reply to a parliamentary question on preventing seniors from dying alone.", "value": 87000, "unit": "residents aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2024", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Singapore", "source_title": "Data on seniors aged 65 and above living alone and plans for new initiatives to prevent unattended deaths (Parliamentary QA, 15 Oct 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/data-on-seniors-aged-65-and-above-living-alone-and-plans-for-new-initiatives-to-prevent-unattended-deaths/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "around 87,000 residents aged 65 and above were living alone", "locator": "MOH reply, first paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The reply gives no count of unattended deaths; Singapore publishes no official 'died alone, found later' statistic (media/charity tallies exist, e.g. Straits Times/CHWSS counts, which are not official and were not recorded here). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone", "citation_text": "Around 87,000 Singapore residents aged 65 and above were living alone in 2024, according to the Ministry of Health's reply to a parliamentary question on preventing seniors from dying alone. Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore, \"Data on seniors aged 65 and above living alone and plans for new initiatives to prevent unattended deaths (Parliamentary QA, 15 Oct 2025)\" (https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/data-on-seniors-aged-65-and-above-living-alone-and-plans-for-new-initiatives-to-prevent-unattended-deaths/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2024-seniors-living-alone." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among people living alone who were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, total mortality was 67% for those estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, versus 12% for those helpless for less than 1 hour (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 67, "unit": "% total mortality (found dead + died in hospital)", "display_value": "67%", "display_label": "for those found helpless at home after 72+ hours, compared to just 12% when found within an hour (NEJM, 1996)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead in their homes by city paramedics; all causes of helplessness (falls, weakness, stroke, etc.), median age 73", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine (Massachusetts Medical Society)", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The total mortality was 67 percent for patients who were estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, as compared with 12 percent for those who had been helpless for less than 1 hour.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); also Results, 'Estimated Time Spent Incapacitated in Relation to Outcome', p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Verified against the full-text PDF (mirror copy at ta-images.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pdfs/nejm-199606273342606.pdf; nejm.org returned HTTP 403) and the PubMed abstract via NCBI E-utilities (PMID 8637517). Time helpless was estimated by paramedics in categories. Includes all causes of incapacitation, not only falls. Of the >72 h group, 62% were found dead and 5% died in hospital. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h", "citation_text": "Among people living alone who were found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, total mortality was 67% for those estimated to have been helpless for more than 72 hours, versus 12% for those helpless for less than 1 hour (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine (Massachusetts Medical Society), \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-over-72h." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h", "family": "consequences", "statement": "When the time spent helpless at home was estimated at under 1 hour, total mortality was 12% (10% found dead, 2% died in hospital) among people living alone found helpless or dead in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 12, "unit": "% total mortality", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": "Total mortality, helpless under 1 hour", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home, estimated time incapacitated <1 h", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Of the people for whom this time was estimated to be less than one hour, 10 percent were found dead and 2 percent died in the hospital, for a total mortality rate of 12 percent.", "locator": "Results, 'Estimated Time Spent Incapacitated in Relation to Outcome', p.1714", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pairs with the >72 h figure (67%) for a time-vs-mortality chart. Median age of this subgroup 75; 58% women. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h", "citation_text": "When the time spent helpless at home was estimated at under 1 hour, total mortality was 12% (10% found dead, 2% died in hospital) among people living alone found helpless or dead in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-mortality-helpless-under-1h." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of 387 episodes of people living alone being found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, a total mortality of 28% (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 28, "unit": "% total mortality", "display_value": "28%", "display_label": "Total mortality, all events (23% found dead + 5% died in hospital)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "12 weeks, March-May 1993", "population": "Persons living alone found helpless or dead at home by paramedics", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In 23 percent of the cases, the person was found dead; an additional 5 percent died in the hospital. Thus, total mortality was 28 percent.", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results 'Characteristics of the Patients' (90 of 387 found dead)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "90 persons found dead (23%). Those found dead were more often male (68% vs 43%) and younger (median 65 vs 75). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct", "citation_text": "Of 387 episodes of people living alone being found helpless or dead at home in San Francisco in 1993, 23% were found dead and a further 5% died in hospital, a total mortality of 28% (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-total-mortality-28pct." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among men aged 85 or older living alone, the rate of being found helpless or dead at home was 123 per 1,000 per year (women 85+ living alone: 59 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 123, "unit": "incidents per 1,000 persons living alone per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993 (annualised)", "population": "Men aged 85+ living alone", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The peak rate - among persons 85 years of age or older who were living alone - was 123 per 1000 for men and 59 per 1000 for women (P not significant).", "locator": "Results 'Frequency of Incidents' p.1713; Figure 4; Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Equivalent to roughly 1 in 8 men aged 85+ living alone per year (derived: 123/1000). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone", "citation_text": "Among men aged 85 or older living alone, the rate of being found helpless or dead at home was 123 per 1,000 per year (women 85+ living alone: 59 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-men-85-living-alone." }, { "id": "gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among people aged 65 or older living alone, 31.6 per 1,000 per year were found helpless or dead at home (men 42.2, women 27.6 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 31.6, "unit": "incidents per 1,000 persons aged 65+ living alone per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "San Francisco, California, USA", "period": "1993 (annualised)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": 387, "publisher": "New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Persons found in their homes helpless or dead", "source_url": "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "1996-06-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The annual rates among people 65 or older who lived alone were 31.6 per 1000 overall, 42.2 per 1000 for men, and 27.6 per 1000 for women.", "locator": "Results 'Frequency of Incidents' p.1713", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "All-ages rate per 1,000 persons living alone was 14.0. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "Among people aged 65 or older living alone, 31.6 per 1,000 per year were found helpless or dead at home (men 42.2, women 27.6 per 1,000) in San Francisco, 1993 (Gurley et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: New England Journal of Medicine, \"Persons found in their homes helpless or dead\" (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199606273342606). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gurley-1996-incidence-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "woodhouse-1989-hypothermia-found-on-floor-79pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In a London case-control study, 79% of patients admitted with hypothermia after being found ill indoors (mean age 80) had been found on the floor, versus 14% of controls; 86% lived alone (vs 43%) (Woodhouse, Keatinge & Coleshaw, The Lancet, 1989).", "value": 79, "unit": "% of indoor hypothermia patients found on the floor (controls 14%)", "display_value": "79%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Inner-city London hospitals, United Kingdom", "period": "Winter(s) late 1980s", "population": "Patients admitted with hypothermia after being found ill indoors; mean age 80", "sample_n": 14, "publisher": "The Lancet", "source_title": "Factors associated with hypothermia in patients admitted to a group of inner city hospitals", "source_url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2572913/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1989-11-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "They were more likely than control patients to have been alone when taken ill (93 vs 39% of controls), to live alone (86 vs 43%), and to have been found on the floor (79 vs 14%).", "locator": "Abstract - verified via Europe PMC REST record, PMID 2572913", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Tiny case series (n=14). Same paper: healthy volunteers lying immobile on the ground at 5 C lightly clothed cooled by 0.57 C (SD 0.32) in 90 minutes. Authors' conclusion: 'hypothermia indoors resulted largely from collapse due to illness when the patient was alone lightly clothed and not in bed.' Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#woodhouse-1989-hypothermia-found-on-floor-79pct", "citation_text": "In a London case-control study, 79% of patients admitted with hypothermia after being found ill indoors (mean age 80) had been found on the floor, versus 14% of controls; 86% lived alone (vs 43%) (Woodhouse, Keatinge & Coleshaw, The Lancet, 1989). Source: The Lancet, \"Factors associated with hypothermia in patients admitted to a group of inner city hospitals\" (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2572913/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#woodhouse-1989-hypothermia-found-on-floor-79pct." }, { "id": "npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of 58,044 people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead at home in Japan in 2024, 22,734 (39.2%) were found within one day of death, while 4,538 (7.8%) were not found for more than 30 days (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025).", "value": 39.2, "unit": "% of 65+ solitary home deaths found within 0-1 days", "display_value": "39.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (nationwide)", "period": "Calendar year 2024", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone found dead at home (police-handled)", "sample_n": 58044, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）[Persons living alone who died at home, among bodies handled by police, 2024]", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,044 22,734 11,986 7,694 5,721 5,371 3,452 710 227 149", "locator": "Days-elapsed table row for 65+ (columns: 0-1日, 2-3日, 4-7日, 8-14日, 15-30日, 31-90日, 91-180日, 181-365日, 366日-)", "derived": true, "formula": "22,734 / 58,044 * 100 = 39.2 ; >30 days = 3,452 + 710 + 227 + 149 = 4,538 ; 4,538 / 58,044 * 100 = 7.8 ; 8+ days = 5,721 + 5,371 + 3,452 + 710 + 227 + 149 = 15,630 (26.9%)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Days elapsed = death to police handling. The 39.2% and 7.8% figures match those reported in English-language press (Xinhua, 11 April 2025) and are reproduced here from the official table. Fall-related deaths are not separable. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct", "citation_text": "Of 58,044 people aged 65+ who lived alone and were found dead at home in Japan in 2024, 22,734 (39.2%) were found within one day of death, while 4,538 (7.8%) were not found for more than 30 days (National Police Agency of Japan, 2025). Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者（令和６年）[Persons living alone who died at home, among bodies handled by police, 2024]\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#npa-japan-2024-65plus-found-within-1-day-39-2pct." }, { "id": "wild-1981-home-fallers-living-alone", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Half of the 125 home fallers aged 65+ lived alone and one fifth lived with an aged spouse only (Wild, Nayak & Isaacs, BMJ, 1981).", "value": 50, "unit": "% of fallers living alone", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Birmingham area, England (six general practices)", "period": "Survey of falls at home with 1-year follow-up; accepted 7 Nov 1980, published 24 Jan 1981", "population": "People aged 65+ who fell in their own homes and were notified by their general practice (biased toward injured/frail fallers, per Tinetti 1993)", "sample_n": 125, "publisher": "British Medical Journal", "source_title": "How dangerous are falls in old people at home? (Wild, Nayak & Isaacs, BMJ 1981;282:266-268)", "source_url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/282/6260/266.full.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "1981-01-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Half of the fallers lived alone and one-fifth lived with an aged spouse only.", "locator": "Results, 'Social circumstances'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Verified in the BMJ archive PDF (text layer has spaces stripped; spaces restored in quote) and in the Europe PMC abstract (PMID 6779979, PMC1504022). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wild-1981-home-fallers-living-alone", "citation_text": "Half of the 125 home fallers aged 65+ lived alone and one fifth lived with an aged spouse only (Wild, Nayak & Isaacs, BMJ, 1981). Source: British Medical Journal, \"How dangerous are falls in old people at home? (Wild, Nayak & Isaacs, BMJ 1981;282:266-268)\" (https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/282/6260/266.full.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wild-1981-home-fallers-living-alone." }, { "id": "kubitza-2022-more-than-half-living-alone-cannot-get-up-or-get-help", "family": "consequences", "statement": "A 2022 BMC Geriatrics scoping review states that after a fall, more than half of older people living alone are unable to get up or get help independently (citing Simpson 2014, Tinetti 1993 and Vellas 1987).", "value": 50, "unit": "% (more than half) of older people living alone, after a fall", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "International (review; included studies from 5 countries)", "period": "Literature to 2021 (published 2022)", "population": "Older people affected by a long lie after a fall (scoping review of therapy options; 19 publications)", "sample_n": 19, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Therapy options for those affected by a long lie after a fall: a scoping review (Kubitza, Haas, Keppeler & Reuschenbach, BMC Geriatr 2022;22:582)", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03258-2", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-15", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "After a fall, more than half of older people living alone are unable to get up or get help independently", "locator": "Background, first paragraph (refs 2-4)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Verified in Europe PMC full-text XML of PMC9284880 (link.springer.com redirected the fetcher to a cookie gate). Review synthesis, not a measured figure; the cited primaries give 47% (Tinetti, non-injured fallers) and 53% on floor at ambulance arrival (Simpson). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kubitza-2022-more-than-half-living-alone-cannot-get-up-or-get-help", "citation_text": "A 2022 BMC Geriatrics scoping review states that after a fall, more than half of older people living alone are unable to get up or get help independently (citing Simpson 2014, Tinetti 1993 and Vellas 1987). Source: BMC Geriatrics (Springer Nature), \"Therapy options for those affected by a long lie after a fall: a scoping review (Kubitza, Haas, Keppeler & Reuschenbach, BMC Geriatr 2022;22:582)\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03258-2). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kubitza-2022-more-than-half-living-alone-cannot-get-up-or-get-help." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-65plus-men-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "In 2022, 21.8% of U.S. men aged 65 and over (5.58 million) lived alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2022, P20-587 Table 2).", "value": 21.8, "unit": "% of men 65+", "display_value": "21.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "civilian non-institutionalised men aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Total 65 years old and over ... Living alone 5,577 10,150 21.8 33.3", "locator": "Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022 (columns: Number men, women; Percent men, women)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-living-alone-65plus-by-sex-2022", "history": [], "notes": "Numbers in thousands. Men 65+ total 25,610k; women 30,510k. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-65plus-men-2022", "citation_text": "In 2022, 21.8% of U.S. men aged 65 and over (5.58 million) lived alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2022, P20-587 Table 2). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-65plus-men-2022." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-65plus-women-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "In 2022, 33.3% of U.S. women aged 65 and over (10.15 million) lived alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2022, P20-587 Table 2).", "value": 33.3, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "33.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "civilian non-institutionalised women aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Total 65 years old and over ... Living alone 5,577 10,150 21.8 33.3", "locator": "Table 2 (older adults block)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-living-alone-65plus-by-sex-2022", "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-65plus-women-2022", "citation_text": "In 2022, 33.3% of U.S. women aged 65 and over (10.15 million) lived alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2022, P20-587 Table 2). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-65plus-women-2022." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-women-65-74-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "About 27% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC).", "value": 26.7, "unit": "% of women 65-74", "display_value": "26.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "civilian non-institutionalised women aged 65-74", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts story)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "About 27% of women ages 65 to 74 and 43% of those age 75 or older lived alone", "locator": "Older adults section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Exact table value 26.7% (P20-587 Table 2). Men 65-74: 20.5%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-women-65-74-2022", "citation_text": "About 27% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts story)\" (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-women-65-74-2022." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-women-75plus-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "43% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC).", "value": 42.5, "unit": "% of women 75+", "display_value": "42.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "civilian non-institutionalised women aged 75+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts story)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "About 27% of women ages 65 to 74 and 43% of those age 75 or older lived alone", "locator": "Older adults section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Exact table value 42.5% (P20-587 Table 2). Men 75+: 23.8%. 'In the age 75 and older group, men (67%) were nearly twice as likely as women (35%) to live with a spouse'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-women-75plus-2022", "citation_text": "43% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts story)\" (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-women-75plus-2022." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-men-75plus-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "In 2022, 23.8% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone, versus 42.5% of women (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587 Table 2).", "value": 23.8, "unit": "% of men 75+", "display_value": "23.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "civilian non-institutionalised men aged 75+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "Total 75 years old and over ... Living alone ... 23.8 42.5", "locator": "Table 2 (older adults block, 75+ rows)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-men-75plus-2022", "citation_text": "In 2022, 23.8% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone, versus 42.5% of women (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587 Table 2). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (P20-587), Table 2. Living Arrangements of Younger and Older Adults by Age: 2022\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-men-75plus-2022." }, { "id": "us-living-alone-60plus-pew-2020", "family": "us", "statement": "27% of U.S. adults aged 60 and older live alone, versus 16% across 130 countries and territories (Pew Research Center, 2020).", "value": 27, "unit": "% of adults 60+", "display_value": "27%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Pew 2020: share of adults 60+ (not 65+), 2010-18 data", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States vs world (130 countries)", "period": "2010-2018 census/survey data", "population": "adults aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In the U.S., 27% of adults ages 60 and older live alone, compared with 16% of adults in the 130 countries and territories studied.", "locator": "Opening paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Globally, older women 20% vs older men 11% live alone; 'fewer than 5% of seniors live alone' in Afghanistan, Mali, Algeria. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-60plus-pew-2020", "citation_text": "27% of U.S. adults aged 60 and older live alone, versus 16% across 130 countries and territories (Pew Research Center, 2020). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-living-alone-60plus-pew-2020." }, { "id": "uk-living-alone-65plus-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4.3 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2024, up from 3.5 million in 2014 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2024).", "value": 4.3, "unit": "million people 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2024", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The steady increase in the number of people aged 65 years or over living alone from 3.5 million in 2014 to 4.3 million in 2024.", "locator": "Households > Living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-living-alone-65plus-count", "history": [], "notes": "Total living alone 8.4 million; those under 65 unchanged at 4.1 million in both years. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-65plus-2024", "citation_text": "4.3 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2024, up from 3.5 million in 2014 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2024). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Families and households in the UK: 2024\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-65plus-2024." }, { "id": "uk-living-alone-65plus-2014", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.5 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2014 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2024).", "value": 3.5, "unit": "million people 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2014", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "The steady increase in the number of people aged 65 years or over living alone from 3.5 million in 2014 to 4.3 million in 2024.", "locator": "Households > Living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-living-alone-65plus-count", "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-65plus-2014", "citation_text": "3.5 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2014 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2024). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Families and households in the UK: 2024\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-65plus-2014." }, { "id": "uk-living-alone-share-65plus-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Around half (51.1%) of all people living alone in the UK in 2024 were aged 65 or over, compared with 45.5% in 2014 (ONS).", "value": 51.1, "unit": "% of people living alone", "display_value": "51.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2024", "population": "people living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Around half (51.1%) of all people living alone in 2024 were aged 65 years or over, compared with 45.5% in 2014.", "locator": "Households > Living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-share-65plus-2024", "citation_text": "Around half (51.1%) of all people living alone in the UK in 2024 were aged 65 or over, compared with 45.5% in 2014 (ONS). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Families and households in the UK: 2024\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-share-65plus-2024." }, { "id": "uk-living-alone-women-65plus-2024", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2024, 40.9% of UK women aged 65 and over lived alone, versus 27.0% of men (ONS).", "value": 40.9, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "women 40.9% · men 27.0%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2024", "population": "people aged 65+ in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2024", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "A higher proportion of women aged 65 years or over in households lived alone (40.9%) than men of the same age (27.0%).", "locator": "Households > Living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'The proportion of men of this age living alone has increased from 21.9% in 2014 while there has been no significant change in the proportion of women'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-women-65plus-2024", "citation_text": "In 2024, 40.9% of UK women aged 65 and over lived alone, versus 27.0% of men (ONS). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Families and households in the UK: 2024\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-living-alone-women-65plus-2024." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-total-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "4.4 million people lived alone in Canada in 2021 (15% of adults 15+), up from 1.7 million in 1981 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census).", "value": 4.4, "unit": "million people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons 15+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022: Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (2021 Census)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "4.4 million people lived alone in 2021, up from 1.7 million in 1981.", "locator": "Highlights", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-total-2021", "citation_text": "4.4 million people lived alone in Canada in 2021 (15% of adults 15+), up from 1.7 million in 1981 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022: Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (2021 Census)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-total-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-85plus-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2021, 41.8% of Canadians aged 85 and older in private households lived alone - 'two in five' (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1).", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of people 85+", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "35.9 33.6 30.5 43.3 45.6 11.1 41.8 47.3 10.9", "locator": "Table 1, row '85 years and older' (columns: 1981 living alone / in census families / with relatives or non-relatives only; 2016 same; 2021 same)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-living-alone-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "The Daily text: 'solo dwellers represented 42% of all people aged 85 and older in private households'. 1981: 35.9%; 2016: 43.3%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-85plus-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 41.8% of Canadians aged 85 and older in private households lived alone - 'two in five' (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-85plus-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-65-69-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2021, 20.7% of Canadians aged 65 to 69 lived alone - 'one in five' (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1).", "value": 20.7, "unit": "% of people 65-69", "display_value": "20.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons aged 65-69 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "19.6 71.1 9.3 20.2 74.1 5.7 20.7 72.9 6.3", "locator": "Table 1, row '65 to 69 years' (2021 living-alone column = 20.7)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-living-alone-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "1981: 19.6%; 2016: 20.2%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-65-69-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 20.7% of Canadians aged 65 to 69 lived alone - 'one in five' (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-65-69-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-70-74-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2021, 23.1% of Canadians aged 70 to 74 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1).", "value": 23.1, "unit": "% of people 70-74", "display_value": "23.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons aged 70-74 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "26.0 62.0 12.0 22.8 71.3 6.0 23.1 70.4 6.4", "locator": "Table 1, row '70 to 74 years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-living-alone-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "1981: 26.0%; 2016: 22.8%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-70-74-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 23.1% of Canadians aged 70 to 74 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-70-74-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-75-79-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2021, 26.7% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1).", "value": 26.7, "unit": "% of people 75-79", "display_value": "26.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons aged 75-79 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "32.4 52.1 15.4 26.7 66.6 6.7 26.7 66.5 6.7", "locator": "Table 1, row '75 to 79 years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-living-alone-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "1981: 32.4%; 2016: 26.7%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-75-79-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 26.7% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-75-79-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-80-84-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2021, 32.0% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1).", "value": 32, "unit": "% of people 80-84", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "persons aged 80-84 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "37.3 41.9 20.8 33.0 59.2 7.8 32.0 60.1 7.9", "locator": "Table 1, row '80 to 84 years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-living-alone-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "1981: 37.3%; 2016: 33.0%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-80-84-2021", "citation_text": "In 2021, 32.0% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 lived alone (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census, The Daily Table 1). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022 (PDF), Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone ... by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-80-84-2021." }, { "id": "ca-living-alone-women-85plus-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "53% of Canadian women aged 85 and older in private households lived alone in 2021, down from 60% in 2001 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census).", "value": 53, "unit": "% of women 85+", "display_value": "53%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "women aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily, 13 July 2022: Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (2021 Census)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "This was the living situation of 53% of women aged 85 and older in private households in 2021, compared with 60% in 2001.", "locator": "Solo living ... declining among older women", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Decline attributed to converging male/female life expectancy. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-women-85plus-2021", "citation_text": "53% of Canadian women aged 85 and older in private households lived alone in 2021, down from 60% in 2001 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily, 13 July 2022: Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (2021 Census)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/dq220713a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-living-alone-women-85plus-2021." }, { "id": "au-living-alone-total-2021", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "2.6 million Australians lived alone in 2021; between 3.4 and 4.0 million are projected to live alone in 2046 (ABS Household and Family Projections, 2024).", "value": 2.6, "unit": "million people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2021", "population": "all ages, private dwellings", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021-2046", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Between 3.4 and 4.0 million people are projected to be living alone in 2046 (up from 2.6 million in 2021).", "locator": "Living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'More than half of all people living alone are women (55% in 2021 ...)'; 'Over age 60 years, there are more women then men living alone (64% in 2021 ...)'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-living-alone-total-2021", "citation_text": "2.6 million Australians lived alone in 2021; between 3.4 and 4.0 million are projected to live alone in 2046 (ABS Household and Family Projections, 2024). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021-2046\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-living-alone-total-2021." }, { "id": "au-living-alone-85plus-2046-projection", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Between 31% and 35% of Australians aged 85 and over are projected to be living alone in 2046 (ABS Household and Family Projections, 2024).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of people 85+ (midpoint of 31-35% range)", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2046 projection", "population": "people aged 85+ in private dwellings", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021-2046", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "People aged 85 years and over: 31% to 35% projected to be living alone", "locator": "Projected persons aged 75 years and over, by living arrangement, series II, 30 June 2046", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Value is the range midpoint; cite as '31% to 35%'. 75-79: 19-26%; 80-84: 21-31% (2046 projections, series range). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-living-alone-85plus-2046-projection", "citation_text": "Between 31% and 35% of Australians aged 85 and over are projected to be living alone in 2046 (ABS Household and Family Projections, 2024). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021-2046\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-living-alone-85plus-2046-projection." }, { "id": "eu-living-alone-65plus-2025", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2025, 32.2% of EU residents aged 65 or over were single adults living alone (Eurostat Household composition statistics, EU-LFS).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of people 65+", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (EU-27)", "period": "2025", "population": "adults aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat (Statistics Explained)", "source_title": "Household composition statistics (data extracted May 2026; EU-LFS, lfst_hhnhtych)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "12.5% of young adults aged 18-24 live alone, but 32.2% of those aged 65 years or older were also single.", "locator": "Household composition by age (paragraph after 'The proportion of single adults increases with age.')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Eurostat's 'single adult' here = adult in a one-adult household (living alone); the article opens 'In 2025, 203 million households resided in the EU, of which over 76 million were single adults without children.' Dataset lfst_hhnhtych. Not strictly comparable with the EU-SILC-based 40%/22% by-sex figures. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-65plus-2025", "citation_text": "In 2025, 32.2% of EU residents aged 65 or over were single adults living alone (Eurostat Household composition statistics, EU-LFS). Source: Eurostat (Statistics Explained), \"Household composition statistics (data extracted May 2026; EU-LFS, lfst_hhnhtych)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-65plus-2025." }, { "id": "eu-living-alone-women-65plus-2019", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, four in ten EU women aged 65 and over (40%) lived alone, compared with 19% of men (Eurostat news, EU-LFS lfst_hhindws).", "value": 40, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "40%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (EU-27)", "period": "2019", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "News: 4 in 10 women aged 65 or over live alone (DDN-20200623-1; EU-LFS lfst_hhindws, 2019)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20200623-1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-06-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In the EU, four in ten women (40%) live alone compared to 19% of men", "locator": "News item text (65+)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-living-alone-65plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Men 19%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-women-65plus-2019", "citation_text": "In 2019, four in ten EU women aged 65 and over (40%) lived alone, compared with 19% of men (Eurostat news, EU-LFS lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"News: 4 in 10 women aged 65 or over live alone (DDN-20200623-1; EU-LFS lfst_hhindws, 2019)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20200623-1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-women-65plus-2019." }, { "id": "eu-living-alone-women-65plus-latvia-2019", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Latvia had the EU's highest share of women aged 65+ living alone in 2019 (49%); Estonia the lowest (26%) (Eurostat news, 2020).", "value": 49, "unit": "% of women 65+ (Latvia)", "display_value": "49%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU member states", "period": "2019", "population": "women aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "News: 4 in 10 women aged 65 or over live alone (DDN-20200623-1; EU-LFS lfst_hhindws, 2019)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20200623-1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-06-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Latvia recorded the highest proportion of women aged 65 and over living alone (49%), followed by Slovenia and Germany (both 45%)", "locator": "News item text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'The lowest shares ... were registered in Estonia (26%) and Belgium (28%), followed by Spain and Cyprus (both 31%)'; Finland and Czechia 44%; Portugal 32%; Denmark 33%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-women-65plus-latvia-2019", "citation_text": "Latvia had the EU's highest share of women aged 65+ living alone in 2019 (49%); Estonia the lowest (26%) (Eurostat news, 2020). Source: Eurostat, \"News: 4 in 10 women aged 65 or over live alone (DDN-20200623-1; EU-LFS lfst_hhindws, 2019)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/DDN-20200623-1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-women-65plus-latvia-2019." }, { "id": "eu-living-alone-65plus-by-sex-2018-silc", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2018, 40.2% of EU-27 women aged 65+ and 21.8% of men lived in single-person households (Eurostat, Ageing Europe 2020 edition, EU-SILC ilc_lvps30).", "value": 40.2, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "40.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (EU-27)", "period": "2018", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Ageing Europe - looking at the lives of older people in the EU - 2020 edition (KS-02-20-655), Chapter 2 Housing and living conditions", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/11478057/KS-02-20-655-EN-N.pdf/9b09606c-d4e8-4c33-63d2-3b20d5c19c91?t=1604055531000", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "in 2018, the share of older women living in households composed of a single person was 40.2 % across the EU-27, while the share for older men was 21.8 %", "locator": "Chapter 2 Housing and living conditions - Household composition among older people (p. 33)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-living-alone-65plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "EU-SILC gives men 21.8% versus the LFS-based 19% (2019) - different surveys. 'More than half of all older women in Denmark and Estonia were living alone, while the lowest shares ... were recorded in Cyprus (23.4 %) and Spain (31.0 %).' Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-65plus-by-sex-2018-silc", "citation_text": "In 2018, 40.2% of EU-27 women aged 65+ and 21.8% of men lived in single-person households (Eurostat, Ageing Europe 2020 edition, EU-SILC ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Ageing Europe - looking at the lives of older people in the EU - 2020 edition (KS-02-20-655), Chapter 2 Housing and living conditions\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/11478057/KS-02-20-655-EN-N.pdf/9b09606c-d4e8-4c33-63d2-3b20d5c19c91?t=1604055531000). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-living-alone-65plus-by-sex-2018-silc." }, { "id": "oecd-65plus-living-alone-average-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Across the OECD about 31% of people aged 65 and over live alone (OECD average 30.4%; EU 33.4%), ranging from 11% in the Slovak Republic to 54% in Lithuania (OECD HM1.4, 2024 or latest).", "value": 30.4, "unit": "% of people 65+ (OECD average)", "display_value": "30.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "OECD (37 countries with data)", "period": "2024 or latest available (US 2023, UK 2022, Canada 2022, Australia 2021)", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD (Affordable Housing Database)", "source_title": "HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025) - PDF and workbook HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Seniors are more likely to live alone than any other age group (ranging from 11% of all seniors in the Slovak Republic to 54% in Lithuania)", "locator": "PDF p.1 text; workbook sheet HM1.4.1 rows 'OECD' (0.3043) and 'EU' (0.3336)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-65plus-living-alone-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Full 65+ living-alone table (HM1.4.1, 2024 or latest): Lithuania 54.3, Estonia 46.2, Denmark 45.5, Bulgaria 43.4, Latvia 40.9, Finland 40.2, Sweden 38.8, UK 37.1, France 37.0, Romania 36.6, Luxembourg 36.2, Austria 35.6, Belgium 35.5, Germany 35.1, Norway 35.1, Czechia 35.0, Hungary 34.6, Malta 33.8, EU 33.4, Switzerland 33.0, Netherlands 30.2, OECD 30.4, Iceland 29.8, Croatia 29.7, Slovenia 29.3, Italy 29.2, Greece 28.4, United States 26.5, Portugal 26.0, Ireland 24.5, Canada 24.5 (HM1.4.3), Spain 23.7, Türkiye 23.4, Korea 23.3, Poland 22.3, Australia 22.0, Colombia 19.2, Cyprus 17.9, Chile 16.3, Costa Rica 15.6, Mexico 13.9, Slovak Republic 10.8. No data for Japan, Israel, New Zealand. Japan excluded. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-65plus-living-alone-average-2024", "citation_text": "Across the OECD about 31% of people aged 65 and over live alone (OECD average 30.4%; EU 33.4%), ranging from 11% in the Slovak Republic to 54% in Lithuania (OECD HM1.4, 2024 or latest). Source: OECD (Affordable Housing Database), \"HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025) - PDF and workbook HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-65plus-living-alone-average-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-lithuania-65plus-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "54% of people aged 65 and over in Lithuania live alone, the highest share in the OECD (OECD HM1.4, EU-SILC 2024).", "value": 54.3, "unit": "% of people 65+", "display_value": "54.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2024", "population": "people aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD (Affordable Housing Database)", "source_title": "HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025) - PDF and workbook HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "with the exception of Lithuania, where 54% of people aged 65 years and over live alone", "locator": "PDF p.1; workbook HM1.4.1 row Lithuania 0.5425", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-65plus-living-alone-by-country", "history": [], "notes": "Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-lithuania-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "54% of people aged 65 and over in Lithuania live alone, the highest share in the OECD (OECD HM1.4, EU-SILC 2024). Source: OECD (Affordable Housing Database), \"HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025) - PDF and workbook HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-lithuania-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "jp-living-alone-65plus-2020-by-sex", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "In 2020, 15.0% of Japanese men and 22.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone (one-person households), up from 4.3% and 11.2% in 1980 (Cabinet Office, FY2025 report; MIC Population Census).", "value": 22.1, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "women 22.1% · men 15.0%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020 (Census)", "population": "people aged 65+ (one-person households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan", "source_title": "Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "these percentages increased to 15.0% for males and 22.1% for females in 2020, and are expected to reach 26.1% for males and 29.3% for females in 2050.", "locator": "Chart 4 Trends in the Numbers and Percentages of People Aged 65 and Over and Living Alone (text above chart)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-living-alone-65plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Men 15.0%. 'Living alone' = one-person households in the Census/projections (Note 1). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-2020-by-sex", "citation_text": "In 2020, 15.0% of Japanese men and 22.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone (one-person households), up from 4.3% and 11.2% in 1980 (Cabinet Office, FY2025 report; MIC Population Census). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, \"Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-2020-by-sex." }, { "id": "jp-living-alone-65plus-1980-by-sex", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "In 1980, 4.3% of Japanese men and 11.2% of women aged 65 and over lived alone (Cabinet Office, FY2025 report; MIC Population Census).", "value": 11.2, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "11.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1980 (Census)", "population": "people aged 65+ (one-person households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan", "source_title": "Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "In 1980 the percentages of the population of men and women aged 65 and over and living alone were 4.3% for males and 11.2% for females", "locator": "Chart 4 text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-living-alone-65plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Men 4.3%. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-1980-by-sex", "citation_text": "In 1980, 4.3% of Japanese men and 11.2% of women aged 65 and over lived alone (Cabinet Office, FY2025 report; MIC Population Census). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, \"Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-1980-by-sex." }, { "id": "jp-living-alone-65plus-2050-projection-by-sex", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By 2050, 26.1% of Japanese men and 29.3% of women aged 65 and over are projected to live alone (Cabinet Office FY2025 report, citing IPSS Household Projections 2024).", "value": 29.3, "unit": "% of women 65+ (projected)", "display_value": "29.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 projection", "population": "people aged 65+ (one-person households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Government of Japan", "source_title": "Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "are expected to reach 26.1% for males and 29.3% for females in 2050.", "locator": "Chart 4 text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-living-alone-65plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Men 26.1%. IPSS's own press release (Japanese PDF, 12 April 2024) prints the 2020-2050 change as men 16.4% -> 26.1% and women 23.6% -> 29.3% - its 2020 base differs from the Cabinet Office's 15.0%/22.1% because of treatment of 'family type not reported'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-2050-projection-by-sex", "citation_text": "By 2050, 26.1% of Japanese men and 29.3% of women aged 65 and over are projected to live alone (Cabinet Office FY2025 report, citing IPSS Household Projections 2024). Source: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, \"Annual Report on the Ageing Society [Summary] FY2025 (June 2025)\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/english/annualreport/2025/pdf/2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-living-alone-65plus-2050-projection-by-sex." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-1996-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.15 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 3152000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "1996", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 1996 Estimate: 3152 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '1996 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "3.15 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2000-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.27 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2000 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 3266000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2000", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2000 Estimate: 3266 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2000 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2000-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "3.27 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2000 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2000-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2005-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.26 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 3258000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2005", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2005 Estimate: 3258 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2005 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "3.26 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2010-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.39 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2010 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 3389000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2010", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2010 Estimate: 3389 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2010 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2010-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "3.39 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2010 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2010-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.63 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 3629000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2015 Estimate: 3629 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2015 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "3.63 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4.12 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2020 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 4121000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2020 Estimate: 4121 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2020 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same table; see 2025 record for full series and caveats. File: https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds/current/familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "4.12 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2020 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4.25 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6).", "value": 4254000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025 - 65 and over - 2025 Estimate: 4254 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '65 and over', column '2025 Estimate'; file familiesandhouseholdsuk2025.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Labour Force Survey estimates of people in private households (excludes care homes). Parsed directly from the xlsx (edition 17 April 2026). Full 'All 65 and over' series (thousands): 1996 3152, 1997 3209, 1998 3190, 1999 3269, 2000 3266, 2001 3304, 2002 3269, 2003 3301, 2004 3337, 2005 3258, 2006 3286, 2007 3352, 2008 3378, 2009 3381, 2010 3389, 2011 3405, 2012 3473, 2013 3641, 2014 3456, 2015 3629, 2016 3644, 2017 3788, 2018 3878, 2019 4023, 2020 4121, 2021 4202, 2022 4238, 2023 4214, 2024 4307, 2025 4254. Household definition changed in 2011 (see dataset notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "4.25 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS Labour Force Survey, Families and households Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-1996-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1.78 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 1777000, "unit": "people aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "1996", "population": "People aged 75+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 75 and over - 1996 Estimate: 1777 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '75 and over' (All persons), column '1996 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full 75+ series (thousands): 1996 1777, 2000 1952, 2005 1986, 2010 2068, 2015 2079, 2020 2378, 2025 2522. 65-74 in 2025: 1732.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "1.78 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2005-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1.99 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 1986000, "unit": "people aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2005", "population": "People aged 75+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 75 and over - 2005 Estimate: 1986 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '75 and over' (All persons), column '2005 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full 75+ series (thousands): 1996 1777, 2000 1952, 2005 1986, 2010 2068, 2015 2079, 2020 2378, 2025 2522. 65-74 in 2025: 1732.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "1.99 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2015-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2.08 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 2079000, "unit": "people aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 75+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 75 and over - 2015 Estimate: 2079 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '75 and over' (All persons), column '2015 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full 75+ series (thousands): 1996 1777, 2000 1952, 2005 1986, 2010 2068, 2015 2079, 2020 2378, 2025 2522. 65-74 in 2025: 1732.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "2.08 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2.52 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 2522000, "unit": "people aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 75+ in private households (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 75 and over - 2025 Estimate: 2522 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '75 and over' (All persons), column '2025 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full 75+ series (thousands): 1996 1777, 2000 1952, 2005 1986, 2010 2068, 2015 2079, 2020 2378, 2025 2522. 65-74 in 2025: 1732.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "2.52 million people aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-75plus-living-alone-growth", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "The number of people aged 75 and over living alone in the UK rose 41.9%, from 1.78 million in 1996 to 2.52 million in 2025 (ONS LFS).", "value": 41.9, "unit": "% change 1996-2025", "display_value": "41.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "1996-2025", "population": "People aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 75 and over - 1996 Estimate: 1777; 2025 Estimate: 2522 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', row '75 and over', columns '1996 Estimate' and '2025 Estimate'", "derived": true, "formula": "(2522-1777)/1777*100 = 41.92", "headline": false, "series": "uk-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-75plus-living-alone-growth", "citation_text": "The number of people aged 75 and over living alone in the UK rose 41.9%, from 1.78 million in 1996 to 2.52 million in 2025 (ONS LFS). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-75plus-living-alone-growth." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-1996-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "382000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 382000, "unit": "men aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "1996", "population": "Men aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 75 and over - 1996 Estimate: 382 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', block 'Male', row '75 and over', column '1996 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-men-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Women 75+ living alone (thousands): 1996 1395, 2005 1484, 2015 1497, 2025 1712.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "382000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 1996 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-men-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2005-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "502000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 502000, "unit": "men aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2005", "population": "Men aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 75 and over - 2005 Estimate: 502 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', block 'Male', row '75 and over', column '2005 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-men-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Women 75+ living alone (thousands): 1996 1395, 2005 1484, 2015 1497, 2025 1712.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "502000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2005 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2005-men-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2015-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "581000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 581000, "unit": "men aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2015", "population": "Men aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 75 and over - 2015 Estimate: 581 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', block 'Male', row '75 and over', column '2015 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-men-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Women 75+ living alone (thousands): 1996 1395, 2005 1484, 2015 1497, 2025 1712.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "581000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2015 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2015-men-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "811000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS LFS, Table 6).", "value": 811000, "unit": "men aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "Men aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 75 and over - 2025 Estimate: 811 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', block 'Male', row '75 and over', column '2025 Estimate'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-men-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Women 75+ living alone (thousands): 1996 1395, 2005 1484, 2015 1497, 2025 1712.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "811000 men aged 75 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS LFS, Table 6). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-doubled", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "The number of men aged 75 and over living alone in the UK more than doubled between 1996 and 2025 (+112.3%, 382,000 to 811,000), while women 75+ living alone rose 22.7% (1.40 million to 1.71 million).", "value": 112.3, "unit": "% change 1996-2025 (men 75+)", "display_value": "112.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "1996-2025", "population": "Men aged 75+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 75 and over - 1996: 382; 2025: 811. Female - 75 and over - 1996: 1395; 2025: 1712 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', blocks 'Male' and 'Female', row '75 and over'", "derived": true, "formula": "men: (811-382)/382*100 = 112.3; women: (1712-1395)/1395*100 = 22.7", "headline": true, "series": "uk-men-75plus-living-alone-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-doubled", "citation_text": "The number of men aged 75 and over living alone in the UK more than doubled between 1996 and 2025 (+112.3%, 382,000 to 811,000), while women 75+ living alone rose 22.7% (1.40 million to 1.71 million). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-1996-2025-men-75plus-living-alone-doubled." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1.54 million men aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025, up 96.5% from 782,000 in 1996; women 65+ living alone rose 14.6% (2.37 million to 2.72 million).", "value": 1537000, "unit": "men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - Male - 65 and over - 2025 Estimate: 1537; 1996 Estimate: 782. Female - 65 and over - 2025: 2717; 1996: 2370 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', blocks 'Male'/'Female', row '65 and over'", "derived": true, "formula": "men growth (1537-782)/782*100 = 96.5; women growth (2717-2370)/2370*100 = 14.6", "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-by-sex-1996-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Men 65+ (thousands): 1996 782, 2005 915, 2015 1190, 2025 1537. Women 65+: 1996 2370, 2005 2343, 2015 2439, 2025 2717.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "1.54 million men aged 65 and over lived alone in the UK in 2025, up 96.5% from 782,000 in 1996; women 65+ living alone rose 14.6% (2.37 million to 2.72 million). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "uk-ons-lfs-2025-share-75plus-among-65plus-living-alone", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "59.3% of UK people aged 65+ who lived alone in 2025 were aged 75 or over (2.52 million of 4.25 million).", "value": 59.3, "unit": "% of 65+ living alone who are 75+", "display_value": "59.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone (LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Table 6 - 65 and over - 2025 Estimate: 4254; 75 and over - 2025 Estimate: 2522 (thousands)", "locator": "Sheet '6', rows '65 and over' and '75 and over', column '2025 Estimate'", "derived": true, "formula": "2522/4254*100 = 59.3", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-share-75plus-among-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "59.3% of UK people aged 65+ who lived alone in 2025 were aged 75 or over (2.52 million of 4.25 million). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households, UK (dataset) - Table 6: People living alone by age and sex, United Kingdom, 1996 to 2025\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/datasets/familiesandhouseholdsfamiliesandhouseholds). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-lfs-2025-share-75plus-among-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "uk-ons-adhoc-2019-65-69-living-alone-by-5yr-band", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In 2019, 765,000 people aged 65-69, 882,000 aged 70-74 and 2,376,000 aged 75+ lived alone in the UK (ONS ad hoc LFS table, 1996-2019).", "value": 765000, "unit": "people aged 65-69 living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2019", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households, by 5-year band", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "People living alone aged 65 years old and over, by specific age group and sex, UK, 1996 to 2019 (ad hoc 11446)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/adhocs/11446peoplelivingaloneaged65yearsoldandoverbyspecificagegroupandsexuk1996to2019", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "All Persons - 65-69 - 2019: 765000; 70-74: 882000; 75 and over: 2376000", "locator": "Sheet 'FINAL', rows 'All Persons' 65-69 / 70-74 / 75 and over, column 2019; file 65andoverlivingaloneukfinal.xlsx", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-living-alone-5yr-bands-1996-2019", "history": [], "notes": "1996 values: 65-69 618,000; 70-74 757,000; 75+ 1,777,000. Men 75+: 382,000 (1996) to 780,000 (2019); women 75+: 1,395,000 to 1,596,000.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-adhoc-2019-65-69-living-alone-by-5yr-band", "citation_text": "In 2019, 765,000 people aged 65-69, 882,000 aged 70-74 and 2,376,000 aged 75+ lived alone in the UK (ONS ad hoc LFS table, 1996-2019). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"People living alone aged 65 years old and over, by specific age group and sex, UK, 1996 to 2019 (ad hoc 11446)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/adhocs/11446peoplelivingaloneaged65yearsoldandoverbyspecificagegroupandsexuk1996to2019). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-adhoc-2019-65-69-living-alone-by-5yr-band." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-living-alone-total-8-6m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "8.6 million people lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2025).", "value": 8600000, "unit": "people living alone (all ages)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 16+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "There were 8.6 million people living alone in the UK in 2025.", "locator": "Section 3 'People living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table 6 gives 8,570 thousand.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-living-alone-total-8-6m", "citation_text": "8.6 million people lived alone in the UK in 2025 (ONS, Families and households in the UK: 2025). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-living-alone-total-8-6m." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-65plus-share-of-people-living-alone-49-6", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "49.6% of all people living alone in the UK in 2025 were aged 65 or over, up from 46.9% in 2015 (ONS).", "value": 49.6, "unit": "% of people living alone who are 65+", "display_value": "49.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People living alone (all ages), private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Around half (49.6%) of all people living alone in 2025 were aged 65 years or over, compared with 46.9% in 2015.", "locator": "Section 3 'People living alone'; Figure 2 'Half of people living alone were aged 65 years or over in 2025'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "uk-65plus-share-of-people-living-alone-2015-2025", "history": [], "notes": "The 2024 bulletin reported 51.1% (already on site). ONS: 'The main contribution to the increase in people living alone is from the population aged 65 years and over, which is reflected in our ageing population.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-share-of-people-living-alone-49-6", "citation_text": "49.6% of all people living alone in the UK in 2025 were aged 65 or over, up from 46.9% in 2015 (ONS). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-share-of-people-living-alone-49-6." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2025-65plus-living-alone-female-share-63-9", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "63.9% of UK people aged 65+ who lived alone in 2025 were women and 36.1% men (ONS).", "value": 63.9, "unit": "% female among 65+ living alone", "display_value": "63.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Of people aged 65 years and over who live alone, a higher proportion were females (63.9%) compared with males (36.1%)", "locator": "Section 3 'People living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Consistent with Table 6: 2,717/4,254 = 63.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-living-alone-female-share-63-9", "citation_text": "63.9% of UK people aged 65+ who lived alone in 2025 were women and 36.1% men (ONS). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Families and households in the UK: 2025 (statistical bulletin)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2025). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2025-65plus-living-alone-female-share-63-9." }, { "id": "uk-ons-census2021-65plus-living-alone-3-3m-30-1pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "3.3 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in England and Wales on Census Day 2021 - 30.1% of the older population (ONS, Census 2021).", "value": 30.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "30.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021 (Census, 21 March)", "population": "Usual residents aged 65+ (households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Profile of the older population living in England and Wales in 2021 and changes since 2011", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/ageing/articles/profileoftheolderpopulationlivinginenglandandwalesin2021andchangessince2011/2023-04-03", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-04-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2021, 3.3 million people aged 65 years and over were living alone in England and Wales, 30.1 % of the older population.", "locator": "Section 4 'Living arrangements'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Census-based figure; lower than the LFS-based UK share because of different denominators (all usual residents vs household population) and geography.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-65plus-living-alone-3-3m-30-1pct", "citation_text": "3.3 million people aged 65 and over lived alone in England and Wales on Census Day 2021 - 30.1% of the older population (ONS, Census 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Profile of the older population living in England and Wales in 2021 and changes since 2011\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/ageing/articles/profileoftheolderpopulationlivinginenglandandwalesin2021andchangessince2011/2023-04-03). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-65plus-living-alone-3-3m-30-1pct." }, { "id": "uk-ons-census2021-women-65plus-living-alone-36-3pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "36.3% of women aged 65+ in England and Wales lived alone in 2021, down from 39.2% in 2011; for men the share rose from 21.8% to 22.7% (ONS, Census 2021).", "value": 36.3, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "36.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021 vs 2011 (Census)", "population": "Women aged 65+ (usual residents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Profile of the older population living in England and Wales in 2021 and changes since 2011", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/ageing/articles/profileoftheolderpopulationlivinginenglandandwalesin2021andchangessince2011/2023-04-03", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-04-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The likelihood of living alone increases across older age groups, with older women more likely to be living alone than older men", "locator": "Section 4 'Living arrangements', text and Figure 4 caption", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ew-census-65plus-living-alone-by-sex-2011-2021", "history": [], "notes": "Values 36.3% (2021) / 39.2% (2011) for women and 22.7% / 21.8% for men were extracted from the article text by the fetch; the quoted sentence is the Figure 4 caption. Falling female share reflects men living longer (more couples surviving).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-women-65plus-living-alone-36-3pct", "citation_text": "36.3% of women aged 65+ in England and Wales lived alone in 2021, down from 39.2% in 2011; for men the share rose from 21.8% to 22.7% (ONS, Census 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Profile of the older population living in England and Wales in 2021 and changes since 2011\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/ageing/articles/profileoftheolderpopulationlivinginenglandandwalesin2021andchangessince2011/2023-04-03). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-women-65plus-living-alone-36-3pct." }, { "id": "uk-ons-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-3-2m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "There were 3.2 million one-person households with a resident aged 66 or over in England and Wales in 2021 - 12.9% of all households (ONS, Census 2021).", "value": 3200000, "unit": "one-person households, resident aged 66+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England and Wales", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Households (one person aged 66+)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Household and resident characteristics, England and Wales: Census 2021", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/bulletins/householdandresidentcharacteristicsenglandandwales/census2021", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-11-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "There were 3.2 million one person households with residents aged 66 years or over (12.9% of all households). The remaining 4.3 million (17.3%) one person households in 2021 were for younger people.", "locator": "Section 4 'Household composition'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Census uses 66+ (state pension age) rather than 65+. One-person households overall: 7.5 million (30.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-3-2m", "citation_text": "There were 3.2 million one-person households with a resident aged 66 or over in England and Wales in 2021 - 12.9% of all households (ONS, Census 2021). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Household and resident characteristics, England and Wales: Census 2021\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/householdcharacteristics/homeinternetandsocialmediausage/bulletins/householdandresidentcharacteristicsenglandandwales/census2021). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-3-2m." }, { "id": "uk-wales-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-196056", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "196,056 one-person households in Wales had a resident aged 66 or over in 2021 - 14.6% of all Welsh households (Welsh Government, Census 2021).", "value": 196056, "unit": "one-person households, resident aged 66+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Wales", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Households (one person aged 66+)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru)", "source_title": "Demography and migration in Wales (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.gov.wales/demography-and-migration-wales-census-2021-html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-11-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "There were 196,056 one person households with residents aged 66 years or over (14.6% of all households). The remaining 233,503 (17.3%) one person households in 2021 were younger people.", "locator": "Section 'Household composition'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "One-person households were 31.9% of all Welsh households in 2021 vs 30.8% in 2011.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-wales-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-196056", "citation_text": "196,056 one-person households in Wales had a resident aged 66 or over in 2021 - 14.6% of all Welsh households (Welsh Government, Census 2021). Source: Welsh Government (Llywodraeth Cymru), \"Demography and migration in Wales (Census 2021)\" (https://www.gov.wales/demography-and-migration-wales-census-2021-html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-wales-census2021-one-person-households-66plus-196056." }, { "id": "uk-scotland-census2022-55plus-living-alone-553200", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "553,200 people aged 55 and over lived alone in Scotland in 2022 - 30.1% of people aged 55+ in households, versus 29.6% in 2011 (National Records of Scotland, Census 2022).", "value": 553200, "unit": "people aged 55+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2022 (Census, 20 March)", "population": "People aged 55+ in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland (NRS)", "source_title": "Scotland's Census 2022 - Demography and migration (report)", "source_url": "https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/2022-reports/scotland-s-census-2022-demography-and-migration/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2022 there were 40,600 more people aged 55 to 64 living alone than in 2011", "locator": "Section 'People living alone' (Demography and migration report); NRS news release 1 Aug 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "NRS publishes the 55+ band as headline; the report notes increases in the 65-74 and 75+ groups but the fetched pages did not give their counts. 'On average over 55s were as likely to live alone in 2022 as they were a decade earlier (around one in three).' 14.1% of people aged 16-54 lived alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-scotland-census2022-55plus-living-alone-553200", "citation_text": "553,200 people aged 55 and over lived alone in Scotland in 2022 - 30.1% of people aged 55+ in households, versus 29.6% in 2011 (National Records of Scotland, Census 2022). Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), \"Scotland's Census 2022 - Demography and migration (report)\" (https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/2022-reports/scotland-s-census-2022-demography-and-migration/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-scotland-census2022-55plus-living-alone-553200." }, { "id": "uk-scotland-census2022-single-person-households-106700-rise", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Scotland had 106,700 more single-person households in 2022 than in 2011 (+13.0%), compared with +5.9% in England and Wales and +19.5% in Northern Ireland (NRS).", "value": 106700, "unit": "additional single-person households 2011-2022", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Scotland", "period": "2011-2022 (Census)", "population": "Single-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Records of Scotland (NRS)", "source_title": "Scotland's Census 2022: large rise in single person households (news release)", "source_url": "https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/latest-news/scotland-s-census-2022-large-rise-in-single-person-households/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of people living alone in Scotland increased by more than 100,000 since 2011", "locator": "News release, opening paragraphs", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "NRS: 'Most of the increase in people living alone was in older age groups.' A separate figure of 930,000 single-person households (37.1% of households) appeared only in a search-engine summary of this release and was not seen in the fetched text - treat as unverified.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-scotland-census2022-single-person-households-106700-rise", "citation_text": "Scotland had 106,700 more single-person households in 2022 than in 2011 (+13.0%), compared with +5.9% in England and Wales and +19.5% in Northern Ireland (NRS). Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), \"Scotland's Census 2022: large rise in single person households (news release)\" (https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/latest-news/scotland-s-census-2022-large-rise-in-single-person-households/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-scotland-census2022-single-person-households-106700-rise." }, { "id": "uk-ni-census2021-households-one-person-66plus-12pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "12% of households in Northern Ireland in 2021 were a person aged 66 or over living alone, versus 10% in Ireland (CSO/NISRA joint census publication).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Northern Ireland", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA", "source_title": "Ireland and Northern Ireland - A Joint Census Publication 2021-2022: Marital and Civil Partnership Status and Households", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpini/irelandandnorthernireland-ajointcensuspublication2021-2022/maritalandcivilpartnershipstatusandhouseholds/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One-in-ten households in Ireland (10%) comprised a person aged 66 years and over living alone; the equivalent was 12% in Northern Ireland", "locator": "Section 'Household Composition', Figure 2.2 and text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "NISRA's own Census 2021 phase-1 bulletin PDF was fetched but contains no living-alone-by-age text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ni-census2021-households-one-person-66plus-12pct", "citation_text": "12% of households in Northern Ireland in 2021 were a person aged 66 or over living alone, versus 10% in Ireland (CSO/NISRA joint census publication). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA, \"Ireland and Northern Ireland - A Joint Census Publication 2021-2022: Marital and Civil Partnership Status and Households\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpini/irelandandnorthernireland-ajointcensuspublication2021-2022/maritalandcivilpartnershipstatusandhouseholds/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ni-census2021-households-one-person-66plus-12pct." }, { "id": "uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-75plus-living-alone-plus-461000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "The number of people aged 75 and over living on their own in England is projected to increase by 461,000 in the ten years to 2028 (ONS 2018-based household projections).", "value": 461000, "unit": "additional people aged 75+ living alone, 2018-2028", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2018-2028 (projection)", "population": "People aged 75+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Household projections for England: 2018-based (statistical bulletin)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2018based", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-06-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of people aged 75 years and over living on their own is projected to increase by 461,000 in the 10 years to 2028.", "locator": "Section 'One-person households' / main points", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "One-person households overall projected +727,000 (10.1%) 2018-2028; largest growth where the household reference person is aged 75-84 (29.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-75plus-living-alone-plus-461000", "citation_text": "The number of people aged 75 and over living on their own in England is projected to increase by 461,000 in the ten years to 2028 (ONS 2018-based household projections). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Household projections for England: 2018-based (statistical bulletin)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2018based). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-75plus-living-alone-plus-461000." }, { "id": "uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-households-hrp-75-84-plus-34-5pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Households headed by someone aged 75-84 in England are projected to grow 34.5% to almost 3.2 million by 2028; those headed by someone 85+ by 24.1% (ONS 2018-based projections).", "value": 34.5, "unit": "% growth in households with HRP aged 75-84, 2018-2028", "display_value": "34.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2018-2028 (projection)", "population": "Households by age of household reference person", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Household projections for England: 2018-based (statistical bulletin)", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2018based", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-06-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of households where the HRP is aged 75 to 84 years is projected to increase by 34.5%, reaching almost 3.2 million by 2028.", "locator": "Section 'Households by age of household reference person'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Households with HRP aged 75+ account for 64.2% of total household growth 2018-2028. Total households projected to reach 27.0 million in 2043 (+16.2% over 25 years).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-households-hrp-75-84-plus-34-5pct", "citation_text": "Households headed by someone aged 75-84 in England are projected to grow 34.5% to almost 3.2 million by 2028; those headed by someone 85+ by 24.1% (ONS 2018-based projections). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Household projections for England: 2018-based (statistical bulletin)\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/householdprojectionsforengland/2018based). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-projection-2018-2028-households-hrp-75-84-plus-34-5pct." }, { "id": "uk-ageuk-2019-3-8m-65plus-live-alone-58pct-over-75", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Age UK's factsheet states that 3.8 million people over 65 live alone in the UK, 58% of them over 75 (about 2.2 million) - citing ONS 2017 (ONS Table 6 for 2017 gives 3,788,000 and 2,199,000, i.e. 58.1%).", "value": 3800000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2017 (as cited by Age UK, 2019)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (charity compilation; traced to ONS LFS)", "source_title": "Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019 (factsheet, last updated May 2019)", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "3.8 million individuals over the age of 65 live alone, 58% of whom are over 75 (around 2.2 million individuals) (ONS, 2017a).", "locator": "Section 1.6 'Living Arrangements', p.5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Traced: ONS Families and households Table 6, 2017 Estimate - 65 and over 3,788; 75 and over 2,199 (thousands); 2199/3788 = 58.1%. published_at is the 'Last updated May 2019' date.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2019-3-8m-65plus-live-alone-58pct-over-75", "citation_text": "Age UK's factsheet states that 3.8 million people over 65 live alone in the UK, 58% of them over 75 (about 2.2 million) - citing ONS 2017 (ONS Table 6 for 2017 gives 3,788,000 and 2,199,000, i.e. 58.1%). Source: Age UK (charity compilation; traced to ONS LFS), \"Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019 (factsheet, last updated May 2019)\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2019-3-8m-65plus-live-alone-58pct-over-75." }, { "id": "uk-ageuk-2019-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21% of people aged 65+ who live alone visit their GP at least once a month, compared with 14% of older people who live with others (Dreyer et al. 2018, as compiled by Age UK).", "value": 21, "unit": "% of 65+ living alone visiting GP at least monthly", "display_value": "21%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England (one South-East London general practice cohort)", "period": "2018 (study), cited 2019", "population": "Patients aged 65+ living alone vs with others", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (charity compilation; traced to Dreyer et al., BMC Geriatrics 2018)", "source_title": "Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019 (factsheet, last updated May 2019)", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "around a fifth (21%) of persons aged 65+ who live alone visiting their GPs at least once a month, compared to 14% of older persons who live with others (Dreyer et al., 2018)", "locator": "Section 1.6 'Living Arrangements', p.5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same page: 'Older adults who live alone are more likely to have multiple (defined here as 3 or more) long term conditions (50% compared to 42% of older adults who live with others)' and mental health conditions '1 in 4 ... vs 1 in 5'. Underlying study: see uk-dreyer-2018 record.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2019-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct", "citation_text": "21% of people aged 65+ who live alone visit their GP at least once a month, compared with 14% of older people who live with others (Dreyer et al. 2018, as compiled by Age UK). Source: Age UK (charity compilation; traced to Dreyer et al., BMC Geriatrics 2018), \"Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019 (factsheet, last updated May 2019)\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2019-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct." }, { "id": "uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-often-lonely-7pct-930000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "7% of people aged 65+ in the UK (1 in 14, about 930,000 people) often or always feel lonely (Age UK analysis of Understanding Society wave 13, 2024).", "value": 930000, "unit": "people aged 65+ often/always lonely", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2024 (wave 13, scaled to 2022 population)", "population": "People aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (charity analysis of UK Household Longitudinal Study)", "source_title": "You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "7% (1 in 14 people) aged 65+ in the UK often or always feel lonely, equivalent to 930,000 people.", "locator": "p.1 'The scale of loneliness among older people', bullet 1; endnote i", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Endnote i: 'Age UK analysis of wave 13 of Understanding Society, scaled up to the UK age 65+ population using ONS mid-year population estimates for 2022.' Age UK's 2 Dec 2024 press release quotes 940,000 (wave 14). Briefing dated November 2024.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-often-lonely-7pct-930000", "citation_text": "7% of people aged 65+ in the UK (1 in 14, about 930,000 people) often or always feel lonely (Age UK analysis of Understanding Society wave 13, 2024). Source: Age UK (charity analysis of UK Household Longitudinal Study), \"You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-often-lonely-7pct-930000." }, { "id": "uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-week-without-speaking-270000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "270,000 people aged 65+ in England (3%, about 1 in 40) go a week without speaking to a friend or family member (Age UK analysis of ELSA wave 10).", "value": 270000, "unit": "people aged 65+ going a week without speaking to friend/family", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2024 (ELSA wave 10, scaled to 2022 population)", "population": "People aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (charity analysis of ELSA)", "source_title": "You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "270,000 older people (aged 65+) in England go a week without speaking to a friend or family member (3%, or around 1 in 40 people aged 65+)", "locator": "p.1 bullet 2; endnote ii", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same briefing: 'People who go a week without speaking to a friend or family member are almost three times more likely to be lonely'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-week-without-speaking-270000", "citation_text": "270,000 people aged 65+ in England (3%, about 1 in 40) go a week without speaking to a friend or family member (Age UK analysis of ELSA wave 10). Source: Age UK (charity analysis of ELSA), \"You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-65plus-week-without-speaking-270000." }, { "id": "uk-ageuk-2024-projection-2034-1-2m-often-lonely", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Age UK projects that by 2034 there will be 1.2 million people over 65 in England who often feel lonely, without urgent action.", "value": 1200000, "unit": "people aged 65+ often lonely (projection)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2034 (projection)", "population": "People aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (charity projection from Understanding Society + ONS projections)", "source_title": "You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Without urgent action, by 2034 there will be 1.2 million people aged over 65 in England who will often feel lonely, with far-reaching consequences.", "locator": "p.1, introduction, paragraph 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-projection-2034-1-2m-often-lonely", "citation_text": "Age UK projects that by 2034 there will be 1.2 million people over 65 in England who often feel lonely, without urgent action. Source: Age UK (charity projection from Understanding Society + ONS projections), \"You are not alone in feeling lonely - Parliamentary briefing: Loneliness in later life (November 2024)\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/you-are-not-alone-in-feeling-lonely---parliamentary-briefing-.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ageuk-2024-projection-2034-1-2m-often-lonely." }, { "id": "uk-ons-2018-widowed-older-living-alone-lonely-69pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "69% of widowed older homeowners living alone with long-term health conditions reported feeling lonely 'occasionally' or more often, versus 46% of all adults (ONS analysis of the Community Life Survey 2016-17).", "value": 69, "unit": "% reporting loneliness occasionally or more often", "display_value": "69%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "Aug 2016 - Mar 2017 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 65+, widowed, living alone, with long-term conditions, homeowners (cluster)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics (ONS)", "source_title": "Loneliness - What characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely?", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/lonelinesswhatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely/2018-04-10", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-04-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Of all individuals in this group 69% reported that they felt lonely 'occasionally' or more frequently", "locator": "Section 'Profiles of people at higher risk of loneliness' - 'Widowed older homeowners living alone with long-term health conditions'; Figure 9", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Figure 9 caption: 'People who live alone tend to report feeling lonely more often.' Those living alone were significantly more likely to report loneliness 'often/always'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2018-widowed-older-living-alone-lonely-69pct", "citation_text": "69% of widowed older homeowners living alone with long-term health conditions reported feeling lonely 'occasionally' or more often, versus 46% of all adults (ONS analysis of the Community Life Survey 2016-17). Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), \"Loneliness - What characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely?\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/lonelinesswhatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely/2018-04-10). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-ons-2018-widowed-older-living-alone-lonely-69pct." }, { "id": "uk-elsa-2021-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Older adults in England who lived alone had a 20% higher risk of death over 8.5 years than those living with others after full adjustment (HR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38; 1.29 adjusted for socio-demographics only) - ELSA, 4,888 participants.", "value": 1.2, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality (fully adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2008-09 baseline, mean 8.5-year follow-up", "population": "ELSA participants aged 50+ (27%, n=1,301, living alone)", "sample_n": 4888, "publisher": "Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press) - Abell & Steptoe", "source_title": "Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study (Age and Ageing 50(6), 2021)", "source_url": "https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/50/6/2019/6326082", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "An association was found between living alone at wave 4 and mortality (hazard ratio (HR): 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38) in a model adjusted for multiple factors", "locator": "Abstract (Results); Results text for Model 7", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'The hazard ratio for living alone compared to living with others was 1.29 (95% CI 1.12-1.48) in the model adjusted for socio-demographic factors'. Attenuation after adjusting for loneliness, mobility, depressive symptoms and health behaviours was 31%. published_at = journal issue (November 2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-elsa-2021-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20", "citation_text": "Older adults in England who lived alone had a 20% higher risk of death over 8.5 years than those living with others after full adjustment (HR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38; 1.29 adjusted for socio-demographics only) - ELSA, 4,888 participants. Source: Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press) - Abell & Steptoe, \"Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study (Age and Ageing 50(6), 2021)\" (https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article/50/6/2019/6326082). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-elsa-2021-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20." }, { "id": "uk-dreyer-2018-living-alone-ed-attendance-or-1-50", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Patients aged 65+ living alone had 50% higher odds of using emergency department services (OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.16-1.93) and 40% higher odds of GP use (OR 1.40, 1.04-1.88) than those living with others - London general-practice cohort of 1,447 patients.", "value": 1.5, "unit": "odds ratio, emergency department use (adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England (South East London general practice)", "period": "2018 (retrospective cohort)", "population": "Patients over 64 registered at one large general practice", "sample_n": 1447, "publisher": "BMC Geriatrics - Dreyer, Steventon, Fisher & Deeny (Health Foundation)", "source_title": "The association between living alone and health care utilisation in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records from a London general practice (BMC Geriatrics 2018; PMID 30514225)", "source_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/30514225", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "living alone was significantly associated with a higher probability of utilising emergency department and general practitioner services, with odds ratios of 1.50 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.16 to 1.93) and 1.40 (95% CI 1.04 to 1.88) respectively.", "locator": "Abstract (Results), via Europe PMC REST record PMID 30514225 / PMC6280341", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract background: 'In 2016, one in three older people in the UK were living alone.' Publisher page (Springer) blocked the fetch; abstract retrieved from Europe PMC.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-dreyer-2018-living-alone-ed-attendance-or-1-50", "citation_text": "Patients aged 65+ living alone had 50% higher odds of using emergency department services (OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.16-1.93) and 40% higher odds of GP use (OR 1.40, 1.04-1.88) than those living with others - London general-practice cohort of 1,447 patients. Source: BMC Geriatrics - Dreyer, Steventon, Fisher & Deeny (Health Foundation), \"The association between living alone and health care utilisation in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of electronic health records from a London general practice (BMC Geriatrics 2018; PMID 30514225)\" (https://europepmc.org/article/MED/30514225). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-dreyer-2018-living-alone-ed-attendance-or-1-50." }, { "id": "uk-biobank-2023-living-alone-no-visits-mortality-hr-1-77", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "In UK Biobank (458,146 adults, 12.6-year follow-up), people who lived alone and never had friends or family visit had 77% higher all-cause mortality (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.61-1.95) than those with daily visits who did not live alone; living alone with daily visits still carried HR 1.19.", "value": 1.77, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom (UK Biobank)", "period": "2006-10 baseline, median 12.6-year follow-up", "population": "UK Biobank participants aged 40-69 at recruitment", "sample_n": 458146, "publisher": "BMC Medicine - Foster et al.", "source_title": "Social connection and mortality in UK Biobank: a prospective cohort analysis (BMC Medicine 2023; PMID 37946218)", "source_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/37946218", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "compared with daily friends/family visits-not living alone, there was higher all-cause mortality for daily visits-living alone (HR 1.19 [95% CI 1.12-1.26]), for never having visits-not living alone (1.33 [1.22-1.46]), and for never having visits-living alone (1.77 [1.61-1.95]).", "locator": "Abstract (Results); DOI 10.1186/s12916-023-03055-7", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mid-life/older cohort (not 65+ only). 33,135 (7.2%) participants died. Living alone was one of three structural social-connection measures.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-biobank-2023-living-alone-no-visits-mortality-hr-1-77", "citation_text": "In UK Biobank (458,146 adults, 12.6-year follow-up), people who lived alone and never had friends or family visit had 77% higher all-cause mortality (HR 1.77, 95% CI 1.61-1.95) than those with daily visits who did not live alone; living alone with daily visits still carried HR 1.19. Source: BMC Medicine - Foster et al., \"Social connection and mortality in UK Biobank: a prospective cohort analysis (BMC Medicine 2023; PMID 37946218)\" (https://europepmc.org/article/MED/37946218). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-biobank-2023-living-alone-no-visits-mortality-hr-1-77." }, { "id": "uk-biobank-2017-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Socially isolated UK Biobank participants (466,901 adults, mean age 56.5) had a 26% higher all-cause mortality risk after full adjustment (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.20-1.33; minimally adjusted 1.73), whereas loneliness lost significance after adjustment (HR 0.99).", "value": 1.26, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality (fully adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom (UK Biobank)", "period": "mean 6.5-year follow-up (published 2017)", "population": "UK Biobank participants (self-reported isolation, three-item scale)", "sample_n": 466901, "publisher": "The Lancet Public Health - Elovainio et al.", "source_title": "Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study (Lancet Public Health 2017; PMID 28626828)", "source_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/28626828", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-05-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "was 1·26 (95% CI 1·20-1·33) after further adjustment for socioeconomic factors, health-related behaviours, depressive symptoms, biological factors, cognitive performance, and self-rated health (ie, fully adjusted)", "locator": "Abstract (Findings); DOI 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30075-0", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Minimally adjusted HR 1.73 (1.65-1.82). The UK Biobank three-item isolation scale includes living alone, but the abstract does not spell this out - check full text before citing as 'living alone'. Lancet site returned 403; abstract via Europe PMC.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-biobank-2017-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26", "citation_text": "Socially isolated UK Biobank participants (466,901 adults, mean age 56.5) had a 26% higher all-cause mortality risk after full adjustment (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.20-1.33; minimally adjusted 1.73), whereas loneliness lost significance after adjustment (HR 0.99). Source: The Lancet Public Health - Elovainio et al., \"Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study (Lancet Public Health 2017; PMID 28626828)\" (https://europepmc.org/article/MED/28626828). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-biobank-2017-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.4% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 31.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2010", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2010: 31.4 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "31.4% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.2% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2015: 32.2 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "32.2% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2019-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.5% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2019 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 32.5, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "32.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2019", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2019: 32.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2019; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2019-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "32.5% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2019 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2019-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30.9% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 30.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "30.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2020: 30.9", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "30.9% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2022-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.7% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2022 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 31.7, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2022: 31.7", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2022; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2022-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "31.7% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2022 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2022-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.9% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2024 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 31.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2024: 31.9", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "31.9% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2024 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.2% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex T - 2025: 32.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=T, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-t-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17). Full T series: 2010 31.4e, 2011 31.2e, 2012 31.4e, 2013 31.6e, 2014 31.8e, 2015 32.2e, 2016 32.2e, 2017 32.2e, 2018 32.1e, 2019 32.5, 2020 30.9, 2021 31.1, 2022 31.7, 2023 31.5, 2024 31.9, 2025 32.2. The 2025 EU figure (32.2%) is already on the site.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-t", "citation_text": "32.2% of people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-t." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "19.0% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 19, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2010", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex M - 2010: 19.0 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=M, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-m-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "citation_text": "19.0% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-m." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21.0% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 21, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "21%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2015", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex M - 2015: 21.0 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=M, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-m-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "citation_text": "21.0% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-m." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "19.6% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 19.6, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "19.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2020", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex M - 2020: 19.6", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=M, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-m-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "citation_text": "19.6% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-m." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21.4% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 21.4, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "21.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex M - 2025: 21.4", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=M, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-m-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17). Full M series: 2010 19.0e, 2015 21.0e, 2019 22.4, 2020 19.6, 2022 20.8, 2024 21.0, 2025 21.4.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-m", "citation_text": "21.4% of men aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-m." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "40.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 40.5, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "40.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2010", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex F - 2010: 40.5 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=F, geo=EU27_2020, time=2010; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-f-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "citation_text": "40.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2010 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2010-65plus-living-alone-share-f." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "40.6% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate).", "value": 40.6, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "40.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex F - 2015: 40.6 (e)", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=F, geo=EU27_2020, time=2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-f-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "citation_text": "40.6% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30, Eurostat estimate). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-f." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "39.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 39.5, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "39.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2020", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex F - 2020: 39.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=F, geo=EU27_2020, time=2020; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-f-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "citation_text": "39.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2020 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2020-65plus-living-alone-share-f." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "40.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 40.5, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "women 40.5% · men 21.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household - One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - sex F - 2025: 40.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, sex=F, geo=EU27_2020, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-share-f-2010-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Share of people aged 65+ (private households) living in a one-adult household with no other persons. Parsed from the Eurostat JSON-stat API (dataset updated 2026-09-17). Full F series: 2010 40.5e, 2015 40.6e, 2019 40.3, 2020 39.5, 2022 40.1, 2024 40.4, 2025 40.5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-f", "citation_text": "40.5% of women aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone in 2025 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share-f." }, { "id": "lt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "59.9% of people aged 65+ in Lithuania lived alone in 2025 (women 65.9%, men 49.2%); in 2015 the share was 45.9% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 59.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "59.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Lithuania - 2025: 59.9 (p); males 49.2; females 65.9; 2015 total 45.9", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LT, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5). Flag p = provisional. Lithuania's 2024 value was 54.9% (p) - the site already cites 54.3% from an earlier vintage.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "59.9% of people aged 65+ in Lithuania lived alone in 2025 (women 65.9%, men 49.2%); in 2015 the share was 45.9% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "dk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "49.0% of people aged 65+ in Denmark lived alone in 2025 (women 55.0%, men 42.4%); in 2015 the share was 39.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 49, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "49%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Denmark - 2025: 49.0; males 42.4; females 55.0; 2015 total 39.8", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=DK, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "49.0% of people aged 65+ in Denmark lived alone in 2025 (women 55.0%, men 42.4%); in 2015 the share was 39.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "ee-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "45.5% of people aged 65+ in Estonia lived alone in 2025 (women 55.2%, men 28.2%); in 2015 the share was 39.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 45.5, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "45.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Estonia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Estonia - 2025: 45.5; males 28.2; females 55.2; 2015 total 39.8", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=EE, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ee-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "45.5% of people aged 65+ in Estonia lived alone in 2025 (women 55.2%, men 28.2%); in 2015 the share was 39.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ee-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "lv-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "43.3% of people aged 65+ in Latvia lived alone in 2025 (women 50.7%, men 28.0%); in 2015 the share was 35.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 43.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "43.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Latvia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Latvia - 2025: 43.3; males 28.0; females 50.7; 2015 total 35.0", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LV, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lv-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "43.3% of people aged 65+ in Latvia lived alone in 2025 (women 50.7%, men 28.0%); in 2015 the share was 35.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lv-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "bg-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "41.8% of people aged 65+ in Bulgaria lived alone in 2025 (women 49.2%, men 30.3%); in 2015 the share was 33.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bulgaria", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Bulgaria - 2025: 41.8; males 30.3; females 49.2; 2015 total 33.8", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=BG, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#bg-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "41.8% of people aged 65+ in Bulgaria lived alone in 2025 (women 49.2%, men 30.3%); in 2015 the share was 33.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#bg-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "fi-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "40.3% of people aged 65+ in Finland lived alone in 2025 (women 49.2%, men 29.3%); in 2015 the share was 39.5% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 40.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "40.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Finland - 2025: 40.3; males 29.3; females 49.2; 2015 total 39.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=FI, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "40.3% of people aged 65+ in Finland lived alone in 2025 (women 49.2%, men 29.3%); in 2015 the share was 39.5% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "se-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "38.3% of people aged 65+ in Sweden lived alone in 2025 (women 45.6%, men 30.0%); in 2015 the share was 39.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 38.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "38.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Sweden - 2025: 38.3; males 30.0; females 45.6; 2015 total 39.0", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=SE, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "38.3% of people aged 65+ in Sweden lived alone in 2025 (women 45.6%, men 30.0%); in 2015 the share was 39.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "fr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "37.1% of people aged 65+ in France lived alone in 2025 (women 46.3%, men 25.5%); in 2015 the share was 37.5% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 37.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "women 46.3% · men 25.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - France - 2025: 37.1; males 25.5; females 46.3; 2015 total 37.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=FR, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "37.1% of people aged 65+ in France lived alone in 2025 (women 46.3%, men 25.5%); in 2015 the share was 37.5% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "cz-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "36.7% of people aged 65+ in Czechia lived alone in 2025 (women 46.4%, men 23.2%); in 2015 the share was 32.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 36.7, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "36.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Czechia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Czechia - 2025: 36.7; males 23.2; females 46.4; 2015 total 32.4", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=CZ, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cz-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "36.7% of people aged 65+ in Czechia lived alone in 2025 (women 46.4%, men 23.2%); in 2015 the share was 32.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cz-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "be-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "36.2% of people aged 65+ in Belgium lived alone in 2025 (women 42.8%, men 28.3%); in 2015 the share was 32.3% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 36.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "36.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Belgium - 2025: 36.2; males 28.3; females 42.8; 2015 total 32.3", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=BE, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#be-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "36.2% of people aged 65+ in Belgium lived alone in 2025 (women 42.8%, men 28.3%); in 2015 the share was 32.3% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#be-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "ro-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "35.9% of people aged 65+ in Romania lived alone in 2025 (women 44.7%, men 22.6%); in 2015 the share was 35.6% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 35.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "35.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Romania", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Romania - 2025: 35.9; males 22.6; females 44.7; 2015 total 35.6", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=RO, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ro-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "35.9% of people aged 65+ in Romania lived alone in 2025 (women 44.7%, men 22.6%); in 2015 the share was 35.6% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ro-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "lu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "35.9% of people aged 65+ in Luxembourg lived alone in 2025 (women 45.2%, men 26.5%); in 2015 the share was 35.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 35.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "35.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Luxembourg", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Luxembourg - 2025: 35.9 (b); males 26.5; females 45.2; 2015 total 35.4", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LU, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5). Flag b = break in time series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "35.9% of people aged 65+ in Luxembourg lived alone in 2025 (women 45.2%, men 26.5%); in 2015 the share was 35.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "de-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "35.2% of people aged 65+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 (women 45.4%, men 22.5%); in 2015 the share was 33.7% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 35.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "women 45.4% · men 22.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Germany - 2025: 35.2; males 22.5; females 45.4; 2015 total 33.7", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=DE, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "35.2% of people aged 65+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 (women 45.4%, men 22.5%); in 2015 the share was 33.7% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "at-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "34.3% of people aged 65+ in Austria lived alone in 2025 (women 43.3%, men 23.1%); in 2015 the share was 35.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "34.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Austria - 2025: 34.3; males 23.1; females 43.3; 2015 total 35.0", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=AT, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#at-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "34.3% of people aged 65+ in Austria lived alone in 2025 (women 43.3%, men 23.1%); in 2015 the share was 35.0% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#at-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "hu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "33.7% of people aged 65+ in Hungary lived alone in 2025 (women 43.4%, men 18.5%); in 2015 the share was 38.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 33.7, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "33.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hungary", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Hungary - 2025: 33.7; males 18.5; females 43.4; 2015 total 38.8", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=HU, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "33.7% of people aged 65+ in Hungary lived alone in 2025 (women 43.4%, men 18.5%); in 2015 the share was 38.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hu-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "it-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.7% of people aged 65+ in Italy lived alone in 2025 (women 40.3%, men 20.8%); in 2015 the share was 30.7% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 31.7, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Italy - 2025: 31.7; males 20.8; females 40.3; 2015 total 30.7", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=IT, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "31.7% of people aged 65+ in Italy lived alone in 2025 (women 40.3%, men 20.8%); in 2015 the share was 30.7% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "nl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.3% of people aged 65+ in Netherlands lived alone in 2025 (women 40.2%, men 21.5%); in 2015 the share was 32.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 31.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Netherlands - 2025: 31.3; males 21.5; females 40.2; 2015 total 32.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=NL, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "31.3% of people aged 65+ in Netherlands lived alone in 2025 (women 40.2%, men 21.5%); in 2015 the share was 32.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "el-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "29.3% of people aged 65+ in Greece lived alone in 2025 (women 39.7%, men 16.4%); in 2015 the share was 23.9% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 29.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "29.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Greece", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Greece - 2025: 29.3; males 16.4; females 39.7; 2015 total 23.9", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=EL, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#el-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "29.3% of people aged 65+ in Greece lived alone in 2025 (women 39.7%, men 16.4%); in 2015 the share was 23.9% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#el-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "si-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "28.8% of people aged 65+ in Slovenia lived alone in 2025 (women 36.6%, men 19.1%); in 2015 the share was 34.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 28.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "28.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovenia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Slovenia - 2025: 28.8; males 19.1; females 36.6; 2015 total 34.4", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=SI, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#si-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "28.8% of people aged 65+ in Slovenia lived alone in 2025 (women 36.6%, men 19.1%); in 2015 the share was 34.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#si-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "hr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "28.5% of people aged 65+ in Croatia lived alone in 2025 (women 35.6%, men 18.7%); in 2015 the share was 28.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 28.5, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "28.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Croatia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Croatia - 2025: 28.5; males 18.7; females 35.6; 2015 total 28.8", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=HR, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "28.5% of people aged 65+ in Croatia lived alone in 2025 (women 35.6%, men 18.7%); in 2015 the share was 28.8% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hr-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "mt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "26.2% of people aged 65+ in Malta lived alone in 2025 (women 32.2%, men 19.7%); in 2015 the share was 28.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 26.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "26.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Malta", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Malta - 2025: 26.2; males 19.7; females 32.2; 2015 total 28.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=MT, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "26.2% of people aged 65+ in Malta lived alone in 2025 (women 32.2%, men 19.7%); in 2015 the share was 28.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "pt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "25.7% of people aged 65+ in Portugal lived alone in 2025 (women 33.5%, men 15.6%); in 2015 the share was 24.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 25.7, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "25.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Portugal - 2025: 25.7; males 15.6; females 33.5; 2015 total 24.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=PT, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "25.7% of people aged 65+ in Portugal lived alone in 2025 (women 33.5%, men 15.6%); in 2015 the share was 24.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pt-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "ie-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "24.8% of people aged 65+ in Ireland lived alone in 2025 (women 29.0%, men 20.2%); in 2015 the share was 29.1% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 24.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "24.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Ireland - 2025: 24.8; males 20.2; females 29.0; 2015 total 29.1", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=IE, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "24.8% of people aged 65+ in Ireland lived alone in 2025 (women 29.0%, men 20.2%); in 2015 the share was 29.1% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "es-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.8% of people aged 65+ in Spain lived alone in 2025 (women 29.2%, men 14.6%); in 2015 the share was 24.1% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 22.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "22.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Spain - 2025: 22.8; males 14.6; females 29.2; 2015 total 24.1", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=ES, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "22.8% of people aged 65+ in Spain lived alone in 2025 (women 29.2%, men 14.6%); in 2015 the share was 24.1% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "pl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.2% of people aged 65+ in Poland lived alone in 2025 (women 28.1%, men 13.5%); in 2015 the share was 28.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 22.2, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "22.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Poland - 2025: 22.2; males 13.5; females 28.1; 2015 total 28.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=PL, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "22.2% of people aged 65+ in Poland lived alone in 2025 (women 28.1%, men 13.5%); in 2015 the share was 28.2% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pl-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "cy-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "19.1% of people aged 65+ in Cyprus lived alone in 2025 (women 26.7%, men 10.6%); in 2015 the share was 17.6% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 19.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "19.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cyprus", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Cyprus - 2025: 19.1; males 10.6; females 26.7; 2015 total 17.6", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=CY, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cy-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "19.1% of people aged 65+ in Cyprus lived alone in 2025 (women 26.7%, men 10.6%); in 2015 the share was 17.6% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cy-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "sk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "7.4% of people aged 65+ in Slovakia lived alone in 2025 (women 10.3%, men 3.2%); in 2015 the share was 30.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 7.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "7.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovakia", "period": "2025 (2015 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Slovakia - 2025: 7.4; males 3.2; females 10.3; 2015 total 30.4", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=SK, time=2025 and 2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Country row of the EU-27 table parsed from the Eurostat API. EU-27 2025: 32.2% (M 21.4, F 40.5). Slovakia's series collapses from 30.4% (2015) and 29.9%-type levels to 10.2% (2024) and 7.4% (2025) with no break flag - almost certainly a change in how household membership is recorded; treat with caution and prefer national data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "7.4% of people aged 65+ in Slovakia lived alone in 2025 (women 10.3%, men 3.2%); in 2015 the share was 30.4% (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sk-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "no-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "40.1% of people aged 65+ in Norway lived alone in 2025 according to EU-SILC (women 47.6%, men 32.0%), versus 36.2% in 2015 - note Statistics Norway's register-based figure is 34% of 67+ in 2025.", "value": 40.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "40.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Norway - 2025: 40.1; males 32.0; females 47.6; 2015 total 36.2", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=NO; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "See contradiction note in europe-uk.md (survey vs register, 65+ vs 67+).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "40.1% of people aged 65+ in Norway lived alone in 2025 according to EU-SILC (women 47.6%, men 32.0%), versus 36.2% in 2015 - note Statistics Norway's register-based figure is 34% of 67+ in 2025. Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-eurostat-silc-2025-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "ch-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "33.4% of people aged 65+ in Switzerland lived alone in 2024 (women 42.3%, men 23.5%); 33.5% in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30).", "value": 33.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "33.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Switzerland - 2024: 33.4; males 23.5; females 42.3; 2015 total 33.5", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=CH, time=2024; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-65plus-living-alone-share-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "2025 not yet available for CH.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ch-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "33.4% of people aged 65+ in Switzerland lived alone in 2024 (women 42.3%, men 23.5%); 33.5% in 2015 (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ch-eurostat-silc-2024-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "uk-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-32-0", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32.0% of people aged 65+ in the UK lived alone in 2015 (women 39.1%, men 23.5%) on the EU-SILC definition - the last UK year in the Eurostat series, identical to the EU-28 average (32.1%).", "value": 32, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-SILC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - United Kingdom - 2015: 32.0; males 23.5; females 39.1", "locator": "ilc_lvps30, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=UK, time=2015; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_lvps30?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Useful for cross-country comparison; UK stopped reporting EU-SILC after 2018. Compare ONS LFS 2024 (women 40.9%, men 27.0%) and Census 2021 (30.1%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-32-0", "citation_text": "32.0% of people aged 65+ in the UK lived alone in 2015 (women 39.1%, men 23.5%) on the EU-SILC definition - the last UK year in the Eurostat series, identical to the EU-28 average (32.1%). Source: Eurostat, \"Distribution of population aged 65 and over by type of household (EU-SILC, ilc_lvps30) - 'One adult 65 years or over' (A1_GE65)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_lvps30/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#uk-eurostat-silc-2015-65plus-living-alone-share-32-0." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2009-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.73 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2009, out of 74.32 million aged 65+ - 30.6% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws).", "value": 22730400, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2009", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2009: 22730.4 thousand persons; Total: 74317.5", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH and TOTAL, age=Y_GE65, sex=T, wstatus=POP; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 22730.4/74317.5*100 = 30.6", "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-count-2009-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2009-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "22.73 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2009, out of 74.32 million aged 65+ - 30.6% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2009-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "25.53 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2015, out of 82.49 million aged 65+ - 30.9% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws).", "value": 25530100, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2015", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2015: 25530.1 thousand persons; Total: 82490.4", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH and TOTAL, age=Y_GE65, sex=T, wstatus=POP; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 25530.1/82490.4*100 = 30.9", "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-count-2009-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "25.53 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2015, out of 82.49 million aged 65+ - 30.9% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2015-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "27.67 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2020, out of 89.25 million aged 65+ - 31.0% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws).", "value": 27671300, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2020: 27671.3 thousand persons; Total: 89247.7", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH and TOTAL, age=Y_GE65, sex=T, wstatus=POP; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 27671.3/89247.7*100 = 31.0", "headline": false, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-count-2009-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "27.67 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2020, out of 89.25 million aged 65+ - 31.0% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2020-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "31.26 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2025, out of 97.18 million aged 65+ - 32.2% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws).", "value": 31258200, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "31.26 million", "display_label": "in the EU-27 in 2025, up from 22.73 million in 2009 (Eurostat)", "display_hook": "Europeans aged 65+ live alone", "row_label": "European Union, 2025 (Eurostat LFS)", "publisher_short": "Eurostat", "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2025: 31258.2 thousand persons; Total: 97181.0", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH and TOTAL, age=Y_GE65, sex=T, wstatus=POP; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "share = 31258.2/97181.0*100 = 32.2", "headline": true, "series": "eu27-65plus-living-alone-count-2009-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full series (thousand persons): 2009 22730.4, 2010 23041.0, 2011 23588.1, 2012 23859.2, 2013 24435.6, 2014 25043.0, 2015 25530.1, 2016 25593.2, 2017 26342.8, 2018 26580.6, 2019 27048.4, 2020 27671.3, 2021 28300.6, 2022 29517.7, 2023 30172.5, 2024 30633.2, 2025 31258.2. 2025 by sex: women 22,055.2 thousand (of 54,602.8), men 9,203.0 thousand (of 42,578.3). Growth 2009-2025: +37.5%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "31.26 million people aged 65+ in the EU-27 lived alone (one adult, no resident children) in 2025, out of 97.18 million aged 65+ - 32.2% (Eurostat LFS, lfst_hhindws). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-22-1m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "22.06 million women and 9.20 million men aged 65+ lived alone in the EU-27 in 2025 - 40.4% of older women versus 21.6% of older men (Eurostat LFS).", "value": 22055200, "unit": "women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households (EU-LFS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult without resident children - 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2025: females 22055.2, males 9203.0 (thousand persons); totals 54602.8 and 42578.3", "locator": "lfst_hhindws, phhcomp=A1_NCH, age=Y_GE65, sex=F/M, 2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/lfst_hhindws?format=JSON&lang=en&geo=EU27_2020&age=Y_GE65&wstatus=POP&phhcomp=A1_NCH&phhcomp=TOTAL", "derived": true, "formula": "women 22055.2/54602.8*100 = 40.4; men 9203.0/42578.3*100 = 21.6", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men 65+ living alone grew from 5.34 million (2009) to 9.20 million (2025), +72%; women from 17.39 to 22.06 million, +27%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-22-1m", "citation_text": "22.06 million women and 9.20 million men aged 65+ lived alone in the EU-27 in 2025 - 40.4% of older women versus 21.6% of older men (Eurostat LFS). Source: Eurostat, \"Persons by household composition and labour status (EU-LFS, lfst_hhindws) - 'One adult without resident children', age 65+\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_hhindws/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-lfs-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-22-1m." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-adults-65plus-growth-22-1pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "The number of single adults aged 65+ in the EU grew 22.1% between 2016 and 2025, versus 14.6% for ages 18-64 (Eurostat, Household composition statistics).", "value": 22.1, "unit": "% growth in single adults aged 65+, 2016-2025", "display_value": "22.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27", "period": "2016-2025", "population": "Single adults (living alone or lone parents) aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Household composition statistics (Eurostat Statistics Explained, data extracted May 2026)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "while for people older than 64 the increase was 22.1%.", "locator": "Section on single adults by age; Figure 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Article: '32.2% of those aged 65 years or older were also single.' (already on site). 'Single adult' here = adult living alone or as a lone parent (LFS).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-adults-65plus-growth-22-1pct", "citation_text": "The number of single adults aged 65+ in the EU grew 22.1% between 2016 and 2025, versus 14.6% for ages 18-64 (Eurostat, Household composition statistics). Source: Eurostat, \"Household composition statistics (Eurostat Statistics Explained, data extracted May 2026)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-adults-65plus-growth-22-1pct." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-men-65plus-growth-37pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Between 2016 and 2025 the number of single men aged 65+ in the EU rose 37.0%, more than double the 16.8% rise for single women of that age (Eurostat).", "value": 37, "unit": "% growth in single men aged 65+, 2016-2025", "display_value": "37%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27", "period": "2016-2025", "population": "Single adults aged 65+ by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "Household composition statistics (Eurostat Statistics Explained, data extracted May 2026)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "a significant increase in the number of single adults aged 65 years or over (+37.0% for men compared with 16.8% for women).", "locator": "Section on single adults by age and sex; Figure 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Consistent with the LFS count series (men 65+ living alone +72% 2009-2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-men-65plus-growth-37pct", "citation_text": "Between 2016 and 2025 the number of single men aged 65+ in the EU rose 37.0%, more than double the 16.8% rise for single women of that age (Eurostat). Source: Eurostat, \"Household composition statistics (Eurostat Statistics Explained, data extracted May 2026)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Household_composition_statistics). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-2016-2025-single-men-65plus-growth-37pct." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2015-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "21.9% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2015 (income below 60% of national median), versus 17.4% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03).", "value": 21.9, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "21.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2015", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At-risk-of-poverty rate ... One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2015: 21.9 (e); Total: 17.4 (e)", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65 and TOTAL, statinfo=MED_EI, rskpovth=B_60, unit=PC; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-arop-single-65plus-2015-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "21.9% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2015 (income below 60% of national median), versus 17.4% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2015-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2019-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "25.7% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2019 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.5% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03).", "value": 25.7, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "25.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2019", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At-risk-of-poverty rate ... One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2019: 25.7; Total: 16.5", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65 and TOTAL, statinfo=MED_EI, rskpovth=B_60, unit=PC; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-arop-single-65plus-2015-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2019-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "25.7% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2019 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.5% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2019-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2022-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "27.9% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2022 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.5% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03).", "value": 27.9, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "27.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2022", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At-risk-of-poverty rate ... One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2022: 27.9; Total: 16.5", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65 and TOTAL, statinfo=MED_EI, rskpovth=B_60, unit=PC; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu27-arop-single-65plus-2015-2025", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2022-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "27.9% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2022 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.5% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2022-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "eu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "26.8% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2025 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.3% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03).", "value": 26.8, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "26.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "EU-27 (2020 composition)", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At-risk-of-poverty rate ... One adult 65 years or over - EU27_2020 - 2025: 26.8; Total: 16.3", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65 and TOTAL, statinfo=MED_EI, rskpovth=B_60, unit=PC; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "eu27-arop-single-65plus-2015-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Full A1_GE65 series: 2015 21.9e, 2016 22.3e, 2017 23.4e, 2018 24.5e, 2019 25.7, 2020 27.7, 2021 27.3, 2022 27.9, 2023 27.1, 2024 26.9, 2025 26.8. Dataset updated 2026-10-05.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "26.8% of EU-27 people living alone aged 65+ were at risk of poverty in 2025 (income below 60% of national median), versus 16.3% of the whole population (Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "hr-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "64.4% of people aged 65+ living alone in Croatia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 64.4, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "64.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Croatia", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Croatia - 2025: 64.4", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=HR, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hr-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "64.4% of people aged 65+ living alone in Croatia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hr-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "lv-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "63.2% of people aged 65+ living alone in Latvia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 63.2, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "63.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Latvia", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Latvia - 2025: 63.2", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LV, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lv-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "63.2% of people aged 65+ living alone in Latvia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lv-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "ee-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "62.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Estonia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 62.3, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "62.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Estonia", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Estonia - 2025: 62.3", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=EE, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ee-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "62.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Estonia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ee-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "lt-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "56.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Lithuania were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 56, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "56%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Lithuania - 2025: 56.0 (p)", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LT, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lt-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "56.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Lithuania were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lt-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "si-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "54.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Slovenia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 54.3, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "54.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovenia", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Slovenia - 2025: 54.3", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=SI, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#si-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "54.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Slovenia were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#si-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "ie-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "46.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Ireland were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 46, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Ireland - 2025: 46.0", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=IE, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "46.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Ireland were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "de-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Germany were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 30, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "30%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Germany - 2025: 30.0", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=DE, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "30.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Germany were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "lu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "11.2% of people aged 65+ living alone in Luxembourg were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 11.2, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "11.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Luxembourg", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Luxembourg - 2025: 11.2 (b)", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=LU, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "11.2% of people aged 65+ living alone in Luxembourg were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lu-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "be-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "11.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Belgium were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03.", "value": 11.3, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (60% median threshold)", "display_value": "11.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons in one-adult households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One adult 65 years or over - Belgium - 2025: 11.3", "locator": "ilc_li03, hhcomp=A1_GE65, geo=BE, time=2025; API https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=en&hhcomp=A1_GE65&hhcomp=TOTAL&statinfo=MED_EI&rskpovth=B_60&unit=PC", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eu-arop-single-65plus-by-country-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Other 2025 values: Cyprus 45.6, Bulgaria 39.7, Malta 35.9, Poland 35.7, Hungary 34.3, Greece 30.7, Spain 28.9, Italy 26.9, Austria 25.0, Finland 22.0, Sweden 19.0, Slovakia 19.3b, Denmark 18.6, France 18.6, Czechia 18.8, Netherlands 16.7, Norway 15.3.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#be-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus", "citation_text": "11.3% of people aged 65+ living alone in Belgium were at risk of poverty in 2025 (EU-27 average 26.8%) - Eurostat EU-SILC, ilc_li03. Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type (EU-SILC, ilc_li03) - 'One adult 65 years or over', cut-off 60% of median equivalised income\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/ilc_li03/default/table). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#be-eurostat-silc-2025-arop-single-65plus." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-65plus-living-alone-34-4pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "34.4% of people aged 65+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 'just over one in three' - and 55.8% of those aged 85+ (Destatis, Mikrozensus 2025).", "value": 34.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "34.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (Mikrozensus)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Pressemitteilung Nr. N041 vom 24. Juni 2026: 17,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/06/PD26_N041_12.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "gut jede dritte Person (34,4 %) allein", "locator": "Pressemitteilung N041, Absatz zu Altersgruppen (65plus / mindestens 85-Jährige)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-65plus-living-alone-2024-2025", "history": [], "notes": "85+: 'mehr als jede zweite (55,8 %)'. Total living alone 2025: 'Rund 17,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland lebten im Jahr 2025 allein' = 20.9% of population; +22.3% vs 2005. Women 21.5%, men 20.4% (all ages).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-65plus-living-alone-34-4pct", "citation_text": "34.4% of people aged 65+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 'just over one in three' - and 55.8% of those aged 85+ (Destatis, Mikrozensus 2025). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Pressemitteilung Nr. N041 vom 24. Juni 2026: 17,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2025)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/06/PD26_N041_12.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-65plus-living-alone-34-4pct." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-85plus-living-alone-55-8pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "55.8% of people aged 85 and over in Germany lived alone in 2025 - more than one in two (Destatis, Mikrozensus 2025).", "value": 55.8, "unit": "% of people aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": "55.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Germany, ages 85+ (Destatis 2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Pressemitteilung Nr. N041 vom 24. Juni 2026: 17,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/06/PD26_N041_12.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-06-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "bei den mindestens 85-Jährigen war es mehr als jede zweite (55,8 %)", "locator": "Pressemitteilung N041, Absatz zu Altersgruppen", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-85plus-living-alone-2024-2025", "history": [], "notes": "2024 value: 56.0% (Pressemitteilung N036, 16 July 2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-85plus-living-alone-55-8pct", "citation_text": "55.8% of people aged 85 and over in Germany lived alone in 2025 - more than one in two (Destatis, Mikrozensus 2025). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Pressemitteilung Nr. N041 vom 24. Juni 2026: 17,3 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2025)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2026/06/PD26_N041_12.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-85plus-living-alone-55-8pct." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2024-65plus-living-alone-34-0pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "34.0% of people aged 65+ and 56.0% of people aged 85+ in Germany lived alone in 2024 (Destatis, first results of Mikrozensus 2024).", "value": 34, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "34%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Pressemitteilung Nr. N036 vom 16. Juli 2025: 17 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2024, Erstergebnisse)", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2025/07/PD25_N036_12.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "gut jede dritte Person allein (34,0 %)", "locator": "Pressemitteilung N036, Absatz zu Altersgruppen", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "de-65plus-living-alone-2024-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Same release: 85+ 'mehr als jede zweite (56,0 %)'; 17.0 million living alone = 20.6% of population; EU-LFS comparison 2024: EU average 16.2% of population living alone, Germany 6th highest after Lithuania 27.0%, Finland 25.8%, Denmark 24.1%, Estonia 22.3%, Sweden 22.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2024-65plus-living-alone-34-0pct", "citation_text": "34.0% of people aged 65+ and 56.0% of people aged 85+ in Germany lived alone in 2024 (Destatis, first results of Mikrozensus 2024). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Pressemitteilung Nr. N036 vom 16. Juli 2025: 17 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben allein (Mikrozensus 2024, Erstergebnisse)\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2025/07/PD25_N036_12.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2024-65plus-living-alone-34-0pct." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65-84-count-4-842m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "4.842 million people aged 65 to under 85 in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 3.313 million women and 1.529 million men (Destatis Mikrozensus table 'Alleinstehende nach Alter').", "value": 4842000, "unit": "people aged 65-84 living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65 to under 85 in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Alleinlebende: Alleinstehende in Einpersonenhaushalten - 65-85: 4 842 (Insgesamt), 1 529 (männlich), 3 313 (weiblich) - in 1 000", "locator": "Table 4-1, rows age group 65-85, columns Alleinlebende insgesamt / männlich / weiblich (1 000)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Footnote: Alleinstehende = 'Personen ohne Partner im Haushalt'; Alleinlebende = 'Alleinstehende in Einpersonenhaushalten'. The age band label in the table reads '65-85' (65 to under 85).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65-84-count-4-842m", "citation_text": "4.842 million people aged 65 to under 85 in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 3.313 million women and 1.529 million men (Destatis Mikrozensus table 'Alleinstehende nach Alter'). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65-84-count-4-842m." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-85plus-count-1-485m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "1.485 million people aged 85+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 1.154 million women and 331,000 men (Destatis Mikrozensus table).", "value": 1485000, "unit": "people aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 85+ in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Alleinlebende - 85 und älter: 1 485 (Insgesamt), 331 (männlich), 1 154 (weiblich) - in 1 000", "locator": "Table 4-1, row age group 85+, columns Alleinlebende", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-85plus-count-1-485m", "citation_text": "1.485 million people aged 85+ in Germany lived alone in 2025 - 1.154 million women and 331,000 men (Destatis Mikrozensus table). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-85plus-count-1-485m." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65plus-total-6-327m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 6.33 million people aged 65+ lived alone in Germany in 2025 (4.842 million aged 65-84 plus 1.485 million aged 85+); 4.467 million of them women (Destatis, derived).", "value": 6327000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 65+ in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Alleinlebende - 65-85: 4 842; 85 und älter: 1 485 - in 1 000", "locator": "Table 4-1, Alleinlebende rows 65-85 and 85+", "derived": true, "formula": "4842+1485 = 6327 thousand; women 3313+1154 = 4467; men 1529+331 = 1860", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Destatis does not print a 65+ total in this table; the sum is ours. Cross-check: 34.4% of 65+ (press release N041) applied to ~18.4 million 65+ in private households gives ~6.3 million.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65plus-total-6-327m", "citation_text": "About 6.33 million people aged 65+ lived alone in Germany in 2025 (4.842 million aged 65-84 plus 1.485 million aged 85+); 4.467 million of them women (Destatis, derived). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Alleinstehende nach Alter, Geschlecht und Gebietsstand (Mikrozensus 2025; Stand 13.04.2026) - column 'Alleinlebende'\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Bevoelkerung/Haushalte-Familien/Tabellen/4-1-alleinstehende.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-alleinlebende-65plus-total-6-327m." }, { "id": "de-destatis-2025-households-only-65plus-one-person-47pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "47% of German private households consisting only of people aged 65+ were one-person households in 2025; among households of people aged 85+ the one-person share was 62% (Destatis).", "value": 47, "unit": "% of 65+-only households that are one-person", "display_value": "47%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2025", "population": "Private main-residence households consisting exclusively of persons aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)", "source_title": "Private Haushalte mit älteren Menschen (Demografischer Wandel - Ältere Menschen), Stand 19.05.2026", "source_url": "https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Querschnitt/Demografischer-Wandel/Aeltere-Menschen/private-haushalte.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-05-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Einpersonenhaushalte, welche aus lediglich einer älteren Person bestanden, machten mit 47 % einen fast genauso großen Anteil aus.", "locator": "Page text, paragraph on household types of older people; 85+ paragraph: 'Hier war der Anteil der Einpersonenhaushalte mit 62 % der mit Abstand größte.'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Of ~41.1 million private households in 2025, 33% contained at least one person 65+ and 26% consisted exclusively of persons 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-households-only-65plus-one-person-47pct", "citation_text": "47% of German private households consisting only of people aged 65+ were one-person households in 2025; among households of people aged 85+ the one-person share was 62% (Destatis). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), \"Private Haushalte mit älteren Menschen (Demografischer Wandel - Ältere Menschen), Stand 19.05.2026\" (https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Querschnitt/Demografischer-Wandel/Aeltere-Menschen/private-haushalte.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#de-destatis-2025-households-only-65plus-one-person-47pct." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2021-65plus-living-alone-32pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32% of people aged 65+ in France lived alone in their home in 2021 (Figure 1: 32.4%, versus 31.1% in 1990), while 57% lived as a couple (Insee, census 2021).", "value": 32.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone (ordinary housing)", "display_value": "32.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2021 (1990 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ living in ordinary housing (excludes institutions, ~5%)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques)", "source_title": "Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "En 2021, 57 % des personnes âgées de 65 ans ou plus vivent en couple dans leur logement, 32 % y résident seules", "locator": "Texte, premier paragraphe; Figure 1 'Mode de résidence des personnes âgées de 65 ans ou plus selon l'âge en 1990 et 2021' (Seul(e)s: 32,4 % en 2021, 31,1 % en 1990)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fr-65plus-living-alone-1990-2021", "history": [], "notes": "Source: recensement de la population 2021, exploitation complémentaire. The text rounds to 32 %; the figure data give 32.4 % (2021) and 31.1 % (1990). Published February 2025 (Insee Première 2040).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-65plus-living-alone-32pct", "citation_text": "32% of people aged 65+ in France lived alone in their home in 2021 (Figure 1: 32.4%, versus 31.1% in 1990), while 57% lived as a couple (Insee, census 2021). Source: Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), \"Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-65plus-living-alone-32pct." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2021-women-85plus-living-alone-53pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "53% of women aged 85+ in France lived alone at home in 2021, compared with 28% of men of that age (Insee, census 2021).", "value": 53, "unit": "% of women aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": "53%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2021", "population": "Women aged 85+ in ordinary housing", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Insee", "source_title": "Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "53 % des femmes âgées de 85 ans ou plus vivent seules à leur domicile, contre 28 % des hommes", "locator": "Texte, section sur les 85 ans ou plus", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Figure 2 data by 5-year band (as extracted) show women 85+ 54.4% / men 24.5%, 75-84: women 38.7% / men 19.4%, 65-74: women 29.5% / men 21.0% - figure values are less certain than the quoted sentence. 19.0% of 85+ live in institutions (vs 20.5% in 1990).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-women-85plus-living-alone-53pct", "citation_text": "53% of women aged 85+ in France lived alone at home in 2021, compared with 28% of men of that age (Insee, census 2021). Source: Insee, \"Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-women-85plus-living-alone-53pct." }, { "id": "fr-insee-2021-65-74-living-alone-just-over-quarter", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Just over a quarter of people aged 65-74 in France lived alone in 2021, rising to nearly one in two at ages 90-94 (Insee).", "value": 25, "unit": "% of people aged 65-74 living alone (approx., 'un peu plus d'un quart')", "display_value": "just over 25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "France, ages 65-74 (Insee 2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2021", "population": "People aged 65-74 and 90-94 in ordinary housing", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Insee", "source_title": "Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement", "source_url": "https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Vivre seul à son domicile concerne un peu plus d'un quart des seniors de 65-74 ans, près d'un senior sur deux à 90-94 ans", "locator": "Texte, paragraphe sur l'âge", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Value 25 is the lower bound implied by 'un peu plus d'un quart' - quote the wording, not the number. Insee projects people 85+ could be 24% of seniors in 2050.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-65-74-living-alone-just-over-quarter", "citation_text": "Just over a quarter of people aged 65-74 in France lived alone in 2021, rising to nearly one in two at ages 90-94 (Insee). Source: Insee, \"Insee Première n° 2040 (février 2025): En 2021, une personne de 65 ans ou plus sur trois vit seule dans son logement\" (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8349408). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fr-insee-2021-65-74-living-alone-just-over-quarter." }, { "id": "it-istat-2023-one-person-households-75plus-2-7m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "About 2.7 million Italian households are a single person aged 75 or over - 10% of all households in 2023 (Istat, permanent census).", "value": 2700000, "unit": "one-person households aged 75+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2023", "population": "Households (one person aged 75+)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica)", "source_title": "Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)", "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Le famiglie unipersonali, costituite da persone di 75 anni e più, sono circa 2,7 milioni, ossia il 10% del totale.", "locator": "Comunicato stampa, sezione sulle famiglie di soli anziani", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Share is 11.2% in rural municipalities, 9.5% in small towns, 10.1% in cities. Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: 31.7% of Italians 65+ live alone (women 40.3%, men 20.8%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-one-person-households-75plus-2-7m", "citation_text": "About 2.7 million Italian households are a single person aged 75 or over - 10% of all households in 2023 (Istat, permanent census). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), \"Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)\" (https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-one-person-households-75plus-2-7m." }, { "id": "it-istat-2023-households-only-65plus-6-9m-25-9pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Almost 6.9 million of Italy's 26.5 million households (25.9%) consisted only of people aged 65+ in 2023 (Istat).", "value": 25.9, "unit": "% of households composed only of people 65+", "display_value": "25.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2023", "population": "Households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Istat", "source_title": "Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)", "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Più di una famiglia su quattro è composta solamente da anziani di 65 anni e più, quasi 6,9 milioni su 26,5 milioni.", "locator": "Comunicato stampa, apertura", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-households-only-65plus-6-9m-25-9pct", "citation_text": "Almost 6.9 million of Italy's 26.5 million households (25.9%) consisted only of people aged 65+ in 2023 (Istat). Source: Istat, \"Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)\" (https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-households-only-65plus-6-9m-25-9pct." }, { "id": "it-istat-2023-75plus-living-alone-support-network-92-8pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "92.8% of Italians aged 75+ living alone say they can count on relatives, 69.2% on neighbours and 58.9% on friends; 3.2% have none of these (Istat 2023).", "value": 3.2, "unit": "% of 75+ living alone with no support from relatives, friends or neighbours", "display_value": "3.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2023", "population": "People aged 75+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Istat", "source_title": "Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)", "source_url": "https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-02-18", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "La percentuale di anziani soli senza il supporto di parenti, amici e vicini (3,2%) è più bassa rispetto a quella delle altre famiglie unipersonali (5,3%).", "locator": "Comunicato stampa, sezione reti di aiuto", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Also: 'Il 92,8% degli anziani soli di 75 anni e più dichiara di poter contare sui parenti, il 58,9% sugli amici e il 69,2% sui vicini.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-75plus-living-alone-support-network-92-8pct", "citation_text": "92.8% of Italians aged 75+ living alone say they can count on relatives, 69.2% on neighbours and 58.9% on friends; 3.2% have none of these (Istat 2023). Source: Istat, \"Condizione abitativa degli anziani - Anno 2023 (comunicato stampa, Censimento permanente della popolazione)\" (https://www.istat.it/comunicato-stampa/condizione-abitativa-degli-anziani-anno-2023/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#it-istat-2023-75plus-living-alone-support-network-92-8pct." }, { "id": "es-ine-2020-65plus-living-alone-2-131m", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "2,131,400 people aged 65+ lived alone in Spain in 2020 - 43.6% of the 4,849,900 people living alone - and 1,511,000 of them (70.9%) were women (INE, Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2020).", "value": 2131400, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 65+ in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)", "source_title": "Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)", "source_url": "https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "En España había 4.849.900 personas viviendo solas en el año 2020. De esta cifra, 2.131.400 (un 43,6%) tenían 65 o más años. Y, de ellas, 1.511.000 (un 70,9%) eran mujeres.", "locator": "Nota de prensa, p.3 'Hogares unipersonales'; tabla 'Hogares unipersonales por edad y sexo', p.4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Last edition of the ECH (discontinued after 2020). Men 65+ living alone: 620,400. Eurostat EU-SILC 2025 gives Spain 22.8% of 65+ living alone (women 29.2%, men 14.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-65plus-living-alone-2-131m", "citation_text": "2,131,400 people aged 65+ lived alone in Spain in 2020 - 43.6% of the 4,849,900 people living alone - and 1,511,000 of them (70.9%) were women (INE, Encuesta Continua de Hogares 2020). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)\" (https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-65plus-living-alone-2-131m." }, { "id": "es-ine-2020-65plus-one-person-households-growth-6-1pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "One-person households of people aged 65+ in Spain grew 6.1% in a single year (2019 to 2020), with men 65+ living alone up 11.4%, while under-65 one-person households fell 0.9% (INE).", "value": 6.1, "unit": "% change in 65+ one-person households, 2019-2020", "display_value": "6.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2019-2020", "population": "One-person households aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)", "source_title": "Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)", "source_url": "https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Por grupo de edad, los hogares unipersonales de personas de 65 y más años aumentaron un 6,1% en 2020, mientras que los formados por menores de 65 años disminuyeron un 0,9%.", "locator": "Nota de prensa, p.4; tabla: '65 y más años Hombre 620.400 556.800 63.600 11,4%'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2020 was a pandemic year; part of the jump may reflect bereavement.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-65plus-one-person-households-growth-6-1pct", "citation_text": "One-person households of people aged 65+ in Spain grew 6.1% in a single year (2019 to 2020), with men 65+ living alone up 11.4%, while under-65 one-person households fell 0.9% (INE). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)\" (https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-65plus-one-person-households-growth-6-1pct." }, { "id": "es-ine-2020-women-85plus-living-alone-44-1pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "44.1% of women aged over 85 in Spain lived alone in 2020, compared with 24.2% of men (INE, ECH 2020).", "value": 44.1, "unit": "% of women aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": "44.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2020", "population": "Women aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)", "source_title": "Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)", "source_url": "https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-04-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Por edad, el 44,1% de las mujeres mayores de 85 años vivían solas, frente al 24,2% de los hombres.", "locator": "Nota de prensa, p.4, 'Personas que viven solas según sexo y edad'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-women-85plus-living-alone-44-1pct", "citation_text": "44.1% of women aged over 85 in Spain lived alone in 2020, compared with 24.2% of men (INE, ECH 2020). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), \"Encuesta Continua de Hogares (ECH) - Año 2020 (nota de prensa, 7 de abril de 2021)\" (https://ine.es/prensa/ech_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#es-ine-2020-women-85plus-living-alone-44-1pct." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2024-70plus-living-alone-887000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "887,000 people aged 70+ lived alone in the Netherlands at the start of 2024 - 613,000 women and 274,000 men - the largest group among the country's 3.3 million people living alone (CBS).", "value": 887000, "unit": "people aged 70+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "1 January 2024", "population": "People aged 70+ in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)", "source_title": "1 op de 5 mensen woont alleen (CBS nieuwsbericht, 6 september 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2024/36/1-op-de-5-mensen-woont-alleen", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "De grootste groep alleenwonenden zijn vrouwen van 70 jaar of ouder. Zij zijn vaak alleen achtergebleven na het overlijden van hun partner.", "locator": "Nieuwsbericht, tabel 'Alleenwonenden naar leeftijd en geslacht, 1 januari 2024' (70+: mannen 274, vrouwen 613, x1000)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Ages 60-70: 226,000 men, 277,000 women. Total: 'Begin 2024 woonden 3,3 miljoen Nederlanders alleen. Dat zijn bijna 1 op de 5 inwoners.' Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: 31.3% of Dutch 65+ live alone (women 40.2%, men 21.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-70plus-living-alone-887000", "citation_text": "887,000 people aged 70+ lived alone in the Netherlands at the start of 2024 - 613,000 women and 274,000 men - the largest group among the country's 3.3 million people living alone (CBS). Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS), \"1 op de 5 mensen woont alleen (CBS nieuwsbericht, 6 september 2024)\" (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2024/36/1-op-de-5-mensen-woont-alleen). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-70plus-living-alone-887000." }, { "id": "nl-cbs-2024-projection-2035-one-person-65plus-households-300000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Of the more than 500,000 additional households headed by someone aged 65+ expected in the Netherlands by 2035, more than 300,000 will be one-person households (CBS household forecast, December 2024).", "value": 300000, "unit": "additional one-person households aged 65+ by 2035", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2024-2035 (projection)", "population": "Households with reference person aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS)", "source_title": "Prognose: huishoudensgroei in de toekomst vooral door meer alleenstaanden (CBS, 17 december 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2024/51/prognose-huishoudensgroei-in-de-toekomst-vooral-door-meer-alleenstaanden", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-17", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Van de ruim 500 duizend extra huishoudens van 65 jaar of ouder tot 2035, bestaan er ruim 300 duizend uit één persoon.", "locator": "Nieuwsbericht, paragraaf over 65-plus huishoudens", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Households with reference person 80+: 0.663 million (2025) to 0.961 million (2035), 1.086 million (2040), 1.355 million (2050).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-projection-2035-one-person-65plus-households-300000", "citation_text": "Of the more than 500,000 additional households headed by someone aged 65+ expected in the Netherlands by 2035, more than 300,000 will be one-person households (CBS household forecast, December 2024). Source: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS), \"Prognose: huishoudensgroei in de toekomst vooral door meer alleenstaanden (CBS, 17 december 2024)\" (https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2024/51/prognose-huishoudensgroei-in-de-toekomst-vooral-door-meer-alleenstaanden). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nl-cbs-2024-projection-2035-one-person-65plus-households-300000." }, { "id": "se-scb-2020-60plus-living-alone-35pct-900000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "More than one in three Swedes aged 60+ lived alone in 2020 - about 900,000 of 2.6 million (35%): 570,700 women and 334,700 men (SCB).", "value": 35, "unit": "% of people aged 60+ living alone", "display_value": "35%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 60+ (register-based household statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB)", "source_title": "Mer än var tredje över 60 bor ensam (SCB, 7 mars 2022; data 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/redaktionellt/mer-an-var-tredje-over-60-bor-ensam/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-03-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Mer än var tredje person som är 60 år eller äldre bor ensam.", "locator": "Article text and table by sex and age (60+ total: kvinnor 570 700, män 334 700)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Among 60+ living alone, nearly 20% of women and almost 35% of men are childless (225,000 people). Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: 38.3% of Swedes 65+ live alone (women 45.6%, men 30.0%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-scb-2020-60plus-living-alone-35pct-900000", "citation_text": "More than one in three Swedes aged 60+ lived alone in 2020 - about 900,000 of 2.6 million (35%): 570,700 women and 334,700 men (SCB). Source: Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB), \"Mer än var tredje över 60 bor ensam (SCB, 7 mars 2022; data 2020)\" (https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/redaktionellt/mer-an-var-tredje-over-60-bor-ensam/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-scb-2020-60plus-living-alone-35pct-900000." }, { "id": "se-scb-2020-80-89-living-alone-women-157400-men-61100", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "157,400 women and 61,100 men aged 80-89 lived alone in Sweden in 2020; at 90+ the figures were 57,400 women and 15,900 men (SCB).", "value": 157400, "unit": "women aged 80-89 living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2020", "population": "People aged 80-89 and 90+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB)", "source_title": "Mer än var tredje över 60 bor ensam (SCB, 7 mars 2022; data 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/redaktionellt/mer-an-var-tredje-over-60-bor-ensam/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-03-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "80-89: kvinnor 157 400, män 61 100; 90+: kvinnor 57 400, män 15 900", "locator": "Table 'Ensamboende efter kön och ålder, 2020'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "70-79: women 200,400, men 122,800; 60-69: women 155,500, men 134,900.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-scb-2020-80-89-living-alone-women-157400-men-61100", "citation_text": "157,400 women and 61,100 men aged 80-89 lived alone in Sweden in 2020; at 90+ the figures were 57,400 women and 15,900 men (SCB). Source: Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB), \"Mer än var tredje över 60 bor ensam (SCB, 7 mars 2022; data 2020)\" (https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/redaktionellt/mer-an-var-tredje-over-60-bor-ensam/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#se-scb-2020-80-89-living-alone-women-157400-men-61100." }, { "id": "no-ssb-2019-67plus-living-alone-35pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "35% of Norwegians aged 67+ lived alone in 2019 (women 44.6%, men 23.8%), down from 37% in 2014 (Statistics Norway).", "value": 35, "unit": "% of people aged 67+ living alone", "display_value": "35%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2019", "population": "People aged 67+ in private households (register)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)", "source_title": "1 av 3 eldre bor alene (SSB, 25. juni 2019)", "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/1-av-3-eldre-bor-alene", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-06-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Blant kvinner 80 år eller eldre bor to av tre alene, mens det samme bare gjelder én av tre menn.", "locator": "Article text and figure on share living alone by age and sex, 2019", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "no-67plus-living-alone-2014-2025", "history": [], "notes": "67-79: 28.4% (men 21.3%, women 35.1%); 80+: 53% (men 32.1%, women 66.9%), about 111,000 people aged 80+ living alone; 80+ share fell from 56% (2014) to 53% (2019). Oslo 80+: 58%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2019-67plus-living-alone-35pct", "citation_text": "35% of Norwegians aged 67+ lived alone in 2019 (women 44.6%, men 23.8%), down from 37% in 2014 (Statistics Norway). Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), \"1 av 3 eldre bor alene (SSB, 25. juni 2019)\" (https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/1-av-3-eldre-bor-alene). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2019-67plus-living-alone-35pct." }, { "id": "no-ssb-2019-80plus-women-living-alone-66-9pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "Two in three Norwegian women aged 80+ (66.9%) lived alone in 2019, versus one in three men (32.1%); about 111,000 people aged 80+ lived alone (SSB).", "value": 66.9, "unit": "% of women aged 80+ living alone", "display_value": "66.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2019", "population": "Women aged 80+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)", "source_title": "1 av 3 eldre bor alene (SSB, 25. juni 2019)", "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/1-av-3-eldre-bor-alene", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-06-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Blant kvinner 80 år eller eldre bor to av tre alene, mens det samme bare gjelder én av tre menn.", "locator": "Article text, section on 80+", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2019-80plus-women-living-alone-66-9pct", "citation_text": "Two in three Norwegian women aged 80+ (66.9%) lived alone in 2019, versus one in three men (32.1%); about 111,000 people aged 80+ lived alone (SSB). Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), \"1 av 3 eldre bor alene (SSB, 25. juni 2019)\" (https://www.ssb.no/befolkning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/1-av-3-eldre-bor-alene). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2019-80plus-women-living-alone-66-9pct." }, { "id": "no-ssb-2025-67plus-living-alone-34pct-304600", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "34% of home-dwelling Norwegians aged 67+ lived alone in 2025 - 304,600 people (200,600 women, 104,000 men); 29% of 67-79-year-olds and 71% of those 90+ (SSB).", "value": 304600, "unit": "people aged 67+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2025", "population": "Home-dwelling people aged 67+ (excludes institutions)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)", "source_title": "1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "34 prosent av hjemmeboende eldre bor alene, 304 600 personer", "locator": "Article text, section 'Hvem er de aleneboende eldre?'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "no-67plus-living-alone-2014-2025", "history": [], "notes": "Trend: share of 67+ living alone fell from 40% to 34% over 20 years; men steady around 25%, women down from 50% to 43%. The quoted figures are the article's own wording as extracted; exact sentence boundaries not preserved.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-67plus-living-alone-34pct-304600", "citation_text": "34% of home-dwelling Norwegians aged 67+ lived alone in 2025 - 304,600 people (200,600 women, 104,000 men); 29% of 67-79-year-olds and 71% of those 90+ (SSB). Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), \"1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)\" (https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-67plus-living-alone-34pct-304600." }, { "id": "no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-no-family-nearby-24pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "One in four older Norwegians living alone (24%, 73,700 people) has no family living within 30 minutes' drive (Statistics Norway, 2025).", "value": 24, "unit": "% of 67+ living alone with no family within 30 minutes", "display_value": "24%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 67+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)", "source_title": "1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ingen familie som bor i nærheten", "locator": "Article title and opening section ('1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "91% have at least one family member; 76% have family within a 30-minute radius. Least central municipalities: 36% without nearby family; most central: 23%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-no-family-nearby-24pct", "citation_text": "One in four older Norwegians living alone (24%, 73,700 people) has no family living within 30 minutes' drive (Statistics Norway, 2025). Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), \"1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)\" (https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-no-family-nearby-24pct." }, { "id": "no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-municipal-care-32pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "32% of older Norwegians living alone receive at least one municipal health or care service, versus 10% of those living with a partner (SSB, 2025).", "value": 32, "unit": "% receiving municipal health/care services", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2025", "population": "People aged 67+ living alone vs living with partner", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB)", "source_title": "1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "32 prosent ... mot 10 prosent", "locator": "Article section on use of municipal health and care services", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Among solo elderly without nearby family: 35% receive services. Low income (EU60): 25% of women and 15% of men living alone, versus 9% of all elderly; 80% of low-income elderly live alone. Quote is a fragment as extracted.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-municipal-care-32pct", "citation_text": "32% of older Norwegians living alone receive at least one municipal health or care service, versus 10% of those living with a partner (SSB, 2025). Source: Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB), \"1 av 4 aleneboende eldre har ingen familie i nærheten (SSB analysis for Røde Kors, 5. juni 2025)\" (https://www.ssb.no/sosiale-forhold-og-kriminalitet/levekar/artikler/1-av-4-aleneboende-eldre-har-ingen-familie-i-naerheten). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#no-ssb-2025-older-living-alone-municipal-care-32pct." }, { "id": "fi-statfi-2024-75plus-living-alone-43pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "43% of Finns aged 75+ lived alone in 2024, down two points from 45% in 2014 (Statistics Finland, dwelling-population statistics).", "value": 43, "unit": "% of people aged 75+ living alone", "display_value": "43%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Finland, ages 75+ (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland", "period": "2024 (2014 comparison)", "population": "People aged 75+ in dwelling households (asuntokunnat)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland)", "source_title": "Jo joka neljäs suomalainen asuu yksin - iäkkäistä 43 prosenttia (Tilastokeskus, Tieto&trendit, 26.3.2026)", "source_url": "https://stat.fi/tietotrendit/artikkelit/2026/Jo-joka-neljaes-suomalainen-asuu-yksin-iaekkaeistae-43-prosenttia", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "75-vuotiaista ja sitä vanhemmista yksin asui 43 prosenttia", "locator": "Article text, section on older ages", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "fi-75plus-living-alone-2014-2024", "history": [], "notes": "Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: 40.3% of Finns 65+ live alone (women 49.2%, men 29.3%). Whole population: one in four lives alone (2024) vs one in five (2014).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-statfi-2024-75plus-living-alone-43pct", "citation_text": "43% of Finns aged 75+ lived alone in 2024, down two points from 45% in 2014 (Statistics Finland, dwelling-population statistics). Source: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland), \"Jo joka neljäs suomalainen asuu yksin - iäkkäistä 43 prosenttia (Tilastokeskus, Tieto&trendit, 26.3.2026)\" (https://stat.fi/tietotrendit/artikkelit/2026/Jo-joka-neljaes-suomalainen-asuu-yksin-iaekkaeistae-43-prosenttia). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-statfi-2024-75plus-living-alone-43pct." }, { "id": "fi-statfi-2024-women-90-living-alone-65pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "65% of Finnish women aged 90 lived alone in 2024 (the peak), versus 40% of men; at age 80 about 51% of women and 26% of men lived alone (Statistics Finland).", "value": 65, "unit": "% of women aged 90 living alone", "display_value": "65%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Finland, women aged 90 (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland", "period": "2024", "population": "Women aged 90 (single-year age)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland)", "source_title": "Jo joka neljäs suomalainen asuu yksin - iäkkäistä 43 prosenttia (Tilastokeskus, Tieto&trendit, 26.3.2026)", "source_url": "https://stat.fi/tietotrendit/artikkelit/2026/Jo-joka-neljaes-suomalainen-asuu-yksin-iaekkaeistae-43-prosenttia", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "90-vuotiaista naisista 65 prosenttia asui yksin", "locator": "Article text, section on living alone by age and sex", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "At 65: women 33%, men 28%; at 75: women 42%, men 26%. Quote reconstructed from the extracted figures - verify wording against the article before quoting verbatim.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-statfi-2024-women-90-living-alone-65pct", "citation_text": "65% of Finnish women aged 90 lived alone in 2024 (the peak), versus 40% of men; at age 80 about 51% of women and 26% of men lived alone (Statistics Finland). Source: Tilastokeskus (Statistics Finland), \"Jo joka neljäs suomalainen asuu yksin - iäkkäistä 43 prosenttia (Tilastokeskus, Tieto&trendit, 26.3.2026)\" (https://stat.fi/tietotrendit/artikkelit/2026/Jo-joka-neljaes-suomalainen-asuu-yksin-iaekkaeistae-43-prosenttia). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fi-statfi-2024-women-90-living-alone-65pct." }, { "id": "dk-dst-2019-65plus-living-alone-38pct-430000", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "38% of Danes aged 65+ lived alone in 2019 (38.1%, about 430,000 people), the lowest share since 1986 and down from 44.6% in 2000 (Danmarks Statistik).", "value": 38.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "38.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2019 (2000 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ (register-based household statistics)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Danmarks Statistik", "source_title": "Andelen af danskere på mindst 65 år, der bor alene, er historisk lav (Danmarks Statistik press release via Ritzau, 23.12.2019)", "source_url": "https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/13585639/andelen-af-danskere-pa-mindst-65-ar-der-bor-alene-er-historisk-lav?publisherId=3274962", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "I 2019 boede 38 procent af de 65+-årige alene.", "locator": "Press release, opening paragraph and figure 1986-2019", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "dk-65plus-living-alone-2000-2019", "history": [], "notes": "Women 65+ living alone: 290,000+ (47-57% over 1986-2019); men: 140,000+ (22-28%). 'Især over de seneste 10 år har andelene nærmet sig hinanden, og i 2019 var afstanden den mindste i perioden.' CONTRADICTION: Eurostat EU-SILC gives Denmark 49.0% of 65+ living alone in 2025 (45.7% in 2024, 39.8% in 2015) - survey vs register; see md.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-dst-2019-65plus-living-alone-38pct-430000", "citation_text": "38% of Danes aged 65+ lived alone in 2019 (38.1%, about 430,000 people), the lowest share since 1986 and down from 44.6% in 2000 (Danmarks Statistik). Source: Danmarks Statistik, \"Andelen af danskere på mindst 65 år, der bor alene, er historisk lav (Danmarks Statistik press release via Ritzau, 23.12.2019)\" (https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/13585639/andelen-af-danskere-pa-mindst-65-ar-der-bor-alene-er-historisk-lav?publisherId=3274962). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-dst-2019-65plus-living-alone-38pct-430000." }, { "id": "dk-dst-2019-81plus-single-50pct-vs-60pct-2009", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "50% of Danes aged 81+ were single (not living with a partner) in 2019, down from 60% in 2009 (Danmarks Statistik, Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik 12 Feb 2019).", "value": 50, "unit": "% of people aged 81+ who are single (enlige)", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2019 vs 2009", "population": "People aged 81+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Danmarks Statistik", "source_title": "NYT: Færre ældre er enlige (Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, 12. februar 2019)", "source_url": "https://www.dst.dk/nyt/28490", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-02-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Andelen af ældre, der er enlige, er betydeligt lavere end for ti år siden", "locator": "Nyt headline and age-group paragraph (81+: 50% in 2019 vs 60% in 2009)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'Enlige' = not in a couple, which is close to but not identical with living alone. Total 65+ population: 'I alt er der 1.136.000 ældre over 65 år'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-dst-2019-81plus-single-50pct-vs-60pct-2009", "citation_text": "50% of Danes aged 81+ were single (not living with a partner) in 2019, down from 60% in 2009 (Danmarks Statistik, Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik 12 Feb 2019). Source: Danmarks Statistik, \"NYT: Færre ældre er enlige (Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, 12. februar 2019)\" (https://www.dst.dk/nyt/28490). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dk-dst-2019-81plus-single-50pct-vs-60pct-2009." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-over-quarter", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "More than one in four people aged 65+ in Ireland lived alone in April 2022, rising to 44% of those aged 85+ (CSO, Census 2022).", "value": 25, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone (lower bound, 'more than one-quarter')", "display_value": "25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022 (Census, 3 April)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO)", "source_title": "Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "More than 25% of those aged 65 and over lived alone.", "locator": "Profile 3, 'Private households and living alone' section; key findings page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Also: 'This increased to 44% among those aged over 85.' Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: 24.8% of Irish 65+ live alone (women 29.0%, men 20.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-over-quarter", "citation_text": "More than one in four people aged 65+ in Ireland lived alone in April 2022, rising to 44% of those aged 85+ (CSO, Census 2022). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), \"Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-over-quarter." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-44pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "44% of people aged 85 and over in Ireland lived alone in 2022 (CSO, Census 2022).", "value": 44, "unit": "% of people aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": "44%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Ireland, ages 85+ (Census 2022)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022 (Census)", "population": "People aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO)", "source_title": "Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "This increased to 44% among those aged over 85.", "locator": "Profile 3, 'Private households and living alone' section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-44pct", "citation_text": "44% of people aged 85 and over in Ireland lived alone in 2022 (CSO, Census 2022). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), \"Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-44pct." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-people-living-alone-425974", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "425,974 people lived alone in Ireland in 2022 - 8% of all people in private households, up 7% (+26,159) on 2016 (CSO, Census 2022).", "value": 425974, "unit": "people living alone (all ages)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022 (Census)", "population": "Persons in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO)", "source_title": "Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-08-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In Census 2022, there were 425,974 people living alone, or 8% of all persons in private households.", "locator": "Profile 3, 'Private households and living alone' section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Number of under-45s living alone fell 15% (-14,905) since 2016, so growth is concentrated at older ages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-people-living-alone-425974", "citation_text": "425,974 people lived alone in Ireland in 2022 - 8% of all people in private households, up 7% (+26,159) on 2016 (CSO, Census 2022). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), \"Census of Population 2022 Profile 3 - Households, Families and Childcare: Private households and living alone\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpp3/censusofpopulation2022profile3-householdsfamiliesandchildcare/privatehouseholdsandlivingalone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-people-living-alone-425974." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-189574-via-examiner", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "189,574 people aged 65+ lived alone in Ireland in 2022 (74,022 men, 115,552 women), up from 156,799 in 2016 and 136,295 in 2011 - CSO Census 2022 figures as reported by the Irish Examiner.", "value": 189574, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022 (2016, 2011 comparison)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Irish Examiner (citing CSO Census 2022)", "source_title": "Number of over-65s living alone has jumped since last census (Irish Examiner, 6 June 2023, reporting CSO Census 2022 data)", "source_url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41156566.html", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Nearly 190,000 people aged 65 or over in Ireland live alone, according to the latest data from Census 2022, of which more than 30,000 are over 85.", "locator": "Article body, tables of CSO figures by year and sex", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ie-65plus-living-alone-2011-2022", "history": [], "notes": "The exact counts should be confirmed in the CSO Census 2022 Profile 3 tables (F3xxx series on data.cso.ie) before publication; the CSO narrative pages fetched give only the percentages.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-189574-via-examiner", "citation_text": "189,574 people aged 65+ lived alone in Ireland in 2022 (74,022 men, 115,552 women), up from 156,799 in 2016 and 136,295 in 2011 - CSO Census 2022 figures as reported by the Irish Examiner. Source: Irish Examiner (citing CSO Census 2022), \"Number of over-65s living alone has jumped since last census (Irish Examiner, 6 June 2023, reporting CSO Census 2022 data)\" (https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41156566.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-65plus-living-alone-189574-via-examiner." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-30072", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "30,072 people aged 85+ lived alone in Ireland in 2022, up from 23,102 in 2016 and 19,109 in 2011 (CSO Census 2022, as reported by the Irish Examiner).", "value": 30072, "unit": "people aged 85+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Irish Examiner (citing CSO Census 2022)", "source_title": "Number of over-65s living alone has jumped since last census (Irish Examiner, 6 June 2023, reporting CSO Census 2022 data)", "source_url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41156566.html", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2022, some 30,072 people aged 85 and over lived on their own. That compares to 23,102 in 2016 and 19,109 in 2011.", "locator": "Article body", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ie-85plus-living-alone-2011-2022", "history": [], "notes": "By sex 2022: 8,700 men, 21,372 women (article table).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-30072", "citation_text": "30,072 people aged 85+ lived alone in Ireland in 2022, up from 23,102 in 2016 and 19,109 in 2011 (CSO Census 2022, as reported by the Irish Examiner). Source: Irish Examiner (citing CSO Census 2022), \"Number of over-65s living alone has jumped since last census (Irish Examiner, 6 June 2023, reporting CSO Census 2022 data)\" (https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41156566.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2022-85plus-living-alone-30072." }, { "id": "ie-cso-2021-households-one-person-66plus-10pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "One in ten Irish households (10%) in 2022 was a person aged 66+ living alone (CSO/NISRA joint publication).", "value": 10, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "10%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2022 (Census)", "population": "Households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA", "source_title": "Ireland and Northern Ireland - A Joint Census Publication 2021-2022: Marital and Civil Partnership Status and Households", "source_url": "https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpini/irelandandnorthernireland-ajointcensuspublication2021-2022/maritalandcivilpartnershipstatusandhouseholds/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "One-in-ten households in Ireland (10%) comprised a person aged 66 years and over living alone; the equivalent was 12% in Northern Ireland", "locator": "Section 'Household Composition', Figure 2.2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2021-households-one-person-66plus-10pct", "citation_text": "One in ten Irish households (10%) in 2022 was a person aged 66+ living alone (CSO/NISRA joint publication). Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO) and NISRA, \"Ireland and Northern Ireland - A Joint Census Publication 2021-2022: Marital and Civil Partnership Status and Households\" (https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-cpini/irelandandnorthernireland-ajointcensuspublication2021-2022/maritalandcivilpartnershipstatusandhouseholds/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ie-cso-2021-households-one-person-66plus-10pct." }, { "id": "at-statat-2024-65plus-living-alone-605000-34-3pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "605,000 people aged 65+ lived alone in Austria in 2024 - 34.3% of that age group and the largest group among the 1.6 million people living alone (Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus 2024).", "value": 605000, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2024", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (Mikrozensus-Arbeitskräfteerhebung)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistik Austria", "source_title": "Zahl der Alleinlebenden auf 1,6 Millionen gestiegen - Jede dritte alleinlebende Person war 2024 über 64 Jahre alt (Statistik Austria Pressemitteilung, März 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/03/20250317FamilienHaushalteLebensformen2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Die größte Gruppe der Alleinlebenden im Jahr 2024 waren Personen über 64 Jahre (605 000 bzw. 34,3 %", "locator": "Pressemitteilung, p.1 text and table 'Alleinlebend ... 65 und mehr Jahre: 605 (in Tausend); 34,3 %'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Total: '2024 wohnten 1,6 Millionen Menschen allein, das sind 17,8 % der Bevölkerung in Österreich' (+430,000 vs 20 years earlier). PDF file dated 2025-03-17. Eurostat EU-SILC 2025: Austria 34.3% (women 43.3%, men 23.1%) - identical headline share.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#at-statat-2024-65plus-living-alone-605000-34-3pct", "citation_text": "605,000 people aged 65+ lived alone in Austria in 2024 - 34.3% of that age group and the largest group among the 1.6 million people living alone (Statistik Austria, Mikrozensus 2024). Source: Statistik Austria, \"Zahl der Alleinlebenden auf 1,6 Millionen gestiegen - Jede dritte alleinlebende Person war 2024 über 64 Jahre alt (Statistik Austria Pressemitteilung, März 2025)\" (https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2025/03/20250317FamilienHaushalteLebensformen2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#at-statat-2024-65plus-living-alone-605000-34-3pct." }, { "id": "ch-bfs-2023-senior-households-one-person-43-5pct", "family": "europe-uk", "statement": "43.5% of Swiss private households with at least one person aged 65+ are one-person households nationally, rising to 52.9% on average in the core cities (BFS, City Statistics 2023).", "value": 43.5, "unit": "% of households with a person 65+ that are one-person", "display_value": "43.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "2023 (data as of 06.2023)", "population": "Private households with at least one person aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS)", "source_title": "Seniorinnen und Senioren in den Städten - City Statistics 2023", "source_url": "https://dam-api.bfs.admin.ch/hub/api/dam/assets/25285773/master", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Diese machen auch auf nationaler Ebene den grössten Anteil aus (43,5%).", "locator": "Section 'Seniorinnen und Senioren leben häufig allein, vor allem in den Kernstädten', p.10-11; G5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Preceding sentence: core-city senior households are 'mehrheitlich um Einpersonenhaushalte (durchschnittlich 52,9%)'. 29.4% of all Swiss private households include someone 65+. Eurostat EU-SILC 2024: 33.4% of Swiss 65+ live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ch-bfs-2023-senior-households-one-person-43-5pct", "citation_text": "43.5% of Swiss private households with at least one person aged 65+ are one-person households nationally, rising to 52.9% on average in the core cities (BFS, City Statistics 2023). Source: Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS), \"Seniorinnen und Senioren in den Städten - City Statistics 2023\" (https://dam-api.bfs.admin.ch/hub/api/dam/assets/25285773/master). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ch-bfs-2023-senior-households-one-person-43-5pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Living alone was associated with a 32% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.32) across 70 prospective studies with 3,407,134 participants followed for an average of 7 years (Holt-Lunstad et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2015).", "value": 32, "unit": "% increased likelihood of mortality (OR 1.32)", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": "for people who live alone, across 70 studies and 3.4 million participants (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015)", "display_hook": "higher likelihood of death", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Perspectives on Psychological Science", "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies published Jan 1980 - Feb 2014", "population": "adults in prospective cohort studies; mean baseline age 66.0 years", "sample_n": 3407134, "publisher": "Association for Psychological Science (SAGE)", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "2015-03-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Cumulative data from 70 independent prospective studies, with 3,407,134 participants followed for an average of 7 years, revealed a significant effect of social isolation, loneliness, and living alone on odds of mortality.", "locator": "Discussion, first paragraph (p. 234); effect sizes also in Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "holt-lunstad-2015-effect-sizes", "history": [], "notes": "Abstract fetched via Europe PMC REST (PMID 25910392); full text read from the author-hosted PDF mirror (local.psy.miami.edu). Effects were stronger in samples with mean age under 65. Odds ratio, not hazard ratio.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct", "citation_text": "Living alone was associated with a 32% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.32) across 70 prospective studies with 3,407,134 participants followed for an average of 7 years (Holt-Lunstad et al., Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2015). Source: Association for Psychological Science (SAGE), \"Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review\" (https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-living-alone-mortality-32pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2015-social-isolation-mortality-29pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Objective social isolation was associated with a 29% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.29) in the same 70-study, 3.4-million-participant meta-analysis (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015).", "value": 29, "unit": "% increased likelihood of mortality (OR 1.29)", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies published Jan 1980 - Feb 2014", "population": "adults in prospective cohort studies", "sample_n": 3407134, "publisher": "Association for Psychological Science (SAGE)", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "2015-03-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the weighted average effect sizes were as follows: social isolation odds ratio (OR) = 1.29, loneliness OR = 1.26, and living alone OR = 1.32, corresponding to an average of 29%, 26%, and 32% increased likelihood of mortality, respectively.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "holt-lunstad-2015-effect-sizes", "history": [], "notes": "Keep distinct from loneliness (subjective) and living alone (household structure).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-social-isolation-mortality-29pct", "citation_text": "Objective social isolation was associated with a 29% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.29) in the same 70-study, 3.4-million-participant meta-analysis (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015). Source: Association for Psychological Science (SAGE), \"Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review\" (https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-social-isolation-mortality-29pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2015-loneliness-mortality-26pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Loneliness (the subjective feeling) was associated with a 26% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.26) in the 70-study meta-analysis, the smallest of the three social-deficit effects (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015).", "value": 26, "unit": "% increased likelihood of mortality (OR 1.26)", "display_value": "26%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies published Jan 1980 - Feb 2014", "population": "adults in prospective cohort studies", "sample_n": 3407134, "publisher": "Association for Psychological Science (SAGE)", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "paywalled", "published_at": "2015-03-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "We found no differences between measures of objective and subjective social isolation.", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "holt-lunstad-2015-effect-sizes", "history": [], "notes": "Point estimates differ (1.26 vs 1.29 vs 1.32) but the authors report no statistically significant difference between objective and subjective isolation.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-loneliness-mortality-26pct", "citation_text": "Loneliness (the subjective feeling) was associated with a 26% higher likelihood of death (odds ratio 1.26) in the 70-study meta-analysis, the smallest of the three social-deficit effects (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2015). Source: Association for Psychological Science (SAGE), \"Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review\" (https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2015-loneliness-mortality-26pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2010-strong-social-relationships-survival-50pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "People with stronger social relationships had a 50% higher likelihood of survival (odds ratio 1.50, 95% CI 1.42-1.59) across 148 studies and 308,849 participants followed for an average of 7.5 years (Holt-Lunstad, Smith & Layton, PLoS Medicine, 2010).", "value": 50, "unit": "% increased likelihood of survival (OR 1.50)", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 2009; mean follow-up 7.5 years", "population": "adults in prospective studies", "sample_n": 308849, "publisher": "PLoS Medicine", "source_title": "Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2910600/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2010-07-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Across 148 studies (308,849 participants), the random effects weighted average effect size was OR = 1.50 (95% CI 1.42 to 1.59), indicating a 50% increased likelihood of survival for participants with stronger social relationships.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract verbatim via Europe PMC (PMID 20668659); full text via PMC.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2010-strong-social-relationships-survival-50pct", "citation_text": "People with stronger social relationships had a 50% higher likelihood of survival (odds ratio 1.50, 95% CI 1.42-1.59) across 148 studies and 308,849 participants followed for an average of 7.5 years (Holt-Lunstad, Smith & Layton, PLoS Medicine, 2010). Source: PLoS Medicine, \"Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2910600/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2010-strong-social-relationships-survival-50pct." }, { "id": "holt-lunstad-2010-living-alone-weakest-predictor-or-1-19", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the 2010 meta-analysis, a simple yes/no measure of living alone was the weakest social predictor of mortality (odds ratio 1.19, 95% CI 0.99-1.44, 17 studies), versus 1.91 for complex measures of social integration (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010).", "value": 1.19, "unit": "odds ratio (survival, living with others vs alone)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 2009", "population": "adults in prospective studies (17 studies with a living-alone measure)", "sample_n": 308849, "publisher": "PLoS Medicine", "source_title": "Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2910600/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2010-07-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Conversely, binary evaluations of living alone (yes/no) were the least predictive of mortality status.", "locator": "Results, 'Type of social relationship measure'; Table 4 row 'Structural: Living alone (inversed) 17 1.19'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Useful caveat: living alone is a crude proxy for isolation. The paper notes one can 'live alone but have a large supportive social network'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2010-living-alone-weakest-predictor-or-1-19", "citation_text": "In the 2010 meta-analysis, a simple yes/no measure of living alone was the weakest social predictor of mortality (odds ratio 1.19, 95% CI 0.99-1.44, 17 studies), versus 1.91 for complex measures of social integration (Holt-Lunstad et al., 2010). Source: PLoS Medicine, \"Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2910600/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#holt-lunstad-2010-living-alone-weakest-predictor-or-1-19." }, { "id": "wang-2023-social-isolation-all-cause-mortality-1-32", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Social isolation was associated with a 32% higher risk of all-cause mortality (pooled effect size 1.32, 95% CI 1.26-1.39) across 90 prospective cohort studies with 2,205,199 participants (Wang et al., Nature Human Behaviour, 2023).", "value": 1.32, "unit": "pooled effect size (relative risk), all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "cohorts to 2022", "population": "adults aged 18+ (general population)", "sample_n": 2205199, "publisher": "Nature Human Behaviour", "source_title": "A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2023-06-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "A total of 90 prospective cohort studies including 2,205,199 individuals were included. Here we show that, in the general population, both social isolation and loneliness were significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality", "locator": "Abstract (pooled effect size for social isolation, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.26 to 1.39)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "wang-2023-mortality-effects", "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 37337095). Living alone not separately pooled here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-social-isolation-all-cause-mortality-1-32", "citation_text": "Social isolation was associated with a 32% higher risk of all-cause mortality (pooled effect size 1.32, 95% CI 1.26-1.39) across 90 prospective cohort studies with 2,205,199 participants (Wang et al., Nature Human Behaviour, 2023). Source: Nature Human Behaviour, \"A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-social-isolation-all-cause-mortality-1-32." }, { "id": "wang-2023-loneliness-all-cause-mortality-1-14", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Loneliness was associated with a 14% higher risk of all-cause mortality (pooled effect size 1.14, 95% CI 1.08-1.20), less than half the excess seen for social isolation, in the 90-cohort meta-analysis (Wang et al., 2023).", "value": 1.14, "unit": "pooled effect size (relative risk), all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "cohorts to 2022", "population": "adults aged 18+ (general population)", "sample_n": 2205199, "publisher": "Nature Human Behaviour", "source_title": "A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2023-06-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "pooled effect size for loneliness, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.20; P < 0.001", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "wang-2023-mortality-effects", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-loneliness-all-cause-mortality-1-14", "citation_text": "Loneliness was associated with a 14% higher risk of all-cause mortality (pooled effect size 1.14, 95% CI 1.08-1.20), less than half the excess seen for social isolation, in the 90-cohort meta-analysis (Wang et al., 2023). Source: Nature Human Behaviour, \"A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-loneliness-all-cause-mortality-1-14." }, { "id": "wang-2023-social-isolation-cvd-mortality-1-34", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Social isolation raised the risk of cardiovascular death by 34% (pooled effect size 1.34, 95% CI 1.25-1.44) in the 90-cohort meta-analysis (Wang et al., 2023).", "value": 1.34, "unit": "pooled effect size (relative risk), CVD mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "cohorts to 2022", "population": "adults aged 18+ (general population)", "sample_n": 2205199, "publisher": "Nature Human Behaviour", "source_title": "A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2023-06-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Social isolation also increased the risk of CVD mortality (1.34; 95% CI, 1.25 to 1.44; P < 0.001).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "wang-2023-mortality-effects", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-social-isolation-cvd-mortality-1-34", "citation_text": "Social isolation raised the risk of cardiovascular death by 34% (pooled effect size 1.34, 95% CI 1.25-1.44) in the 90-cohort meta-analysis (Wang et al., 2023). Source: Nature Human Behaviour, \"A systematic review and meta-analysis of 90 cohort studies of social isolation, loneliness and mortality\" (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01617-6). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wang-2023-social-isolation-cvd-mortality-1-34." }, { "id": "nakou-2025-living-alone-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-21", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among older adults, living alone was associated with a 21% higher risk of all-cause death (hazard ratio 1.21, 95% CI 1.13-1.30) in a meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies (Nakou et al., Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2025).", "value": 1.21, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": "HR 1.21 (95% CI 1.13-1.30)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "All-cause death, older adults living alone, meta-analysis (Nakou 2025)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 31 Dec 2023", "population": "older adults in prospective cohort/longitudinal studies", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Springer)", "source_title": "Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone: a comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of mortality risks in older adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02925-1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Similar associations were found for social isolation (HR 1.35, 95% CI 1.27-1.43) and living alone (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.13-1.30).", "locator": "Abstract (86 included studies)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "nakou-2025-older-adult-mortality", "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 39836319; PMC11750934). This is the figure Age UK's 2025 'State of Health and Care' report cites as '21% higher chance of dying'. Participant total not in abstract.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nakou-2025-living-alone-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-21", "citation_text": "Among older adults, living alone was associated with a 21% higher risk of all-cause death (hazard ratio 1.21, 95% CI 1.13-1.30) in a meta-analysis of 86 prospective studies (Nakou et al., Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 2025). Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Springer), \"Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone: a comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of mortality risks in older adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02925-1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nakou-2025-living-alone-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-21." }, { "id": "nakou-2025-social-isolation-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-35", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Social isolation carried a 35% higher risk of death in older adults (hazard ratio 1.35, 95% CI 1.27-1.43) across 86 studies, a larger effect than loneliness (HR 1.14) or living alone (HR 1.21) (Nakou et al., 2025).", "value": 1.35, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 31 Dec 2023", "population": "older adults in prospective cohort/longitudinal studies", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Springer)", "source_title": "Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone: a comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of mortality risks in older adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02925-1", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Loneliness was associated with increased all-cause mortality (HR 1.14, 95% CI 1.10-1.18), with substantial heterogeneity (I² = 84.0%).", "locator": "Abstract", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "nakou-2025-older-adult-mortality", "history": [], "notes": "Loneliness HR 1.14 (1.10-1.18) is the third value in this series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nakou-2025-social-isolation-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-35", "citation_text": "Social isolation carried a 35% higher risk of death in older adults (hazard ratio 1.35, 95% CI 1.27-1.43) across 86 studies, a larger effect than loneliness (HR 1.14) or living alone (HR 1.21) (Nakou et al., 2025). Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Springer), \"Loneliness, social isolation, and living alone: a comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of mortality risks in older adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-024-02925-1). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nakou-2025-social-isolation-older-adults-mortality-hr-1-35." }, { "id": "zhao-2022-living-alone-mortality-rr-1-15-but-not-older-adults", "family": "consequences", "statement": "A GRADE-rated meta-analysis of 18 cohorts (62,174 adults) found living alone raised all-cause mortality by 15% overall (RR 1.15, 95% CI 1.08-1.23), but the excess was confined to younger adults (RR 1.41) and absent in older adults (RR 1.05, 95% CI 0.91-1.22) (Zhao et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2022).", "value": 1.05, "unit": "relative risk, all-cause mortality (older adults)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "cohorts to 19 Nov 2021", "population": "community-dwelling adults; older subgroup", "sample_n": 62174, "publisher": "EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science)", "source_title": "Living alone and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101677", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "younger RR 1.41, 95% CI 1.17-1.71, high certainty for prognosis, low for causation; older RR = 1.05, 95% CI 0.91-1.22, moderate certainty for prognosis, very low for causation", "locator": "Abstract, Findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "living-alone-mortality-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Contradiction to flag: Zhao 2022 finds no excess mortality for living alone in over-75s, whereas Nakou 2025 (86 studies) finds HR 1.21 in older adults. Men RR 1.41 vs women 1.15 in Zhao.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#zhao-2022-living-alone-mortality-rr-1-15-but-not-older-adults", "citation_text": "A GRADE-rated meta-analysis of 18 cohorts (62,174 adults) found living alone raised all-cause mortality by 15% overall (RR 1.15, 95% CI 1.08-1.23), but the excess was confined to younger adults (RR 1.41) and absent in older adults (RR 1.05, 95% CI 0.91-1.22) (Zhao et al., EClinicalMedicine, 2022). Source: EClinicalMedicine (The Lancet Discovery Science), \"Living alone and all-cause mortality in community-dwelling adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101677). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#zhao-2022-living-alone-mortality-rr-1-15-but-not-older-adults." }, { "id": "abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (4,888 people followed 8.5 years), living alone was associated with a 20% higher risk of death (HR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38) after adjusting for wealth, health, behaviours and loneliness (Abell & Steptoe, Age and Ageing, 2021).", "value": 1.2, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": "HR 1.20 (95% CI 1.04-1.38)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "All-cause death, living alone, England 8.5 years (ELSA, 2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "ELSA waves 2 (2004-05) to 4 (2008-09); mean 8.5-year follow-up", "population": "adults aged 50+ in ELSA", "sample_n": 4888, "publisher": "Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society)", "source_title": "Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab155", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "An association was found between living alone at wave 4 and mortality (hazard ratio (HR): 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38) in a model adjusted for multiple factors including socioeconomic status, physical health, health behaviours and loneliness.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 34304269; PMC8675439).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20", "citation_text": "In the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (4,888 people followed 8.5 years), living alone was associated with a 20% higher risk of death (HR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04-1.38) after adjusting for wealth, health, behaviours and loneliness (Abell & Steptoe, Age and Ageing, 2021). Source: Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society), \"Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab155). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-20." }, { "id": "abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-moving-to-live-alone-after-bereavement-hr-1-34", "family": "consequences", "statement": "ELSA participants who moved to living alone after divorce or bereavement had a 34% higher mortality risk (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.01-1.79) than those who lived with others throughout; those who began living alone for other reasons showed no excess risk (Abell & Steptoe, 2021).", "value": 1.34, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "ELSA 2004-05 to 2008-09; mean 8.5-year follow-up", "population": "adults aged 50+ who transitioned to living alone", "sample_n": 4888, "publisher": "Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society)", "source_title": "Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab155", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "participants who moved to living alone after divorce or bereavement had a higher risk of mortality compared with those who lived with others at both time points (HR: 1.34, 95% CI 1.01-1.79)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-moving-to-live-alone-after-bereavement-hr-1-34", "citation_text": "ELSA participants who moved to living alone after divorce or bereavement had a 34% higher mortality risk (HR 1.34, 95% CI 1.01-1.79) than those who lived with others throughout; those who began living alone for other reasons showed no excess risk (Abell & Steptoe, 2021). Source: Age and Ageing (Oxford University Press / British Geriatrics Society), \"Why is living alone in older age related to increased mortality risk? A longitudinal cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab155). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#abell-steptoe-2021-elsa-moving-to-live-alone-after-bereavement-hr-1-34." }, { "id": "long-2023-cvd-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-48", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among people with established cardiovascular disease, living alone was associated with a 48% higher risk of all-cause death (HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.20-1.83; 15 studies, 80,243 patients) (Long et al., Psychosomatic Medicine, 2023).", "value": 1.48, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": "HR 1.48 (95% CI 1.20-1.83)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "All-cause death, living alone with cardiovascular disease (Long 2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 25 Nov 2021", "population": "adults with established cardiovascular disease", "sample_n": 80243, "publisher": "Psychosomatic Medicine (Wolters Kluwer)", "source_title": "Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Living Alone Associations With Mortality Risk in Individuals Living With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001151", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2022-11-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality ( k = 15, n = 80,243, hazard ratio [HR] = 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.20-1.83, I2 = 83%)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Authors report evidence of publication bias; effects stronger in European studies and with longer follow-up.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#long-2023-cvd-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-48", "citation_text": "Among people with established cardiovascular disease, living alone was associated with a 48% higher risk of all-cause death (HR 1.48, 95% CI 1.20-1.83; 15 studies, 80,243 patients) (Long et al., Psychosomatic Medicine, 2023). Source: Psychosomatic Medicine (Wolters Kluwer), \"Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Living Alone Associations With Mortality Risk in Individuals Living With Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression\" (https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000001151). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#long-2023-cvd-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-48." }, { "id": "huang-2026-cancer-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-22", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Cancer patients living alone had a 22% higher risk of death from any cause (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.13-1.32) in a meta-analysis of 21 cohorts covering 2,497,397 patients (Huang et al., Frontiers in Oncology, 2026).", "value": 1.22, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality", "display_value": "HR 1.22 (95% CI 1.13-1.32)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "All-cause death, cancer patients living alone (Huang 2026)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to 10 July 2026", "population": "cancer patients (55.6% female)", "sample_n": 2497397, "publisher": "Frontiers in Oncology", "source_title": "Living alone and mortality risk in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1866474", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-08-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Twenty-one cohort studies comprising 2,497,397 cancer patients (55.6% female) were included. Compared with patients not living alone, those living alone had a significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality (HR = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.13-1.32).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Men HR 1.34 (1.23-1.45), women HR 1.15 (1.00-1.32); subgroup difference not significant (p = 0.06).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#huang-2026-cancer-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-22", "citation_text": "Cancer patients living alone had a 22% higher risk of death from any cause (HR 1.22, 95% CI 1.13-1.32) in a meta-analysis of 21 cohorts covering 2,497,397 patients (Huang et al., Frontiers in Oncology, 2026). Source: Frontiers in Oncology, \"Living alone and mortality risk in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1866474). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#huang-2026-cancer-patients-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-22." }, { "id": "elovainio-2017-uk-biobank-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 466,901 UK Biobank participants followed 6.5 years, social isolation carried a 73% higher mortality risk with minimal adjustment (HR 1.73) and 26% after full adjustment (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.20-1.33); loneliness fell to HR 0.99 after full adjustment (Elovainio et al., Lancet Public Health, 2017).", "value": 1.26, "unit": "hazard ratio, all-cause mortality (fully adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "baseline 2006-2010; mean follow-up 6.5 years", "population": "UK Biobank adults, mean baseline age 56.5", "sample_n": 466901, "publisher": "The Lancet Public Health", "source_title": "Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30075-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-05-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The hazard ratio for all-cause mortality for social isolation compared with no social isolation was 1·73 (95% CI 1·65-1·82) after adjustment for age, sex, ethnic origin, and chronic disease (ie, minimally adjusted), and was 1·26 (95% CI 1·20-1·33)", "locator": "Abstract, Findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Isolation scale includes living alone as one of three items. Loneliness: minimally adjusted HR 1.38 (1.30-1.47), fully adjusted 0.99 (0.93-1.06).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#elovainio-2017-uk-biobank-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26", "citation_text": "In 466,901 UK Biobank participants followed 6.5 years, social isolation carried a 73% higher mortality risk with minimal adjustment (HR 1.73) and 26% after full adjustment (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.20-1.33); loneliness fell to HR 0.99 after full adjustment (Elovainio et al., Lancet Public Health, 2017). Source: The Lancet Public Health, \"Contribution of risk factors to excess mortality in isolated and lonely individuals: an analysis of data from the UK Biobank cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(17)30075-0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#elovainio-2017-uk-biobank-social-isolation-mortality-hr-1-26." }, { "id": "desai-2020-living-alone-dementia-rr-1-30-paf-8-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Living alone was associated with a 30% higher risk of incident dementia (pooled RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.15-1.46) across 12 longitudinal studies, with a population attributable fraction of 8.9% using UK Census prevalence (Desai et al., Ageing Research Reviews, 2020).", "value": 1.3, "unit": "relative risk, incident dementia", "display_value": "RR 1.30 (95% CI 1.15-1.46)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Incident dementia, living alone, 12 studies (Desai 2020)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global meta-analysis; PAF uses UK Census prevalence", "period": "studies to Aug 2019", "population": "older adults in longitudinal cohort studies", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ageing Research Reviews (Elsevier)", "source_title": "Living alone and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101122", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2020-07-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The pooled effect size indicated an elevated risk of incident dementia when living alone (all studies RR = 1.30; 95 % CI: 1.15-1.46", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 32659336). Authors conclude living alone carries greater population risk than physical inactivity, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. Abstract also states verbatim: \"The PAF for living alone was 8.9 %.\"", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#desai-2020-living-alone-dementia-rr-1-30-paf-8-9pct", "citation_text": "Living alone was associated with a 30% higher risk of incident dementia (pooled RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.15-1.46) across 12 longitudinal studies, with a population attributable fraction of 8.9% using UK Census prevalence (Desai et al., Ageing Research Reviews, 2020). Source: Ageing Research Reviews (Elsevier), \"Living alone and risk of dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101122). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#desai-2020-living-alone-dementia-rr-1-30-paf-8-9pct." }, { "id": "livingston-2020-lancet-social-isolation-dementia-rr-1-6-paf-3-5pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The 2020 Lancet Commission put the relative risk of dementia from later-life social isolation at 1.6 (95% CI 1.3-1.9) with a weighted population attributable fraction of 3.5%, one of 12 modifiable factors accounting for around 40% of dementias (Livingston et al., The Lancet, 2020).", "value": 3.5, "unit": "% weighted population attributable fraction (RR 1.6)", "display_value": "3.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global", "period": "2020 report", "population": "adults aged 65+ (later-life risk factor)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Lancet", "source_title": "Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7392084/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-07-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the 12 modifiable risk factors account for around 40% of worldwide dementias, which consequently could theoretically be prevented or delayed.", "locator": "Executive summary; Table 1 / Figure (risk factors: Social isolation, later life, RR 1·6 (1·3-1·9), weighted PAF 3·5%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "lancet-2020-dementia-paf", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched via PMC full text. Other weighted PAFs in the same table: hearing loss 8.2%, less education 7.1%, smoking 5.2%, depression 3.9%; overall 39.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#livingston-2020-lancet-social-isolation-dementia-rr-1-6-paf-3-5pct", "citation_text": "The 2020 Lancet Commission put the relative risk of dementia from later-life social isolation at 1.6 (95% CI 1.3-1.9) with a weighted population attributable fraction of 3.5%, one of 12 modifiable factors accounting for around 40% of dementias (Livingston et al., The Lancet, 2020). Source: The Lancet, \"Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7392084/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#livingston-2020-lancet-social-isolation-dementia-rr-1-6-paf-3-5pct." }, { "id": "livingston-2024-lancet-14-risk-factors-paf-45-3pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The 2024 Lancet standing Commission estimates that 14 modifiable risk factors, including social isolation, together account for 45.3% of dementia cases worldwide (Livingston et al., The Lancet, 2024).", "value": 45.3, "unit": "% population attributable fraction (14 risk factors combined)", "display_value": "45.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global", "period": "2024 report", "population": "all ages (life-course model)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Lancet", "source_title": "Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01296-0", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-31", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "We estimated that the PAF for all 14 risk factors was 45.3%. Figure 9 shows the life-course model of", "locator": "Section 'Total PAF calculation' (accepted manuscript, UCL Discovery copy, p. ~33)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Lancet site returned 403; read from the accepted manuscript at discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10196488/1/Livingston_Lancet%20Commission%20accepted%20version.pdf. Metadata (PMID 39096926) confirmed via Europe PMC.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#livingston-2024-lancet-14-risk-factors-paf-45-3pct", "citation_text": "The 2024 Lancet standing Commission estimates that 14 modifiable risk factors, including social isolation, together account for 45.3% of dementia cases worldwide (Livingston et al., The Lancet, 2024). Source: The Lancet, \"Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01296-0). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#livingston-2024-lancet-14-risk-factors-paf-45-3pct." }, { "id": "shen-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-26", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 462,619 UK Biobank participants followed for a mean 11.7 years, social isolation was associated with a 26% higher risk of dementia (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.15-1.37) independent of loneliness and depression, whereas loneliness itself was not (HR 1.04) (Shen et al., Neurology, 2022).", "value": 1.26, "unit": "hazard ratio, incident all-cause dementia", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "baseline 2006-2010; mean follow-up 11.7 years", "population": "UK Biobank adults, mean baseline age 57.0", "sample_n": 462619, "publisher": "Neurology (American Academy of Neurology)", "source_title": "Associations of Social Isolation and Loneliness With Later Dementia", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000200583", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2022-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Social isolation was associated with a 1.26-fold increased risk of dementia (95% CI, 1.15-1.37) independently of various risk factors including loneliness and depression (i.e., full adjustment).", "locator": "Abstract, Results (4,998 incident dementia cases)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cited as ref 216 in the 2024 Lancet Commission. 75% of the loneliness-dementia link was attributable to depressive symptoms.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#shen-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-26", "citation_text": "In 462,619 UK Biobank participants followed for a mean 11.7 years, social isolation was associated with a 26% higher risk of dementia (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.15-1.37) independent of loneliness and depression, whereas loneliness itself was not (HR 1.04) (Shen et al., Neurology, 2022). Source: Neurology (American Academy of Neurology), \"Associations of Social Isolation and Loneliness With Later Dementia\" (https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000200583). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#shen-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-26." }, { "id": "gamble-2025-england-people-with-dementia-living-alone-40pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2023, 40% of the 205,507 people with a dementia diagnosis in England's Clinical Practice Research Datalink (excluding care-home residents) were living alone, a share that has risen since 2009 (Gamble et al., BMC Medicine, 2025).", "value": 40, "unit": "% of people with dementia living alone", "display_value": "40%", "display_label": "in England, among 205,507 people diagnosed outside care homes, 2023 (CPRD study, 2025)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Age and Ageing", "geography": "England", "period": "2023", "population": "people with a recorded dementia diagnosis in primary care, excluding care facilities", "sample_n": 205507, "publisher": "BMC Medicine (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Prevalence of living alone with dementia and other progressive neurological conditions: findings from primary care data in England", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04443-x", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, there were 205,507 people with dementia in the CPRD database, 40,244 with Parkinson's disease, 3515 with MND and 1672 with Huntington's disease. Of those with dementia, 40% lived alone", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 41188892; PMC12584314). Parkinson's 33%, MND 33%, Huntington's 38% living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gamble-2025-england-people-with-dementia-living-alone-40pct", "citation_text": "In 2023, 40% of the 205,507 people with a dementia diagnosis in England's Clinical Practice Research Datalink (excluding care-home residents) were living alone, a share that has risen since 2009 (Gamble et al., BMC Medicine, 2025). Source: BMC Medicine (Springer Nature), \"Prevalence of living alone with dementia and other progressive neurological conditions: findings from primary care data in England\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04443-x). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#gamble-2025-england-people-with-dementia-living-alone-40pct." }, { "id": "growdon-2024-us-cognitive-impairment-living-alone-31pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "An estimated 31% of US older adults with cognitive impairment live alone (NHATS 2015-2017, weighted national estimate), and nearly half of them (46%) take at least one high-risk medication (Growdon et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2024).", "value": 31, "unit": "% of older adults with cognitive impairment living alone", "display_value": "31%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ with cognitive impairment (NHATS)", "sample_n": 1569, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley)", "source_title": "High-risk medication use among older adults with cognitive impairment living alone in the United States", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19108", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The unweighted sample included 1569 older adults with CI, of whom 491 (weighted national estimate, 31%) were living alone.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mean age of the living-alone group 79.9 years; 66% female; median 5 medications; 16% took 10 or more.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#growdon-2024-us-cognitive-impairment-living-alone-31pct", "citation_text": "An estimated 31% of US older adults with cognitive impairment live alone (NHATS 2015-2017, weighted national estimate), and nearly half of them (46%) take at least one high-risk medication (Growdon et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2024). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley), \"High-risk medication use among older adults with cognitive impairment living alone in the United States\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19108). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#growdon-2024-us-cognitive-impairment-living-alone-31pct." }, { "id": "growdon-2024-high-risk-medication-no-help-34-vs-23pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among US older adults with cognitive impairment, 34% of those living alone took at least one high-risk medication without any help managing their medicines, versus 23% of those living with others (Growdon et al., 2024).", "value": 34, "unit": "% taking a high-risk medication with no medication-management help (vs 23% living with others)", "display_value": "34%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015-2017", "population": "Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ with cognitive impairment (NHATS)", "sample_n": 1569, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley)", "source_title": "High-risk medication use among older adults with cognitive impairment living alone in the United States", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19108", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Those living alone were more likely both to take at least one high-risk medication and not receive help with medication management: 34% in those living alone versus 23% living with others", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "High-risk = anticholinergic/sedating 24%, opioid 13%, anticoagulant 10%, sulfonylurea 10%, insulin 9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#growdon-2024-high-risk-medication-no-help-34-vs-23pct", "citation_text": "Among US older adults with cognitive impairment, 34% of those living alone took at least one high-risk medication without any help managing their medicines, versus 23% of those living with others (Growdon et al., 2024). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley), \"High-risk medication use among older adults with cognitive impairment living alone in the United States\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19108). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#growdon-2024-high-risk-medication-no-help-34-vs-23pct." }, { "id": "huvent-grelle-2026-memento-living-alone-institutionalisation-hr-3-21", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the French MEMENTO memory-clinic cohort (2,269 people, median age 71.5), living alone did not raise dementia risk (HR 0.88) but tripled the risk of moving into an institution over five years (HR 3.21, 95% CI 1.09-9.48) (Huvent-Grelle et al., Frontiers in Aging, 2026).", "value": 3.21, "unit": "hazard ratio, institutionalisation", "display_value": "HR 3.21", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Institutionalisation, memory-clinic patients living alone, France (MEMENTO 2026)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "5-year median follow-up", "population": "memory-clinic patients with cognitive complaints or MCI; 30.7% lived alone", "sample_n": 2269, "publisher": "Frontiers in Aging", "source_title": "Living alone and risk of dementia, cognitive decline, and institutionalization in the MEMENTO cohort", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2026.1782176", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone was not associated with incident dementia (HR = 0.88 [95%CI: 0.67-1.16], p = 0.38), or cognitive decline. In contrast, it was associated with a higher risk of institutionalization (HR = 3.21 [95%CI: 1.09-9.48], p = 0.03).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Wide confidence interval (few institutionalisation events: cumulative incidence 1.0% at 60 months). Authors read it as living alone capturing 'reduced day-to-day support rather than cognitive decline itself'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#huvent-grelle-2026-memento-living-alone-institutionalisation-hr-3-21", "citation_text": "In the French MEMENTO memory-clinic cohort (2,269 people, median age 71.5), living alone did not raise dementia risk (HR 0.88) but tripled the risk of moving into an institution over five years (HR 3.21, 95% CI 1.09-9.48) (Huvent-Grelle et al., Frontiers in Aging, 2026). Source: Frontiers in Aging, \"Living alone and risk of dementia, cognitive decline, and institutionalization in the MEMENTO cohort\" (https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2026.1782176). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#huvent-grelle-2026-memento-living-alone-institutionalisation-hr-3-21." }, { "id": "wu-2022-living-alone-depression-or-1-42", "family": "consequences", "statement": "People living alone had 42% higher odds of developing depression (pooled OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.19-1.70) in a meta-analysis of seven longitudinal studies covering 123,859 people without prior psychiatric history (Wu, Liu & Huang, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022).", "value": 1.42, "unit": "odds ratio, incident depression", "display_value": "OR 1.42 (95% CI 1.19-1.70)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Incident depression, living alone, 7 studies (Wu 2022)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (multi-country meta-analysis)", "period": "studies to May 2022", "population": "adults without history of psychosis (65.3% female)", "sample_n": 123859, "publisher": "Frontiers in Psychiatry", "source_title": "Assessment of the relationship between living alone and the risk of depression based on longitudinal studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.954857", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-08-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the pooled data suggest that people living alone are associated with an increased risk of depression compared to those who do not live alone (OR 1.42, 95%CI 1.19-1.70).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Not restricted to older adults; six cohort studies plus one case-control.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wu-2022-living-alone-depression-or-1-42", "citation_text": "People living alone had 42% higher odds of developing depression (pooled OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.19-1.70) in a meta-analysis of seven longitudinal studies covering 123,859 people without prior psychiatric history (Wu, Liu & Huang, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022). Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry, \"Assessment of the relationship between living alone and the risk of depression based on longitudinal studies: A systematic review and meta-analysis\" (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.954857). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#wu-2022-living-alone-depression-or-1-42." }, { "id": "perissinotto-2012-hrs-lonely-60plus-43pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "43% of US adults over 60 reported feeling lonely in the 2002 Health and Retirement Study psychosocial module, although only 18% lived alone (Perissinotto, Stijacic Cenzer & Covinsky, Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012).", "value": 43, "unit": "% reporting loneliness (some of the time or often on any of 3 items)", "display_value": "43%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "baseline 2002; follow-up to 2008", "population": "community-dwelling adults aged over 60 (HRS), mean age 71", "sample_n": 1604, "publisher": "Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA Network)", "source_title": "Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1993", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Fifty-nine percent were women; 81% were white, 11%, black, and 6%, Hispanic; and 18% lived alone. Among the elderly participants, 43% reported feeling lonely.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "This is the source behind the NASEM 2020 '43 percent of adults aged 60 and older' figure. Survey-based self-report. Illustrates loneliness ≠ living alone: 43% lonely vs 18% living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#perissinotto-2012-hrs-lonely-60plus-43pct", "citation_text": "43% of US adults over 60 reported feeling lonely in the 2002 Health and Retirement Study psychosocial module, although only 18% lived alone (Perissinotto, Stijacic Cenzer & Covinsky, Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012). Source: Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), \"Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1993). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#perissinotto-2012-hrs-lonely-60plus-43pct." }, { "id": "perissinotto-2012-loneliness-mortality-hr-1-45", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Lonely older adults were more likely to die within six years (22.8% vs 14.2%; adjusted HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.11-1.88) and to lose ability in daily activities (24.8% vs 12.5%; adjusted RR 1.59) (Perissinotto et al., 2012).", "value": 1.45, "unit": "adjusted hazard ratio, 6-year mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2002-2008", "population": "community-dwelling adults aged over 60 (HRS)", "sample_n": 1604, "publisher": "Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA Network)", "source_title": "Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1993", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2012-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Loneliness was associated with an increased risk of death (22.8% vs 14.2%; adjusted HR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.11-1.88).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Model adjusted for living situation, so this is loneliness net of living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#perissinotto-2012-loneliness-mortality-hr-1-45", "citation_text": "Lonely older adults were more likely to die within six years (22.8% vs 14.2%; adjusted HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.11-1.88) and to lose ability in daily activities (24.8% vs 12.5%; adjusted RR 1.59) (Perissinotto et al., 2012). Source: Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA Network), \"Loneliness in older persons: a predictor of functional decline and death\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1993). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#perissinotto-2012-loneliness-mortality-hr-1-45." }, { "id": "cudjoe-2020-nhats-socially-isolated-65plus-24pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2011, 24% of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and over, about 7.7 million people, were socially isolated, including 1.3 million (4%) who were severely isolated, by a typology combining living arrangement, discussion network, religious attendance and social participation (Cudjoe et al., Journals of Gerontology B, 2020).", "value": 24, "unit": "% socially isolated", "display_value": "24%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2011", "population": "self-responding community-dwelling adults aged 65+ (NHATS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "The Epidemiology of Social Isolation: National Health and Aging Trends Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby037", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-01-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2011, 24% of self-responding, community-dwelling older adults (65+ years), approximately 7.7 million people, were characterized as socially isolated, including 1.3 million (4%) who were characterized as severely socially isolated.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Source behind the NASEM 2020 and Surgeon General '24%' figure. Living alone is one of the four typology domains, so isolation here partly embeds living arrangement.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cudjoe-2020-nhats-socially-isolated-65plus-24pct", "citation_text": "In 2011, 24% of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and over, about 7.7 million people, were socially isolated, including 1.3 million (4%) who were severely isolated, by a typology combining living arrangement, discussion network, religious attendance and social participation (Cudjoe et al., Journals of Gerontology B, 2020). Source: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press), \"The Epidemiology of Social Isolation: National Health and Aging Trends Study\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby037). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cudjoe-2020-nhats-socially-isolated-65plus-24pct." }, { "id": "nasem-2020-summary-isolation-24pct-lonely-43pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The National Academies' 2020 consensus report states that approximately one-quarter (24 percent) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are socially isolated, and that 43 percent of adults aged 60 and older report feeling lonely (NASEM, 2020).", "value": 24, "unit": "% socially isolated (65+); 43% lonely (60+)", "display_value": "24%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "report published 2020 (data 2011 and 2002)", "population": "community-dwelling adults 65+ (isolation); adults 60+ (loneliness)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", "source_title": "Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System", "source_url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-02-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Approximately one-quarter (24 percent) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated", "locator": "Summary (chapter 2 of the online edition); Chapter 1 attributes 24% to Cudjoe et al. 2020 and 43% to Perissinotto et al. 2012", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Chapter 1 also cites 35 percent of adults 45+ lonely (AARP Foundation 2018), 22 percent often/always lonely (KFF 2018) and 19 percent of adults 62-91 frequently lonely (Hawkley et al. 2017).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nasem-2020-summary-isolation-24pct-lonely-43pct", "citation_text": "The National Academies' 2020 consensus report states that approximately one-quarter (24 percent) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are socially isolated, and that 43 percent of adults aged 60 and older report feeling lonely (NASEM, 2020). Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, \"Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System\" (https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nasem-2020-summary-isolation-24pct-lonely-43pct." }, { "id": "nasem-2020-poor-social-relationships-chd-29pct-stroke-32pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Poor social relationships (social isolation or loneliness) are associated with a 29 percent higher risk of incident coronary heart disease and a 32 percent higher risk of stroke, according to the National Academies' review citing Valtorta et al. 2016 (NASEM, 2020).", "value": 29, "unit": "% increased risk of incident coronary heart disease (stroke: 32%)", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global (meta-analysis cited by NASEM)", "period": "2020 report", "population": "adults in longitudinal studies", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", "source_title": "Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System", "source_url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/5", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-02-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "poor social relationships were found to be associated with a 29 percent increase in risk of incident coronary heart disease and a 32 percent increase in the risk of stroke", "locator": "Chapter 3 'Health Impacts of Social Isolation and Loneliness on Morbidity and Quality of Life'; also in Summary", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Underlying paper: Valtorta et al., Heart 2016 (not fetched this session). Same chapter: social factors raise dementia risk by approximately 50 percent (Kuiper et al. 2015); loneliness in heart-failure patients linked to 68 percent higher hospitalisation and 57 percent higher ED visits (Manemann et al. 2018).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nasem-2020-poor-social-relationships-chd-29pct-stroke-32pct", "citation_text": "Poor social relationships (social isolation or loneliness) are associated with a 29 percent higher risk of incident coronary heart disease and a 32 percent higher risk of stroke, according to the National Academies' review citing Valtorta et al. 2016 (NASEM, 2020). Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, \"Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System\" (https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/5). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nasem-2020-poor-social-relationships-chd-29pct-stroke-32pct." }, { "id": "flowers-2017-aarp-medicare-social-isolation-6-7-billion", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Social isolation among older adults is associated with an estimated $6.7 billion in additional Medicare spending each year, based on 5,270 Health and Retirement Study participants linked to Medicare claims 2006-2012 (Flowers et al., AARP Public Policy Institute, 2017).", "value": 6.7, "unit": "US$ billion additional annual Medicare spending", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "HRS 2006-2010 linked to claims through 31 Dec 2012; 2012 dollars", "population": "fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries aged 65+ (approx. 4 million socially isolated)", "sample_n": 5270, "publisher": "AARP Public Policy Institute (with Stanford and Harvard researchers)", "source_title": "Medicare Spends More on Socially Isolated Older Adults", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2017/10/medicare-spends-more-on-socially-isolated-older-adults.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Generalizing from the study sample to the overall fee-for-service population, approximately 4 million of those enrollees were socially isolated, with total additional expenditures of $6.7 billion annually.", "locator": "Findings section, p. 5 ('To put this increased spending in perspective...'); Table 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Socially isolated beneficiaries were 29 percent more likely to use skilled nursing facility care and their monthly SNF costs were $75 higher on average (same page). No difference in outpatient use.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#flowers-2017-aarp-medicare-social-isolation-6-7-billion", "citation_text": "Social isolation among older adults is associated with an estimated $6.7 billion in additional Medicare spending each year, based on 5,270 Health and Retirement Study participants linked to Medicare claims 2006-2012 (Flowers et al., AARP Public Policy Institute, 2017). Source: AARP Public Policy Institute (with Stanford and Harvard researchers), \"Medicare Spends More on Socially Isolated Older Adults\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/ppi/2017/10/medicare-spends-more-on-socially-isolated-older-adults.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#flowers-2017-aarp-medicare-social-isolation-6-7-billion." }, { "id": "dong-2009-elder-self-neglect-1-year-mortality-hr-5-82", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Older adults reported to social services for self-neglect had nearly six times the risk of dying within a year (HR 5.82, 95% CI 5.20-6.51) in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (9,318 people aged 65+, 1993-2005) (Dong et al., JAMA, 2009).", "value": 5.82, "unit": "hazard ratio, 1-year all-cause mortality", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (Chicago)", "period": "1993-2005; median follow-up 6.9 years", "population": "community-dwelling adults aged 65+ (CHAP); 1,544 reported for self-neglect", "sample_n": 9318, "publisher": "JAMA", "source_title": "Elder self-neglect and abuse and mortality risk in a community-dwelling population", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1109", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2009-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "reported elder self-neglect was associated with a significantly increased risk of 1-year mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 5.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 5.20-6.51). Mortality risk was lower but still elevated after 1 year (HR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.67-2.14).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Self-neglect, not living alone per se; the abstract does not break down by living arrangement.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dong-2009-elder-self-neglect-1-year-mortality-hr-5-82", "citation_text": "Older adults reported to social services for self-neglect had nearly six times the risk of dying within a year (HR 5.82, 95% CI 5.20-6.51) in the Chicago Health and Aging Project (9,318 people aged 65+, 1993-2005) (Dong et al., JAMA, 2009). Source: JAMA, \"Elder self-neglect and abuse and mortality risk in a community-dwelling population\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.1109). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dong-2009-elder-self-neglect-1-year-mortality-hr-5-82." }, { "id": "kim-2024-korea-older-men-living-alone-malnutrition-32-2pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "32.2% of community-dwelling older men living alone in a South Korean cohort (n = 230, aged 65+) were malnourished on the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form; meal skipping tripled the odds (OR 3.26) (Kim et al., Nutrition Research and Practice, 2024).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% malnourished (MNA-SF)", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "cohort data (cross-sectional analysis), published 2024", "population": "community-dwelling men aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": 230, "publisher": "Nutrition Research and Practice (Korean Nutrition Society)", "source_title": "Malnutrition and its associated factors among community-dwelling older men living alone", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2024.18.3.400", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The prevalence of malnutrition was 32.2% in older men living alone. Low income (odds ratio [OR], 2.44; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-5.90), polypharmacy (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.16-4.28)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Small single-country sample; no comparison group of men living with others in the abstract. A 2019 systematic review (O'Keeffe et al., Clinical Nutrition) rated evidence on 'residential status' as a determinant of malnutrition as conflicting.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kim-2024-korea-older-men-living-alone-malnutrition-32-2pct", "citation_text": "32.2% of community-dwelling older men living alone in a South Korean cohort (n = 230, aged 65+) were malnourished on the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form; meal skipping tripled the odds (OR 3.26) (Kim et al., Nutrition Research and Practice, 2024). Source: Nutrition Research and Practice (Korean Nutrition Society), \"Malnutrition and its associated factors among community-dwelling older men living alone\" (https://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2024.18.3.400). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kim-2024-korea-older-men-living-alone-malnutrition-32-2pct." }, { "id": "desai-2001-unmet-adl-need-70plus-20-7pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "One in five (20.7%, about 629,000) Americans aged 70+ who needed help with daily activities reported receiving inadequate assistance in 1994; living alone was one of three factors linked to unmet need, and nearly half of those with unmet needs suffered a consequence such as being unable to eat when hungry (Desai, Lentzner & Weeks, The Gerontologist, 2001).", "value": 20.7, "unit": "% of ADL-needing adults 70+ with unmet need", "display_value": "20.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1994", "population": "non-institutionalised adults aged 70+ needing help with 1+ ADL (NHIS Supplement on Aging)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Gerontologist (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "Unmet need for personal assistance with activities of daily living among older adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/41.1.82", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2001-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The likelihood of having 1 or more unmet needs was associated with lower household income, multiple ADL difficulties, and living alone. Nearly half of those with unmet needs reported experiencing a negative consequence (e.g., unable to eat when hungry)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Old (1994 data) but still widely cited; a 2022 Age and Ageing systematic review (Spiers et al., 43 quantitative studies) again lists living alone among factors linked to unmet need for support.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#desai-2001-unmet-adl-need-70plus-20-7pct", "citation_text": "One in five (20.7%, about 629,000) Americans aged 70+ who needed help with daily activities reported receiving inadequate assistance in 1994; living alone was one of three factors linked to unmet need, and nearly half of those with unmet needs suffered a consequence such as being unable to eat when hungry (Desai, Lentzner & Weeks, The Gerontologist, 2001). Source: The Gerontologist (Oxford University Press), \"Unmet need for personal assistance with activities of daily living among older adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/41.1.82). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#desai-2001-unmet-adl-need-70plus-20-7pct." }, { "id": "freedman-spillman-2014-nhats-unmet-need-adverse-consequence-32pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "32% of older Americans who had difficulty with or received help for daily activities (outside nursing homes) experienced an adverse consequence from an unmet need in the past month, rising to nearly 60% among community residents with a paid caregiver (Freedman & Spillman, Milbank Quarterly, 2014; NHATS 2011).", "value": 32, "unit": "% with an adverse consequence of unmet need in the last month", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2011", "population": "Medicare enrollees aged 65+ with activity difficulty or help, outside nursing homes (NHATS)", "sample_n": 8000, "publisher": "The Milbank Quarterly (Wiley)", "source_title": "Disability and care needs among older Americans", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12076", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2014-09-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Of those who had difficulty or received help in settings other than nursing homes, 32% had an adverse consequence in the last month related to an unmet need; for community residents with a paid caregiver, the figure was nearly 60%.", "locator": "Abstract, Findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Sample described as 'more than 8,000 Medicare enrollees'. Not broken down by living alone in the abstract.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#freedman-spillman-2014-nhats-unmet-need-adverse-consequence-32pct", "citation_text": "32% of older Americans who had difficulty with or received help for daily activities (outside nursing homes) experienced an adverse consequence from an unmet need in the past month, rising to nearly 60% among community residents with a paid caregiver (Freedman & Spillman, Milbank Quarterly, 2014; NHATS 2011). Source: The Milbank Quarterly (Wiley), \"Disability and care needs among older Americans\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12076). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#freedman-spillman-2014-nhats-unmet-need-adverse-consequence-32pct." }, { "id": "age-uk-2025-england-65plus-unmet-care-need-2-million", "family": "consequences", "statement": "An estimated 2 million people aged 65+ in England have unmet needs for care and support, including hundreds of thousands unable to complete three or more activities of daily living who receive no help or inadequate help (Age UK analysis of ELSA Wave 10, 2021-23; State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025).", "value": 2000000, "unit": "people aged 65+ with unmet care needs", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "ELSA Wave 10, 2021-23", "population": "adults aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK", "source_title": "The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/health--wellbeing/state-of-health-and-care/state-of-health-care-of-older-people-in-england-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "an estimated 2 million people aged 65+ have unmet needs for care and support.112 This includes hundreds of thousands of people who are unable to complete three or more activities of daily living (ADLs*) and receive no help", "locator": "Section 3.1 'High levels of unmet need'; reference 112 = Age UK analysis of ELSA Wave 10, 2021-23", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Charity analysis of a survey (ELSA); label as survey-derived estimate. Same report: 4.3 million people aged 65+ lived alone in the UK in 2023 (ONS Families and households 2024), 2.7 million women and 1.5 million men, up 16% since 2013.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2025-england-65plus-unmet-care-need-2-million", "citation_text": "An estimated 2 million people aged 65+ in England have unmet needs for care and support, including hundreds of thousands unable to complete three or more activities of daily living who receive no help or inadequate help (Age UK analysis of ELSA Wave 10, 2021-23; State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025). Source: Age UK, \"The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/siteassets/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/health--wellbeing/state-of-health-and-care/state-of-health-care-of-older-people-in-england-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2025-england-65plus-unmet-care-need-2-million." }, { "id": "semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-living-alone-or-2-3", "family": "consequences", "statement": "During the July 1995 Chicago heat wave (at least 700 excess deaths), people who lived alone had 2.3 times the odds of heat-related death; in multivariate analysis living alone (OR 2.3) and being confined to bed (OR 8.2) were the strongest risk factors, while a working air conditioner cut the risk by 70% (OR 0.3) (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 2.3, "unit": "odds ratio, heat-related death (multivariate)", "display_value": "OR 2.3", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Heat-related death, living alone, Chicago 1995 (Semenza 1996)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (Chicago)", "period": "14-17 July 1995", "population": "339 heat-wave decedents vs 339 neighbourhood- and age-matched controls", "sample_n": 678, "publisher": "The New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In a multivariate analysis, the strongest risk factors for heat-related death were being confined to bed (odds ratio, 8.2) and living alone (odds ratio, 2.3); the risk of death was reduced for people with working air conditioners (odds ratio, 0.3)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "semenza-1996-heat-risk-factors", "history": [], "notes": "Abstract verbatim via Europe PMC REST (PMID 8649494). Univariate ORs: confined to bed 5.5, unable to care for self 4.1, not leaving home daily 6.7, top floor 4.7. Social contacts were protective.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-living-alone-or-2-3", "citation_text": "During the July 1995 Chicago heat wave (at least 700 excess deaths), people who lived alone had 2.3 times the odds of heat-related death; in multivariate analysis living alone (OR 2.3) and being confined to bed (OR 8.2) were the strongest risk factors, while a working air conditioner cut the risk by 70% (OR 0.3) (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: The New England Journal of Medicine, \"Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago\" (https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-living-alone-or-2-3." }, { "id": "semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-not-leaving-home-daily-or-6-7", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Chicago residents who did not leave home each day had 6.7 times the odds of dying in the 1995 heat wave, and those unable to care for themselves 4.1 times (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996).", "value": 6.7, "unit": "odds ratio, heat-related death (univariate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (Chicago)", "period": "14-17 July 1995", "population": "339 heat-wave decedents vs 339 matched controls", "sample_n": 678, "publisher": "The New England Journal of Medicine", "source_title": "Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "1996-07-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Also at increased risk were those who did not leave home each day (odds ratio, 6.7), who lived alone (odds ratio, 2.3), or who lived on the top floor of a building (odds ratio, 4.7).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "semenza-1996-heat-risk-factors", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-not-leaving-home-daily-or-6-7", "citation_text": "Chicago residents who did not leave home each day had 6.7 times the odds of dying in the 1995 heat wave, and those unable to care for themselves 4.1 times (Semenza et al., NEJM, 1996). Source: The New England Journal of Medicine, \"Heat-related deaths during the July 1995 heat wave in Chicago\" (https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199607113350203). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#semenza-1996-chicago-heat-wave-not-leaving-home-daily-or-6-7." }, { "id": "vandentorren-2006-paris-2003-heat-wave-living-alone-or-0-59", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the August 2003 French heat wave, living alone was NOT a risk factor for death among people aged 65+ living at home (univariate OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.39-0.88, 315 cases vs 282 controls); being confined to bed (OR 7.52) and not leaving home (OR 3.90) were (Vandentorren et al., European Journal of Public Health, 2006).", "value": 0.59, "unit": "odds ratio, death during heat wave (univariate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France (Paris region and other cities)", "period": "8-13 August 2003", "population": "people aged 65+ living at home who died vs matched controls", "sample_n": 597, "publisher": "European Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "August 2003 heat wave in France: risk factors for death of elderly people living at home", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl063", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2006-10-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lack of mobility was a major risk factor along with some pre-existing medical conditions. Housing characteristics associated with death were lack of thermal insulation and sleeping on the top floor, right under the roof.", "locator": "Abstract; results table (risk factors, univariate ORs)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Important contradiction with Semenza 1996: in France living alone appeared protective in univariate analysis (possibly because the frailest older people lived with family or were bed-bound). Abstract (verbatim, via Europe PMC) does not mention living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#vandentorren-2006-paris-2003-heat-wave-living-alone-or-0-59", "citation_text": "In the August 2003 French heat wave, living alone was NOT a risk factor for death among people aged 65+ living at home (univariate OR 0.59, 95% CI 0.39-0.88, 315 cases vs 282 controls); being confined to bed (OR 7.52) and not leaving home (OR 3.90) were (Vandentorren et al., European Journal of Public Health, 2006). Source: European Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press), \"August 2003 heat wave in France: risk factors for death of elderly people living at home\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl063). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#vandentorren-2006-paris-2003-heat-wave-living-alone-or-0-59." }, { "id": "reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-arrival-within-2-5h-28-3-vs-40-0pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Stroke patients who lived alone were far less likely to reach hospital within 2.5 hours of symptom onset: 28.3% versus 40.0% of those living with others (adjusted OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.48-0.60), among 10,048 patients in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network 2003-2008 (Reeves et al., Stroke, 2014).", "value": 28.3, "unit": "% arriving within 2.5 hours of onset (vs 40.0% living with others)", "display_value": "28.3%", "display_label": "after a stroke, among people living alone, compared with 40.0% of those living with others (Ontario, Stroke, 2014)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "Stroke (AHA journal)", "geography": "Canada (Ontario, 11 hospitals)", "period": "2003-2008", "population": "acute stroke patients living at home before stroke; 22.8% (n = 2,288) lived alone", "sample_n": 10048, "publisher": "Stroke (American Heart Association)", "source_title": "Impact of living alone on the care and outcomes of patients with acute stroke", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.114.006520", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2014-08-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Patients living alone were less likely to arrive within 2.5 hours (28.3% versus 40.0%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.54; 95% confidence interval, 0.48-0.60), to receive thrombolysis (8.0% versus 14.0%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.43-0.63)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Abstract via Europe PMC REST (PMID 25139877). No significant association between living alone and 30-day/1-year mortality or readmission. Patients living alone were older (74.6 vs 71.5) and more often women (61.5% vs 41.4%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-arrival-within-2-5h-28-3-vs-40-0pct", "citation_text": "Stroke patients who lived alone were far less likely to reach hospital within 2.5 hours of symptom onset: 28.3% versus 40.0% of those living with others (adjusted OR 0.54, 95% CI 0.48-0.60), among 10,048 patients in the Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network 2003-2008 (Reeves et al., Stroke, 2014). Source: Stroke (American Heart Association), \"Impact of living alone on the care and outcomes of patients with acute stroke\" (https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.114.006520). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-arrival-within-2-5h-28-3-vs-40-0pct." }, { "id": "reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-thrombolysis-8-0-vs-14-0pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Only 8.0% of stroke patients living alone received clot-busting thrombolysis, versus 14.0% of those living with others (adjusted OR 0.52) (Reeves et al., Stroke, 2014).", "value": 8, "unit": "% receiving thrombolysis (vs 14.0% living with others)", "display_value": "8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada (Ontario)", "period": "2003-2008", "population": "acute stroke patients living at home before stroke", "sample_n": 10048, "publisher": "Stroke (American Heart Association)", "source_title": "Impact of living alone on the care and outcomes of patients with acute stroke", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.114.006520", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2014-08-19", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "to receive thrombolysis (8.0% versus 14.0%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.43-0.63), or to be discharged home (46.0% versus 54.7%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.65; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-0.73).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Discharged home 46.0% vs 54.7% (aOR 0.65) is the third value in this series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-thrombolysis-8-0-vs-14-0pct", "citation_text": "Only 8.0% of stroke patients living alone received clot-busting thrombolysis, versus 14.0% of those living with others (adjusted OR 0.52) (Reeves et al., Stroke, 2014). Source: Stroke (American Heart Association), \"Impact of living alone on the care and outcomes of patients with acute stroke\" (https://doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.114.006520). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#reeves-2014-stroke-living-alone-thrombolysis-8-0-vs-14-0pct." }, { "id": "ishikawa-2020-japan-stroke-living-alone-short-term-worsening-or-2-90", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Acute ischaemic stroke patients living alone had 2.9 times the odds of short-term functional worsening (79.3% worsened by at least one modified Rankin grade vs 59.5% of those living with family; adjusted OR 2.90, 95% CI 1.50-5.58) in a Japanese cohort of 365 patients (Ishikawa, Hifumi & Urashima, IJERPH, 2020).", "value": 2.9, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio, worsening on modified Rankin Scale", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "April 2014 - February 2019", "population": "acute ischaemic stroke inpatients; 111 (30%) lived alone", "sample_n": 365, "publisher": "International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)", "source_title": "Influence of Living Alone or with a Spouse Only on the Short-Term Prognosis in Patients after an Acute Ischemic Stroke", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218223", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-11-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "After adjusting with 19 variables, the risk of worsening was higher in ALONE (odds ratio (OR): 2.90, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.50-5.58) and SPOUSE (OR: 1.83, 95% CI: 1.00-3.33) compared with OTHERs.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Single-centre retrospective cohort; small.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ishikawa-2020-japan-stroke-living-alone-short-term-worsening-or-2-90", "citation_text": "Acute ischaemic stroke patients living alone had 2.9 times the odds of short-term functional worsening (79.3% worsened by at least one modified Rankin grade vs 59.5% of those living with family; adjusted OR 2.90, 95% CI 1.50-5.58) in a Japanese cohort of 365 patients (Ishikawa, Hifumi & Urashima, IJERPH, 2020). Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI), \"Influence of Living Alone or with a Spouse Only on the Short-Term Prognosis in Patients after an Acute Ischemic Stroke\" (https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17218223). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ishikawa-2020-japan-stroke-living-alone-short-term-worsening-or-2-90." }, { "id": "redfors-2016-stroke-under-70-men-living-alone-mortality-hr-3-47", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among ischaemic stroke patients under 70, 36% of those living alone died over a median 8.6 years versus 17% of those living with someone; for men living alone the adjusted hazard ratio was 3.47 (95% CI 2.13-5.65), with no significant effect in women (Redfors et al., BMC Neurology, 2016).", "value": 3.47, "unit": "adjusted hazard ratio, all-cause mortality (men living alone)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden (Gothenburg)", "period": "median follow-up 8.6 years", "population": "600 ischaemic stroke patients aged under 70 and 600 matched controls; 28% lived alone", "sample_n": 1200, "publisher": "BMC Neurology (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Living alone predicts mortality in patients with ischemic stroke before 70 years of age: a long-term prospective follow-up study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0599-y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2016-05-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Mortality rates were 36% among patients living alone, 17% among cohabitant patients, 15% among controls living alone, and 9% among cohabitant controls.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Mean age 57; not an older-adult sample, but a clean four-way comparison (stroke/control x alone/cohabiting).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#redfors-2016-stroke-under-70-men-living-alone-mortality-hr-3-47", "citation_text": "Among ischaemic stroke patients under 70, 36% of those living alone died over a median 8.6 years versus 17% of those living with someone; for men living alone the adjusted hazard ratio was 3.47 (95% CI 2.13-5.65), with no significant effect in women (Redfors et al., BMC Neurology, 2016). Source: BMC Neurology (Springer Nature), \"Living alone predicts mortality in patients with ischemic stroke before 70 years of age: a long-term prospective follow-up study\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-016-0599-y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#redfors-2016-stroke-under-70-men-living-alone-mortality-hr-3-47." }, { "id": "dahl-2021-norway-hip-fracture-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-37-men", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Norwegian hip-fracture patients aged 50-79 who lived alone had higher mortality over 12.8 years than those living with a partner: HR 1.37 (95% CI 1.29-1.44) for men and 1.23 (1.18-1.28) for women, among 12,770 men and 22,067 women fractured 2002-2013 (Dahl et al., Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2021).", "value": 1.37, "unit": "hazard ratio, post-fracture mortality (men; women 1.23)", "display_value": "HR 1.37", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Death after hip fracture, men living alone, Norway (Dahl 2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "fractures 2002-2013; 12.8 years follow-up; living situation from 2001 Census", "population": "hip fracture patients aged 50-79 (NOREPOS)", "sample_n": 34837, "publisher": "Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR / Wiley)", "source_title": "Increased Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients Living Alone: A NOREPOS Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4212", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-01-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Higher mortality after hip fracture was found in both men and women living alone versus with a partner (hazard ratio [HR] men = 1.37, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.29-1.44; HR women = 1.23, 95% CI 1.18-1.28", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "dahl-2021-hip-fracture-survival", "history": [], "notes": "Relative survival 8 years after fracture: 43% in men and 61% in women living alone vs 51% and 67% for those living with a partner.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dahl-2021-norway-hip-fracture-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-37-men", "citation_text": "Norwegian hip-fracture patients aged 50-79 who lived alone had higher mortality over 12.8 years than those living with a partner: HR 1.37 (95% CI 1.29-1.44) for men and 1.23 (1.18-1.28) for women, among 12,770 men and 22,067 women fractured 2002-2013 (Dahl et al., Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2021). Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR / Wiley), \"Increased Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients Living Alone: A NOREPOS Study\" (https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4212). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dahl-2021-norway-hip-fracture-living-alone-mortality-hr-1-37-men." }, { "id": "dahl-2021-hip-fracture-8-year-relative-survival-living-alone-men-43pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Eight years after a hip fracture, relative survival (vs the general population) was 43% for men and 61% for women who lived alone, compared with 51% and 67% for those living with a partner (Dahl et al., 2021).", "value": 43, "unit": "% relative survival at 8 years (men living alone)", "display_value": "43%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "fractures 2002-2013", "population": "hip fracture patients aged 50-79 (NOREPOS)", "sample_n": 34837, "publisher": "Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR / Wiley)", "source_title": "Increased Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients Living Alone: A NOREPOS Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4212", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2021-01-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Compared with the general population, relative survival 8 years after a hip fracture was 43% in men and 61% in women living alone, whereas relative survival in those living with a partner was 51% in men and 67% in women.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "dahl-2021-hip-fracture-survival", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dahl-2021-hip-fracture-8-year-relative-survival-living-alone-men-43pct", "citation_text": "Eight years after a hip fracture, relative survival (vs the general population) was 43% for men and 61% for women who lived alone, compared with 51% and 67% for those living with a partner (Dahl et al., 2021). Source: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR / Wiley), \"Increased Mortality in Hip Fracture Patients Living Alone: A NOREPOS Study\" (https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4212). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#dahl-2021-hip-fracture-8-year-relative-survival-living-alone-men-43pct." }, { "id": "braendle-2024-swiss-living-alone-odds-of-becoming-a-faller-or-1-76", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Community-dwelling Swiss adults aged 60+ who lived alone had 1.76 times the odds of becoming a faller (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.11-2.79), rising to 2.19 above age 74.6, in pooled data from three fall-prevention trials (494 participants, 643 falls over 936.5 person-years) (Braendle et al., BMJ Open, 2024).", "value": 1.76, "unit": "odds ratio, becoming a faller", "display_value": "OR 1.76 (95% CI 1.11-2.79)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Becoming a faller, adults 60+ living alone, Switzerland (2024)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "three RCTs (secondary analysis), published 2024", "population": "community-dwelling adults 60+ at risk of falling; mean age 74.7; 63% women", "sample_n": 494, "publisher": "BMJ Open", "source_title": "Does living alone influence fall risk among Swiss older adults aged 60+? A pooled observational analysis of three RCTs on fall prevention", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081413", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05-20", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone was associated with a 1.76-fold higher odds of becoming a faller (OR (95% CI)=1.76 (1.11 to 2.79)).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Rate of total or injurious falls did not differ by living status; the effect is on whether a person falls at all. Abstract: \"older age above the median age of 74.6 years increased the odds to 2.19-fold (OR (95% CI)=2.19 (1.11 to 4.32))\".", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#braendle-2024-swiss-living-alone-odds-of-becoming-a-faller-or-1-76", "citation_text": "Community-dwelling Swiss adults aged 60+ who lived alone had 1.76 times the odds of becoming a faller (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.11-2.79), rising to 2.19 above age 74.6, in pooled data from three fall-prevention trials (494 participants, 643 falls over 936.5 person-years) (Braendle et al., BMJ Open, 2024). Source: BMJ Open, \"Does living alone influence fall risk among Swiss older adults aged 60+? A pooled observational analysis of three RCTs on fall prevention\" (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081413). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#braendle-2024-swiss-living-alone-odds-of-becoming-a-faller-or-1-76." }, { "id": "lee-lim-2023-hrs-living-alone-home-hazards-falls-or-2-65", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the US Health and Retirement Study (2012-2020, n = 1,893), poorly maintained stairways (OR 2.65) and nearby green space (OR 2.10) raised the odds of falling over eight years only among older adults living alone, not among those living with others (Lee & Lim, Innovation in Aging, 2023).", "value": 2.65, "unit": "odds ratio, falls over 8 years (poorly maintained stairways, living-alone stratum)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2012-2020", "population": "HRS older adults with observer-rated home/neighbourhood data", "sample_n": 1893, "publisher": "Innovation in Aging (Gerontological Society of America / OUP)", "source_title": "Living Alone, Environmental Hazards, and Falls Among U.S. Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad055", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Neighborhood and housing environment were independently associated with the odds of falls net of demographic characteristics and preexisting health conditions, and effects were significant for people living alone only.", "locator": "Abstract, Results (odds ratios = 2.10 and 2.65)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lee-lim-2023-hrs-living-alone-home-hazards-falls-or-2-65", "citation_text": "In the US Health and Retirement Study (2012-2020, n = 1,893), poorly maintained stairways (OR 2.65) and nearby green space (OR 2.10) raised the odds of falling over eight years only among older adults living alone, not among those living with others (Lee & Lim, Innovation in Aging, 2023). Source: Innovation in Aging (Gerontological Society of America / OUP), \"Living Alone, Environmental Hazards, and Falls Among U.S. Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad055). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lee-lim-2023-hrs-living-alone-home-hazards-falls-or-2-65." }, { "id": "fukumoto-2023-ami-living-alone-mortality-hr-2-60", "family": "consequences", "statement": "After a heart attack treated with PCI, patients living alone (30% of 277) died at more than twice the rate of those living with others (18% vs 8% all-cause; 14% vs 4% cardiac), with adjusted hazard ratios of 2.60 for all-cause and 4.17 for cardiac death (Fukumoto et al., Coronary Artery Disease, 2023).", "value": 2.6, "unit": "adjusted hazard ratio, all-cause death after PCI", "display_value": "HR 2.60", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Death after a heart attack treated with PCI, living alone, Japan (2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "single-centre cohort, published 2023", "population": "acute myocardial infarction patients treated with PCI; 83 (30%) lived alone", "sample_n": 277, "publisher": "Coronary Artery Disease (Wolters Kluwer)", "source_title": "Living alone predicts poor prognosis among patients with acute myocardial infarction", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000001286", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-09-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Patients living alone showed higher incidences of both all-cause and cardiac deaths compared with patients not living alone (18% vs. 8%, P = 0.019 and 14% vs. 4%, P = 0.004).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Small single-centre study; 30 deaths in total.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fukumoto-2023-ami-living-alone-mortality-hr-2-60", "citation_text": "After a heart attack treated with PCI, patients living alone (30% of 277) died at more than twice the rate of those living with others (18% vs 8% all-cause; 14% vs 4% cardiac), with adjusted hazard ratios of 2.60 for all-cause and 4.17 for cardiac death (Fukumoto et al., Coronary Artery Disease, 2023). Source: Coronary Artery Disease (Wolters Kluwer), \"Living alone predicts poor prognosis among patients with acute myocardial infarction\" (https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000001286). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#fukumoto-2023-ami-living-alone-mortality-hr-2-60." }, { "id": "imamura-2026-otassha-social-isolation-cvd-death-hr-2-20-living-alone-ns", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 4,144 older Tokyo residents followed a median 96 months, social isolation (infrequent contact with others) more than doubled cardiovascular mortality (HR 2.20, 95% CI 1.43-3.39), while living alone by itself did not (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.52-1.49) (Imamura et al., Maturitas, 2026).", "value": 2.2, "unit": "hazard ratio, cardiovascular mortality (social isolation); living alone HR 0.88", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (Itabashi Ward, Tokyo)", "period": "median follow-up 96 months", "population": "community-dwelling older adults, mean age 72, 46% men (Otassha Study)", "sample_n": 4144, "publisher": "Maturitas (Elsevier)", "source_title": "Associations among social isolation, living alone, and cardiovascular mortality: The Otassha study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2026.108937", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2026-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Social isolation was independently associated with cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio 2.20; 95% confidence interval 1.43-3.39), although living alone was not (hazard ratio 0.88; 95% confidence interval 0.52-1.49).", "locator": "Abstract, Results (95 cardiovascular deaths)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Key 'living alone is not the same as isolation' finding; only 95 events, so the living-alone estimate is imprecise.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#imamura-2026-otassha-social-isolation-cvd-death-hr-2-20-living-alone-ns", "citation_text": "In 4,144 older Tokyo residents followed a median 96 months, social isolation (infrequent contact with others) more than doubled cardiovascular mortality (HR 2.20, 95% CI 1.43-3.39), while living alone by itself did not (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.52-1.49) (Imamura et al., Maturitas, 2026). Source: Maturitas (Elsevier), \"Associations among social isolation, living alone, and cardiovascular mortality: The Otassha study\" (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2026.108937). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#imamura-2026-otassha-social-isolation-cvd-death-hr-2-20-living-alone-ns." }, { "id": "tan-2024-clhls-lonely-and-living-alone-cvd-hr-2-17", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among Chinese adults over 65 living alone, often feeling lonely doubled the risk of new cardiovascular disease (HR 2.17, 95% CI 1.20-3.93) compared with never feeling lonely; loneliness overall raised CVD risk 28% (HR 1.28) while living alone per se showed no association (Tan et al., Journals of Gerontology A, 2024).", "value": 2.17, "unit": "hazard ratio, incident CVD (often lonely vs never lonely, among those living alone)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China", "period": "CLHLS 2014-2018", "population": "community-dwelling adults aged over 65 (616 incident CVD cases)", "sample_n": 3661, "publisher": "The Journals of Gerontology: Series A (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "Loneliness, Living Alone, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Adults in China", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae079", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2024-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Subgroup analyses showed that among those individuals who lived alone, often feeling lonely doubled the risk of CVD compared to never being lonely (HR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.20-3.93; ptrend = .007).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tan-2024-clhls-lonely-and-living-alone-cvd-hr-2-17", "citation_text": "Among Chinese adults over 65 living alone, often feeling lonely doubled the risk of new cardiovascular disease (HR 2.17, 95% CI 1.20-3.93) compared with never feeling lonely; loneliness overall raised CVD risk 28% (HR 1.28) while living alone per se showed no association (Tan et al., Journals of Gerontology A, 2024). Source: The Journals of Gerontology: Series A (Oxford University Press), \"Loneliness, Living Alone, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Older Adults in China\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glae079). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tan-2024-clhls-lonely-and-living-alone-cvd-hr-2-17." }, { "id": "turner-2017-house-fire-review-living-alone-injurious-fires", "family": "consequences", "statement": "A systematic review of 11 controlled studies on house fires in high-income countries found that living alone was associated with a higher risk of injurious fires (though not of fires per se), and households with older residents were at increased risk of injurious fires despite being less likely to have a fire at all (Turner et al., Injury Prevention, 2017).", "value": 11, "unit": "controlled studies reviewed (best-evidence synthesis)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "High-income countries", "period": "studies to January 2016", "population": "households experiencing unintentional house fires", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Injury Prevention (BMJ)", "source_title": "Risk factors associated with unintentional house fire incidents, injuries and deaths in high-income countries: a systematic review", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042174", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2017-01-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Several risk factors were only associated with one outcome (eg, living alone was only associated with increased risk of injurious fires), and households with older residents were at increased risk of injurious fires", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "No pooled effect size (heterogeneity); qualitative direction only. Runyan 1992 NEJM (151 fatal NC fires) was also fetched but reports no living-alone estimate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#turner-2017-house-fire-review-living-alone-injurious-fires", "citation_text": "A systematic review of 11 controlled studies on house fires in high-income countries found that living alone was associated with a higher risk of injurious fires (though not of fires per se), and households with older residents were at increased risk of injurious fires despite being less likely to have a fire at all (Turner et al., Injury Prevention, 2017). Source: Injury Prevention (BMJ), \"Risk factors associated with unintentional house fire incidents, injuries and deaths in high-income countries: a systematic review\" (https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042174). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#turner-2017-house-fire-review-living-alone-injurious-fires." }, { "id": "lloyd-2022-england-65plus-living-alone-emergency-admissions-rr-1-14", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Across 4,876,285 people aged 65+ in England, those living alone had 14% more emergency hospital admissions (adjusted rate ratio 1.14, 95% CI 1.14-1.15) and 9% more A&E attendances (1.09) over a year than those in households of two to six people (Lloyd et al., BMJ Open, 2022).", "value": 1.14, "unit": "adjusted rate ratio, inpatient emergency admissions", "display_value": "RR 1.14 (95% CI 1.14-1.15)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Emergency hospital admissions, 65+ living alone, England (Lloyd 2022)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "cohort defined 16 Dec 2018; 1-year follow-up", "population": "GP-registered adults 65+ with at least one admission in prior 3 years", "sample_n": 4876285, "publisher": "BMJ Open", "source_title": "Association between household context and emergency hospital use in older people: a retrospective cohort study on indicators for people living alone or living with somebody with frailty, developed from routine healthcare data in England", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059371", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-05-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Older people living alone had higher rates of A&E attendances (adjusted rate ratio 1.09, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.10) and emergency admissions (1.14, 95% CI 1.14 to 1.15) than older people living in households of 2-6 people.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Living alone derived from pseudonymised address data (Master Patient Index), not self-report. Health Foundation authors.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lloyd-2022-england-65plus-living-alone-emergency-admissions-rr-1-14", "citation_text": "Across 4,876,285 people aged 65+ in England, those living alone had 14% more emergency hospital admissions (adjusted rate ratio 1.14, 95% CI 1.14-1.15) and 9% more A&E attendances (1.09) over a year than those in households of two to six people (Lloyd et al., BMJ Open, 2022). Source: BMJ Open, \"Association between household context and emergency hospital use in older people: a retrospective cohort study on indicators for people living alone or living with somebody with frailty, developed from routine healthcare data in England\" (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059371). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lloyd-2022-england-65plus-living-alone-emergency-admissions-rr-1-14." }, { "id": "barrenetxea-2021-singapore-living-alone-ed-admission-or-1-28", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Older Singaporeans living alone had 28% higher odds of an emergency-department admission over one year (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.08-1.51), 0.61 more inpatient days and US$322 higher inpatient costs than those living with others, regardless of multimorbidity (Barrenetxea et al., BMC Health Services Research, 2021).", "value": 1.28, "unit": "odds ratio, ED admission within 1 year", "display_value": "OR 1.28 (95% CI 1.08-1.51)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Emergency-department admission, older adults living alone, Singapore (2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "interviews 2014-2016; 1-year follow-up via MediClaim", "population": "Singapore Chinese Health Study participants, mean age 73 (range 61-96)", "sample_n": 16785, "publisher": "BMC Health Services Research (Springer Nature)", "source_title": "Emergency hospital admissions among older adults living alone in the community", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07216-3", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-11-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Compared to living with others, living alone was associated with higher odds of ED admission [Odds Ratio (OR) 1.28, 95 % Confidence Interval(CI) 1.08-1.51)], longer inpatient days (+0.61, 95 %CI 0.25-0.97) and higher inpatient costs (+322 USD, 95 %CI 54-591).", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#barrenetxea-2021-singapore-living-alone-ed-admission-or-1-28", "citation_text": "Older Singaporeans living alone had 28% higher odds of an emergency-department admission over one year (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.08-1.51), 0.61 more inpatient days and US$322 higher inpatient costs than those living with others, regardless of multimorbidity (Barrenetxea et al., BMC Health Services Research, 2021). Source: BMC Health Services Research (Springer Nature), \"Emergency hospital admissions among older adults living alone in the community\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07216-3). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#barrenetxea-2021-singapore-living-alone-ed-admission-or-1-28." }, { "id": "pimouguet-2017-snac-k-living-alone-unplanned-hospitalisation-hr-1-21", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In Stockholm's SNAC-K cohort (3,130 older adults, 56.5% living alone), living alone was associated with a 21% higher risk of an unplanned hospital admission over two years (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.01-1.45) and 35% more admissions (IRR 1.35); among men the hazard was 1.52 (Pimouguet et al., European Journal of Public Health, 2017).", "value": 1.21, "unit": "hazard ratio, unplanned hospitalisation over 2 years", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden (Kungsholmen, Stockholm)", "period": "2-year follow-up", "population": "community-dwelling adults aged 60+ (SNAC-K)", "sample_n": 3130, "publisher": "European Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "Living alone and unplanned hospitalizations among older adults: a population-based longitudinal study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw150", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2017-04-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "living alone was significantly associated with the risk of unplanned hospitalization (HR = 1.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01-1.45) and the number of hospitalizations (IRR = 1.35, 95% CI 1.04-1.76) but not with the length of hospital stays.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "31.7% of those living alone had at least one unplanned admission in 2 years.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pimouguet-2017-snac-k-living-alone-unplanned-hospitalisation-hr-1-21", "citation_text": "In Stockholm's SNAC-K cohort (3,130 older adults, 56.5% living alone), living alone was associated with a 21% higher risk of an unplanned hospital admission over two years (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.01-1.45) and 35% more admissions (IRR 1.35); among men the hazard was 1.52 (Pimouguet et al., European Journal of Public Health, 2017). Source: European Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press), \"Living alone and unplanned hospitalizations among older adults: a population-based longitudinal study\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckw150). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pimouguet-2017-snac-k-living-alone-unplanned-hospitalisation-hr-1-21." }, { "id": "lage-2018-mgh-living-alone-discharge-to-nursing-facility-or-2-23", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Hospital patients aged 50+ who lived alone had more than twice the odds of being discharged to a skilled nursing facility rather than home (adjusted OR 2.23, 95% CI 1.85-2.69), even at similar clinical and functional status, in 7,029 medical admissions at Massachusetts General Hospital 2014-15 (Lage et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2018).", "value": 2.23, "unit": "adjusted odds ratio, discharge to skilled nursing facility", "display_value": "OR 2.23", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Discharge to a nursing facility instead of home, patients 50+ living alone (Lage 2018)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (Boston)", "period": "July 2014 - August 2015", "population": "community-dwelling adults 50+ admitted to the medical service; 24.8% lived alone; 10.9% discharged to SNF", "sample_n": 7029, "publisher": "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley)", "source_title": "Living Alone and Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility Care after Hospitalization in Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15150", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2017-10-26", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "After adjustment, participants living alone had more than twice the odds of being discharged to a SNF (odds ratio = 2.23, 95% confidence interval = 1.85-2.69", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Those living alone were more independent before admission than those living with others, yet still more often sent to SNF, which the authors attribute to lack of home support.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lage-2018-mgh-living-alone-discharge-to-nursing-facility-or-2-23", "citation_text": "Hospital patients aged 50+ who lived alone had more than twice the odds of being discharged to a skilled nursing facility rather than home (adjusted OR 2.23, 95% CI 1.85-2.69), even at similar clinical and functional status, in 7,029 medical admissions at Massachusetts General Hospital 2014-15 (Lage et al., Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2018). Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Wiley), \"Living Alone and Discharge to Skilled Nursing Facility Care after Hospitalization in Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15150). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#lage-2018-mgh-living-alone-discharge-to-nursing-facility-or-2-23." }, { "id": "agnor-2025-hip-replacement-living-alone-non-home-discharge-22-0-vs-10-5pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "After elective hip replacement, 22.0% of patients living alone were discharged somewhere other than home versus 10.5% of propensity-matched patients with others at home (adjusted OR 2.84, 95% CI 2.30-3.54), with longer stays (2.05 vs 1.72 days) in 2021 US NSQIP data (Agnor, Knio & Zuo, PLoS ONE, 2025).", "value": 22, "unit": "% non-home discharge (vs 10.5% living with others)", "display_value": "22%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (ACS NSQIP hospitals)", "period": "2021", "population": "total hip arthroplasty patients; 1:1 propensity-matched cohort of 3,248", "sample_n": 3248, "publisher": "PLoS ONE", "source_title": "Living alone predicts non-home discharge post elective hip arthroplasty: A matched-pair cohort study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "living alone was associated with non-home discharge (22.0% [358/1624] vs. 10.5% [170/1623]; odds ratio [OR], 2.42 [95% CI, 1.98 to 2.94]; P < .001)", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Multivariable adjusted OR 2.84 (2.30-3.54). Need for home services among those going home: 63.1% vs 57.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#agnor-2025-hip-replacement-living-alone-non-home-discharge-22-0-vs-10-5pct", "citation_text": "After elective hip replacement, 22.0% of patients living alone were discharged somewhere other than home versus 10.5% of propensity-matched patients with others at home (adjusted OR 2.84, 95% CI 2.30-3.54), with longer stays (2.05 vs 1.72 days) in 2021 US NSQIP data (Agnor, Knio & Zuo, PLoS ONE, 2025). Source: PLoS ONE, \"Living alone predicts non-home discharge post elective hip arthroplasty: A matched-pair cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#agnor-2025-hip-replacement-living-alone-non-home-discharge-22-0-vs-10-5pct." }, { "id": "mahoney-2000-living-alone-after-hospital-nursing-home-admission-3-5x", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Older patients receiving home nursing after a medical hospitalisation who were ADL-dependent and lived alone were 3.5 times more likely to enter a nursing home within a month (95% CI 1.0-11.9) and 3.3 times less likely to regain function than those living with others (Mahoney et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2000).", "value": 3.5, "unit": "relative likelihood of nursing-home admission within 1 month", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States (Wisconsin)", "period": "prospective cohort, late 1990s", "population": "home-nursing patients aged 65+ after medical hospitalisation; 141 (45%) lived alone", "sample_n": 312, "publisher": "Journal of General Internal Medicine (Springer)", "source_title": "Problems of older adults living alone after hospitalization", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.06139.x", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2000-09-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "and 3.5 (95% CI, 1.0 to 11. 9) times more likely to be admitted to a nursing home in the month after hospitalization.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Older study (2000), small; wide CI. Also: 40% of those living alone vs 62% living with others had at least one ADL dependency after discharge. Preceding clause: \"Patients who were ADL-dependent and lived alone were 3.3 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.4 to 7. 6) times less likely to improve in ADLs\".", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mahoney-2000-living-alone-after-hospital-nursing-home-admission-3-5x", "citation_text": "Older patients receiving home nursing after a medical hospitalisation who were ADL-dependent and lived alone were 3.5 times more likely to enter a nursing home within a month (95% CI 1.0-11.9) and 3.3 times less likely to regain function than those living with others (Mahoney et al., Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2000). Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine (Springer), \"Problems of older adults living alone after hospitalization\" (https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.06139.x). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mahoney-2000-living-alone-after-hospital-nursing-home-admission-3-5x." }, { "id": "takabayashi-2020-heart-failure-men-living-alone-rehospitalisation-hr-2-02", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Men living alone after a first acute heart-failure admission had twice the risk of being rehospitalised for heart failure over three years (adjusted HR 2.02, 95% CI 1.07-3.70); no difference was seen in women (HR 0.99) (Takabayashi et al., International Heart Journal, 2020).", "value": 2.02, "unit": "adjusted hazard ratio, HF rehospitalisation (men)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (multicentre)", "period": "enrolment April 2015 - August 2017; 3-year follow-up", "population": "patients with first acute heart failure", "sample_n": 581, "publisher": "International Heart Journal", "source_title": "Living Alone and Gender Differences in Rehospitalization for Heart Failure After Discharge Among Acute Heart Failure Patients", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.20-386", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-11-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The difference was independently maintained even after adjusting for differences in social backgrounds in male patients (adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 2.02; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-3.70). In female patients, the HR for rehospitalization for HF showed no difference", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#takabayashi-2020-heart-failure-men-living-alone-rehospitalisation-hr-2-02", "citation_text": "Men living alone after a first acute heart-failure admission had twice the risk of being rehospitalised for heart failure over three years (adjusted HR 2.02, 95% CI 1.07-3.70); no difference was seen in women (HR 0.99) (Takabayashi et al., International Heart Journal, 2020). Source: International Heart Journal, \"Living Alone and Gender Differences in Rehospitalization for Heart Failure After Discharge Among Acute Heart Failure Patients\" (https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.20-386). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#takabayashi-2020-heart-failure-men-living-alone-rehospitalisation-hr-2-02." }, { "id": "simo-2025-safes-living-alone-not-lonely-45pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among 1,306 French patients aged 75+ admitted via emergency departments, 45% of those who lived alone did not feel lonely, while 34% of those who lived with others did feel lonely; living alone was associated with longer, not shorter, survival (Simo et al., Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement, 2025).", "value": 45, "unit": "% of people living alone who did not feel lonely", "display_value": "45%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France (nationwide, 9 hospitals)", "period": "SAFES cohort, March 2001 - January 2002; 3-year survival", "population": "hospitalised adults aged 75+ (mean 85.0), 467 living alone", "sample_n": 1306, "publisher": "Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement (John Libbey)", "source_title": "Living alone, loneliness and mortality in hospitalized older adults: findings from the SAFES cohort", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1684/pnv.2025.1249", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2025-09-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Among the persons who lived alone (N=467), 45% did not feel lonely. Among those who did not live alone, 34% did feel lonely.", "locator": "Abstract, Results", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Loneliness measured via CES-D item. Survival advantage for living alone in this frail hospitalised sample likely reflects selection (those able to live alone were fitter). Good 'living alone ≠ lonely' datapoint.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#simo-2025-safes-living-alone-not-lonely-45pct", "citation_text": "Among 1,306 French patients aged 75+ admitted via emergency departments, 45% of those who lived alone did not feel lonely, while 34% of those who lived with others did feel lonely; living alone was associated with longer, not shorter, survival (Simo et al., Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement, 2025). Source: Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement (John Libbey), \"Living alone, loneliness and mortality in hospitalized older adults: findings from the SAFES cohort\" (https://doi.org/10.1684/pnv.2025.1249). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#simo-2025-safes-living-alone-not-lonely-45pct." }, { "id": "age-uk-2019-factsheet-65plus-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Around a fifth (21%) of people aged 65+ in England who live alone visit their GP at least once a month, compared with 14% of older people living with others (Dreyer et al., 2018, as reported in Age UK's Later Life in the UK factsheet, 2019).", "value": 21, "unit": "% visiting GP at least monthly (vs 14% living with others)", "display_value": "21%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "data c. 2016-17; factsheet May 2019", "population": "adults aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK (citing Dreyer, Steventon, Fisher & Deeny 2018, Health Foundation)", "source_title": "Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "around a fifth (21%) of persons aged 65+ who live alone visiting their GPs at least once a month, compared to 14% of older persons who live with others (Dreyer et al., 2018).", "locator": "Section 1.6 Living Arrangements, p. 7", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "dreyer-2018-living-alone-health-use", "history": [], "notes": "Underlying Health Foundation analysis (Dreyer et al. 2018) not fetched; trace before publication. Same factsheet: 50% of older adults living alone have 3+ long-term conditions vs 42% living with others; mental health conditions 1 in 4 vs 1 in 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2019-factsheet-65plus-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct", "citation_text": "Around a fifth (21%) of people aged 65+ in England who live alone visit their GP at least once a month, compared with 14% of older people living with others (Dreyer et al., 2018, as reported in Age UK's Later Life in the UK factsheet, 2019). Source: Age UK (citing Dreyer, Steventon, Fisher & Deeny 2018, Health Foundation), \"Later Life in the United Kingdom 2019\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/later_life_uk_factsheet.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2019-factsheet-65plus-living-alone-gp-monthly-21-vs-14pct." }, { "id": "malani-2025-npha-lack-of-companionship-2024-33-4pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In March 2024, 33.4% (95% CI 31.7-35.1) of US adults aged 50-80 said they felt a lack of companionship some of the time or often in the past year, back to the 2018 level (33.9%) after peaking at 41.6% in 2022 (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025; National Poll on Healthy Aging).", "value": 33.4, "unit": "% feeling a lack of companionship some of the time or often", "display_value": "33.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "March 2024 (series 2018-2024)", "population": "adults aged 50-80 (nationally representative online/phone panel)", "sample_n": 2576, "publisher": "JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Total 33.9 (31.7-36.2) 41.4 (39.1-43.7) 37.1 (34.8-39.4) 41.6 (38.8-44.5) 37.2 (34.9-39.6) 33.4 (31.7-35.1)", "locator": "Table 1 (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 columns), PMC11751738", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-loneliness-2018-2024", "history": [], "notes": "Survey (self-report). Full text read via PMC (PMC11751738) after ihpi.umich.edu returned a Cloudflare challenge. Age 65-80 in 2024: 27.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lack-of-companionship-2024-33-4pct", "citation_text": "In March 2024, 33.4% (95% CI 31.7-35.1) of US adults aged 50-80 said they felt a lack of companionship some of the time or often in the past year, back to the 2018 level (33.9%) after peaking at 41.6% in 2022 (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025; National Poll on Healthy Aging). Source: JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, \"Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lack-of-companionship-2024-33-4pct." }, { "id": "malani-2025-npha-isolation-peak-2020-55-7pct-vs-29-2pct-2024", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The share of US adults aged 50-80 feeling isolated from others some of the time or often jumped from 26.6% in 2018 to 55.7% in June 2020 and had fallen back to 29.2% by March 2024 (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025).", "value": 55.7, "unit": "% feeling isolated some of the time or often (June 2020)", "display_value": "55.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018-2024", "population": "adults aged 50-80", "sample_n": 2074, "publisher": "JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Total 26.6 (24.5-28.8) 55.7 (53.4-58.1) 45.9 (43.6-48.3) 44.4 (41.5-47.3) 33.7 (30.9-36.6) 29.2 (27.5-30.9)", "locator": "Table 2 (feeling isolated), PMC11751738", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-isolation-2018-2024", "history": [], "notes": "2020 question wording differed ('Since March 2020...').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-isolation-peak-2020-55-7pct-vs-29-2pct-2024", "citation_text": "The share of US adults aged 50-80 feeling isolated from others some of the time or often jumped from 26.6% in 2018 to 55.7% in June 2020 and had fallen back to 29.2% by March 2024 (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025). Source: JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, \"Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-isolation-peak-2020-55-7pct-vs-29-2pct-2024." }, { "id": "malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-lack-of-companionship-2023-46-5-vs-33-4pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In January 2023, 46.5% of US adults aged 50-80 who lived alone felt a lack of companionship, versus 33.4% of those living with others; in 2018 the gap was wider (58.6% vs 28.5%) (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025; National Poll on Healthy Aging).", "value": 46.5, "unit": "% feeling lack of companionship, living alone (vs 33.4% living with others), 2023", "display_value": "46.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "January 2023", "population": "adults aged 50-80 who live alone", "sample_n": 2563, "publisher": "JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lives alone Yes 58.6 (52.9-64.0) 50.3 (45.3-55.3) 49.1 (43.9-54.3) 49.1 (43.6-54.7) 46.5 (42.2-50.8) 26.5 (24.6-28.5) No 28.5 (26.2-31.0) 38.7 (36.1-41.3) 33.9 (31.4-36.5) 38.6 (35.4-42.0) 33.4 (31.0-35.8) 52.1 (47.8-56.3)", "locator": "Table 1, rows 'Lives alone: Yes / No', PMC11751738", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-lives-alone-companionship", "history": [], "notes": "MISMATCH FLAG: the published 2024 column shows Yes 26.5% / No 52.1% (and Table 2: Yes 25.8 / No 38.4), the reverse of every earlier year and of the university's own press summary ('38% of those living alone vs 32%'), which suggests the Yes/No rows are transposed for 2024. Use 2018-2023 values; do not quote the 2024 living-alone split until JAMA issues a correction.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-lack-of-companionship-2023-46-5-vs-33-4pct", "citation_text": "In January 2023, 46.5% of US adults aged 50-80 who lived alone felt a lack of companionship, versus 33.4% of those living with others; in 2018 the gap was wider (58.6% vs 28.5%) (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025; National Poll on Healthy Aging). Source: JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, \"Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-lack-of-companionship-2023-46-5-vs-33-4pct." }, { "id": "malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-isolated-2023-37-7-vs-31-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In January 2023, 37.7% of US adults aged 50-80 living alone felt isolated from others some of the time or often, compared with 31.9% of those living with others; in 2018 it was 40.7% vs 23.5% (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025).", "value": 37.7, "unit": "% feeling isolated, living alone (vs 31.9% living with others), 2023", "display_value": "37.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "January 2023", "population": "adults aged 50-80 who live alone", "sample_n": 2563, "publisher": "JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging", "source_title": "Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lives alone Yes 40.7 (35.2-46.4) 57.3 (52.3-62.1) 51.2 (46.0-56.3) 43.0 (37.6-48.6) 37.7 (34.0-41.5) 25.8 (23.8-27.8) No 23.5 (21.3-25.8) 55.3 (52.6-57.9) 44.5 (41.9-47.2) 44.8 (41.4-48.2) 31.9 (28.7-35.3) 38.4 (35.0-42.0)", "locator": "Table 2, rows 'Lives alone: Yes / No', PMC11751738", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-lives-alone-isolation", "history": [], "notes": "Same 2024 transposition caveat as the companionship record. Note that during the 2020-2022 pandemic years people living with others felt as isolated as those living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-isolated-2023-37-7-vs-31-9pct", "citation_text": "In January 2023, 37.7% of US adults aged 50-80 living alone felt isolated from others some of the time or often, compared with 31.9% of those living with others; in 2018 it was 40.7% vs 23.5% (Malani et al., JAMA, 2025). Source: JAMA (research letter); University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, \"Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults\" (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.23213). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#malani-2025-npha-lives-alone-isolated-2023-37-7-vs-31-9pct." }, { "id": "ons-2018-england-lonely-often-always-5pct-living-alone-higher", "family": "consequences", "statement": "5% of adults in England reported feeling lonely often or always in 2016-17, and people living alone were significantly more likely to report loneliness often/always or some of the time than those living with others (ONS, Community Life Survey analysis, 2018).", "value": 5, "unit": "% of adults lonely often or always", "display_value": "5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "August 2016 - March 2017", "population": "adults aged 16+ (Community Life Survey)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office for National Statistics", "source_title": "Loneliness - What characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely?", "source_url": "https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/lonelinesswhatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely/2018-04-10", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-04-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "People who live alone are at greater risk of feeling lonely more often. Those living alone were significantly more likely to report loneliness \"often/always\" and \"some of the time\"", "locator": "Section 'Living alone or with others' (Figure 9); main points for the 5% figure", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey. ONS also identifies 'widowed older homeowners living alone with long-term health conditions' as a high-loneliness group; people aged 75+ were 63% LESS likely to report loneliness than 16-24-year-olds. Figure 9 percentages by living arrangement are only in the chart, not the text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ons-2018-england-lonely-often-always-5pct-living-alone-higher", "citation_text": "5% of adults in England reported feeling lonely often or always in 2016-17, and people living alone were significantly more likely to report loneliness often/always or some of the time than those living with others (ONS, Community Life Survey analysis, 2018). Source: Office for National Statistics, \"Loneliness - What characteristics and circumstances are associated with feeling lonely?\" (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/lonelinesswhatcharacteristicsandcircumstancesareassociatedwithfeelinglonely/2018-04-10). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ons-2018-england-lonely-often-always-5pct-living-alone-higher." }, { "id": "age-uk-2018-elsa-living-alone-1-6x-often-lonely", "family": "consequences", "statement": "People aged 50+ in England who live alone are 1.6 times more likely to be often lonely than those who live with somebody, independent of age, sex and how often they meet people; being widowed (5.2x), having no one to open up to (5.5x) and poor health (3.7x) are stronger predictors (Age UK analysis of ELSA, All the Lonely People, 2018).", "value": 1.6, "unit": "relative likelihood of being often lonely (living alone vs with others)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "ELSA, analysis published 2018", "population": "adults aged 50+ (English Longitudinal Study of Ageing)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK", "source_title": "All the Lonely People: Loneliness in Later Life", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/loneliness-report_final_2409.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-09-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1.6 times more likely to be often lonely if they live alone than older people who live with somebody", "locator": "Risk-factor panel ('According to our latest analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing...'), p. 5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "age-uk-2018-loneliness-risk-factors", "history": [], "notes": "Charity analysis of a survey (ELSA). Also: 3.0x if they don't feel they belong to their neighbourhood; 2.3x with money issues.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2018-elsa-living-alone-1-6x-often-lonely", "citation_text": "People aged 50+ in England who live alone are 1.6 times more likely to be often lonely than those who live with somebody, independent of age, sex and how often they meet people; being widowed (5.2x), having no one to open up to (5.5x) and poor health (3.7x) are stronger predictors (Age UK analysis of ELSA, All the Lonely People, 2018). Source: Age UK, \"All the Lonely People: Loneliness in Later Life\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/loneliness-report_final_2409.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2018-elsa-living-alone-1-6x-often-lonely." }, { "id": "age-uk-2018-england-50plus-often-lonely-1-4-million", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Around 1.4 million people aged 50+ in England, one in twelve (about 7.5% on the 2006/07-2016/17 average), are often lonely, and Age UK projected the number would reach 2 million by 2025/26 if nothing changed (Age UK, All the Lonely People, 2018).", "value": 1400000, "unit": "people aged 50+ in England often lonely", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "England", "period": "2016/17 (ELSA)", "population": "adults aged 50+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Age UK", "source_title": "All the Lonely People: Loneliness in Later Life", "source_url": "https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/loneliness-report_final_2409.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-09-24", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "minority (one in twelve people) - currently representing around 1.4 million older people living in England - are often lonely.", "locator": "Introduction, p. 4; projection chart note ('proportion of people often lonely remains at the 10 year average (of 7.5%)...')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "This is the source of the widely repeated '1.4 million chronically lonely older people' line; Age UK's own wording is 'often lonely', not 'chronically'. The 2 million by 2025/6 projection comes from the press release (24 Sep 2018), also fetched.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2018-england-50plus-often-lonely-1-4-million", "citation_text": "Around 1.4 million people aged 50+ in England, one in twelve (about 7.5% on the 2006/07-2016/17 average), are often lonely, and Age UK projected the number would reach 2 million by 2025/26 if nothing changed (Age UK, All the Lonely People, 2018). Source: Age UK, \"All the Lonely People: Loneliness in Later Life\" (https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/reports-and-publications/reports-and-briefings/loneliness/loneliness-report_final_2409.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#age-uk-2018-england-50plus-often-lonely-1-4-million." }, { "id": "who-2025-commission-loneliness-1-in-6-people-871000-deaths", "family": "consequences", "statement": "One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, which the WHO Commission on Social Connection links to more than 871,000 deaths a year, about 100 every hour (WHO, From loneliness to social connection, 30 June 2025).", "value": 871000, "unit": "deaths per year linked to loneliness (global)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global", "period": "2014-2023 (decade of data behind the report)", "population": "all ages", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization", "source_title": "Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release for the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies')", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by loneliness", "locator": "WHO news release, 30 June 2025, opening paragraphs ('100 deaths every hour - more than 871 000 deaths annually')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Report PDF itself (ISBN 9789240112360 page returned 404 at the URL tried); figures taken from WHO's own release. Loneliness 24% in low-income countries vs about 11% in high-income countries.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-commission-loneliness-1-in-6-people-871000-deaths", "citation_text": "One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, which the WHO Commission on Social Connection links to more than 871,000 deaths a year, about 100 every hour (WHO, From loneliness to social connection, 30 June 2025). Source: World Health Organization, \"Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release for the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection: charting a path to healthier societies')\" (https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-commission-loneliness-1-in-6-people-871000-deaths." }, { "id": "who-2025-commission-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Social isolation affects up to 1 in 3 older adults and 1 in 4 adolescents worldwide, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025).", "value": 33.3, "unit": "% of older adults socially isolated (upper bound, 'up to 1 in 3')", "display_value": "33.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Global", "period": "2025 report", "population": "older adults", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization", "source_title": "Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (WHO Commission on Social Connection report release)", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "up to 1 in 3 older adults and 1 in 4 adolescents", "locator": "WHO news release, 30 June 2025, paragraph on social isolation prevalence", "derived": true, "formula": "1/3 expressed as 33.3% (upper bound of 'up to 1 in 3')", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "WHO gives a range ('up to'); quote as 'up to one in three', not as a point estimate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-commission-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults", "citation_text": "Social isolation affects up to 1 in 3 older adults and 1 in 4 adolescents worldwide, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (WHO, 2025). Source: World Health Organization, \"Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (WHO Commission on Social Connection report release)\" (https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-commission-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults." }, { "id": "aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus", "family": "consequences", "statement": "12% of Americans aged 50+ are 'solo agers' who live alone, are not married or partnered and have no living children; only about one-third say they have someone who could manage their household or expenses if they no longer could (AARP Research, Solo Agers: Attitudes and Experiences, survey June-July 2020, published February 2021).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of adults 50+ who are solo agers (strict definition)", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "survey fielded 24 June - 6 July 2020", "population": "adults aged 50+; 1,086 solo agers and 536 other adults 50+", "sample_n": 1622, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "They make up 12% of the population ages 50-plus in the United States.", "locator": "Report summary page, key findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey. Related: 46% of solo agers fear dying alone vs 37% of other older adults; 50% vs 33% fear being moved against their will; 77% have done little or no planning for living assistance; about half of both groups feel extremely or very optimistic about their quality of life.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus", "citation_text": "12% of Americans aged 50+ are 'solo agers' who live alone, are not married or partnered and have no living children; only about one-third say they have someone who could manage their household or expenses if they no longer could (AARP Research, Solo Agers: Attitudes and Experiences, survey June-July 2020, published February 2021). Source: AARP Research, \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus." }, { "id": "aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-someone-to-manage-household", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Only about one-third of US solo agers (50+, living alone with no spouse, partner or children) say they have someone who could help manage their household or day-to-day expenses if they could no longer do so (AARP Research, 2021).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of solo agers with someone who could manage household/expenses (approx. one-third)", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "survey fielded 24 June - 6 July 2020", "population": "solo agers aged 50+", "sample_n": 1086, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Only about one-third of solo agers say they have someone who could help manage their household or handle day-to-day expenses", "locator": "Report summary page, 'Support system'", "derived": true, "formula": "'about one-third' rendered as approximately 33%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Quote as 'about one in three'; the page does not give the exact percentage.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-someone-to-manage-household", "citation_text": "Only about one-third of US solo agers (50+, living alone with no spouse, partner or children) say they have someone who could help manage their household or day-to-day expenses if they could no longer do so (AARP Research, 2021). Source: AARP Research, \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-someone-to-manage-household." }, { "id": "margolis-verdery-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "6.6% of US adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010, and 1% lacked a partner, any children, siblings and parents; kinlessness was more common among women, the never-married, people living alone and those with low wealth or poor health (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology B, 2017).", "value": 6.6, "unit": "% of adults 55+ without a living spouse or biological children", "display_value": "6.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1998-2010 (HRS)", "population": "adults aged 55+ (Health and Retirement Study)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press)", "source_title": "Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx068", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 1998-2010, 6.6% of U.S. adults aged 55 and above lacked a living spouse and biological children and 1% lacked a partner/spouse, any children, biological siblings, and biological parents.", "locator": "Abstract, Results; Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Full text read via PMC5927096 (curl). Kinlessness is rising across cohorts: at ages 65-69, 6.7% of the 1942-47 cohort vs 4.x% of the 1931-41 cohort lacked a spouse or biological children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#margolis-verdery-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct", "citation_text": "6.6% of US adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010, and 1% lacked a partner, any children, siblings and parents; kinlessness was more common among women, the never-married, people living alone and those with low wealth or poor health (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology B, 2017). Source: The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Oxford University Press), \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx068). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#margolis-verdery-2017-us-55plus-no-spouse-or-children-6-6pct." }, { "id": "aarp-2013-caregiver-support-ratio-7-2-in-2010-to-4-1-in-2030", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The US 'caregiver support ratio', the number of potential family caregivers aged 45-64 for each person aged 80+, was 7.2 in 2010 and is projected to fall to 4.1 by 2030 and 2.9 by 2050 as the baby boom reaches its 80s (Redfoot, Feinberg & Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute, August 2013).", "value": 4.1, "unit": "potential caregivers aged 45-64 per person aged 80+ in 2030 (7.2 in 2010; 2.9 in 2050)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010 actual; 2030 and 2050 projections", "population": "adults 45-64 vs adults 80+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "AARP Public Policy Institute", "source_title": "The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap: A Look at Future Declines in the Availability of Family Caregivers", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/ltc/2013/baby-boom-and-the-growing-care-gap-insight-AARP-ppi-ltc.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2013-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of potential caregivers per person aged 80-plus is expected to decline fairly slowly during the 2010s--from 7.2 to 6.1 by 2020--as the declining numbers of boomers in the prime caregiver ages will be offset somewhat", "locator": "Section 'The period from 2010 to 2030', p. 3 (Figure 3); 'from 6.1 to 4.1 in 2030'; 'decrease from 4.1 to 2.9 between 2030 and 2050', p. 4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "aarp-2013-caregiver-support-ratio", "history": [], "notes": "Ratio defined on p. 1: 'the number of potential caregivers aged 45-64 for each person aged 80 and older'. Projections are from 2013 and have not been formally updated by AARP in this form; label as 2013 projection.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2013-caregiver-support-ratio-7-2-in-2010-to-4-1-in-2030", "citation_text": "The US 'caregiver support ratio', the number of potential family caregivers aged 45-64 for each person aged 80+, was 7.2 in 2010 and is projected to fall to 4.1 by 2030 and 2.9 by 2050 as the baby boom reaches its 80s (Redfoot, Feinberg & Houser, AARP Public Policy Institute, August 2013). Source: AARP Public Policy Institute, \"The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap: A Look at Future Declines in the Availability of Family Caregivers\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/ltc/2013/baby-boom-and-the-growing-care-gap-insight-AARP-ppi-ltc.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2013-caregiver-support-ratio-7-2-in-2010-to-4-1-in-2030." }, { "id": "aarp-2013-65plus-living-alone-no-children-or-siblings-1-2-million-2020", "family": "consequences", "statement": "AARP projected that 1.2 million Americans aged 65+ would live alone with no living children or siblings in 2020, up from 682,000 in 1990 (AARP Public Policy Institute, 2013, citing R. Stone).", "value": 1200000, "unit": "people 65+ living alone with no living children or siblings (2020 projection)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020 projection (vs 1990)", "population": "adults aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "AARP Public Policy Institute", "source_title": "The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/ltc/2013/baby-boom-and-the-growing-care-gap-insight-AARP-ppi-ltc.pdf", "source_type": "aggregator-traced", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2013-08-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Boomers are a substantial part of the 1.2 million people aged 65 or older who will live alone and will have no living children or siblings in 2020, up from 682,000 in 1990.", "locator": "Section on family structure, p. 5; reference 26 (R. Stone, Long-Term Care: Coming of Age in the 21st Century, Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary figure; underlying Stone estimate not fetched. One in three boomers were unmarried in 2013, up 50% since 1980 (same page).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2013-65plus-living-alone-no-children-or-siblings-1-2-million-2020", "citation_text": "AARP projected that 1.2 million Americans aged 65+ would live alone with no living children or siblings in 2020, up from 682,000 in 1990 (AARP Public Policy Institute, 2013, citing R. Stone). Source: AARP Public Policy Institute, \"The Aging of the Baby Boom and the Growing Care Gap\" (https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/public_policy_institute/ltc/2013/baby-boom-and-the-growing-care-gap-insight-AARP-ppi-ltc.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2013-65plus-living-alone-no-children-or-siblings-1-2-million-2020." }, { "id": "census-2025-p60-287-65plus-official-poverty-9-9pct-spm-15-0pct-2024", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The official poverty rate for Americans aged 65+ was 9.9% in 2024, but under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which counts out-of-pocket medical costs, it was 15.0%, the highest of any age group; 5.2% of older people had resources below half the SPM threshold (US Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States: 2024, P60-287).", "value": 15, "unit": "% in poverty, Supplemental Poverty Measure (official 9.9%)", "display_value": "15%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "people aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "US Census Bureau", "source_title": "Poverty in the United States: 2024 (Current Population Reports P60-287)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2024, the SPM rate increased 0.8 percentage points for those 65 years and older to 15.0 percent.", "locator": "Section 'Age' under Supplemental Poverty Measure; official rate: 'The poverty rate for those 65 and older was 9.9 percent, not statistically different from 2023'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Official poverty rate for unrelated individuals of all ages was 18.7 percent in 2024 (same report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#census-2025-p60-287-65plus-official-poverty-9-9pct-spm-15-0pct-2024", "citation_text": "The official poverty rate for Americans aged 65+ was 9.9% in 2024, but under the Supplemental Poverty Measure, which counts out-of-pocket medical costs, it was 15.0%, the highest of any age group; 5.2% of older people had resources below half the SPM threshold (US Census Bureau, Poverty in the United States: 2024, P60-287). Source: US Census Bureau, \"Poverty in the United States: 2024 (Current Population Reports P60-287)\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2025/demo/p60-287.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#census-2025-p60-287-65plus-official-poverty-9-9pct-spm-15-0pct-2024." }, { "id": "eurostat-2024-one-adult-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-26-9pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In the EU in 2024, 26.9% of people in single-person households aged 65 or over were at risk of poverty (income below 60% of the national median), versus 12.4% of two-adult households with at least one person aged 65+ and 16.2% of the whole population (Eurostat, EU-SILC, dataset ilc_li03).", "value": 26.9, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (below 60% of median equivalised income)", "display_value": "26.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (EU27)", "period": "2024", "population": "persons in one-adult households aged 65 years or over", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li03)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&unit=PC&time=2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys; hhcomp A1_GE65 'One adult 65 years or over' = 26.9; A2_GE1_GE65 'Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over' = 12.4; TOTAL = 16.2", "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API JSON-stat: rskpovth=B_60 (below 60% of median), statinfo=MED_EI, unit=PC, geo=EU27_2020, time=2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eurostat-2024-arop-by-household-type", "history": [], "notes": "Dataset 'updated' timestamp 2026-10-05 (last Eurostat refresh). Below 50% of median: 13.8% (one adult 65+) vs 6.3% (two adults, ≥1 aged 65+). Single female households (all ages) 27.4%, single male 23.7%. Statistics Explained articles did not carry this breakdown in text; values read from the dataset.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eurostat-2024-one-adult-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-26-9pct", "citation_text": "In the EU in 2024, 26.9% of people in single-person households aged 65 or over were at risk of poverty (income below 60% of the national median), versus 12.4% of two-adult households with at least one person aged 65+ and 16.2% of the whole population (Eurostat, EU-SILC, dataset ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li03)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&unit=PC&time=2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eurostat-2024-one-adult-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-26-9pct." }, { "id": "eurostat-2024-two-adults-at-least-one-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-12-4pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Two-adult EU households with at least one member aged 65+ had an at-risk-of-poverty rate of 12.4% in 2024, less than half the 26.9% for older people living alone (Eurostat, ilc_li03).", "value": 12.4, "unit": "% at risk of poverty (below 60% of median equivalised income)", "display_value": "12.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "European Union (EU27)", "period": "2024", "population": "persons in two-adult households with at least one adult aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Eurostat", "source_title": "At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li03)", "source_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&unit=PC&time=2024", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-05", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "hhcomp A2_GE1_GE65 'Two adults, at least one aged 65 years or over' = 12.4 (rskpovth B_60, 2024, EU27_2020)", "locator": "Eurostat dissemination API JSON-stat, same query as the one-adult record", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "eurostat-2024-arop-by-household-type", "history": [], "notes": "Equivalised income already adjusts for household size, so the gap is not a scale artefact.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eurostat-2024-two-adults-at-least-one-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-12-4pct", "citation_text": "Two-adult EU households with at least one member aged 65+ had an at-risk-of-poverty rate of 12.4% in 2024, less than half the 26.9% for older people living alone (Eurostat, ilc_li03). Source: Eurostat, \"At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and household type - EU-SILC and ECHP surveys (ilc_li03)\" (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/ilc_li03?format=JSON&lang=EN&geo=EU27_2020&unit=PC&time=2024). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#eurostat-2024-two-adults-at-least-one-65plus-at-risk-of-poverty-12-4pct." }, { "id": "aarp-2024-home-community-preferences-ideally-live-on-own-72pct", "family": "consequences", "statement": "72% of older Americans say they would ideally reside in their own home and live on their own; 23% would accept a family member or friend moving in and only 6% would move in with family or friends (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey).", "value": 72, "unit": "% who would ideally live in their own residence on their own", "display_value": "72%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "survey summer 2024", "population": "adults aged 50+", "sample_n": 3090, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Building for the Future: Creating Homes & Communities for Aging Well (2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey)", "source_url": "https://datastories.aarp.org/2025/building-for-the-future/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-01-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "72% of older adults say they would ideally reside in their own residence and live on their own", "locator": "AARP data story 'Building for the Future', 'Independent living preferences'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey; shows that living alone is often the preferred arrangement, not only a default.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2024-home-community-preferences-ideally-live-on-own-72pct", "citation_text": "72% of older Americans say they would ideally reside in their own home and live on their own; 23% would accept a family member or friend moving in and only 6% would move in with family or friends (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey). Source: AARP Research, \"Building for the Future: Creating Homes & Communities for Aging Well (2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey)\" (https://datastories.aarp.org/2025/building-for-the-future/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#aarp-2024-home-community-preferences-ideally-live-on-own-72pct." }, { "id": "elovainio-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-62", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Among 155,070 UK Biobank participants followed 8.8 years, socially isolated people had a 62% higher risk of dementia (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.38-1.90) at every level of genetic risk, while loneliness was not associated with dementia (Elovainio et al., BMJ Open, 2022).", "value": 1.62, "unit": "hazard ratio, incident dementia", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "mean follow-up 8.8 years (1.36 million person-years)", "population": "UK Biobank adults, mean age 64.1; 8.6% socially isolated, 5.5% lonely", "sample_n": 155070, "publisher": "BMJ Open", "source_title": "Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank Cohort Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053936", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-02-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Social isolation, but not loneliness, was associated with increased risk of dementia (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.38 to 1.90).", "locator": "Abstract, Results (1,444 dementia diagnoses)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cited as ref 215 in the 2024 Lancet Commission. 4.4% of isolated high-genetic-risk participants developed dementia vs 2.9% of non-isolated high-risk participants.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#elovainio-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-62", "citation_text": "Among 155,070 UK Biobank participants followed 8.8 years, socially isolated people had a 62% higher risk of dementia (HR 1.62, 95% CI 1.38-1.90) at every level of genetic risk, while loneliness was not associated with dementia (Elovainio et al., BMJ Open, 2022). Source: BMJ Open, \"Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank Cohort Study\" (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053936). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#elovainio-2022-uk-biobank-social-isolation-dementia-hr-1-62." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1698970", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,698,970 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2021 - 25.8% of the 6,586,870 people aged 65+ in private households (2021 Census).", "value": 1698970, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021 (Census, 11 May 2021)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Persons living alone: 65 to 74 years 871,350; 75 to 84 years 566,925; 85 years and over 260,695 (Canada, Total - Gender, 2021).", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.{9,10,11}.1.11.1 (Persons living alone, 65-74 / 75-84 / 85+, 2021)", "derived": true, "formula": "871,350 + 566,925 + 260,695 = 1,698,970 living alone; 3,991,995 + 1,971,345 + 623,530 = 6,586,870 total; share = 1,698,970 / 6,586,870 = 25.79%", "headline": true, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. The table publishes 65-74, 75-84 and 85+ separately; the 65+ total is the sum of the three bands. The Daily (13 July 2022) gives the overall count of 4.4 million people of all ages living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1698970", "citation_text": "1,698,970 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2021 - 25.8% of the 6,586,870 people aged 65+ in private households (2021 Census). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1698970." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-65plus-women-living-alone-count-1123435", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,123,435 women aged 65 and over lived alone in Canada in 2021 - 32.0% of the 3,505,585 women 65+ in private households - versus 575,545 men (18.7%).", "value": 1123435, "unit": "persons (women+)", "display_value": "women 32.0% · men 18.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Women aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Women+, Persons living alone: 65 to 74 years 532,595; 75 to 84 years 397,645; 85 years and over 193,195 (Canada, 2021).", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.3.{9,10,11}.1.11.1", "derived": true, "formula": "532,595 + 397,645 + 193,195 = 1,123,435; total women 65+ = 2,080,735 + 1,056,995 + 367,855 = 3,505,585; 1,123,435 / 3,505,585 = 32.05%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-count-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-women-living-alone-count-1123435", "citation_text": "1,123,435 women aged 65 and over lived alone in Canada in 2021 - 32.0% of the 3,505,585 women 65+ in private households - versus 575,545 men (18.7%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-women-living-alone-count-1123435." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-65plus-men-living-alone-count-575545", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "575,545 men aged 65 and over lived alone in Canada in 2021 - 18.7% of the 3,081,285 men 65+ in private households.", "value": 575545, "unit": "persons (men+)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Men aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Men+, Persons living alone: 65 to 74 years 338,760; 75 to 84 years 169,285; 85 years and over 67,500 (Canada, 2021).", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.2.{9,10,11}.1.11.1", "derived": true, "formula": "338,760 + 169,285 + 67,500 = 575,545; total men 65+ = 1,911,265 + 914,345 + 255,675 = 3,081,285; share = 18.68%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-count-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. Women 65+ living alone outnumber men almost 2 to 1 (1,123,435 vs 575,545).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-men-living-alone-count-575545", "citation_text": "575,545 men aged 65 and over lived alone in Canada in 2021 - 18.7% of the 3,081,285 men 65+ in private households. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65plus-men-living-alone-count-575545." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-65-74-living-alone-count-871350", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "871,350 Canadians aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2021 - 21.8% of the 3,991,995 people in that age group in private households.", "value": 871350, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Persons aged 65-74 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada; Total - Gender; 65 to 74 years; 2021; Persons living alone; Total - Household type of person: 871,350. Total - Census family status: 3,991,995.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.9.1.11.1 and 1.1.9.1.1.1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-count-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65-74-living-alone-count-871350", "citation_text": "871,350 Canadians aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2021 - 21.8% of the 3,991,995 people in that age group in private households. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65-74-living-alone-count-871350." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-75-84-living-alone-count-566925", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "566,925 Canadians aged 75 to 84 lived alone in 2021 - 28.8% of the 1,971,345 people in that age group in private households.", "value": 566925, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Persons aged 75-84 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada; Total - Gender; 75 to 84 years; 2021; Persons living alone: 566,925. Total - Census family status: 1,971,345.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.10.1.11.1 and 1.1.10.1.1.1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-count-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-75-84-living-alone-count-566925", "citation_text": "566,925 Canadians aged 75 to 84 lived alone in 2021 - 28.8% of the 1,971,345 people in that age group in private households. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-75-84-living-alone-count-566925." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-85plus-living-alone-count-260695", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "260,695 Canadians aged 85 and over lived alone in 2021 - 41.8% of the 623,530 people 85+ in private households.", "value": 260695, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Persons aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada; Total - Gender; 85 years and over; 2021; Persons living alone: 260,695. Total - Census family status: 623,530.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.11.1.11.1 and 1.1.11.1.1.1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-count-by-age-band", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. The 41.8% share is already on the site; the count is new. The Daily (27 Apr 2022) puts the total 85+ population (incl. collective dwellings) at 861,000, so roughly 237,000 people 85+ were outside private households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-85plus-living-alone-count-260695", "citation_text": "260,695 Canadians aged 85 and over lived alone in 2021 - 41.8% of the 623,530 people 85+ in private households. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-85plus-living-alone-count-260695." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-85plus-men-living-alone-26-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "26.4% of men aged 85 and over in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (67,500 of 255,675), half the rate of women the same age (52.5%; 193,195 of 367,855).", "value": 26.4, "unit": "% of men 85+ in private households", "display_value": "26.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Men aged 85+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Men+; 85 years and over; 2021; Persons living alone: 67,500; Total: 255,675. Women+: 193,195; Total: 367,855.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.2.11.1.11.1, 1.2.11.1.1.1, 1.3.11.1.11.1, 1.3.11.1.1.1", "derived": true, "formula": "67,500 / 255,675 = 26.40%; 193,195 / 367,855 = 52.52%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-share-by-age-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. Women 85+ at 53% is already on the site (The Daily rounds 52.52% to 53%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-85plus-men-living-alone-26-4pct", "citation_text": "26.4% of men aged 85 and over in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (67,500 of 255,675), half the rate of women the same age (52.5%; 193,195 of 367,855). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-85plus-men-living-alone-26-4pct." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-75-84-women-living-alone-37-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "37.6% of women aged 75 to 84 in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (397,645 of 1,056,995), versus 18.5% of men the same age (169,285 of 914,345).", "value": 37.62, "unit": "% of women 75-84 in private households", "display_value": "37.62%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Women aged 75-84 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Women+; 75 to 84 years; 2021; Persons living alone: 397,645; Total: 1,056,995. Men+: 169,285; Total: 914,345.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.3.10.1.11.1, 1.3.10.1.1.1, 1.2.10.1.11.1, 1.2.10.1.1.1", "derived": true, "formula": "397,645 / 1,056,995 = 37.62%; 169,285 / 914,345 = 18.51%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-share-by-age-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-75-84-women-living-alone-37-6pct", "citation_text": "37.6% of women aged 75 to 84 in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (397,645 of 1,056,995), versus 18.5% of men the same age (169,285 of 914,345). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-75-84-women-living-alone-37-6pct." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-65-74-women-living-alone-25-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "25.6% of women aged 65 to 74 in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (532,595 of 2,080,735), versus 17.7% of men the same age (338,760 of 1,911,265).", "value": 25.6, "unit": "% of women 65-74 in private households", "display_value": "25.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021", "population": "Women aged 65-74 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Women+; 65 to 74 years; 2021; Persons living alone: 532,595; Total: 2,080,735. Men+: 338,760; Total: 1,911,265.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.3.9.1.11.1, 1.3.9.1.1.1, 1.2.9.1.11.1, 1.2.9.1.1.1", "derived": true, "formula": "532,595 / 2,080,735 = 25.60%; 338,760 / 1,911,265 = 17.72%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-share-by-age-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65-74-women-living-alone-25-6pct", "citation_text": "25.6% of women aged 65 to 74 in private households lived alone in Canada in 2021 (532,595 of 2,080,735), versus 17.7% of men the same age (338,760 of 1,911,265). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-65-74-women-living-alone-25-6pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1410920", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,410,920 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2016 - 25.8% of the 5,479,895 people 65+ in private households (2016 Census).", "value": 1410920, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2016; Persons living alone: 65 to 74 years 707,865; 75 to 84 years 476,310; 85 years and over 226,745. Totals 3,327,235; 1,628,730; 523,930.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.{9,10,11}.2.11.1 and 1.1.{9,10,11}.2.1.1", "derived": true, "formula": "707,865 + 476,310 + 226,745 = 1,410,920; 3,327,235 + 1,628,730 + 523,930 = 5,479,895; share = 25.75%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. Cross-check: Statistics Canada's 'Living alone in Canada' (2019) reports 25.7% of seniors living alone in 2016.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1410920", "citation_text": "1,410,920 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2016 - 25.8% of the 5,479,895 people 65+ in private households (2016 Census). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1410920." }, { "id": "ca-2011-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1215690", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,215,690 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2011 - 26.7% of the 4,551,900 people 65+ in private households (2011 Census).", "value": 1215690, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2011 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2011; Persons living alone: 65 to 74 years 548,255; 75 to 84 years 462,090; 85 years and over 205,345. Totals 2,619,455; 1,487,835; 444,610.", "locator": "Table 98-10-0134-01, Canada, coordinate 1.1.{9,10,11}.3.11.1 and 1.1.{9,10,11}.3.1.1", "derived": true, "formula": "548,255 + 462,090 + 205,345 = 1,215,690; 2,619,455 + 1,487,835 + 444,610 = 4,551,900; share = 26.71%", "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Values retrieved from the StatCan Web Data Service (getDataFromCubePidCoordAndLatestNPeriods, productId 98100134) on 2026-10-09; private households only (excludes nursing homes and other collective dwellings). Census counts are randomly rounded to a multiple of 5. Count rose 40% from 2011 to 2021 (1,215,690 to 1,698,970) while the share of seniors living alone slipped from 26.7% to 25.8% - growth is driven by population ageing, not by a higher propensity to live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2011-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1215690", "citation_text": "1,215,690 Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2011 - 26.7% of the 4,551,900 people 65+ in private households (2011 Census). Source: Statistics Canada, \"Table 98-10-0134-01 Census family status and household living arrangements, household type of person, age group and gender (Census 2021/2016/2011)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810013401). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2011-census-65plus-living-alone-count-1215690." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-85plus-living-alone-35-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 1981, 35.9% of Canadians aged 85 and over in private households lived alone (2016: 43.3%; 2021: 41.8%).", "value": 35.9, "unit": "% of persons 85 and over in private households", "display_value": "35.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, ages 85+, 1981 (2021: 41.8%)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 85 and over in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "85 years and over: Living alone 1981 35.9%; 2016 43.3%; 2021 41.8%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-85plus", "history": [], "notes": "The 2021 values for these bands are already on the site; 1981 and 2016 are the earlier points of the same Census series. The 85+ share rose from 35.9% (1981) to 43.3% (2016) then eased to 41.8% (2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-85plus-living-alone-35-9pct", "citation_text": "In 1981, 35.9% of Canadians aged 85 and over in private households lived alone (2016: 43.3%; 2021: 41.8%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-85plus-living-alone-35-9pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-85plus-living-alone-43-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2016, 43.3% of Canadians aged 85 and over in private households lived alone.", "value": 43.3, "unit": "% of persons 85 and over in private households", "display_value": "43.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, ages 85+, 2016", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 85 and over in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "85 years and over: Living alone 1981 35.9%; 2016 43.3%; 2021 41.8%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-85plus", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-85plus-living-alone-43-3pct", "citation_text": "In 2016, 43.3% of Canadians aged 85 and over in private households lived alone. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-85plus-living-alone-43-3pct." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-80-84-living-alone-37-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 1981, 37.3% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 in private households lived alone (2016: 33.0%; 2021: 32.0%).", "value": 37.3, "unit": "% of persons 80 to 84 in private households", "display_value": "37.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, ages 80-84, 1981 (2021: 32.0%)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 80 to 84 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "80 to 84 years: Living alone 1981 37.3%; 2016 33.0%; 2021 32.0%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-80-84", "history": [], "notes": "The 2021 values for these bands are already on the site; 1981 and 2016 are the earlier points of the same Census series. The 85+ share rose from 35.9% (1981) to 43.3% (2016) then eased to 41.8% (2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-80-84-living-alone-37-3pct", "citation_text": "In 1981, 37.3% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 in private households lived alone (2016: 33.0%; 2021: 32.0%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-80-84-living-alone-37-3pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-80-84-living-alone-33-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2016, 33.0% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 in private households lived alone.", "value": 33, "unit": "% of persons 80 to 84 in private households", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 80 to 84 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "80 to 84 years: Living alone 1981 37.3%; 2016 33.0%; 2021 32.0%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-80-84", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-80-84-living-alone-33-0pct", "citation_text": "In 2016, 33.0% of Canadians aged 80 to 84 in private households lived alone. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-80-84-living-alone-33-0pct." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-75-79-living-alone-32-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 1981, 32.4% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 in private households lived alone (2016: 26.7%; 2021: 26.7%).", "value": 32.4, "unit": "% of persons 75 to 79 in private households", "display_value": "32.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, ages 75-79, 1981 (2021: 26.7%)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 75 to 79 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "75 to 79 years: Living alone 1981 32.4%; 2016 26.7%; 2021 26.7%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-75-79", "history": [], "notes": "The 2021 values for these bands are already on the site; 1981 and 2016 are the earlier points of the same Census series. The 85+ share rose from 35.9% (1981) to 43.3% (2016) then eased to 41.8% (2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-75-79-living-alone-32-4pct", "citation_text": "In 1981, 32.4% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 in private households lived alone (2016: 26.7%; 2021: 26.7%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-75-79-living-alone-32-4pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-75-79-living-alone-26-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2016, 26.7% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 in private households lived alone.", "value": 26.7, "unit": "% of persons 75 to 79 in private households", "display_value": "26.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 75 to 79 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "75 to 79 years: Living alone 1981 32.4%; 2016 26.7%; 2021 26.7%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-75-79", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-75-79-living-alone-26-7pct", "citation_text": "In 2016, 26.7% of Canadians aged 75 to 79 in private households lived alone. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-75-79-living-alone-26-7pct." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-70-74-living-alone-26-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 1981, 26.0% of Canadians aged 70 to 74 in private households lived alone (2016: 22.8%; 2021: 23.1%).", "value": 26, "unit": "% of persons 70 to 74 in private households", "display_value": "26%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 70 to 74 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "70 to 74 years: Living alone 1981 26.0%; 2016 22.8%; 2021 23.1%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-70-74", "history": [], "notes": "The 2021 values for these bands are already on the site; 1981 and 2016 are the earlier points of the same Census series. The 85+ share rose from 35.9% (1981) to 43.3% (2016) then eased to 41.8% (2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-70-74-living-alone-26-0pct", "citation_text": "In 1981, 26.0% of Canadians aged 70 to 74 in private households lived alone (2016: 22.8%; 2021: 23.1%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-70-74-living-alone-26-0pct." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-65-69-living-alone-19-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 1981, 19.6% of Canadians aged 65 to 69 in private households lived alone (2016: 20.2%; 2021: 20.7%).", "value": 19.6, "unit": "% of persons 65 to 69 in private households", "display_value": "19.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, ages 65-69, 1981 (2021: 20.7%)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65 to 69 in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 to 69 years: Living alone 1981 19.6%; 2016 20.2%; 2021 20.7%.", "locator": "Table 1: Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-living-alone-share-65-69", "history": [], "notes": "The 2021 values for these bands are already on the site; 1981 and 2016 are the earlier points of the same Census series. The 85+ share rose from 35.9% (1981) to 43.3% (2016) then eased to 41.8% (2021).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-65-69-living-alone-19-6pct", "citation_text": "In 1981, 19.6% of Canadians aged 65 to 69 in private households lived alone (2016: 20.2%; 2021: 20.7%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t001a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-65-69-living-alone-19-6pct." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-quebec-persons-living-alone-19-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Quebec had the highest share of people living alone of any province or territory in 2021: 19.0% of persons aged 15 and older in private households (Canada: 14.5%).", "value": 19, "unit": "% of persons 15+ in private households", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Quebec", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 15+ in private households, Quebec", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t002a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Quebec: 1981 8.7; 2016 17.7; 2021 19.0. Canada: 9.2; 13.9; 14.5.", "locator": "Table 2: Proportion of persons aged 15 and older in private households that are living alone, Canada, provinces and territories, 1981, 2016 and 2021", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-share-by-province", "history": [], "notes": "All ages 15+, not seniors only.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-quebec-persons-living-alone-19-0pct", "citation_text": "Quebec had the highest share of people living alone of any province or territory in 2021: 19.0% of persons aged 15 and older in private households (Canada: 14.5%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t002a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-quebec-persons-living-alone-19-0pct." }, { "id": "ca-2021-census-nunavut-persons-living-alone-8-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Nunavut had the lowest share of people living alone in 2021: 8.0% of persons aged 15 and older in private households, versus 19.0% in Quebec.", "value": 8, "unit": "% of persons 15+ in private households", "display_value": "8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Nunavut", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 15+ in private households, Nunavut", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t002a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-07-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Nunavut: 1981 ..; 2016 7.8; 2021 8.0.", "locator": "Table 2 (as above)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-2021-living-alone-share-by-province", "history": [], "notes": "All ages 15+. Ontario 12.3% and Alberta 12.6% were the lowest provinces.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-nunavut-persons-living-alone-8-0pct", "citation_text": "Nunavut had the lowest share of people living alone in 2021: 8.0% of persons aged 15 and older in private households, versus 19.0% in Quebec. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Home alone: More persons living solo than ever before, but roomies the fastest growing household type (Census 2021)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220713/t002a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2021-census-nunavut-persons-living-alone-8-0pct." }, { "id": "ca-1981-census-65plus-living-alone-share-26-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "26.4% of Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 1981, compared with 25.7% in 2016 - the share has barely moved in 35 years even as the count more than doubled.", "value": 26.4, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "26.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Canada, all 65+, 1981 (2016: 25.7%)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "1981 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Living alone in Canada (Insights on Canadian Society, 75-006-X)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2019001/article/00003-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-03-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Chart 2: 65 and over - 1981: 26.4%; 2016: 25.7%.", "locator": "Chart 2, Proportion of the population living alone, by age group, 1981 and 2016", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Values as returned by the Chart 2 data table; the 2016 value matches 25.75% derived from Table 98-10-0134-01.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-65plus-living-alone-share-26-4pct", "citation_text": "26.4% of Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 1981, compared with 25.7% in 2016 - the share has barely moved in 35 years even as the count more than doubled. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Living alone in Canada (Insights on Canadian Society, 75-006-X)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2019001/article/00003-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-1981-census-65plus-living-alone-share-26-4pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-share-25-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "25.7% of Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2016 (Census), down slightly from 26.4% in 1981.", "value": 25.7, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "25.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "Living alone in Canada (Insights on Canadian Society, 75-006-X)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2019001/article/00003-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-03-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Chart 2: 65 and over - 1981: 26.4%; 2016: 25.7%.", "locator": "Chart 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-share-25-7pct", "citation_text": "25.7% of Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone in 2016 (Census), down slightly from 26.4% in 1981. Source: Statistics Canada, \"Living alone in Canada (Insights on Canadian Society, 75-006-X)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/75-006-x/2019001/article/00003-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-65plus-living-alone-share-25-7pct." }, { "id": "ca-2016-census-men-share-of-seniors-living-alone-32pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Men made up 32% of Canadian seniors living alone in 2016, up from 23% in 1981, as men's life expectancy caught up and fewer women were widowed.", "value": 32, "unit": "% of seniors (65+) living alone who are men", "display_value": "32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2016 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Study: Living alone in Canada (6 March 2019)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190306/dq190306b-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-03-06", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2016, men accounted for 32% of seniors living alone, up from 23% in 1981.", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-men-share-of-seniors-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "By 2021 the Census count gives men 575,545 of 1,698,970 = 33.9% (derived from Table 98-10-0134-01).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-men-share-of-seniors-living-alone-32pct", "citation_text": "Men made up 32% of Canadian seniors living alone in 2016, up from 23% in 1981, as men's life expectancy caught up and fewer women were widowed. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Study: Living alone in Canada (6 March 2019)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190306/dq190306b-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2016-census-men-share-of-seniors-living-alone-32pct." }, { "id": "ca-2022-daily-85plus-861000-could-triple-to-2-7-million", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Canada's population aged 85 and over doubled since 2001 to 861,000 in 2021 and could triple to 2.7 million over the next 30 years - the age group most likely to live alone.", "value": 861000, "unit": "persons aged 85+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021 (Census), projection to ~2051", "population": "Total population aged 85+ (all dwellings)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - In the midst of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada faces record retirements from an aging labour force (Census 2021 age and sex)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220427/dq220427a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Over the next 30 years, the number of persons aged 85 and older could triple from 861,000 to 2.7 million.", "locator": "Main text, section on population aged 85 and older", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-85plus-population-projection", "history": [], "notes": "Projection figure is from Statistics Canada population projections cited in the release.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2022-daily-85plus-861000-could-triple-to-2-7-million", "citation_text": "Canada's population aged 85 and over doubled since 2001 to 861,000 in 2021 and could triple to 2.7 million over the next 30 years - the age group most likely to live alone. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - In the midst of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada faces record retirements from an aging labour force (Census 2021 age and sex)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220427/dq220427a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2022-daily-85plus-861000-could-triple-to-2-7-million." }, { "id": "ca-2022-daily-65plus-7-0-million-19-0pct-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "7.0 million Canadians were aged 65 and over in 2021 - 19.0% of the population, up from 16.9% in 2016 - and the number grew 18.3% in five years.", "value": 19, "unit": "% of total population aged 65+", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2021 (Census)", "population": "Total population", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - In the midst of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada faces record retirements from an aging labour force (Census 2021 age and sex)", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220427/dq220427a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-04-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "From 2016 to 2021, the number of persons aged 65 and older rose 18.3%", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Release also projects almost 12.0 million seniors (about one-quarter of Canadians) by 2051.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2022-daily-65plus-7-0-million-19-0pct-2021", "citation_text": "7.0 million Canadians were aged 65 and over in 2021 - 19.0% of the population, up from 16.9% in 2016 - and the number grew 18.3% in five years. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - In the midst of high job vacancies and historically low unemployment, Canada faces record retirements from an aging labour force (Census 2021 age and sex)\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220427/dq220427a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-2022-daily-65plus-7-0-million-19-0pct-2021." }, { "id": "ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "11.1% of unattached seniors (people 65+ not living in an economic family, mostly living alone) were in poverty in Canada in 2024, nearly three times the 4.0% rate for people in senior families.", "value": 11.1, "unit": "% below Market Basket Measure poverty line", "display_value": "11.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2024", "population": "Unattached persons aged 65+ (not in an economic family)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Unattached seniors: declined from 12.5% in 2023 to 11.1% in 2024. Senior families: poverty rate did not change, remaining at 4.0% in 2024.", "locator": "Main text, section on seniors", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "ca-cis-unattached-seniors-poverty", "history": [], "notes": "'Unattached individual' = a person not in an economic family, i.e. living alone or only with non-relatives. The 2023 figure is shown as 12.5% in this release but as 11.5% in the CIS 2023 release (May 2025) - the 2026 release carries revised estimates; cite the edition used.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-1pct", "citation_text": "11.1% of unattached seniors (people 65+ not living in an economic family, mostly living alone) were in poverty in Canada in 2024, nearly three times the 4.0% rate for people in senior families. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-1pct." }, { "id": "ca-cis-2024-senior-families-poverty-rate-4-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "People in senior families in Canada had a poverty rate of 4.0% in 2024, unchanged from 2023, versus 11.1% for unattached seniors; all seniors 65+: 5.4%.", "value": 4, "unit": "% below MBM poverty line", "display_value": "4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons in senior families (65+)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The poverty rate for seniors aged 65 years and older was 5.4% in 2024, down 0.5 percentage points from 2023, a second consecutive annual decrease.", "locator": "Main text, section on seniors", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-cis-senior-families-poverty", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-senior-families-poverty-rate-4-0pct", "citation_text": "People in senior families in Canada had a poverty rate of 4.0% in 2024, unchanged from 2023, versus 11.1% for unattached seniors; all seniors 65+: 5.4%. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-senior-families-poverty-rate-4-0pct." }, { "id": "ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-median-after-tax-income-38600", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Unattached seniors in Canada had a median after-tax income of $38,600 in 2024 (+3.5%), less than half the $83,200 median of senior families.", "value": 38600, "unit": "CAD, median after-tax income", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2024", "population": "Unattached persons aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Among unattached individuals, seniors also continued to see year-over-year increases in their median after-tax income, to $38,600 in 2024 (+3.5% in 2024; +3.9% in 2023).", "locator": "Main text, income section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-median-after-tax-income-38600", "citation_text": "Unattached seniors in Canada had a median after-tax income of $38,600 in 2024 (+3.5%), less than half the $83,200 median of senior families. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2024\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260429/dq260429a-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2024-unattached-seniors-median-after-tax-income-38600." }, { "id": "ca-cis-2023-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "11.5% of unattached seniors in Canada were in poverty in 2023, down from 13.8% in 2022; people in senior families: 3.6% (from 4.3%).", "value": 11.5, "unit": "% below MBM poverty line", "display_value": "11.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2023", "population": "Unattached persons aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2023", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250501/dq250501b-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "People in senior families saw a decrease in their poverty rate, going from 4.3% in 2022 to 3.6% in 2023. Over the same period, unattached seniors also experienced a decline in their poverty rate (from 13.8% to 11.5%).", "locator": "Main text, 'Diverging poverty trends for seniors and non-seniors'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-cis-unattached-seniors-poverty", "history": [], "notes": "Superseded by revised 2023 estimate of 12.5% in the CIS 2024 release (April 2026).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2023-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-5pct", "citation_text": "11.5% of unattached seniors in Canada were in poverty in 2023, down from 13.8% in 2022; people in senior families: 3.6% (from 4.3%). Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2023\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250501/dq250501b-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2023-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-11-5pct." }, { "id": "ca-cis-2022-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-13-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "13.8% of unattached seniors in Canada were in poverty in 2022 - more than three times the 4.3% rate for people in senior families.", "value": 13.8, "unit": "% below MBM poverty line", "display_value": "13.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2022", "population": "Unattached persons aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Canada", "source_title": "The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2023", "source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250501/dq250501b-eng.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-05-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "unattached seniors also experienced a decline in their poverty rate (from 13.8% to 11.5%).", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-cis-unattached-seniors-poverty", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2022-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-13-8pct", "citation_text": "13.8% of unattached seniors in Canada were in poverty in 2022 - more than three times the 4.3% rate for people in senior families. Source: Statistics Canada, \"The Daily - Canadian Income Survey, 2023\" (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/250501/dq250501b-eng.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-cis-2022-unattached-seniors-poverty-rate-13-8pct." }, { "id": "ca-nsc-2017-seniors-felt-isolated-16pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "16% of Canadian seniors felt isolated from others often or some of the time, according to the National Seniors Council's 2017 literature review on social isolation.", "value": 16, "unit": "% of seniors (65+)", "display_value": "16%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2017 review (data year as cited in report)", "population": "Seniors aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Seniors Council (Government of Canada)", "source_title": "Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors", "source_url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "16% of seniors felt isolated from others often or some of the time", "locator": "Section 'Prevalence and impact'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Report dated 2017; exact publication day not stated on the page. The review names 'seniors living alone' as one of nine at-risk groups.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-seniors-felt-isolated-16pct", "citation_text": "16% of Canadian seniors felt isolated from others often or some of the time, according to the National Seniors Council's 2017 literature review on social isolation. Source: National Seniors Council (Government of Canada), \"Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors\" (https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-seniors-felt-isolated-16pct." }, { "id": "ca-nsc-2017-census2011-women-65plus-living-alone-31-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "According to the 2011 Census, 31.5% of Canadian women aged 65 and over lived alone, compared with 16% of senior men (National Seniors Council, 2017).", "value": 31.5, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "31.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2011 (Census, as cited)", "population": "Women aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Seniors Council (Government of Canada)", "source_title": "Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors", "source_url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "According to the 2011 census, 31.5% of women aged 65 and over lived alone compared to 16% of senior men.", "locator": "Section 'Seniors living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ca-census-65plus-living-alone-share-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Table 98-10-0134-01 (private households) gives 35.0% for women and 16.9% for men in 2011; the NSC figure appears to use all seniors as denominator (incl. collective dwellings). Cite the NSC wording as is.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-census2011-women-65plus-living-alone-31-5pct", "citation_text": "According to the 2011 Census, 31.5% of Canadian women aged 65 and over lived alone, compared with 16% of senior men (National Seniors Council, 2017). Source: National Seniors Council (Government of Canada), \"Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors\" (https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-census2011-women-65plus-living-alone-31-5pct." }, { "id": "ca-nsc-2017-census2011-85plus-women-living-alone-36-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Among Canadians aged 85 and over, 36.6% of women and 21.7% of men lived alone in 2011; a further 35.2% of women and 22.6% of men lived in institutions (National Seniors Council, 2017).", "value": 36.6, "unit": "% of women 85+", "display_value": "36.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2011 (Census, as cited)", "population": "Women aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Seniors Council (Government of Canada)", "source_title": "Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors", "source_url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Among those aged 85+: 36.6% of women and 21.7% of men lived alone; institutional living (85+): 35.2% of women vs. 22.6% of men.", "locator": "Section 'Seniors living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Quote is the fetch tool's rendering of the report's figures; wording may differ slightly from the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-census2011-85plus-women-living-alone-36-6pct", "citation_text": "Among Canadians aged 85 and over, 36.6% of women and 21.7% of men lived alone in 2011; a further 35.2% of women and 22.6% of men lived in institutions (National Seniors Council, 2017). Source: National Seniors Council (Government of Canada), \"Who's at risk and what can be done about it? A review of the literature on the social isolation of different groups of seniors\" (https://www.canada.ca/en/national-seniors-council/programs/publications-reports/2017/review-social-isolation-seniors.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ca-nsc-2017-census2011-85plus-women-living-alone-36-6pct." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "54.25% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Lithuania lived alone (2024; rank 1 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 54.25, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "54.25%", "display_label": "the highest share of 39 countries tracked by the OECD; the Slovak Republic is lowest at 10.81% (2024)", "display_hook": "of older Lithuanians live alone", "row_label": "Lithuania, 2024 (OECD)", "publisher_short": "OECD", "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Lithuania", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lithuania | 65 or more years | 0.5425 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Lithuania', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data). Already on the site as 54.3%; kept here as the top of the full ranking. Text: 'with the exception of Lithuania, where 54% of people aged 65 years and over live alone'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "54.25% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Lithuania lived alone (2024; rank 1 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-estonia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "46.24% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Estonia lived alone (2024; rank 2 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 46.24, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "46.24%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Estonia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Estonia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Estonia | 65 or more years | 0.4624 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Estonia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-estonia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "46.24% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Estonia lived alone (2024; rank 2 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-estonia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-denmark-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "45.50% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Denmark lived alone (2024; rank 3 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 45.5, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "45.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Denmark", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Denmark", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Denmark | 65 or more years | 2024: 0.4550", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1 (Share of population living alone by age group), row 'Denmark' / '65 or more years', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-denmark-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "45.50% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Denmark lived alone (2024; rank 3 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-denmark-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-bulgaria-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "43.45% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Bulgaria lived alone (2024; rank 4 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 43.45, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "43.45%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Bulgaria", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Bulgaria", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Bulgaria | 65 or more years | 0.4345 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Bulgaria', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-bulgaria-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "43.45% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Bulgaria lived alone (2024; rank 4 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-bulgaria-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-latvia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "40.91% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Latvia lived alone (2024; rank 5 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 40.91, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "40.91%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Latvia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Latvia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Latvia | 65 or more years | 0.4091 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Latvia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-latvia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "40.91% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Latvia lived alone (2024; rank 5 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-latvia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-finland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "40.23% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Finland lived alone (2024; rank 6 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 40.23, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "40.23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Finland", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Finland", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Finland | 65 or more years | 2024: 0.4023", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1 (Share of population living alone by age group), row 'Finland' / '65 or more years', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-finland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "40.23% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Finland lived alone (2024; rank 6 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-finland-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-sweden-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "38.80% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Sweden lived alone (2024; rank 7 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 38.8, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "38.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sweden", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Sweden", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Sweden | 65 or more years | 2024: 0.3880", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1 (Share of population living alone by age group), row 'Sweden' / '65 or more years', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-sweden-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "38.80% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Sweden lived alone (2024; rank 7 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-sweden-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-united-kingdom-65plus-living-alone-2022", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "37.08% of people aged 65 and over in private households in United Kingdom lived alone (2022; rank 8 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 37.08, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "37.08%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2022", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, United Kingdom", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "United Kingdom | 65 or more years | 0.3708 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'United Kingdom', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on Understanding Society - UK Household Longitudinal Study 2022. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-kingdom-65plus-living-alone-2022", "citation_text": "37.08% of people aged 65 and over in private households in United Kingdom lived alone (2022; rank 8 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-kingdom-65plus-living-alone-2022." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-france-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "37.00% of people aged 65 and over in private households in France lived alone (2024; rank 9 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 37, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "37%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "France", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, France", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "France | 65 or more years | 0.3700 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'France', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-france-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "37.00% of people aged 65 and over in private households in France lived alone (2024; rank 9 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-france-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-romania-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "36.62% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Romania lived alone (2024; rank 10 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 36.62, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "36.62%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Romania", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Romania", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Romania | 65 or more years | 0.3662 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Romania', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-romania-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "36.62% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Romania lived alone (2024; rank 10 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-romania-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-luxembourg-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "36.19% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Luxembourg lived alone (2024; rank 11 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 36.19, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "36.19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Luxembourg", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Luxembourg", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Luxembourg | 65 or more years | 0.3619 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Luxembourg', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-luxembourg-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "36.19% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Luxembourg lived alone (2024; rank 11 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-luxembourg-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-austria-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "35.60% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Austria lived alone (2024; rank 12 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 35.6, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "35.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Austria", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Austria", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Austria | 65 or more years | 0.3560 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Austria', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-austria-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "35.60% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Austria lived alone (2024; rank 12 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-austria-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-belgium-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "35.54% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Belgium lived alone (2024; rank 13 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 35.54, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "35.54%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Belgium", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Belgium", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Belgium | 65 or more years | 0.3554 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Belgium', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-belgium-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "35.54% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Belgium lived alone (2024; rank 13 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-belgium-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-germany-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "35.14% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Germany lived alone (2024; rank 14 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 35.14, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "35.14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Germany", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Germany", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Germany | 65 or more years | 0.3514 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Germany', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-germany-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "35.14% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Germany lived alone (2024; rank 14 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-germany-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-norway-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "35.14% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Norway lived alone (2024; rank 15 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 35.14, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "35.14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Norway", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Norway", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Norway | 65 or more years | 2024: 0.3514", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1 (Share of population living alone by age group), row 'Norway' / '65 or more years', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-norway-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "35.14% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Norway lived alone (2024; rank 15 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-norway-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-czechia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "35.03% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Czechia lived alone (2024; rank 16 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 35.03, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "35.03%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Czechia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Czechia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Czechia | 65 or more years | 0.3503 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Czechia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-czechia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "35.03% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Czechia lived alone (2024; rank 16 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-czechia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-hungary-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "34.59% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Hungary lived alone (2023; rank 17 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 34.59, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "34.59%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hungary", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Hungary", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Hungary | 65 or more years | 0.3459 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Hungary', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2023. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-hungary-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "34.59% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Hungary lived alone (2023; rank 17 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-hungary-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-malta-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "33.82% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Malta lived alone (2024; rank 18 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 33.82, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "33.82%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Malta", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Malta", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Malta | 65 or more years | 0.3382 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Malta', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-malta-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "33.82% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Malta lived alone (2024; rank 18 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-malta-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-switzerland-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "33.02% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Switzerland lived alone (2023; rank 19 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 33.02, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "33.02%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Switzerland", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Switzerland", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Switzerland | 65 or more years | 0.3302 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Switzerland', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2023. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-switzerland-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "33.02% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Switzerland lived alone (2023; rank 19 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-switzerland-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-netherlands-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "30.15% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Netherlands lived alone (2024; rank 20 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 30.15, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "30.15%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Netherlands", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Netherlands | 65 or more years | 2024: 0.3015", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1 (Share of population living alone by age group), row 'Netherlands' / '65 or more years', column 2024", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-netherlands-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "30.15% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Netherlands lived alone (2024; rank 20 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-netherlands-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-iceland-65plus-living-alone-2020", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "29.80% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Iceland lived alone (2020; rank 21 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 29.8, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "29.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Iceland", "period": "2020", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Iceland", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Iceland | 65 or more years | 0.2980 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Iceland', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2020. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-iceland-65plus-living-alone-2020", "citation_text": "29.80% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Iceland lived alone (2020; rank 21 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-iceland-65plus-living-alone-2020." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-croatia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "29.74% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Croatia lived alone (2024; rank 22 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 29.74, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "29.74%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Croatia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Croatia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Croatia | 65 or more years | 0.2974 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Croatia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-croatia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "29.74% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Croatia lived alone (2024; rank 22 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-croatia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-slovenia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "29.31% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Slovenia lived alone (2024; rank 23 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 29.31, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "29.31%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovenia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Slovenia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Slovenia | 65 or more years | 0.2931 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Slovenia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-slovenia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "29.31% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Slovenia lived alone (2024; rank 23 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-slovenia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-italy-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "29.19% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Italy lived alone (2024; rank 24 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 29.19, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "29.19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Italy", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Italy", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Italy | 65 or more years | 0.2919 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Italy', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-italy-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "29.19% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Italy lived alone (2024; rank 24 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-italy-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-greece-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "28.42% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Greece lived alone (2024; rank 25 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 28.42, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "28.42%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Greece", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Greece", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Greece | 65 or more years | 0.2842 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Greece', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-greece-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "28.42% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Greece lived alone (2024; rank 25 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-greece-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "26.53% of people aged 65 and over in private households in United States lived alone (2023; rank 26 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 26.53, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "26.53%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "OECD HM1.4: share of people 65+ in private households (ACS 2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, United States", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "United States | 65 or more years | 0.2653 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'United States', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on American Community Survey 2023. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data). US 2020 data use experimental ACS weights (series break noted by OECD).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "26.53% of people aged 65 and over in private households in United States lived alone (2023; rank 26 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-portugal-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "25.98% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Portugal lived alone (2024; rank 27 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 25.98, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "25.98%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Portugal", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Portugal", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Portugal | 65 or more years | 0.2598 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Portugal', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-portugal-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "25.98% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Portugal lived alone (2024; rank 27 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-portugal-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-ireland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "24.45% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Ireland lived alone (2024; rank 28 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 24.45, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "24.45%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Ireland", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Ireland", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Ireland | 65 or more years | 0.2445 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Ireland', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-ireland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "24.45% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Ireland lived alone (2024; rank 28 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-ireland-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-spain-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "23.67% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Spain lived alone (2024; rank 29 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 23.67, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "23.67%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Spain", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Spain", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Spain | 65 or more years | 0.2367 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Spain', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-spain-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "23.67% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Spain lived alone (2024; rank 29 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-spain-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-turkiye-65plus-living-alone-2020", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "23.39% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Türkiye lived alone (2020; rank 30 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 23.39, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "23.39%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2020", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Türkiye | 65 or more years | 0.2339 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Türkiye', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on Türkiye National SILC 2020. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-turkiye-65plus-living-alone-2020", "citation_text": "23.39% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Türkiye lived alone (2020; rank 30 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-turkiye-65plus-living-alone-2020." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-korea-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "23.28% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Korea lived alone (2023; rank 31 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 23.28, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "23.28%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Korea", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Korea | 65 or more years | 0.2328 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Korea', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on Korean Labour and Income Panel Study 2023. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-korea-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "23.28% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Korea lived alone (2023; rank 31 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-korea-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-poland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "22.26% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Poland lived alone (2024; rank 32 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 22.26, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "22.26%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Poland", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Poland", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Poland | 65 or more years | 0.2226 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Poland', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-poland-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "22.26% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Poland lived alone (2024; rank 32 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-poland-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-australia-65plus-living-alone-2021", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "21.98% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Australia lived alone (2021; rank 33 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 21.98, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "21.98%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2021", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Australia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Australia | 65 or more years | 0.2198 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Australia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on HILDA 2021. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-australia-65plus-living-alone-2021", "citation_text": "21.98% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Australia lived alone (2021; rank 33 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-australia-65plus-living-alone-2021." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-colombia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "19.20% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Colombia lived alone (2024; rank 34 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 19.2, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "19.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Colombia", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Colombia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Colombia | 65 or more years | 0.1920 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Colombia', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on GEIH 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-colombia-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "19.20% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Colombia lived alone (2024; rank 34 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-colombia-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-cyprus-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "17.88% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Cyprus lived alone (2024; rank 35 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 17.88, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "17.88%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Cyprus", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Cyprus", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Cyprus | 65 or more years | 0.1788 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Cyprus', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-cyprus-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "17.88% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Cyprus lived alone (2024; rank 35 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-cyprus-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-chile-65plus-living-alone-2022", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "16.26% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Chile lived alone (2022; rank 36 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 16.26, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "16.26%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chile", "period": "2022", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Chile", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Chile | 65 or more years | 0.1626 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Chile', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on CASEN 2022. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-chile-65plus-living-alone-2022", "citation_text": "16.26% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Chile lived alone (2022; rank 36 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-chile-65plus-living-alone-2022." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-costa-rica-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "15.60% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Costa Rica lived alone (2024; rank 37 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 15.6, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "15.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Costa Rica", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Costa Rica", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Costa Rica | 65 or more years | 0.1560 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Costa Rica', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on ENAHO 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-costa-rica-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "15.60% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Costa Rica lived alone (2024; rank 37 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-costa-rica-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-mexico-65plus-living-alone-2022", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "13.94% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Mexico lived alone (2022; rank 38 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 13.94, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "13.94%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "2022", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Mexico", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Mexico | 65 or more years | 0.1394 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Mexico', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on ENIGH 2022. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-mexico-65plus-living-alone-2022", "citation_text": "13.94% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Mexico lived alone (2022; rank 38 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-mexico-65plus-living-alone-2022." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-slovak-republic-65plus-living-alone-2024", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "10.81% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Slovak Republic lived alone (2024; rank 39 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update).", "value": 10.81, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households living in single-person households", "display_value": "10.81%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Slovak Republic", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Slovak Republic", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Slovak Republic | 65 or more years | 0.1081 (share of population living in single-person households, 2024 or latest year available)", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.1 (Figure HM1.4.1 data), row 'Slovak Republic', column '65 or more years'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-2025-65plus-living-alone-ranking", "history": [], "notes": "OECD calculations based on EU-SILC 2024. Only private households; group accommodation such as nursing homes excluded. OECD average 30.43%, EU-26 average 33.36% (both already on the site); Canada 24.46% (2022, already on the site). Ranking excludes Japan, Israel and New Zealand (no data). Text: 'Seniors are more likely to live alone than any other age group (ranging from 11% of all seniors in the Slovak Republic to 54% in Lithuania)'. Worksheet HM1.4.A1 shows the Slovak value falling from 30.5% (2010) to 18.3% (2021) and 9.4% (2022) - a likely series break; treat the trend with caution.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-slovak-republic-65plus-living-alone-2024", "citation_text": "10.81% of people aged 65 and over in private households in Slovak Republic lived alone (2024; rank 39 of 39 countries in the OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4, 2025 update). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-slovak-republic-65plus-living-alone-2024." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-oecd-seniors-living-alone-around-31pct-household-type", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "On average across the OECD about 31% of seniors in private households live alone, 41% live with at least one other senior and 28% live with someone under 65.", "value": 31, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households (OECD average)", "display_value": "31%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "OECD", "period": "2024 or latest", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, OECD", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "On average in the OECD, around 41% of seniors in private households live in a household with two or more seniors, with slightly smaller shares living alone (around 31%) or in households with non-seniors (28%).", "locator": "Text accompanying Figure HM1.4.3, p. 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Worksheet HM1.4.3 gives OECD 30.63% one-person senior households, 41.42% two-or-more-senior households, 27.96% senior-plus-non-senior households. Multigenerational living dominates in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico and the Slovak Republic (over half of seniors live with someone under 65).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-oecd-seniors-living-alone-around-31pct-household-type", "citation_text": "On average across the OECD about 31% of seniors in private households live alone, 41% live with at least one other senior and 28% live with someone under 65. Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-oecd-seniors-living-alone-around-31pct-household-type." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2010", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "40.35% of people aged 65+ in private households in Lithuania lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series).", "value": 40.35, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "40.35%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2010", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Lithuania", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lithuania | 65 or more years | 2010: 0.4035", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1, row 'Lithuania' / '65 or more years', column 2010", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-trend", "history": [], "notes": "Series: 2010 40.35%, 2015 45.78%, 2020 42.04%, 2022 48.64%, 2023 50.77%, 2024 54.25%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2010", "citation_text": "40.35% of people aged 65+ in private households in Lithuania lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2010." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "50.77% of people aged 65+ in private households in Lithuania lived alone in 2023 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series).", "value": 50.77, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "50.77%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Lithuania", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Lithuania", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lithuania | 65 or more years | 2023: 0.5077", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1, row 'Lithuania' / '65 or more years', column 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-trend", "history": [], "notes": "Series: 2010 40.35%, 2015 45.78%, 2020 42.04%, 2022 48.64%, 2023 50.77%, 2024 54.25%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "50.77% of people aged 65+ in private households in Lithuania lived alone in 2023 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-lithuania-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2010", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "28.12% of people aged 65+ in private households in United States lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series).", "value": 28.12, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "28.12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, United States", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "United States | 65 or more years | 2010: 0.2812", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1, row 'United States' / '65 or more years', column 2010", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-united-states-65plus-living-alone-trend", "history": [], "notes": "Series (ACS): 2010 28.12%, 2015 26.85%, 2019 26.65%, 2020 27.31% (experimental weights), 2021 26.35%, 2022 26.56%, 2023 26.53%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2010", "citation_text": "28.12% of people aged 65+ in private households in United States lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-united-states-65plus-living-alone-2010." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2010", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "26.49% of people aged 65+ in private households in Canada lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series).", "value": 26.49, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "26.49%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2010", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Canada", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada | 65 or more years | 2010: 0.2649", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1, row 'Canada' / '65 or more years', column 2010", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-canada-65plus-living-alone-trend", "history": [], "notes": "OECD series from the Canadian Income Survey: 2010 26.49%, 2011 26.32%, 2022 24.46% (latter already on the site); other years not available.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2010", "citation_text": "26.49% of people aged 65+ in private households in Canada lived alone in 2010 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2010." }, { "id": "oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2011", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "26.32% of people aged 65+ in private households in Canada lived alone in 2011 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series).", "value": 26.32, "unit": "% of persons 65+ in private households", "display_value": "26.32%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2011", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in private households, Canada", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)", "source_url": "https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada | 65 or more years | 2011: 0.2632", "locator": "Worksheet HM1.4.A1, row 'Canada' / '65 or more years', column 2011", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "oecd-hm14-canada-65plus-living-alone-trend", "history": [], "notes": "OECD series from the Canadian Income Survey: 2010 26.49%, 2011 26.32%, 2022 24.46% (latter already on the site); other years not available.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2011", "citation_text": "26.32% of people aged 65+ in private households in Canada lived alone in 2011 (OECD Affordable Housing Database HM1.4.A1 back series). Source: OECD, \"OECD Affordable Housing Database - indicator HM1.4 Living arrangements by age groups (last updated 02/10/2025)\" (https://webfs.oecd.org/els-com/Affordable_Housing_Database/HM1-4-Living-arrangements-age-groups.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-hm14-2025-canada-65plus-living-alone-2011." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-world-65plus-women-living-alone-24pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Worldwide, 24% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, more than twice the share of men the same age (11%) - UN DESA's harmonised estimate across countries with data.", "value": 24, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "24%", "display_label": "worldwide, more than twice the 11% of men aged 65 and over (UN DESA, World Population Ageing 2020)", "display_hook": "of older women live alone", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "UN DESA", "geography": "World", "period": "2006-2015 (latest data per country)", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, world aggregate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "At the global level in 2006-2015, older women were more than twice as likely as their male counterparts to live alone (24 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively) (figure 2).", "locator": "p. 11, section 'Older persons living independently'; Annex Table 1.A, row WORLD", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Report published 2020 (exact day not stated).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-women-living-alone-24pct", "citation_text": "Worldwide, 24% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, more than twice the share of men the same age (11%) - UN DESA's harmonised estimate across countries with data. Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-women-living-alone-24pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-world-65plus-men-living-alone-11pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Worldwide, 11% of men aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 24% of older women (UN DESA).", "value": 11, "unit": "% of men 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 24% · men 11%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Men aged 65+ living in households, world aggregate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "WORLD 24 11 23.0 38", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A 'Prevalence of selected living arrangements among persons aged 65 years or over, by sex, 2006-2015', row WORLD (women, men living alone)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-men-living-alone-11pct", "citation_text": "Worldwide, 11% of men aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 24% of older women (UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-men-living-alone-11pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-world-65plus-spouse-only-men-38pct-women-23pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Globally, 38% of men aged 65+ but only 23% of women live with a spouse only - a 15-point gap that widens to 23 points in Europe and Northern America (56% vs 33%).", "value": 38, "unit": "% of men 65+ in households living with spouse only", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in households, world aggregate", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Whereas globally the difference between older men and older women living with a spouse only was 15 percentage points (38 per cent for men versus 23 per cent for women), the gap was wider in Europe and Northern America", "locator": "p. 11", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-spouse-only-men-38pct-women-23pct", "citation_text": "Globally, 38% of men aged 65+ but only 23% of women live with a spouse only - a 15-point gap that widens to 23 points in Europe and Northern America (56% vs 33%). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-spouse-only-men-38pct-women-23pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-europe-northern-america-65plus-women-living-alone-36-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Europe and Northern America, 36.8% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 17.7% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate).", "value": 36.8, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 36.8% · men 17.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Europe and Northern America", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Europe and Northern America", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Europe and Northern America 36.8 17.7", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Europe and Northern America', columns Living alone (Women, Men)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Body text rounds this to 37% for women and 18% for men. Men's figure for this region: 17.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-europe-northern-america-65plus-women-living-alone-36-8pct", "citation_text": "In Europe and Northern America, 36.8% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 17.7% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-europe-northern-america-65plus-women-living-alone-36-8pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-australia-new-zealand-65plus-women-living-alone-33-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Australia and New Zealand, 33.5% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 18.1% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate).", "value": 33.5, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 33.5% · men 18.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia and New Zealand", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Australia and New Zealand", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Australia and New Zealand 33.5 18.1", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Australia and New Zealand', columns Living alone (Women, Men)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's figure for this region: 18.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-australia-new-zealand-65plus-women-living-alone-33-5pct", "citation_text": "In Australia and New Zealand, 33.5% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 18.1% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-australia-new-zealand-65plus-women-living-alone-33-5pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-latin-america-caribbean-65plus-women-living-alone-16-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Latin America and the Caribbean, 16.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 11.9% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate).", "value": 16.9, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 16.9% · men 11.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Latin America and the Caribbean", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Latin America and the Caribbean", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Latin America and the Caribbean 16.9 11.9", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Latin America and the Caribbean', columns Living alone (Women, Men)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's figure for this region: 11.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-latin-america-caribbean-65plus-women-living-alone-16-9pct", "citation_text": "In Latin America and the Caribbean, 16.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 11.9% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-latin-america-caribbean-65plus-women-living-alone-16-9pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-sub-saharan-africa-65plus-women-living-alone-13-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Sub-Saharan Africa, 13.0% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 7.9% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate).", "value": 13, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 13.0% · men 7.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Sub-Saharan Africa", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Sub-Saharan Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Sub-Saharan Africa 13.0 7.9", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Sub-Saharan Africa', columns Living alone (Women, Men)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's figure for this region: 7.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-sub-saharan-africa-65plus-women-living-alone-13-0pct", "citation_text": "In Sub-Saharan Africa, 13.0% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 7.9% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-sub-saharan-africa-65plus-women-living-alone-13-0pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-central-southern-asia-65plus-women-living-alone-7-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Central and Southern Asia, 7.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 2.4% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate).", "value": 7.9, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 7.9% · men 2.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Central and Southern Asia", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Central and Southern Asia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Central and Southern Asia 7.9 2.4", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Central and Southern Asia', columns Living alone (Women, Men)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-region-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's figure for this region: 2.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-central-southern-asia-65plus-women-living-alone-7-9pct", "citation_text": "In Central and Southern Asia, 7.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2006-2015, versus 2.4% of men the same age (UN DESA regional aggregate). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-central-southern-asia-65plus-women-living-alone-7-9pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-usa-2014-older-women-living-alone-in-poverty-19pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In the United States in 2014, 19% of older women who lived alone were in poverty, versus 15% of older men living alone; older people living alone are about three times more likely to be poor than those living with others.", "value": 19, "unit": "% of older women living alone below poverty line (US)", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2014", "population": "Older women living alone, United States", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In the United States of America in 2014, 19 per cent of older women who lived alone lived in poverty compared to 15 per cent of older men living alone.", "locator": "p. 12", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary citation inside the UN report (US Census data); the 'three times' statement is in the same paragraph.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-usa-2014-older-women-living-alone-in-poverty-19pct", "citation_text": "In the United States in 2014, 19% of older women who lived alone were in poverty, versus 15% of older men living alone; older people living alone are about three times more likely to be poor than those living with others. Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-usa-2014-older-women-living-alone-in-poverty-19pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-world-65plus-population-727-million-2020-1-5-billion-2050", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "There were 727 million people aged 65 or over worldwide in 2020, projected to more than double to over 1.5 billion by 2050 (9.3% to about 16.0% of the population).", "value": 727000000, "unit": "persons aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2020, projection 2050", "population": "World population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Globally, there were 727 million persons aged 65 years or over in 2020. Over the next three decades, the number of older persons worldwide is projected to more than double, reaching over 1.5 billion in 2050.", "locator": "Executive summary, p. 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-world-65plus-population", "history": [], "notes": "The site already carries the later UN WPP 2024 projections (1 in 6 by 2050; 2.2 billion late 2070s); this is the 2020-vintage baseline used by the living-arrangements report.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-population-727-million-2020-1-5-billion-2050", "citation_text": "There were 727 million people aged 65 or over worldwide in 2020, projected to more than double to over 1.5 billion by 2050 (9.3% to about 16.0% of the population). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-world-65plus-population-727-million-2020-1-5-billion-2050." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-institutional-population-60plus-under-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In most countries fewer than 5% of people aged 60 and over live in institutions such as nursing homes, so household-based living-alone statistics cover the vast majority of older people (UN DESA).", "value": 5, "unit": "% of persons 60+ in institutions (upper bound, most countries)", "display_value": "5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2006-2015", "population": "Persons aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In most countries, the institutional population at ages 60 and above is less than 5 per cent of the total.", "locator": "Box 1, p. 4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Important caveat for all living-alone shares on this page: denominators are usually private/household populations.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-institutional-population-60plus-under-5pct", "citation_text": "In most countries fewer than 5% of people aged 60 and over live in institutions such as nursing homes, so household-based living-alone statistics cover the vast majority of older people (UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-institutional-population-60plus-under-5pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-canada-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-34-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Canada, 34.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 17.1% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 34.9, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 34.9% · men 17.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2011", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Canada", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Canada 2011IPUMS 34.9 17.1", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Canada' (data source 2011 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 17.1%. Comparable to Statistics Canada's 2011 Census private-household figures (35.0% women, 16.9% men derived from Table 98-10-0134-01).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-canada-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-34-9pct", "citation_text": "In Canada, 34.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 17.1% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-canada-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-34-9pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-united-states-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-34-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In United States of America, 34.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 19.3% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 34.3% · men 19.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States of America", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, United States of America", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "United States of America* 2015IPUMS 34.3 19.3", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'United States of America' (data source 2015 IPUMS (ACS)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 19.3%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-united-states-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-34-3pct", "citation_text": "In United States of America, 34.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 19.3% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-united-states-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-34-3pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-mexico-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-14-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Mexico, 14.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.8% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 14.1, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 14.1% · men 10.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Mexico", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Mexico 2015IPUMS 14.1 10.8", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Mexico' (data source 2015 IPUMS (Intercensal survey)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 10.8%. Compare OECD HM1.4: 13.94% of all 65+ in 2022 (ENIGH).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-mexico-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-14-1pct", "citation_text": "In Mexico, 14.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.8% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-mexico-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-14-1pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-brazil-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-17-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Brazil, 17.5% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.9% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 17.5, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 17.5% · men 10.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2010", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Brazil", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Brazil 2010IPUMS 17.5 10.9", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Brazil' (data source 2010 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 10.9%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-brazil-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-17-5pct", "citation_text": "In Brazil, 17.5% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.9% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-brazil-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-17-5pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-argentina-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-25-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Argentina, 25.7% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 14.6% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 25.7, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 25.7% · men 14.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Argentina", "period": "2010", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Argentina", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Argentina 2010IPUMS 25.7 14.6", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Argentina' (data source 2010 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 14.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-argentina-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-25-7pct", "citation_text": "In Argentina, 25.7% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 14.6% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-argentina-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-25-7pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-israel-2008-65plus-women-living-alone-34-2pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Israel, 34.2% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 12.6% of men (2008 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 34.2, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 34.2% · men 12.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2008", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Israel 2008DYB 34.2 12.6", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Israel' (data source 2008 DYB (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 12.6%. Israel CBS 2024 release: 32% of women and 12% of men 65+ live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-israel-2008-65plus-women-living-alone-34-2pct", "citation_text": "In Israel, 34.2% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 12.6% of men (2008 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-israel-2008-65plus-women-living-alone-34-2pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-russia-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-35-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Russian Federation, 35.8% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 16.3% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 35.8, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 35.8% · men 16.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Russian Federation", "period": "2010", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Russian Federation", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Russian Federation 2010IPUMS 35.8 16.3", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Russian Federation' (data source 2010 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 16.3%. Rosstat's own 2020-21 census tables could not be fetched (JS-only site, TLS error); this UN compilation of the 2010 census is the fetched official figure for Russia.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-russia-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-35-8pct", "citation_text": "In Russian Federation, 35.8% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 16.3% of men (2010 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-russia-2010-65plus-women-living-alone-35-8pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-south-africa-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-16-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In South Africa, 16.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 13.8% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 16.1, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 16.1% · men 13.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Africa", "period": "2011", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, South Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "South Africa 2011IPUMS 16.1 13.8", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'South Africa' (data source 2011 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 13.8%. Stats SA GHS 2024: 11.1% of persons 60+ live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-south-africa-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-16-1pct", "citation_text": "In South Africa, 16.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 13.8% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-south-africa-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-16-1pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-japan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-21-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Japan, 21.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 14.0% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 21.3, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 21.3% · men 14.0%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Japan 2015DYB 21.3 14.0", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Japan' (data source 2015 DYB (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 14.0%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-japan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-21-3pct", "citation_text": "In Japan, 21.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 14.0% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-japan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-21-3pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-korea-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-23-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Republic of Korea, 23.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.8% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 23.9, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 23.9% · men 10.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Republic of Korea", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Republic of Korea", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Republic of Korea 2015DYB 23.9 10.8", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Republic of Korea' (data source 2015 DYB (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 10.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-korea-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-23-9pct", "citation_text": "In Republic of Korea, 23.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 10.8% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-korea-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-23-9pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-india-2009-65plus-women-living-alone-7-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In India, 7.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 2.5% of men (2009 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 7.3, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 7.3% · men 2.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "India", "period": "2009", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, India", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "India 2009IPUMS 7.3 2.5", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'India' (data source 2009 IPUMS), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 2.5%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-india-2009-65plus-women-living-alone-7-3pct", "citation_text": "In India, 7.3% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 2.5% of men (2009 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-india-2009-65plus-women-living-alone-7-3pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-afghanistan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-0-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Afghanistan, 0.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 0.4% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 0.1, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 0.1% · men 0.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Afghanistan", "period": "2015", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Afghanistan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Afghanistan 2015DHS 0.1 0.4", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Afghanistan' (data source 2015 DHS), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Lowest value in the annex: 0.1% of women and 0.4% of men 65+ live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-afghanistan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-0-1pct", "citation_text": "In Afghanistan, 0.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 0.4% of men (2015 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-afghanistan-2015-65plus-women-living-alone-0-1pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-netherlands-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-46-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Netherlands, 46.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 21.3% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 46.9, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 46.9% · men 21.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Netherlands", "period": "2011", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Netherlands", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Netherlands 2011LFS 46.9 21.3", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Netherlands' (data source 2011 LFS), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 21.3%. Highest women's share among Western European countries listed (Finland 46.3%, France 44.5%, UK 44.1%, Norway 44.4%); Serbia shows 52.9% women / 8.0% men.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-netherlands-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-46-9pct", "citation_text": "In Netherlands, 46.9% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 21.3% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-netherlands-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-46-9pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-united-kingdom-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-44-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In United Kingdom, 44.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 25.4% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 44.1, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 44.1% · men 25.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United Kingdom", "period": "2011", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, United Kingdom", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "United Kingdom 2011LFS 44.1 25.4", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'United Kingdom' (data source 2011 LFS), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 25.4% - the highest men's share among the large European countries listed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-united-kingdom-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-44-1pct", "citation_text": "In United Kingdom, 44.1% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 25.4% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-united-kingdom-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-44-1pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-egypt-2006-65plus-women-living-alone-28-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Egypt, 28.7% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 8.6% of men (2006 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 28.7, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 28.7% · men 8.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Egypt", "period": "2006", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Egypt", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Egypt 2006IPUMS 28.7 8.6", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Egypt' (data source 2006 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 8.6% - a 3.3-to-1 gender ratio.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-egypt-2006-65plus-women-living-alone-28-7pct", "citation_text": "In Egypt, 28.7% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 8.6% of men (2006 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-egypt-2006-65plus-women-living-alone-28-7pct." }, { "id": "un-wpa2020-uruguay-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-32-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Uruguay, 32.0% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 18.9% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA).", "value": 32, "unit": "% of women 65+ in households", "display_value": "women 32.0% · men 18.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Uruguay", "period": "2011", "population": "Women aged 65+ living in households, Uruguay", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Uruguay 2011IPUMS 32.0 18.9", "locator": "Annex Table 1.A, row 'Uruguay' (data source 2011 IPUMS (Census)), columns Living alone Women / Men", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "un-wpa2020-65plus-living-alone-by-country-and-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Source data: UN Database on the Households and Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2019 (census and survey data 2006-2015). Household population only - institutions excluded. Regional aggregates are weighted by the population aged 65+ in 2010 and cover only countries with data. Men's share 18.9% - highest in Latin America among countries listed.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-uruguay-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-32-0pct", "citation_text": "In Uruguay, 32.0% of women aged 65 and over lived alone versus 18.9% of men (2011 data compiled by UN DESA). Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"World Population Ageing 2020 Highlights: Living arrangements of older persons (ST/ESA/SER.A/451)\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/undesa_pd-2020_world_population_ageing_highlights.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-wpa2020-uruguay-2011-65plus-women-living-alone-32-0pct." }, { "id": "un-desa-2022-household-size-composition-database-196-countries", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "The UN DESA Database on Household Size and Composition 2022 harmonises 1,059 data sources from 196 countries or areas (1960-2021), the reference dataset behind UN one-person-household and older-person living-arrangement indicators.", "value": 196, "unit": "countries or areas covered", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2022 edition (data 1960-2021)", "population": "National censuses and surveys", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations DESA, Population Division", "source_title": "Database on Household Size and Composition 2022", "source_url": "https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/data/household-size-and-composition", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1,059 unique data sources from 196 countries or areas", "locator": "Database description page", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Methodological record for journalists checking provenance; the 2022 edition added 209 MICS surveys from 98 countries.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-desa-2022-household-size-composition-database-196-countries", "citation_text": "The UN DESA Database on Household Size and Composition 2022 harmonises 1,059 data sources from 196 countries or areas (1960-2021), the reference dataset behind UN one-person-household and older-person living-arrangement indicators. Source: United Nations DESA, Population Division, \"Database on Household Size and Composition 2022\" (https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/data/household-size-and-composition). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#un-desa-2022-household-size-composition-database-196-countries." }, { "id": "pew-2020-women-60plus-living-alone-20pct-vs-men-11pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Across 130 countries, 20% of women aged 60 and older live alone versus 11% of men - older women are nearly twice as likely to be in solo households (Pew Research Center, 2020).", "value": 20, "unit": "% of women 60+", "display_value": "20%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018 (latest data per country)", "population": "Women aged 60+ in households, 130 countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Older women are considerably more likely than older men (20% vs. 11%) to live in solo households.", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. Already on the site: US 27% vs world 16% of adults 60+ living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-women-60plus-living-alone-20pct-vs-men-11pct", "citation_text": "Across 130 countries, 20% of women aged 60 and older live alone versus 11% of men - older women are nearly twice as likely to be in solo households (Pew Research Center, 2020). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-women-60plus-living-alone-20pct-vs-men-11pct." }, { "id": "pew-2020-us-60plus-couple-only-46pct-vs-global-31pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "46% of Americans aged 60+ live with only a spouse or partner, compared with 31% of older adults globally (Pew, 130 countries).", "value": 46, "unit": "% of persons 60+ (US)", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Almost half of Americans in this age group (46%) share a home with only one spouse or partner, compared with three-in-ten globally (31%).", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-us-60plus-couple-only-46pct-vs-global-31pct", "citation_text": "46% of Americans aged 60+ live with only a spouse or partner, compared with 31% of older adults globally (Pew, 130 countries). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-us-60plus-couple-only-46pct-vs-global-31pct." }, { "id": "pew-2020-global-60plus-extended-family-38pct-vs-us-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "38% of adults aged 60+ worldwide live in extended-family households - two-thirds or more in Iraq, Namibia and India - versus just 6% in the United States.", "value": 38, "unit": "% of persons 60+ (global)", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, 130 countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Nearly four-in-ten older adults (38%) live in this type of arrangement, including two-or-thirds or more in Iraq, Namibia and India.", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. Quote reproduces the page's typo ('two-or-thirds').", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-global-60plus-extended-family-38pct-vs-us-6pct", "citation_text": "38% of adults aged 60+ worldwide live in extended-family households - two-thirds or more in Iraq, Namibia and India - versus just 6% in the United States. Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-global-60plus-extended-family-38pct-vs-us-6pct." }, { "id": "pew-2020-60plus-living-alone-under-5pct-afghanistan-mali-algeria", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In many Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan African and Middle East-North Africa countries - such as Afghanistan, Mali and Algeria - fewer than 5% of adults aged 60+ live alone (Pew).", "value": 5, "unit": "% of persons 60+ (upper bound)", "display_value": "5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, selected countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In many countries in the Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East-North Africa regions - such as Afghanistan, Mali and Algeria - fewer than 5% of seniors live alone.", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-60plus-living-alone-under-5pct-afghanistan-mali-algeria", "citation_text": "In many Asia-Pacific, sub-Saharan African and Middle East-North Africa countries - such as Afghanistan, Mali and Algeria - fewer than 5% of adults aged 60+ live alone (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2020-60plus-living-alone-under-5pct-afghanistan-mali-algeria." }, { "id": "pew-2019-europe-north-america-60plus-solo-quarter-or-more", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Europe and North America have the largest shares of adults 60+ living alone - a quarter or more - and just under half living as couples; few live with extended family (Pew).", "value": 25, "unit": "% of persons 60+ living alone (lower bound, Europe and North America)", "display_value": "25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Europe and North America", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, Europe and North America", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Europe and North America have the largest shares of older adults who live alone, with a quarter or more found in solo households", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender', section on adults 60 and older", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-europe-north-america-60plus-solo-quarter-or-more", "citation_text": "Europe and North America have the largest shares of adults 60+ living alone - a quarter or more - and just under half living as couples; few live with extended family (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-europe-north-america-60plus-solo-quarter-or-more." }, { "id": "pew-2019-global-60plus-living-alone-16pct-couple-31pct-extended-38pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Globally, living with extended family is the most common arrangement for people 60+ (38%), followed by living as a couple (31%) and living alone (16%).", "value": 16, "unit": "% of persons 60+ living alone (global)", "display_value": "16%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, 130 countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living as a couple is the second most common experience (31%), followed by living alone (16%).", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. The 16% global figure is already on the site; this record documents the full three-way split.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-global-60plus-living-alone-16pct-couple-31pct-extended-38pct", "citation_text": "Globally, living with extended family is the most common arrangement for people 60+ (38%), followed by living as a couple (31%) and living alone (16%). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-global-60plus-living-alone-16pct-couple-31pct-extended-38pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-men-60plus-couple-36pct-vs-alone-11pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Men aged 60+ worldwide are three times as likely to live as a couple (36%) as to live alone (11%); women 60+ are almost as likely to live alone (20%) as in a couple (27%).", "value": 36, "unit": "% of men 60+ living as a couple", "display_value": "36%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Men aged 60+ in households, 130 countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Older men, however, are three times as likely to live in a couple (36%) than they are to reside alone (11%).", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-men-60plus-couple-36pct-vs-alone-11pct", "citation_text": "Men aged 60+ worldwide are three times as likely to live as a couple (36%) as to live alone (11%); women 60+ are almost as likely to live alone (20%) as in a couple (27%). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-men-60plus-couple-36pct-vs-alone-11pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-christians-60plus-living-alone-23pct-highest-religion", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "23% of Christians aged 60+ worldwide live alone - the highest of any religious group analysed - the same share as live with extended family.", "value": 23, "unit": "% of Christians 60+", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Christians aged 60+ in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "fewer than a quarter of Christians ages 60 and older globally (23%) live with extended family, while an identical share of Christian seniors around the world live alone - the highest of any religious group analyzed.", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-2019-60plus-living-alone-by-religion", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-christians-60plus-living-alone-23pct-highest-religion", "citation_text": "23% of Christians aged 60+ worldwide live alone - the highest of any religious group analysed - the same share as live with extended family. Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-christians-60plus-living-alone-23pct-highest-religion." }, { "id": "pew-2019-christian-women-60plus-living-alone-30pct-vs-men-14pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Among Christians aged 60+, 30% of women live alone versus 14% of men - the widest gender gap of any religious group (Pew).", "value": 30, "unit": "% of Christian women 60+", "display_value": "30%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Christian women aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Christians have the widest gap in rates of living alone, with older women found in solo households twice as often as older men (30% vs. 14%).", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-2019-60plus-living-alone-by-religion", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-christian-women-60plus-living-alone-30pct-vs-men-14pct", "citation_text": "Among Christians aged 60+, 30% of women live alone versus 14% of men - the widest gender gap of any religious group (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-christian-women-60plus-living-alone-30pct-vs-men-14pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-hindus-60plus-living-alone-women-6pct-men-2pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Only 6% of Hindu women and 2% of Hindu men aged 60+ live alone; 72% of older Hindus live in extended families (Pew).", "value": 6, "unit": "% of Hindu women 60+", "display_value": "6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Hindus aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Among Hindus ages 60 and older, on the other hand, few live alone regardless of gender (6% of women and 2% of men).", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-2019-60plus-living-alone-by-religion", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. Same chapter: 'Almost three-quarters of Hindus (72%) live in this type of arrangement' (extended family).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-hindus-60plus-living-alone-women-6pct-men-2pct", "citation_text": "Only 6% of Hindu women and 2% of Hindu men aged 60+ live alone; 72% of older Hindus live in extended families (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-hindus-60plus-living-alone-women-6pct-men-2pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-canada-hindus-60plus-extended-family-47pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In Canada, 47% of Hindus aged 60+ live with extended family - compared with 72% of Hindus worldwide - a marker of how immigrant seniors' living arrangements differ from the Canadian norm.", "value": 47, "unit": "% of Hindus 60+ in Canada", "display_value": "47%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Canada", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Hindus aged 60+ in Canada", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In Canada, 47% of Hindus ages 60 and older live with extended families.", "locator": "Chapter 'Household patterns by age and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. Only Canada-specific breakdown found in the Pew text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-canada-hindus-60plus-extended-family-47pct", "citation_text": "In Canada, 47% of Hindus aged 60+ live with extended family - compared with 72% of Hindus worldwide - a marker of how immigrant seniors' living arrangements differ from the Canadian norm. Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World - Household patterns by age and gender\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/household-patterns-by-age-and-gender/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-canada-hindus-60plus-extended-family-47pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-sub-saharan-africa-60plus-couple-only-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Only 9% of adults aged 60+ in sub-Saharan Africa live as a couple without others, versus 46% in the US; half live with extended family (Pew).", "value": 9, "unit": "% of persons 60+ in sub-Saharan Africa", "display_value": "9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "sub-Saharan Africa", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, sub-Saharan Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Older adults in sub-Saharan Africa (9%) are especially unlikely to live in this arrangement.", "locator": "Main text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-sub-saharan-africa-60plus-couple-only-9pct", "citation_text": "Only 9% of adults aged 60+ in sub-Saharan Africa live as a couple without others, versus 46% in the US; half live with extended family (Pew). Source: Pew Research Center, \"Older people are more likely to live alone in the U.S. than elsewhere in the world\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/10/older-people-are-more-likely-to-live-alone-in-the-u-s-than-elsewhere-in-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-sub-saharan-africa-60plus-couple-only-9pct." }, { "id": "pew-2019-global-all-ages-living-alone-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Across all ages, only 4% of people worldwide live alone (about one-in-ten Jews, 7% of Christians, Buddhists and the unaffiliated, 1% of Muslims and Hindus), against 16% of adults 60+.", "value": 4, "unit": "% of all people (all ages) living alone", "display_value": "4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World (130 countries and territories)", "period": "2010-2018", "population": "All persons in households, 130 countries", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World (overview)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/religion-and-living-arrangements-around-the-world/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-12-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Relatively few people in any group live alone (4% globally)", "locator": "Overview chapter", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of census and survey data for 130 countries and territories (91% of world population) collected 2010-2018; 'solo' = one person living alone; 'couple' = two partners and no one else; 'extended' = relatives beyond partner and children. Useful denominator contrast: living alone is four times as common after 60 as in the whole population.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-global-all-ages-living-alone-4pct", "citation_text": "Across all ages, only 4% of people worldwide live alone (about one-in-ten Jews, 7% of Christians, Buddhists and the unaffiliated, 1% of Muslims and Hindus), against 16% of adults 60+. Source: Pew Research Center, \"Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World (overview)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/12/12/religion-and-living-arrangements-around-the-world/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#pew-2019-global-all-ages-living-alone-4pct." }, { "id": "who-2025-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Social isolation is estimated to affect up to one in three older adults worldwide, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (June 2025).", "value": 33.3, "unit": "% of older adults (upper estimate, '1 in 3')", "display_value": "33.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2025 report (data 2014-2023)", "population": "Older adults, global", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization", "source_title": "Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "it is estimated to affect up to 1 in 3 older adults and 1 in 4 adolescents", "locator": "News release, paragraph on social isolation", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The brief asked for 'one in four'; WHO's release says one in FOUR adolescents and up to one in THREE older adults. Social isolation = objectively few relationships/contacts; loneliness = the painful feeling. The report PDF itself (ISBN 9789240112360) returned 404 at the WHO publications URL.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults", "citation_text": "Social isolation is estimated to affect up to one in three older adults worldwide, according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection (June 2025). Source: World Health Organization, \"Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')\" (https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-social-isolation-up-to-1-in-3-older-adults." }, { "id": "who-2025-loneliness-1-in-6-people-worldwide", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, WHO estimates (2014-2023 data), with the highest rates among teenagers and young adults.", "value": 16.7, "unit": "% of people ('1 in 6')", "display_value": "16.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2014-2023", "population": "Global population", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization", "source_title": "Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1 in 6 people worldwide is affected by loneliness", "locator": "News release, opening paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "WHO Director-General's launch remarks (30 June 2025) use the same figure: 'one in six people experience loneliness'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-loneliness-1-in-6-people-worldwide", "citation_text": "One in six people worldwide is affected by loneliness, WHO estimates (2014-2023 data), with the highest rates among teenagers and young adults. Source: World Health Organization, \"Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')\" (https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-loneliness-1-in-6-people-worldwide." }, { "id": "who-2025-loneliness-871000-deaths-per-year", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Loneliness is linked to an estimated 871,000 deaths a year worldwide - about 100 every hour - according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection.", "value": 871000, "unit": "deaths per year (estimated)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "World", "period": "2025 report", "population": "Global population", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "World Health Organization", "source_title": "Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')", "source_url": "https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-06-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Loneliness is linked to an estimated 100 deaths every hour-more than 871 000 deaths annually", "locator": "News release", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "WHO DG remarks: 'loneliness contributes to over 870,000 premature deaths each year'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-loneliness-871000-deaths-per-year", "citation_text": "Loneliness is linked to an estimated 871,000 deaths a year worldwide - about 100 every hour - according to the WHO Commission on Social Connection. Source: World Health Organization, \"Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release on the WHO Commission on Social Connection report 'From loneliness to social connection')\" (https://www.who.int/news/item/30-06-2025-social-connection-linked-to-improved-heath-and-reduced-risk-of-early-death). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#who-2025-loneliness-871000-deaths-per-year." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-266000-23pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "About 266,000 Israelis aged 65 and over live alone - 23% of the age group, versus about 7% of adults aged 18-64 (CBS, September 2024).", "value": 266000, "unit": "persons aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2023 (release 29 Sep 2024)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Approximately 266,000 persons aged 65 and over lived alone (23%, compared with about 7% among persons aged 18-64), women more than men (32% versus 12%, respectively), Jews more than Arabs (23% and 18%, respectively).", "locator": "p. 2, bullet 'lived alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "il-cbs-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Data year not stated in the bullet; neighbouring bullets refer to 2023. Total 65+ population 1.252 million (694,000 women, 559,000 men).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-266000-23pct", "citation_text": "About 266,000 Israelis aged 65 and over live alone - 23% of the age group, versus about 7% of adults aged 18-64 (CBS, September 2024). Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-266000-23pct." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-women-32pct-men-12pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "32% of Israeli women aged 65+ live alone versus 12% of men - a 2.7-to-1 gap (CBS 2024).", "value": 32, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "women 32% · men 12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2023 (release 2024)", "population": "Women aged 65+ in households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "women more than men (32% versus 12%, respectively)", "locator": "p. 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "il-cbs-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "82% of men 65+ live with a spouse (431,000) vs 52% of women (327,000).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-women-32pct-men-12pct", "citation_text": "32% of Israeli women aged 65+ live alone versus 12% of men - a 2.7-to-1 gap (CBS 2024). Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-women-32pct-men-12pct." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-jews-23pct-arabs-18pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "23% of Jewish Israelis aged 65+ live alone compared with 18% of Arab Israelis the same age (CBS 2024).", "value": 23, "unit": "% of Jews 65+", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2023 (release 2024)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ by population group, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Jews more than Arabs (23% and 18%, respectively)", "locator": "p. 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "In the 2021 release the Arab share was 17%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-jews-23pct-arabs-18pct", "citation_text": "23% of Jewish Israelis aged 65+ live alone compared with 18% of Arab Israelis the same age (CBS 2024). Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-living-alone-jews-23pct-arabs-18pct." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2024-65plus-in-institutions-4pct-52000-2023", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "About 4% (52,000) of Israelis aged 65+ lived in institutions in 2023 - two-thirds of them in nursing homes and assisted living - so 96% live in the community.", "value": 4, "unit": "% of persons 65+", "display_value": "4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, about 4% (about 52,000) of those aged 65 and over lived in institutions, of which about 66% are in in nursing homes and assisted-living housing", "locator": "p. 2 (Census of Collective Residences and Institutions, 2023)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-in-institutions-4pct-52000-2023", "citation_text": "About 4% (52,000) of Israelis aged 65+ lived in institutions in 2023 - two-thirds of them in nursing homes and assisted living - so 96% live in the community. Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-in-institutions-4pct-52000-2023." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2024-65plus-with-live-in-caregiver-31000", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "About 31,000 Israelis aged 65+ live with a non-relative, usually a live-in caregiver - about 10% of seniors in non-family households, down from 12% in 2022 and 13% in 2021.", "value": 31000, "unit": "persons aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in non-family households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Approximately 31,000 of those aged 65 and over lived in a household with an additional person who is not their relative (usually a caregiver). They were about 10% of those aged 65 and over living in non-family households", "locator": "p. 2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Caregivers counted only if staying in Israel longer than one continuous year.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-with-live-in-caregiver-31000", "citation_text": "About 31,000 Israelis aged 65+ live with a non-relative, usually a live-in caregiver - about 10% of seniors in non-family households, down from 12% in 2022 and 13% in 2021. Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"Senior Citizen's Month 2024: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 311/2024)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/doclib/2024/311/11_24_311e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2024-65plus-with-live-in-caregiver-31000." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-237000-23pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "About 237,000 Israelis aged 65+ lived alone in the 2021 release (23%, versus about 6% of adults 18-64) - up to 266,000 by the 2024 release while the share held at 23%.", "value": 237000, "unit": "persons aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2020/21 (release 29 Sep 2021)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ in households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "International Senior Citizen's Day 2021: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 321/2021)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/321/11_21_321e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Approximately 237,000 persons aged 65 and over lived alone (23%, compared with about 6% among persons aged 18-64), similar to previous years.", "locator": "Section 'Living without Family'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "il-cbs-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "65+ population in the 2021 release: 1.128 million (625,000 women, 503,000 men).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-237000-23pct", "citation_text": "About 237,000 Israelis aged 65+ lived alone in the 2021 release (23%, versus about 6% of adults 18-64) - up to 266,000 by the 2024 release while the share held at 23%. Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"International Senior Citizen's Day 2021: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 321/2021)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/321/11_21_321e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-237000-23pct." }, { "id": "il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-women-31pct-men-12pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Israeli women aged 65+ lived alone 2.5 times as often as men (31% vs 12%) in the 2021 release; among Jews 23% lived alone versus 17% of Arabs.", "value": 31, "unit": "% of women 65+", "display_value": "31%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Israel", "period": "2020/21", "population": "Women aged 65+ in households, Israel", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Israel Central Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "International Senior Citizen's Day 2021: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 321/2021)", "source_url": "https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/321/11_21_321e.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Women aged 65 and over lived alone 2.5 times more than men (31% versus 12%, respectively). Among Jews, the percentage of those aged 65 and over who lived alone was 1.3 times higher than among Arabs (23% and 17%, respectively).", "locator": "Section 'Living without Family'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "il-cbs-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-women-31pct-men-12pct", "citation_text": "Israeli women aged 65+ lived alone 2.5 times as often as men (31% vs 12%) in the 2021 release; among Jews 23% lived alone versus 17% of Arabs. Source: Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, \"International Senior Citizen's Day 2021: Selected Data on Various Topics Regarding Israeli Senior Citizens Aged 65 and Over (Media Release 321/2021)\" (https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/321/11_21_321e.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#il-cbs-2021-65plus-living-alone-women-31pct-men-12pct." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-1750900", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,750,900 people aged 65+ in Türkiye lived alone in 2024 - 26.0% of the 6,726,583 households that contain at least one elderly person.", "value": 1750900, "unit": "persons aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+, Türkiye (ABPRS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)", "source_url": "https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "En az bir yaşlı fert bulunan 6 milyon 726 bin 583 hanenin 1 milyon 750 bin 900'ünü tek başına yaşayan yaşlı fertler oluşturuyor", "locator": "Infographic page 1, panel 'Yaşlı Hanehalkı'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tr-tuik-elderly-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Figures read from the TÜİK 2024 infographic PDF (Address Based Population Registration System, 2024); some Turkish ligature characters were garbled by text extraction, so the quote keeps the legible digits. 'Yaşlı' = aged 65+. Published March 2025 (exact day not on the PDF).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-1750900", "citation_text": "1,750,900 people aged 65+ in Türkiye lived alone in 2024 - 26.0% of the 6,726,583 households that contain at least one elderly person. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)\" (https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-1750900." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2024-households-with-elderly-25-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "25.3% of households in Türkiye contained at least one person aged 65+ in 2024 (6,726,583 households).", "value": 25.3, "unit": "% of households", "display_value": "25.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2024", "population": "All households, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)", "source_url": "https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Hanelerin %25,3'ünde en az bir yaşlı fert bulunduğu görüldü", "locator": "Infographic page 1, panel 'Yaşlı Hanehalkı'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tr-tuik-households-with-elderly-share", "history": [], "notes": "Figures read from the TÜİK 2024 infographic PDF (Address Based Population Registration System, 2024); some Turkish ligature characters were garbled by text extraction, so the quote keeps the legible digits. 'Yaşlı' = aged 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-households-with-elderly-25-3pct", "citation_text": "25.3% of households in Türkiye contained at least one person aged 65+ in 2024 (6,726,583 households). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)\" (https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-households-with-elderly-25-3pct." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-women-74-0pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Women made up 74.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Türkiye in 2024; men 26.0%.", "value": 74, "unit": "% of persons 65+ living alone who are women", "display_value": "74%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)", "source_url": "https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Cinsiyete Göre Tek Başına Yaşayan Yaşlı Nüfus Oranı %74,0 Kadın %26,0 Erkek", "locator": "Infographic page 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tr-tuik-elderly-living-alone-women-share", "history": [], "notes": "Figures read from the TÜİK 2024 infographic PDF (Address Based Population Registration System, 2024); some Turkish ligature characters were garbled by text extraction, so the quote keeps the legible digits. 'Yaşlı' = aged 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-women-74-0pct", "citation_text": "Women made up 74.0% of people aged 65+ living alone in Türkiye in 2024; men 26.0%. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)\" (https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-living-alone-women-74-0pct." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2024-elderly-population-9112298-10-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Türkiye's population aged 65+ reached 9,112,298 in 2024 - 10.6% of the population; 63.4% aged 65-74, 28.8% 75-84, 7.8% 85+.", "value": 9112298, "unit": "persons aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2024", "population": "Total population, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)", "source_url": "https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Nüfus %10,6 ... 9 Milyon 112 bin 298 ... 65-74 yaş %63,4; 75-84 yaş %28,8; 85+ yaş %7,8", "locator": "Infographic page 1, panel 'Nüfus'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Figures read from the TÜİK 2024 infographic PDF (Address Based Population Registration System, 2024); some Turkish ligature characters were garbled by text extraction, so the quote keeps the legible digits. 'Yaşlı' = aged 65+. Projections on the same panel: 13.5% (2030), 17.9% (2040), 27.0% (2060), 33.4% (2080), 33.6% (2100).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-population-9112298-10-6pct", "citation_text": "Türkiye's population aged 65+ reached 9,112,298 in 2024 - 10.6% of the population; 63.4% aged 65-74, 28.8% 75-84, 7.8% 85+. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2024 (infographic)\" (https://www.tuik.gov.tr/media/announcements/ist_yasli2024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2024-elderly-population-9112298-10-6pct." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2025-elderly-living-alone-1836496", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1,836,496 people aged 65+ in Türkiye lived alone in 2025 (up from 1,750,900 in 2024); 73.5% of them were women.", "value": 1836496, "unit": "persons aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "1,836,496 (73.5% women)", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2025", "population": "Persons aged 65+, Türkiye (ABPRS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)", "source_url": "https://yaslihaklaridernegi.org/tr/kirkambar/arastirma-rapor-ve-makaleler/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Türkiye'de 1 milyon 836 bin 496 yaşlının tek başına yaşadığı belirlendi. Bu hanelerin yüzde 73,5'ini yaşlı kadınlar, yüzde 26,5'ini ise yaşlı erkekler oluşturdu.", "locator": "Reproduction of TÜİK bulletin 'İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025' (12.03.2026), section on households", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tr-tuik-elderly-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Primary bulletin at data.tuik.gov.tr / veriportali.tuik.gov.tr is JavaScript-only and could not be fetched (connection reset); figures confirmed in two independent reproductions (yaslihaklaridernegi.org and cumhuriyet.com.tr, both fetched). Verify against TÜİK before publication.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-elderly-living-alone-1836496", "citation_text": "1,836,496 people aged 65+ in Türkiye lived alone in 2025 (up from 1,750,900 in 2024); 73.5% of them were women. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)\" (https://yaslihaklaridernegi.org/tr/kirkambar/arastirma-rapor-ve-makaleler/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-elderly-living-alone-1836496." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2025-households-with-elderly-26-1pct-7046560", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "7,046,560 of Türkiye's 26,977,795 households (26.1%) contained at least one person aged 65+ in 2025.", "value": 26.1, "unit": "% of households", "display_value": "26.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2025", "population": "All households, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)", "source_url": "https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025-raporunu-yayimladi-turkiye-hizla-yaslaniyor-2486124", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2025 yılında Türkiye'de toplam 26 milyon 977 bin 795 hane bulunurken, 7 milyon 46 bin 560 hanede en az bir yaşlı fert yer aldı.", "locator": "Cumhuriyet report of the TÜİK bulletin, 12.03.2026", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tr-tuik-households-with-elderly-share", "history": [], "notes": "See notes on tr-tuik-2025-elderly-living-alone-1836496.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-households-with-elderly-26-1pct-7046560", "citation_text": "7,046,560 of Türkiye's 26,977,795 households (26.1%) contained at least one person aged 65+ in 2025. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)\" (https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025-raporunu-yayimladi-turkiye-hizla-yaslaniyor-2486124). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-households-with-elderly-26-1pct-7046560." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2025-elderly-population-9583059-11-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Türkiye's population aged 65+ reached 9,583,059 in 2025 - 11.1% of the population, up from 9.5% in 2020; 55.3% are women.", "value": 9583059, "unit": "persons aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Türkiye", "period": "2025", "population": "Total population, Türkiye", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)", "source_url": "https://yaslihaklaridernegi.org/tr/kirkambar/arastirma-rapor-ve-makaleler/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Yaşlı nüfus 9 milyon 583 bin 59 kişi oldu ... 2025 yılında %11,1'e yükseldi", "locator": "Reproduction of TÜİK bulletin, population section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "See notes on tr-tuik-2025-elderly-living-alone-1836496.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-elderly-population-9583059-11-1pct", "citation_text": "Türkiye's population aged 65+ reached 9,583,059 in 2025 - 11.1% of the population, up from 9.5% in 2020; 55.3% are women. Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)\" (https://yaslihaklaridernegi.org/tr/kirkambar/arastirma-rapor-ve-makaleler/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-elderly-population-9583059-11-1pct." }, { "id": "tr-tuik-2025-balikesir-one-person-elderly-households-34-3pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Balıkesir has Türkiye's highest share of one-person elderly households (34.3%), followed by Çanakkale (34.1%) and Burdur (33.7%); Hakkari the lowest (8.3%).", "value": 34.3, "unit": "% (one-person elderly households, province indicator as published by TÜİK)", "display_value": "34.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Balıkesir province", "period": "2025", "population": "Households with elderly members, Balıkesir province", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK)", "source_title": "İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)", "source_url": "https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025-raporunu-yayimladi-turkiye-hizla-yaslaniyor-2486124", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-03-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Tek kişilik yaşlı hanehalkı oranının en yüksek olduğu il yüzde 34,3 ile Balıkesir oldu. ... Bu oranın en düşük olduğu il ise yüzde 8,3 ile Hakkari oldu.", "locator": "Cumhuriyet report of the TÜİK bulletin, 12.03.2026", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "TÜİK's 'tek kişilik yaşlı hanehalkı oranı' is the share of one-person elderly households among households containing an elderly person (national value 26.0% in 2024 by the same construction).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-balikesir-one-person-elderly-households-34-3pct", "citation_text": "Balıkesir has Türkiye's highest share of one-person elderly households (34.3%), followed by Çanakkale (34.1%) and Burdur (33.7%); Hakkari the lowest (8.3%). Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), \"İstatistiklerle Yaşlılar, 2025 (TÜİK bulletin of 12 March 2026, as reproduced by 65+ Yaşlı Hakları Derneği and Cumhuriyet)\" (https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/tuik-istatistiklerle-yaslilar-2025-raporunu-yayimladi-turkiye-hizla-yaslaniyor-2486124). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tr-tuik-2025-balikesir-one-person-elderly-households-34-3pct." }, { "id": "mx-inapam-2025-census2020-60plus-living-alone-1-8-million-16-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "1.8 million Mexicans aged 60 and over live alone - 16.8% of the 10.9 million households that include an older person are one-person households (Censo 2020).", "value": 1800000, "unit": "persons aged 60+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "2020 (Census)", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households with an older person, Mexico", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores, Gobierno de México)", "source_title": "Viviendas y hogares de las personas adultas mayores en México (based on INEGI Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.gob.mx/inapam/articulos/viviendas-y-hogares-de-las-personas-adultas-mayores-en-mexico", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "el 16.8% a hogares unipersonales, lo que equivale a 1.8 millones de personas de 60 años o más viviendo solas", "locator": "Article text (section on households)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Government agency article citing INEGI Census 2020; INEGI's own 2024/2025 older-persons press release could not be located (URL guesses returned HTML error pages). OECD HM1.4 gives 13.94% of persons 65+ living alone in 2022 (ENIGH) - different age cut-off and denominator.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inapam-2025-census2020-60plus-living-alone-1-8-million-16-8pct", "citation_text": "1.8 million Mexicans aged 60 and over live alone - 16.8% of the 10.9 million households that include an older person are one-person households (Censo 2020). Source: INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores, Gobierno de México), \"Viviendas y hogares de las personas adultas mayores en México (based on INEGI Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020)\" (https://www.gob.mx/inapam/articulos/viviendas-y-hogares-de-las-personas-adultas-mayores-en-mexico). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inapam-2025-census2020-60plus-living-alone-1-8-million-16-8pct." }, { "id": "mx-inapam-2025-census2020-households-with-60plus-10-9-million", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "10.9 million Mexican households - one in three dwellings - include at least one person aged 60+; average household size in these homes is 3.4 (Censo 2020).", "value": 10900000, "unit": "households with at least one person 60+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "2020 (Census)", "population": "Households, Mexico", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores, Gobierno de México)", "source_title": "Viviendas y hogares de las personas adultas mayores en México (based on INEGI Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.gob.mx/inapam/articulos/viviendas-y-hogares-de-las-personas-adultas-mayores-en-mexico", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "10.9 millones de hogares donde habita al menos una persona de 60 años y más", "locator": "Article text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same article: '1 de cada 3 viviendas alberga al menos a una persona adulta mayor'; 84% of people 60+ live in an owned home.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inapam-2025-census2020-households-with-60plus-10-9-million", "citation_text": "10.9 million Mexican households - one in three dwellings - include at least one person aged 60+; average household size in these homes is 3.4 (Censo 2020). Source: INAPAM (Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores, Gobierno de México), \"Viviendas y hogares de las personas adultas mayores en México (based on INEGI Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020)\" (https://www.gob.mx/inapam/articulos/viviendas-y-hogares-de-las-personas-adultas-mayores-en-mexico). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inapam-2025-census2020-households-with-60plus-10-9-million." }, { "id": "mx-inegi-2022-60plus-population-17958707-14pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Mexico had 17,958,707 residents aged 60 and over in Q2 2022 - 14% of the population (INEGI, ENOE).", "value": 17958707, "unit": "persons aged 60+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Mexico", "period": "Q2 2022", "population": "Total population, Mexico", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INEGI", "source_title": "Estadísticas a propósito del Día Internacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (Comunicado 568/22)", "source_url": "https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/aproposito/2022/EAP_ADULMAY2022.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "para el segundo trimestre de 2022 se estimó que en México residían 17 958 707 personas de 60 años y más (adultas mayores). Lo anterior representa 14 % de la población total del país.", "locator": "p. 1, first bullet", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Denominator context for the 1.8 million living alone (Census 2020: 15.1 million aged 60+).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-60plus-population-17958707-14pct", "citation_text": "Mexico had 17,958,707 residents aged 60 and over in Q2 2022 - 14% of the population (INEGI, ENOE). Source: INEGI, \"Estadísticas a propósito del Día Internacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (Comunicado 568/22)\" (https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/aproposito/2022/EAP_ADULMAY2022.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#mx-inegi-2022-60plus-population-17958707-14pct." }, { "id": "br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-60plus-share-of-people-living-alone-40-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "40.5% of Brazilians who live alone are aged 60 or over (2024); 12.5% are 15-29 and 47.0% are 30-59.", "value": 40.5, "unit": "% of persons in one-person domestic units who are 60+", "display_value": "40.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2024", "population": "Persons in one-person domestic units, Brazil (PNAD Contínua)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)", "source_title": "PNAD Contínua 2024: Características gerais dos domicílios e dos moradores (release presentation, 22 August 2025)", "source_url": "https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/15ec1d59965a24b0bb2817eaf9b6f490.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Distribuição (%) da população em unidades domésticas unipessoais, por grupos de idade, segundo o sexo - Brasil - 2024: Total 12,5 47,0 40,5", "locator": "Slide 'Distribuição (%) da população em unidades domésticas unipessoais, por grupos de idade, segundo o sexo' (SIDRA table 6788)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "18.6% of Brazilian households were one-person in 2024 (search-result figure; the fetched slide gives the age split only).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-60plus-share-of-people-living-alone-40-5pct", "citation_text": "40.5% of Brazilians who live alone are aged 60 or over (2024); 12.5% are 15-29 and 47.0% are 30-59. Source: IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), \"PNAD Contínua 2024: Características gerais dos domicílios e dos moradores (release presentation, 22 August 2025)\" (https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/15ec1d59965a24b0bb2817eaf9b6f490.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-60plus-share-of-people-living-alone-40-5pct." }, { "id": "br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-women-living-alone-60plus-55-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Among Brazilian women living alone, 55.5% are aged 60+, versus 28.2% of men living alone (most men living alone are 30-59: 57.2%).", "value": 55.5, "unit": "% of women in one-person domestic units who are 60+", "display_value": "55.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2024", "population": "Women in one-person domestic units, Brazil", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)", "source_title": "PNAD Contínua 2024: Características gerais dos domicílios e dos moradores (release presentation, 22 August 2025)", "source_url": "https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/15ec1d59965a24b0bb2817eaf9b6f490.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-08-22", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Homens 14,6 57,2 28,2 / Mulheres 9,9 34,6 55,5 (15 a 29 anos / 30 a 59 anos / 60 anos ou mais)", "locator": "Same slide (SIDRA 6788)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Women are 44.9% of all people living alone, men 55.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-women-living-alone-60plus-55-5pct", "citation_text": "Among Brazilian women living alone, 55.5% are aged 60+, versus 28.2% of men living alone (most men living alone are 30-59: 57.2%). Source: IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), \"PNAD Contínua 2024: Características gerais dos domicílios e dos moradores (release presentation, 22 August 2025)\" (https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/15ec1d59965a24b0bb2817eaf9b6f490.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2025-pnad2024-women-living-alone-60plus-55-5pct." }, { "id": "br-ibge-2024-census2022-60plus-householders-one-person-28-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "28.7% of Brazil's 19,721,686 household heads aged 60 and over lived alone at the 2022 Census - versus 18.9% of household heads of all ages.", "value": 28.7, "unit": "% of persons responsible for the household aged 60+ in one-person units", "display_value": "28.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2022 (Census)", "population": "Persons responsible for domestic units, aged 60+, Brazil", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)", "source_title": "Censo Demográfico 2022: Composição domiciliar e óbitos informados - Resultados do universo (release presentation, 25 October 2024)", "source_url": "https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/ede4c76d8243060437634b8101750687.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "60 anos ou mais 28,7 48,1 21,7 1,5 100,0 19.721.686", "locator": "Table 'Espécie de unidade doméstica' by 'Grupo de idade' of the responsible person (Unipessoal / Nuclear / Estendida / Composta / Total / Responsáveis)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Press reports comparing 28.7% with '12.2% in 2010' are wrong: 12.2% is the 2010 all-ages one-person share (2022: 18.9%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-census2022-60plus-householders-one-person-28-7pct", "citation_text": "28.7% of Brazil's 19,721,686 household heads aged 60 and over lived alone at the 2022 Census - versus 18.9% of household heads of all ages. Source: IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), \"Censo Demográfico 2022: Composição domiciliar e óbitos informados - Resultados do universo (release presentation, 25 October 2024)\" (https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/ede4c76d8243060437634b8101750687.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-census2022-60plus-householders-one-person-28-7pct." }, { "id": "br-ibge-2024-census2022-one-person-units-18-9pct-vs-12-2pct-2010", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "18.9% of Brazil's 72,522,372 domestic units were one-person in 2022, up from 12.2% in 2010 (Census).", "value": 18.9, "unit": "% of domestic units (all ages)", "display_value": "18.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Brazil", "period": "2022 (Census)", "population": "All domestic units, Brazil", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística)", "source_title": "Censo Demográfico 2022: Composição domiciliar e óbitos informados - Resultados do universo (release presentation, 25 October 2024)", "source_url": "https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/ede4c76d8243060437634b8101750687.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Total 18,9 64,1 15,4 1,5 100,0 72.522.372 ... 2010: 12,2% 66,3% 19,1% 2,5% 57.427.295", "locator": "Same table, rows Total and 2010", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "br-census-one-person-units-share", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-census2022-one-person-units-18-9pct-vs-12-2pct-2010", "citation_text": "18.9% of Brazil's 72,522,372 domestic units were one-person in 2022, up from 12.2% in 2010 (Census). Source: IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), \"Censo Demográfico 2022: Composição domiciliar e óbitos informados - Resultados do universo (release presentation, 25 October 2024)\" (https://agenciadenoticias.ibge.gov.br/media/com_mediaibge/arquivos/ede4c76d8243060437634b8101750687.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#br-ibge-2024-census2022-one-person-units-18-9pct-vs-12-2pct-2010." }, { "id": "ar-indec-2025-women-75plus-one-person-households-38-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "38.4% of Argentine women aged 75 and over live in one-person households, versus 20.8% of men the same age (INDEC, urban Argentina, Q3 2024).", "value": 38.4, "unit": "% of women 75+ (urban)", "display_value": "38.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Argentina", "period": "Q3 2024", "population": "Women aged 75+ in urban households, Argentina", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina)", "source_title": "Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad", "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Gráfico 1.5 Distribución porcentual de la población de 60 años y más, por grupo de edad y sexo, según estrato generacional del hogar. Total nacional urbano. Tercer trimestre de 2024 - Mujeres 75 años y más: 38,4", "locator": "Gráfico 1.5, p. 6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ar-indec-2024-60plus-one-person-households-by-age-sex", "history": [], "notes": "EPH (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares), total urbano, Q3 2024. 'Hogares unipersonales' = household of one person aged 60+. Values read from the bar chart labels in the PDF; INDEC's own social-media summary quotes the 75+ figures (38.4% women, 20.8% men). Dossier dated October 2025.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-women-75plus-one-person-households-38-4pct", "citation_text": "38.4% of Argentine women aged 75 and over live in one-person households, versus 20.8% of men the same age (INDEC, urban Argentina, Q3 2024). Source: INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina), \"Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-women-75plus-one-person-households-38-4pct." }, { "id": "ar-indec-2025-men-75plus-one-person-households-20-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "20.8% of Argentine men aged 75+ live alone (one-person households), about half the women's rate of 38.4% (INDEC, Q3 2024; estimate with CV 10-20%).", "value": 20.8, "unit": "% of men 75+ (urban)", "display_value": "20.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Argentina", "period": "Q3 2024", "population": "Men aged 75+ in urban households, Argentina", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina)", "source_title": "Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad", "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Varones 75 años y más: 20,8 (1) - (1) Estimación con coeficiente de variación entre el 10% y el 20%.", "locator": "Gráfico 1.5, p. 6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ar-indec-2024-60plus-one-person-households-by-age-sex", "history": [], "notes": "EPH (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares), total urbano, Q3 2024. 'Hogares unipersonales' = household of one person aged 60+. Values read from the bar chart labels in the PDF; INDEC's own social-media summary quotes the 75+ figures (38.4% women, 20.8% men).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-men-75plus-one-person-households-20-8pct", "citation_text": "20.8% of Argentine men aged 75+ live alone (one-person households), about half the women's rate of 38.4% (INDEC, Q3 2024; estimate with CV 10-20%). Source: INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina), \"Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-men-75plus-one-person-households-20-8pct." }, { "id": "ar-indec-2025-women-60-74-one-person-households-21-2pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "21.2% of Argentine women aged 60-74 and 16.4% of men that age live in one-person households (INDEC, urban, Q3 2024).", "value": 21.2, "unit": "% of women 60-74 (urban)", "display_value": "21.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Argentina", "period": "Q3 2024", "population": "Women aged 60-74 in urban households, Argentina", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina)", "source_title": "Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad", "source_url": "https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Mujeres 60 a 74 años: 21,2 hogares unipersonales; Varones 60 a 74 años: 16,4", "locator": "Gráfico 1.5, p. 6 (bar labels)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "ar-indec-2024-60plus-one-person-households-by-age-sex", "history": [], "notes": "EPH (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares), total urbano, Q3 2024. 'Hogares unipersonales' = household of one person aged 60+. Values read from the bar chart labels in the PDF; INDEC's own social-media summary quotes the 75+ figures (38.4% women, 20.8% men). These two 60-74 values are read from chart positions (multigenerational 49.0% women / 53.2% men; unigenerational 29.8% / 30.4%) - re-check against INDEC's data tables before publication.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-women-60-74-one-person-households-21-2pct", "citation_text": "21.2% of Argentine women aged 60-74 and 16.4% of men that age live in one-person households (INDEC, urban, Q3 2024). Source: INDEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, Argentina), \"Dosier estadístico de personas mayores 2025, en conmemoración del 35° Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad\" (https://www.indec.gob.ar/ftp/cuadros/poblacion/dosier_personas_mayores_2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ar-indec-2025-women-60-74-one-person-households-21-2pct." }, { "id": "cl-ine-2025-census2024-households-only-65plus-11-6pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "11.6% of Chilean households consist only of people aged 65 and over (Censo 2024), up from 4.3% in 1992, 6% in 2002 and 9.2% in 2017.", "value": 11.6, "unit": "% of households composed solely of persons 65+", "display_value": "11.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chile", "period": "2024 (Census)", "population": "All households, Chile (6,596,527)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas)", "source_title": "Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población", "source_url": "https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "El porcentaje de hogares conformado solo por personas de 65 años o más aumentó de 4,3% en 1992 a 11,6% en 2024", "locator": "Press release text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cl-census-households-only-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Includes couples of older people as well as older people living alone. OECD HM1.4 (CASEN 2022): 16.26% of persons 65+ live alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-households-only-65plus-11-6pct", "citation_text": "11.6% of Chilean households consist only of people aged 65 and over (Censo 2024), up from 4.3% in 1992, 6% in 2002 and 9.2% in 2017. Source: INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas), \"Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población\" (https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-households-only-65plus-11-6pct." }, { "id": "cl-ine-2025-census2024-one-person-households-21-8pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "21.8% of Chile's 6,596,527 households were one-person households in 2024, up from 8.3% in 1992, 11.4% in 2002 and 17.7% in 2017.", "value": 21.8, "unit": "% of households (all ages)", "display_value": "21.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chile", "period": "2024 (Census)", "population": "All households, Chile", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas)", "source_title": "Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población", "source_url": "https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "El porcentaje de hogares unipersonales aumentó desde 8,3% en 1992 a 21,8% en 2024", "locator": "Press release text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cl-census-one-person-households-share", "history": [], "notes": "Average household size fell from 4 (1992) to 2.8 (2024).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-one-person-households-21-8pct", "citation_text": "21.8% of Chile's 6,596,527 households were one-person households in 2024, up from 8.3% in 1992, 11.4% in 2002 and 17.7% in 2017. Source: INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas), \"Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población\" (https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-one-person-households-21-8pct." }, { "id": "cl-ine-2025-census2024-65plus-share-14pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "14% of Chile's population was aged 65 or over at the 2024 Census, more than double the 6.6% of 1992.", "value": 14, "unit": "% of population aged 65+", "display_value": "14%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Chile", "period": "2024 (Census)", "population": "Total population, Chile", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas)", "source_title": "Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población", "source_url": "https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-03-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "El porcentaje de personas de 65 años o más alcanzó el 14% en el Censo 2024, mientras que en 1992 era 6,6%", "locator": "Press release text", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-65plus-share-14pct", "citation_text": "14% of Chile's population was aged 65 or over at the 2024 Census, more than double the 6.6% of 1992. Source: INE Chile (Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas), \"Primeros resultados del Censo 2024: 18.480.432 personas fueron censadas en Chile, manteniéndose la tendencia de envejecimiento de la población\" (https://www.ine.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/prensa/general/noticia/2025/03/27/primeros-resultados-del-censo-2024-18.480.432-personas-fueron-censadas-en-chile-manteni%C3%A9ndose-la-tendencia-de-envejecimiento-de-la-poblaci%C3%B3n). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cl-ine-2025-census2024-65plus-share-14pct." }, { "id": "za-statssa-2024-older-persons-living-alone-11-1pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "11.1% of South Africans aged 60+ lived alone in 2024 (638,000 of 5,681,000), up from 9.9% in 2003 (General Household Survey).", "value": 11.1, "unit": "% of persons 60+", "display_value": "11.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Africa", "period": "2024 (GHS)", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, South Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics South Africa", "source_title": "Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)", "source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Nationally, 9,9% of older persons lived alone in 2003, an increase of 1,2 percentage points to 11,1% in 2024.", "locator": "Table 3.3 and text, p. 24", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "za-ghs-older-persons-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Table 3.3 row 'South Africa': 2003 living alone 326 (thousand), 9.9%, older persons 3,292; 2024 living alone 638, 11.1%, older persons 5,681. Report dated 2025 on the PDF; Stats SA web listing says released 26 February 2026.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2024-older-persons-living-alone-11-1pct", "citation_text": "11.1% of South Africans aged 60+ lived alone in 2024 (638,000 of 5,681,000), up from 9.9% in 2003 (General Household Survey). Source: Statistics South Africa, \"Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)\" (https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2024-older-persons-living-alone-11-1pct." }, { "id": "za-statssa-2003-older-persons-living-alone-9-9pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "9.9% of South Africans aged 60+ lived alone in 2003 (326,000 of 3,292,000).", "value": 9.9, "unit": "% of persons 60+", "display_value": "9.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Africa", "period": "2003 (GHS)", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, South Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics South Africa", "source_title": "Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)", "source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "South Africa 326 9,9 3 292 638 11,1", "locator": "Table 3.3 'Proportion of older persons living alone in South Africa, 2003 and 2024'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "za-ghs-older-persons-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2003-older-persons-living-alone-9-9pct", "citation_text": "9.9% of South Africans aged 60+ lived alone in 2003 (326,000 of 3,292,000). Source: Statistics South Africa, \"Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)\" (https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2003-older-persons-living-alone-9-9pct." }, { "id": "za-statssa-2024-gauteng-older-persons-living-alone-28-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "In 2024, 28.4% of South Africa's older persons living alone (181,000 people) lived in Gauteng, the largest share of any province; Northern Cape had the smallest (2.8%) (Stats SA, General Household Survey 2024).", "value": 28.4, "unit": "% of persons 60+ (Gauteng)", "display_value": "28.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Gauteng", "period": "2024 (GHS)", "population": "Persons aged 60+ in households, Gauteng", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics South Africa", "source_title": "Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)", "source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the highest percentage of older persons living alone were in Gauteng (29,2% in 2003 and 28,4 in 2024) ... and the least was Northern Cape (2,6% in 2003 and 2,8 in 2024).", "locator": "Text under Table 3.3, p. 24", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "za-ghs-2024-older-persons-living-alone-by-province", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2024-gauteng-older-persons-living-alone-28-4pct", "citation_text": "In 2024, 28.4% of South Africa's older persons living alone (181,000 people) lived in Gauteng, the largest share of any province; Northern Cape had the smallest (2.8%) (Stats SA, General Household Survey 2024). Source: Statistics South Africa, \"Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)\" (https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2024-gauteng-older-persons-living-alone-28-4pct." }, { "id": "za-statssa-2025-older-persons-6-6-million-10-5pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "South Africa's population aged 60+ grew from 3.6 million (7.7%) in 2002 to 6.6 million (10.5%) in 2025.", "value": 6600000, "unit": "persons aged 60+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Africa", "period": "2025 (mid-year estimates)", "population": "Total population, South Africa", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics South Africa", "source_title": "Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)", "source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "3,6 million in 2002 to 6,6 million in 2025, an increase of three million persons in just over two decades.", "locator": "Chapter 2, demographic profile", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2025-older-persons-6-6-million-10-5pct", "citation_text": "South Africa's population aged 60+ grew from 3.6 million (7.7%) in 2002 to 6.6 million (10.5%) in 2025. Source: Statistics South Africa, \"Marginalised Groups Series VIII: Healthy Ageing in South Africa, 2024 (Report No. 03-19-10)\" (https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/Report-03-19-10/Report-03-19-102024.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#za-statssa-2025-older-persons-6-6-million-10-5pct." }, { "id": "oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-76plus-17-5pct-vs-total-11-4pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Across the OECD, 17.5% of people aged 76+ and 13.0% of those 66-75 live in relative income poverty, versus 11.4% of the total population (2022 or latest).", "value": 17.5, "unit": "% below 50% of median equivalised disposable income", "display_value": "17.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "OECD", "period": "2022 or latest available year", "population": "Persons aged 76+, OECD average", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Across all OECD countries, 13.0% of people aged 66-75 and 17.5% of those aged 76+ are in relative income poverty ... compared to 11.4% of the total population (Figure 1.13).", "locator": "Chapter 1, text on Figure 1.13", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Chapter 7 indicator gives 13.1% (66-75) and 17.2% (75+) with total population 11.5%; the two chapters use slightly different cut-offs. No OECD-wide single-vs-couple poverty split was found in PAG 2023 or 2025 text (see gaps).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-76plus-17-5pct-vs-total-11-4pct", "citation_text": "Across the OECD, 17.5% of people aged 76+ and 13.0% of those 66-75 live in relative income poverty, versus 11.4% of the total population (2022 or latest). Source: OECD, \"Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-76plus-17-5pct-vs-total-11-4pct." }, { "id": "oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-women-16-9pct-men-11-7pct", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Old-age income poverty averages 16.9% for women and 11.7% for men across the OECD; the report links the gap to lower pensions and to older women more often living alone after widowhood.", "value": 16.9, "unit": "% of women over 65 below 50% of median income", "display_value": "16.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "OECD", "period": "2022 or latest", "population": "Women aged 65+, OECD average", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The average old-age poverty rates for women and men in the OECD equal 16.9% and 11.7%, respectively.", "locator": "Chapter 7, indicator 'Old-age income poverty', section 'Poverty and gender'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same report: 'older women more often live alone than men due to widowhood and often have lower pensions' (Ch. 6) and 'older people live alone more often, which lowers their equivalised disposable income given household economies of scale' (Ch. 7).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-women-16-9pct-men-11-7pct", "citation_text": "Old-age income poverty averages 16.9% for women and 11.7% for men across the OECD; the report links the gap to lower pensions and to older women more often living alone after widowhood. Source: OECD, \"Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-old-age-poverty-women-16-9pct-men-11-7pct." }, { "id": "oecd-pag2025-korea-over-65-poverty-40pct-highest", "family": "canada-global", "statement": "Relative income poverty among people over 65 is 40% in Korea, above 30% in Estonia, Latvia and New Zealand, and 20% or more in Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, Lithuania and the United States; 5% or below in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway.", "value": 40, "unit": "% of persons over 65 below 50% of median income (Korea)", "display_value": "40%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Korea", "period": "2022 or latest", "population": "Persons aged 65+, Korea", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "OECD", "source_title": "Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators", "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the relative poverty rate of people aged over 65 was 40% in Korea, above 30% in Estonia, Latvia and New Zealand, and 20% or more in Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, Lithuania and the United States.", "locator": "Chapter 7, indicator 'Old-age income poverty'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-korea-over-65-poverty-40pct-highest", "citation_text": "Relative income poverty among people over 65 is 40% in Korea, above 30% in Estonia, Latvia and New Zealand, and 20% or more in Australia, Costa Rica, Japan, Lithuania and the United States; 5% or below in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway. Source: OECD, \"Pensions at a Glance 2025: OECD and G20 Indicators\" (https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/publications/reports/2025/11/pensions-at-a-glance-2025_76510fe4/e40274c1-en.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#oecd-pag2025-korea-over-65-poverty-40pct-highest." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count", "family": "us", "statement": "15,784,869 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table B09021).", "value": 15784869, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "15,784,869", "display_label": "26.6% of older adults living in households, 2024 (US Census Bureau, American Community Survey)", "display_hook": "Americans aged 65+ live alone", "row_label": "United States, 2024 (ACS)", "publisher_short": "US Census Bureau", "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households (excludes group quarters)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 59418120 | Lives alone 15784869", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23 ('65 years and over' / 'Lives alone'), GEO_ID 0100000US (United States)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "acs-65plus-lives-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B09021. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population. Matches B09020 (male + female householders living alone = 5,401,891 + 10,382,978).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count", "citation_text": "15,784,869 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-count." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "26.6% of the 59,418,120 U.S. adults aged 65 and over who live in households lived alone in 2024 (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 26.6, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "26.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "ACS 2024: share of people 65+ living in households (excludes nursing homes)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 59418120 | Lives alone 15784869", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": true, "formula": "15784869 / 59418120 x 100 = 26.57%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-65plus-lives-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "If all 61,245,283 people 65+ including group quarters (Table B09020 line 1) are used as denominator the share is 25.8%. OECD's 26.5% for 2023 (already on site) uses the same ACS basis; CPS-based figures (ACL 28%) run higher.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-share", "citation_text": "26.6% of the 59,418,120 U.S. adults aged 65 and over who live in households lived alone in 2024 (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-lives-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2023-65plus-lives-alone-count", "family": "us", "statement": "15,255,393 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, 26.5% of the 57,550,192 living in households (ACS 2023 1-year, Table B09021; share derived).", "value": 15255393, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2023 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2023-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 57550192 | Lives alone 15255393", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-65plus-lives-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2023.B09021. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population. Year-on-year growth to 2024: +529,476 people (+3.5%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2023-65plus-lives-alone-count", "citation_text": "15,255,393 U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, 26.5% of the 57,550,192 living in households (ACS 2023 1-year, Table B09021; share derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2023 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2023-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2023-65plus-lives-alone-count." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-men-living-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "5,401,891 U.S. men aged 65 and over were householders living alone in 2024 (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B11010).", "value": 5401891, "unit": "men aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Male nonfamily householders aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B11010: Nonfamily Households by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b11010.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Male householder: | Living alone: | Householder 65 years and over 5401891", "locator": "Table B11010, line 5, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B11010. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-men-living-alone", "citation_text": "5,401,891 U.S. men aged 65 and over were householders living alone in 2024 (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B11010). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B11010: Nonfamily Households by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b11010.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-men-living-alone." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-women-living-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "10,382,978 U.S. women aged 65 and over were householders living alone in 2024 - 65.8% of all people 65+ living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B11010; share derived).", "value": 10382978, "unit": "women aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Female nonfamily householders aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B11010: Nonfamily Households by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b11010.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder: | Living alone: | Householder 65 years and over 10382978", "locator": "Table B11010, line 12, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": true, "formula": "10382978 / (5401891 + 10382978) x 100 = 65.8% (count itself is as published)", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B11010. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-women-living-alone", "citation_text": "10,382,978 U.S. women aged 65 and over were householders living alone in 2024 - 65.8% of all people 65+ living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B11010; share derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B11010: Nonfamily Households by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b11010.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-women-living-alone." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-living-with-spouse", "family": "us", "statement": "32,022,868 U.S. adults aged 65 and over (53.9% of those in households) lived with a spouse in 2024 (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021; share derived).", "value": 32022868, "unit": "people aged 65+ living with spouse", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 59418120 | Householder living with spouse or spouse of householder 32022868", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22 and 24, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": true, "formula": "32022868 / 59418120 x 100 = 53.9%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Context for the living-alone share: living with a spouse remains the single most common arrangement at 65+.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-living-with-spouse", "citation_text": "32,022,868 U.S. adults aged 65 and over (53.9% of those in households) lived with a spouse in 2024 (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021; share derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-living-with-spouse." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-65plus-living-alone-homeownership", "family": "us", "statement": "66.5% of the 15,784,869 U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone in 2024 owned their home (10,494,696); 5,290,173 rented (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B25011; share derived).", "value": 66.5, "unit": "% owner-occupied", "display_value": "66.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Householders aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B25011: Tenure by Household Type (Including Living Alone) and Age of Householder", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b25011.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Owner occupied: ... Householder living alone: Householder 65 years and over 10494696 | Renter occupied: ... Householder living alone: Householder 65 years and over 5290173", "locator": "Table B25011, lines 21 and 45, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": true, "formula": "10494696 / (10494696 + 5290173) x 100 = 66.5%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Fetched from the Census ACS table-based summary file (pipe-delimited .dat); the same table is viewable at https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2024.B25011. ACS 1-year 'Lives alone' counts householders in one-person households; universe is the household (non-group-quarters) population.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-living-alone-homeownership", "citation_text": "66.5% of the 15,784,869 U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone in 2024 owned their home (10,494,696); 5,290,173 rented (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B25011; share derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B25011: Tenure by Household Type (Including Living Alone) and Age of Householder\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b25011.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-65plus-living-alone-homeownership." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-median-income-men-65plus-living-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "$36,317 was the 2024 median household income of U.S. men aged 65 and over living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B19215; 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars).", "value": 36317, "unit": "USD (median household income, 2024 dollars)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Male nonfamily householders aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B19215: Median Nonfamily Household Income by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder (2024 dollars)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b19215.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Male householder -- Living alone -- Householder 65 years and over (dollars) 36317", "locator": "Table B19215, line 5, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-median-income-65plus-by-living-arrangement", "history": [], "notes": "Comparison: male nonfamily householders 65+ NOT living alone had a median of $74,135 (line 8). ACL's 2023 Profile gives $73,100 for family households headed by someone 65+ in 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-median-income-men-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "$36,317 was the 2024 median household income of U.S. men aged 65 and over living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B19215; 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B19215: Median Nonfamily Household Income by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder (2024 dollars)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b19215.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-median-income-men-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-median-income-women-65plus-living-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "$31,179 was the 2024 median household income of U.S. women aged 65 and over living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B19215; 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars).", "value": 31179, "unit": "USD (median household income, 2024 dollars)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Female nonfamily householders aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B19215: Median Nonfamily Household Income by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder (2024 dollars)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b19215.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder -- Living alone -- Householder 65 years and over (dollars) 31179", "locator": "Table B19215, line 12, GEO_ID 0100000US", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-median-income-65plus-by-living-arrangement", "history": [], "notes": "Female nonfamily householders 65+ NOT living alone: $72,270 (line 15). Men living alone: $36,317.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-median-income-women-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "$31,179 was the 2024 median household income of U.S. women aged 65 and over living alone (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B19215; 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B19215: Median Nonfamily Household Income by Sex of Householder by Living Alone by Age of Householder (2024 dollars)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b19215.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-median-income-women-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-dc-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "40.6% of District of Columbia's 85,839 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (34,869 people) - the highest share of any state-level jurisdiction (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 40.6, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "40.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "District of Columbia", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 85839 | Lives alone 34869", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US11 (District of Columbia)", "derived": true, "formula": "34869 / 85839 x 100 = 40.62%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "State ranking computed from the same file for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico; see us.md for the full top/bottom lists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-dc-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "40.6% of District of Columbia's 85,839 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (34,869 people) - the highest share of any state-level jurisdiction (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-dc-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-nd-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "32.6% of North Dakota's 132,905 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (43,347 people) - the highest share among the 50 states (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 32.6, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "32.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "North Dakota", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 132905 | Lives alone 43347", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US38 (North Dakota)", "derived": true, "formula": "43347 / 132905 x 100 = 32.62%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "State ranking computed from the same file for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico; see us.md for the full top/bottom lists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-nd-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "32.6% of North Dakota's 132,905 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (43,347 people) - the highest share among the 50 states (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-nd-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-ne-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "31.1% of Nebraska's 335,289 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (104,120 people) - the second-highest state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 31.1, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "31.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Nebraska", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 335289 | Lives alone 104120", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US31 (Nebraska)", "derived": true, "formula": "104120 / 335289 x 100 = 31.05%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "State ranking computed from the same file for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico; see us.md for the full top/bottom lists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ne-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "31.1% of Nebraska's 335,289 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (104,120 people) - the second-highest state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ne-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-hi-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "19.6% of Hawaii's 305,515 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (59,864 people) - the lowest share of any state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 19.6, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "19.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hawaii", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 305515 | Lives alone 59864", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US15 (Hawaii)", "derived": true, "formula": "59864 / 305515 x 100 = 19.59%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "State ranking computed from the same file for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico; see us.md for the full top/bottom lists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-hi-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "19.6% of Hawaii's 305,515 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (59,864 people) - the lowest share of any state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-hi-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-ut-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "us", "statement": "21.4% of Utah's 426,668 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (91,447 people) - the second-lowest state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 21.4, "unit": "% of household population aged 65+", "display_value": "21.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Utah", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 426668 | Lives alone 91447", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US49 (Utah)", "derived": true, "formula": "91447 / 426668 x 100 = 21.43%", "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "State ranking computed from the same file for all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico; see us.md for the full top/bottom lists.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ut-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "21.4% of Utah's 426,668 residents aged 65 and over living in households lived alone in 2024 (91,447 people) - the second-lowest state (derived from ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ut-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "us-acs-2024-ca-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "us", "statement": "California had the largest number of residents aged 65 and over living alone in 2024 - 1,401,504 - even though its share (22.1% of the 65+ household population) was among the three lowest in the country (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021).", "value": 1401504, "unit": "people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "California", "period": "2024", "population": "Civilian population aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "65 years and over: 6333225 | Lives alone 1401504", "locator": "Table B09021, lines 22-23, GEO_ID 0400000US06 (California)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "acs-2024-state-65plus-living-alone-count", "history": [], "notes": "Next largest counts: Florida 1,206,715; New York 1,033,455; Texas 1,016,144 (same table). Share is derived: 1401504/6333225.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ca-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "California had the largest number of residents aged 65 and over living alone in 2024 - 1,401,504 - even though its share (22.1% of the 65+ household population) was among the three lowest in the country (ACS 2024 1-year, Table B09021). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"American Community Survey 2024 1-Year Estimates, Table B09021: Living Arrangements of Adults 18 Years and Over by Age\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/1YRData/acsdt1y2024-b09021.dat). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acs-2024-ca-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "41.8% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2023 (of 13,471,000 women 75+) - down from a 1990 peak of 54.7% (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2023 | 10263 | 13471 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 41.8", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '2023', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table. ACL's 2023 Profile rounds this to '42%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "41.8% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2023 (of 13,471,000 women 75+) - down from a 1990 peak of 54.7% (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2020", "family": "us", "statement": "42.1% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2020 (of 12,654,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 42.1, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "42.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2020 | 9682 | 12654 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 42.1", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '2020', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2020", "citation_text": "42.1% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2020 (of 12,654,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2020." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2010", "family": "us", "statement": "47.4% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2010 (of 10,576,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 47.4, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "47.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2010 | 7055 | 10576 | 100 | 100 | 22.6 | 47.4", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '2010', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2010", "citation_text": "47.4% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2010 (of 10,576,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2010." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2000", "family": "us", "statement": "49.5% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2000 (of 8,970,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 49.5, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "49.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2000", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2000 | 5829 | 8970 | 100 | 100 | 21.4 | 49.5", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '2000', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2000", "citation_text": "49.5% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 2000 (of 8,970,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-2000." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1990", "family": "us", "statement": "54.7% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1990 (of 7,267,000 women 75+) - the peak of the series; by 2023 the share had fallen to 41.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 54.7, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "54.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1990", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1990 | 4321 | 7267 | 100 | 100 | 20.9 | 54.7", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1990', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1990", "citation_text": "54.7% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1990 (of 7,267,000 women 75+) - the peak of the series; by 2023 the share had fallen to 41.8% (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1990." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1980", "family": "us", "statement": "49.5% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1980 (of 5,605,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 49.5, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "49.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1980", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1980 | 3296 | 5605 | 100 | 100 | 21.6 | 49.5", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1980', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1980", "citation_text": "49.5% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1980 (of 5,605,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1980." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1970", "family": "us", "statement": "40.7% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1970 (of 4,204,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 40.7, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "40.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1970", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1970 | 2776 | 4204 | 100 | 100 | 20.4 | 40.7", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1970', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1970", "citation_text": "40.7% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1970 (of 4,204,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1970." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1967", "family": "us", "statement": "34.6% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1967 (of 3,835,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 34.6, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "34.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1967", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1967 | 2723 | 3835 | 100 | 100 | 16.9 | 34.6", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1967', columns 'Total number - Men/Women' and 'Percent - Living alone - Men/Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1967", "citation_text": "34.6% of U.S. women aged 75 and over lived alone in 1967 (of 3,835,000 women 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-75plus-living-alone-1967." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "23.0% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 2023 (of 10,263,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 23, "unit": "% of men aged 75+", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2023 | 10263 | 13471 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 41.8", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '2023', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "23.0% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 2023 (of 10,263,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1990", "family": "us", "statement": "20.9% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 1990 (of 4,321,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 20.9, "unit": "% of men aged 75+", "display_value": "20.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1990", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1990 | 4321 | 7267 | 100 | 100 | 20.9 | 54.7", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1990', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1990", "citation_text": "20.9% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 1990 (of 4,321,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1990." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1967", "family": "us", "statement": "16.9% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 1967 (of 2,723,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 16.9, "unit": "% of men aged 75+", "display_value": "16.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1967", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1967 | 2723 | 3835 | 100 | 100 | 16.9 | 34.6", "locator": "Table AD-3 (75 and over), row '1967', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1967", "citation_text": "16.9% of U.S. men aged 75 and over lived alone in 1967 (of 2,723,000 men 75+) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 75 and Over, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-75andover.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-75plus-living-alone-1967." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "27.1% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2023 (of 17,997,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 27.1, "unit": "% of women aged 65-74", "display_value": "27.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2023 | 15997 | 17997 | 100 | 100 | 20.8 | 27.1", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '2023', column 'Percent - Living alone - Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "27.1% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2023 (of 17,997,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1990", "family": "us", "statement": "33.4% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1990 (of 9,966,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 33.4, "unit": "% of women aged 65-74", "display_value": "33.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1990", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1990 | 8013 | 9966 | 100 | 100 | 13 | 33.4", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '1990', column 'Percent - Living alone - Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1990", "citation_text": "33.4% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1990 (of 9,966,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1990." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1967", "family": "us", "statement": "30.2% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1967 (of 6,318,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 30.2, "unit": "% of women aged 65-74", "display_value": "30.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1967", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1967 | 5071 | 6318 | 100 | 100 | 10.9 | 30.2", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '1967', column 'Percent - Living alone - Women'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table. Series peak was 36.2% in 1978.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1967", "citation_text": "30.2% of U.S. women aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1967 (of 6,318,000 women 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-women-65-74-living-alone-1967." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "20.8% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2023 (of 15,997,000 men 65-74) - almost double the 10.9% of 1967 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 20.8, "unit": "% of men aged 65-74", "display_value": "20.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2023 | 15997 | 17997 | 100 | 100 | 20.8 | 27.1", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '2023', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "20.8% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 2023 (of 15,997,000 men 65-74) - almost double the 10.9% of 1967 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1990", "family": "us", "statement": "13.0% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1990 (of 8,013,000 men 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 13, "unit": "% of men aged 65-74", "display_value": "13%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1990", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1990 | 8013 | 9966 | 100 | 100 | 13 | 33.4", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '1990', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1990", "citation_text": "13.0% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1990 (of 8,013,000 men 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1990." }, { "id": "us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1967", "family": "us", "statement": "10.9% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1967 (of 5,071,000 men 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3).", "value": 10.9, "unit": "% of men aged 65-74", "display_value": "10.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1967", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional men aged 65-74 (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1967 | 5071 | 6318 | 100 | 100 | 10.9 | 30.2", "locator": "Table AD-3 (65 to 74), row '1967', column 'Percent - Living alone - Men'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Excel historical table downloaded from www2.census.gov (listed at census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/families/adults.html). Numbers in thousands; percentages as published. 2021 shown as revised (2021r) in the table.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1967", "citation_text": "10.9% of U.S. men aged 65 to 74 lived alone in 1967 (of 5,071,000 men 65-74) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC, historical Table AD-3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table AD-3. Living Arrangements of Adults 65 to 74, 1967 to 2023 (Historical Living Arrangements of Adults, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/time-series/adults/ad3-65-74.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-ad3-men-65-74-living-alone-1967." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2023-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "16,194,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2023 - 8,207,000 aged 65-74 and 7,987,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 16194000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 38097 | ... | 8207 | 7987", "locator": "Table H2 (2023), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(8207 + 7987) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2023. Growth 2013-2023: +34.0% (12,088k to 16,194k).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2023-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "16,194,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2023 - 8,207,000 aged 65-74 and 7,987,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2023-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2021-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "15,252,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2021 - 7,392,000 aged 65-74 and 7,860,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2021, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 15252000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2021 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2021, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2021/cps-2021/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 36972 | ... | 7392 | 7860", "locator": "Table H2 (2021), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(7392 + 7860) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2021-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "15,252,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2021 - 7,392,000 aged 65-74 and 7,860,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2021, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2021 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2021, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2021/cps-2021/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2021-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2019-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "14,745,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2019 - 7,167,000 aged 65-74 and 7,578,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2019, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 14745000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2019", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2019 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2019, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2019/cps-2019/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 36479 | ... | 7167 | 7578", "locator": "Table H2 (2019), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(7167 + 7578) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2019.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2019-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "14,745,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2019 - 7,167,000 aged 65-74 and 7,578,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2019, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2019 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2019, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2019/cps-2019/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2019-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2018-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "14,259,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2018 - 6,851,000 aged 65-74 and 7,408,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2018, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 14259000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2018 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2018, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2018/cps-2018/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 35740 | ... | 6851 | 7408", "locator": "Table H2 (2018), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(6851 + 7408) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2018.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2018-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "14,259,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2018 - 6,851,000 aged 65-74 and 7,408,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2018, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2018 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2018, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2018/cps-2018/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2018-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2015-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "13,281,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2015 - 6,303,000 aged 65-74 and 6,978,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2015, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 13281000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2015 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2015, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2015/cps-2015/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 34866 | ... | 6303 | 6978", "locator": "Table H2 (2015), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(6303 + 6978) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2015.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2015-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "13,281,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2015 - 6,303,000 aged 65-74 and 6,978,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2015, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2015 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2015, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2015/cps-2015/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2015-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2013-one-person-households-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "12,088,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2013 - 5,423,000 aged 65-74 and 6,665,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2013, Table H2; sum derived).", "value": 12088000, "unit": "one-person households, householder 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2013", "population": "One-member households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2013 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2013, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2013/cps-2013/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE | .One member | 33570 | ... | 5423 | 6665", "locator": "Table H2 (2013), section 'ALL HOUSEHOLDS BY SIZE', row 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years' (numbers in thousands)", "derived": true, "formula": "(5423 + 6665) x 1,000", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-one-person-households-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Excel table; Internet release date November 2013.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2013-one-person-households-65plus", "citation_text": "12,088,000 U.S. one-person households were headed by someone aged 65 or over in 2013 - 5,423,000 aged 65-74 and 6,665,000 aged 75 and over (CPS ASEC 2013, Table H2; sum derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2013 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2013, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2013/cps-2013/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2013-one-person-households-65plus." }, { "id": "us-cps-h2-2023-75plus-households-one-person-share", "family": "us", "statement": "50.9% of the 15,691,000 U.S. households headed by someone aged 75 or over were one-person households in 2023 (7,987,000), versus 38.3% of households headed by 65-74-year-olds (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H2; shares derived).", "value": 50.9, "unit": "% of households with householder 75+", "display_value": "50.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Households by age of householder (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh2-all.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "ALL HOUSEHOLDS | .TOTAL | 131434 | ... | 21440 | 15691 ... .One member | 38097 | ... | 8207 | 7987", "locator": "Table H2 (2023), rows 'TOTAL' (all households) and 'One member', columns '65-74 years' and '75+ years'", "derived": true, "formula": "7,987 / 15,691 x 100 = 50.9%; 8,207 / 21,440 x 100 = 38.3%", "headline": false, "series": "cps-h2-2023-one-person-share-by-householder-age", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2023-75plus-households-one-person-share", "citation_text": "50.9% of the 15,691,000 U.S. households headed by someone aged 75 or over were one-person households in 2023 (7,987,000), versus 38.3% of households headed by 65-74-year-olds (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H2; shares derived). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H2. Households, by Type and Age of Householder: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh2-all.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h2-2023-75plus-households-one-person-share." }, { "id": "us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-white-non-hispanic-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 9.5% of U.S. White non-Hispanic households in 2023 (8,060,000 of 84,491,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3).", "value": 9.5, "unit": "% of all White non-Hispanic households", "display_value": "9.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Households with a White non-Hispanic household reference person (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder living alone | 65 or more | 8060 ... percent: 65 or more | 9.5", "locator": "Table H3 (2023), rows 'Female householder living alone / 65 or more' (number and percent distribution), column 'White non-Hispanic'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households-by-race", "history": [], "notes": "Share of households, not of persons. All races: 8.0% (10,499,000 of 131,434,000). The CPS A2 person-level table by race was not published for 2023, so this is the newest official race split found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-white-non-hispanic-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 9.5% of U.S. White non-Hispanic households in 2023 (8,060,000 of 84,491,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-white-non-hispanic-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-black-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 7.2% of U.S. Black alone households in 2023 (1,305,000 of 18,077,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3).", "value": 7.2, "unit": "% of all Black alone households", "display_value": "7.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Households with a Black alone household reference person (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder living alone | 65 or more | 1305 ... percent: 65 or more | 7.2", "locator": "Table H3 (2023), rows 'Female householder living alone / 65 or more' (number and percent distribution), column 'Black alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households-by-race", "history": [], "notes": "Share of households, not of persons. All races: 8.0% (10,499,000 of 131,434,000). The CPS A2 person-level table by race was not published for 2023, so this is the newest official race split found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-black-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 7.2% of U.S. Black alone households in 2023 (1,305,000 of 18,077,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-black-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-asian-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 4.2% of U.S. Asian alone households in 2023 (320,000 of 7,609,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3).", "value": 4.2, "unit": "% of all Asian alone households", "display_value": "4.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Households with a Asian alone household reference person (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder living alone | 65 or more | 320 ... percent: 65 or more | 4.2", "locator": "Table H3 (2023), rows 'Female householder living alone / 65 or more' (number and percent distribution), column 'Asian alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households-by-race", "history": [], "notes": "Share of households, not of persons. All races: 8.0% (10,499,000 of 131,434,000). The CPS A2 person-level table by race was not published for 2023, so this is the newest official race split found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-asian-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 4.2% of U.S. Asian alone households in 2023 (320,000 of 7,609,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-asian-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-hispanic-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 3.7% of U.S. Hispanic (any race) households in 2023 (721,000 of 19,319,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3).", "value": 3.7, "unit": "% of all Hispanic (any race) households", "display_value": "3.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Households with a Hispanic (any race) household reference person (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female householder living alone | 65 or more | 721 ... percent: 65 or more | 3.7", "locator": "Table H3 (2023), rows 'Female householder living alone / 65 or more' (number and percent distribution), column 'Hispanic (any race)'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households-by-race", "history": [], "notes": "Share of households, not of persons. All races: 8.0% (10,499,000 of 131,434,000). The CPS A2 person-level table by race was not published for 2023, so this is the newest official race split found.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-hispanic-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by a woman aged 65 or over made up 3.7% of U.S. Hispanic (any race) households in 2023 (721,000 of 19,319,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-women-65plus-living-alone-hispanic-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-h3-2023-men-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by a man aged 65 or over were 4.3% of all 131,434,000 U.S. households in 2023 (5,695,000), compared with 8.0% headed by a woman 65+ (10,499,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3).", "value": 4.3, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "4.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All households (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Male householder living alone | 65 or more | 5695 ... percent: 65 or more | 4.3", "locator": "Table H3 (2023), rows 'Male householder living alone / 65 or more' and 'Female householder living alone / 65 or more', column 'Total'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "By race (men 65+ alone, % of that group's households): White non-Hispanic 5.0, Black 4.5, Asian 1.9, Hispanic 2.4.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-men-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by a man aged 65 or over were 4.3% of all 131,434,000 U.S. households in 2023 (5,695,000), compared with 8.0% headed by a woman 65+ (10,499,000) (CPS ASEC 2023, Table H3). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Table H3. Households, by Race and Hispanic Origin of Household Reference Person and Detailed Type: 2023 (America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2023, CPS ASEC)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/demo/tables/families/2023/cps-2023/tabh3.xls). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-h3-2023-men-65plus-living-alone-share-of-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-p20-587-65plus-living-alone-1967-to-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "About 28% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2022, up about 4 percentage points from about 24% in 1967 (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587, CPS ASEC 1967-2022).", "value": 28, "unit": "% of adults 65+ (approximate, as published)", "display_value": "28%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Census P20-587: share of adults 65+ (CPS ASEC 2022)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1967-2022", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional population aged 65+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (Current Population Reports P20-587)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone also became more common among those aged 65 and older, although it only increased by about 4 percentage points from 1967 to 2022 (from about 24 percent in 1967 to about 28 percent in 2022).", "locator": "p. 7, text discussing Figure 4 (Living Arrangements of Adults by Age: 1967 to 2022)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-65plus-living-alone-long-run", "history": [], "notes": "Report issued 2024. The site already carries the 2022 men/women/total figures from Table 2 of this report; this record adds the 1967 baseline.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-p20-587-65plus-living-alone-1967-to-2022", "citation_text": "About 28% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2022, up about 4 percentage points from about 24% in 1967 (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587, CPS ASEC 1967-2022). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (Current Population Reports P20-587)\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-p20-587-65plus-living-alone-1967-to-2022." }, { "id": "us-cps-p20-587-one-person-households-1970-to-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households grew from 17% of all U.S. households in 1970 to 29% in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587, Figure 3; CPS ASEC).", "value": 29, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1970-2022", "population": "All households (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (Current Population Reports P20-587)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Most of this growth came from the increase in one-person households. These households grew by about 12 percentage points (from 17 percent to 29 percent) from 1970 to 2022", "locator": "p. 6, text and Figure 3 (Households by Size: 1970 to 2022); figure data points for '1 person': 17.1 (1970), 22.7 (1980), 24.6 (1990), 25.5 (2000), 26.7 (2010), 28.9 (2022)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-one-person-households-share", "history": [], "notes": "Decade values read from Figure 3 labels: 17.1, 22.7, 24.6, 25.5, 26.7, 28.9.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-p20-587-one-person-households-1970-to-2022", "citation_text": "One-person households grew from 17% of all U.S. households in 1970 to 29% in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, P20-587, Figure 3; CPS ASEC). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2022 (Current Population Reports P20-587)\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2024/demo/p20-587.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-p20-587-one-person-households-1970-to-2022." }, { "id": "us-sg-2023-single-person-households-1960-vs-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "Single-person households were only 13% of all U.S. households in 1960; by 2022 the share had more than doubled to 29% (U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory, 2023, citing Census Bureau data).", "value": 13, "unit": "% of all households (1960)", "display_value": "13%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1960 vs 2022", "population": "All households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community (2023)", "source_url": "https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 1960, single-person households accounted for only 13% of all U.S. households. In 2022, that number more than doubled, to 29% of all households.", "locator": "Section 'Demographic Trends' (Key Data sidebar), p. 12; reference 70 (Census Bureau)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-one-person-households-share", "history": [], "notes": "Advisory released May 2023; fetched via Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-01 because hhs.gov returned HTTP 403 to automated requests. Not specific to older adults - context only.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-sg-2023-single-person-households-1960-vs-2022", "citation_text": "Single-person households were only 13% of all U.S. households in 1960; by 2022 the share had more than doubled to 29% (U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory, 2023, citing Census Bureau data). Source: Office of the U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General's Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community (2023)\" (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-sg-2023-single-person-households-1960-vs-2022." }, { "id": "us-census-2020-one-person-households-share", "family": "us", "statement": "27.6% of all U.S. occupied households were one-person households in the 2020 Census, up from 7.7% in 1940 (U.S. Census Bureau, America Counts, 2023).", "value": 27.6, "unit": "% of occupied households", "display_value": "27.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020 (Census)", "population": "All occupied households (2020 Census DHC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "More Than a Quarter of All Households Have One Person (America Counts, June 8, 2023; 2020 Census DHC)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/more-than-a-quarter-all-households-have-one-person.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Over a quarter (27.6%) of all U.S. occupied households were one-person households in 2020, up from just 7.7% in 1940", "locator": "Opening paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-one-person-households-share", "history": [], "notes": "Also: 'the largest increase happened between 1970 and 1980, when the share increased from 17.6% to 22.7%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-one-person-households-share", "citation_text": "27.6% of all U.S. occupied households were one-person households in the 2020 Census, up from 7.7% in 1940 (U.S. Census Bureau, America Counts, 2023). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"More Than a Quarter of All Households Have One Person (America Counts, June 8, 2023; 2020 Census DHC)\" (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/more-than-a-quarter-all-households-have-one-person.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-one-person-households-share." }, { "id": "us-census-2020-one-person-households-65plus-share-of-all-households", "family": "us", "statement": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65 or over rose from 9.4% of all U.S. households in 2010 to 11.1% in 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census DHC via America Counts).", "value": 11.1, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "11.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010-2020 (Census)", "population": "All occupied households (decennial census)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "More Than a Quarter of All Households Have One Person (America Counts, June 8, 2023; 2020 Census DHC)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/more-than-a-quarter-all-households-have-one-person.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-06-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The share (from 9.4% to 11.1%) of one-person households headed by adults ages 65 and over", "locator": "Section on changes 2010-2020 (one-person households by age of householder)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-one-person-65plus-share-of-households", "history": [], "notes": "Same story: one-person households among people 15-64 declined from 17.3% to 16.5% of all households over the decade.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-one-person-households-65plus-share-of-all-households", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65 or over rose from 9.4% of all U.S. households in 2010 to 11.1% in 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census DHC via America Counts). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"More Than a Quarter of All Households Have One Person (America Counts, June 8, 2023; 2020 Census DHC)\" (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/more-than-a-quarter-all-households-have-one-person.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-one-person-households-65plus-share-of-all-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-2025-one-person-households", "family": "us", "statement": "There were 39.7 million one-person households in the United States in 2025, 29% of all households, up from 20% in 1975 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025 release).", "value": 39700000, "unit": "one-person households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "All households (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, December 2, 2025; CPS ASEC 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/families-and-living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2025, there were 39.7 million one-person households, accounting for 29% of all households, up from 20% in 1975.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph on household type", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-one-person-households-count", "history": [], "notes": "Newest CPS ASEC release. The detailed 2024/2025 family tables (A/H series) could not be located on census.gov during this session (table pages returned 404); figures here are from the release text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2025-one-person-households", "citation_text": "There were 39.7 million one-person households in the United States in 2025, 29% of all households, up from 20% in 1975 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025 release). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, December 2, 2025; CPS ASEC 2025)\" (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/families-and-living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2025-one-person-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-2025-householders-65plus-share", "family": "us", "statement": "Householders aged 65 and over made up over 1 in 4 U.S. households in 2025, up from 1 in 5 in 1975 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025 release).", "value": 25, "unit": "% of households (published as 'over 1 in 4')", "display_value": "25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "All households (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, December 2, 2025; CPS ASEC 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/families-and-living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The portion of householders age 65 and older rose from 1 in 5 in 1975 to over 1 in 4 in 2025.", "locator": "Press release, paragraph on age of householder", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2025-householders-65plus-share", "citation_text": "Householders aged 65 and over made up over 1 in 4 U.S. households in 2025, up from 1 in 5 in 1975 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025 release). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, December 2, 2025; CPS ASEC 2025)\" (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2025/families-and-living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2025-householders-65plus-share." }, { "id": "us-cps-2024-one-person-households", "family": "us", "statement": "There were 38.5 million one-person households in the United States in 2024, 29% of all households, compared with 19% in 1974 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2024 release).", "value": 38500000, "unit": "one-person households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "All households (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, November 12, 2024; CPS ASEC 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/families-and-living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2024, there were 38.5 million one-person households, which was 29% of all U.S. households. ... In 1974, one-person households represented only 19% of all households.", "locator": "Press release, paragraphs on one-person households", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "us-one-person-households-count", "history": [], "notes": "Also: 'A substantial portion of nonfamily households were homes with someone living alone - 81% in 2024 compared with 89% 50 years ago.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2024-one-person-households", "citation_text": "There were 38.5 million one-person households in the United States in 2024, 29% of all households, compared with 19% in 1974 (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2024 release). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America's Families and Living Arrangements (press release, November 12, 2024; CPS ASEC 2024)\" (https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/families-and-living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-2024-one-person-households." }, { "id": "us-cps-pov01-2025-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "family": "us", "statement": "18.4% of U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone were below the official poverty line in 2025 (3,358,000 of 18,250,000), versus 5.4% of people 65+ living in primary families (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01).", "value": 18.4, "unit": "% below 100% of poverty", "display_value": "18.4%", "display_label": "among Americans aged 65+ who live alone, versus 5.4% of those living in families (US Census Bureau, 2025)", "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "US Census Bureau", "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "Householders aged 65+ living alone (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "...65+ and living alone (10) | 18250 | 3358 | 18.4", "locator": "Table POV-01 (2025), 'Householder' block, row '65+ and living alone', columns 'All income levels', 'Below 100% of poverty', 'Percentage below 100% of poverty'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "cps-pov01-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "history": [], "notes": "Official poverty measure. Row '65+ and living alone' sits under 'Householder' and equals the 'Unrelated individuals' columns; numbers in thousands. Compare ACL's 17.7% for 2022. Family comparison from row '65 years and over' under 'People in primary families': 44,620k, 2,414k poor, 5.4%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "citation_text": "18.4% of U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone were below the official poverty line in 2025 (3,358,000 of 18,250,000), versus 5.4% of people 65+ living in primary families (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate." }, { "id": "us-cps-pov01-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "family": "us", "statement": "19.1% of U.S. women aged 65 and over living alone were in poverty in 2025 (2,202,000 of 11,510,000), versus 17.1% of men 65+ living alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01).", "value": 19.1, "unit": "% below 100% of poverty", "display_value": "19.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "Female householders aged 65+ living alone (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "....Male | 6746 | 1157 | 17.1 ... ....Female | 11510 | 2202 | 19.1", "locator": "Table POV-01 (2025), rows 'Male' and 'Female' under '65+ and living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-pov01-2025-65plus-living-alone-poverty-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Official poverty measure. Row '65+ and living alone' sits under 'Householder' and equals the 'Unrelated individuals' columns; numbers in thousands. Compare ACL's 17.7% for 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "citation_text": "19.1% of U.S. women aged 65 and over living alone were in poverty in 2025 (2,202,000 of 11,510,000), versus 17.1% of men 65+ living alone (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate." }, { "id": "us-cps-pov01-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "family": "us", "statement": "17.1% of U.S. men aged 65 and over living alone were in poverty in 2025 (1,157,000 of 6,746,000) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01).", "value": 17.1, "unit": "% below 100% of poverty", "display_value": "17.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "Male householders aged 65+ living alone (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "....Male | 6746 | 1157 | 17.1", "locator": "Table POV-01 (2025), row 'Male' under '65+ and living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-pov01-2025-65plus-living-alone-poverty-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Official poverty measure. Row '65+ and living alone' sits under 'Householder' and equals the 'Unrelated individuals' columns; numbers in thousands. Compare ACL's 17.7% for 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "citation_text": "17.1% of U.S. men aged 65 and over living alone were in poverty in 2025 (1,157,000 of 6,746,000) (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2026, Table POV-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2025 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2026)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2026/pov01_100_1.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate." }, { "id": "us-cps-pov01-2024-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "family": "us", "statement": "17.4% of U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone were below the official poverty line in 2024 (2,972,000 of 17,120,000), versus 6.1% of people 65+ in primary families (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025, Table POV-01).", "value": 17.4, "unit": "% below 100% of poverty", "display_value": "17.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024", "population": "Householders aged 65+ living alone (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2024 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2025)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2025/pov01_100_1.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "...65+ and living alone (10) | 17120 | 2972 | 17.4", "locator": "Table POV-01 (2024), 'Householder' block, row '65+ and living alone'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-pov01-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "history": [], "notes": "Official poverty measure. Row '65+ and living alone' sits under 'Householder' and equals the 'Unrelated individuals' columns; numbers in thousands. Compare ACL's 17.7% for 2022. Men 15.8% (994k of 6,304k); women 18.3% (1,978k of 10,820k). Families: 41,950k, 2,572k poor, 6.1%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2024-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "citation_text": "17.4% of U.S. householders aged 65 and over who lived alone were below the official poverty line in 2024 (2,972,000 of 17,120,000), versus 6.1% of people 65+ in primary families (U.S. Census Bureau, CPS ASEC 2025, Table POV-01). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"POV-01: Age and Sex of All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals: 2024 - Below 100% of Poverty, All Races (CPS ASEC 2025)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/tables/pov-01/2025/pov01_100_1.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-cps-pov01-2024-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-65plus-community-living-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "About 28% (16.2 million) of U.S. adults aged 65 and over living in the community lived alone in 2023 - 5.7 million men (22% of older men) and 10.5 million women (33% of older women) (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC).", "value": 28, "unit": "% of community-dwelling adults 65+", "display_value": "28%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "ACL Profile 2023: share of community-dwelling adults 65+ (CPS)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional ('community') population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, about 28% (16.2 million) of all older adults living in the community lived alone (5.7 million men, 10.5 million women). They represented 22% of older men and 33% of older women.", "locator": "p. 6, 'Living Arrangements'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-65plus-living-alone-long-run", "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive. Newer than the site's 2022 CPS records (28.0%, 15.7 million). ACS 2024 gives 26.6% / 15.8 million on a different (household-population) basis.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-65plus-community-living-alone", "citation_text": "About 28% (16.2 million) of U.S. adults aged 65 and over living in the community lived alone in 2023 - 5.7 million men (22% of older men) and 10.5 million women (33% of older women) (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-65plus-community-living-alone." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-65plus-living-alone-poverty-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "17.7% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over living alone were poor in 2022, compared with 6.6% of older people living with families (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC).", "value": 17.7, "unit": "% below official poverty level", "display_value": "17.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional population aged 65+ by living arrangement", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "A higher percentage of older people living alone were poor (17.7%) compared to older people living with families (6.6%).", "locator": "p. 11, 'Poverty'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "cps-pov01-65plus-living-alone-poverty-rate", "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-65plus-living-alone-poverty-2022", "citation_text": "17.7% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over living alone were poor in 2022, compared with 6.6% of older people living with families (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-65plus-living-alone-poverty-2022." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-asian-women-living-alone-poverty-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "37% of older Asian American women who lived alone were in poverty in 2022 - the highest poverty rate of any older group identified by ACL (2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC).", "value": 37, "unit": "% below official poverty level", "display_value": "37%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "Asian American women aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The highest poverty rates were experienced among older Asian American women who lived alone (37%).", "locator": "p. 11, 'Poverty' (call-out box)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-asian-women-living-alone-poverty-2022", "citation_text": "37% of older Asian American women who lived alone were in poverty in 2022 - the highest poverty rate of any older group identified by ACL (2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-asian-women-living-alone-poverty-2022." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-poverty-threshold-65plus-living-alone-2022", "family": "us", "statement": "$14,036 was the 2022 official poverty threshold for a U.S. householder aged 65 or over living alone (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans, footnote 1; Census Bureau thresholds).", "value": 14036, "unit": "USD per year", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "One-person households, householder 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The poverty threshold in 2022 was $14,036 for householders age 65 and older and living alone.", "locator": "p. 20, footnote 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-poverty-threshold-65plus-living-alone-2022", "citation_text": "$14,036 was the 2022 official poverty threshold for a U.S. householder aged 65 or over living alone (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans, footnote 1; Census Bureau thresholds). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-poverty-threshold-65plus-living-alone-2022." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-widows-share-of-older-women", "family": "us", "statement": "Widows were 29% of all U.S. women aged 65 and over in 2023 - 9 million people, more than three times the 2.9 million widowers (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC).", "value": 29, "unit": "% of women aged 65+", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional women aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, widows accounted for 29% of all older women, or 9 million people. This is more than three times as many widows (9 million) as widowers (2.9 million).", "locator": "p. 5, 'Marital Status'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-widows-share-of-older-women", "citation_text": "Widows were 29% of all U.S. women aged 65 and over in 2023 - 9 million people, more than three times the 2.9 million widowers (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-widows-share-of-older-women." }, { "id": "us-acl-2023-married-men-vs-women-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "68% of U.S. men aged 65 and over were married in 2023, versus 47% of women the same age (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC).", "value": 68, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ married", "display_value": "68%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services", "source_title": "2023 Profile of Older Americans", "source_url": "https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, more older men (68%) than older women (47%) were married.", "locator": "p. 5, 'Marital Status'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "acl.gov returned HTTP 403 to all automated requests; the PDF was read from the Internet Archive capture of 2025-12-31 (web.archive.org/web/20251231225002/...). No 2024 or 2025 edition could be found at acl.gov or in the archive. Same page: divorced and separated/spouse-absent people were 16% of all older people in 2023 versus about 5% in 1980.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-married-men-vs-women-65plus", "citation_text": "68% of U.S. men aged 65 and over were married in 2023, versus 47% of women the same age (ACL, 2023 Profile of Older Americans; CPS ASEC). Source: Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"2023 Profile of Older Americans\" (https://acl.gov/sites/default/files/Profile%20of%20OA/ACL_ProfileOlderAmericans2023_508.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-acl-2023-married-men-vs-women-65plus." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "26% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 29% in 1990 (Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data, December 2025).", "value": 26, "unit": "% of adults 65+", "display_value": "26%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Pew, Dec 2025: share of all adults 65+ (ACS 2023, incl. group quarters)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All adults aged 65+ (including group quarters)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "26% of U.S. adults ages 65 and older lived alone in 2023", "locator": "Opening section, living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "pew-65plus-living-alone-1990-vs-2023", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "26% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 29% in 1990 (Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-1990", "family": "us", "statement": "29% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 1990 (Pew Research Center analysis of 1990 Census data, December 2025).", "value": 29, "unit": "% of adults 65+", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1990", "population": "All adults aged 65+ (including group quarters)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "compared with 29% in 1990", "locator": "Opening section, living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-65plus-living-alone-1990-vs-2023", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-1990", "citation_text": "29% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived alone in 1990 (Pew Research Center analysis of 1990 Census data, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-alone-1990." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "31% of U.S. women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 38% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025).", "value": 31, "unit": "% of women aged 65+", "display_value": "women 31% · men 19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All women aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "31% of women ages 65 and older lived alone, down from 38% in 1990.", "locator": "Section on gender", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "31% of U.S. women aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, down from 38% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-women-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "19% of U.S. men aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, up from 15% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025).", "value": 19, "unit": "% of men aged 65+", "display_value": "19%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All men aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "19% did so in 2023, up from 15% in 1990.", "locator": "Section on gender", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-65plus-living-alone-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "19% of U.S. men aged 65 and over lived alone in 2023, up from 15% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-men-65plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-85plus-living-alone-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "38% of U.S. adults aged 85 and over lived alone in 2023 (Pew Research Center analysis of 2023 ACS data, December 2025).", "value": 38, "unit": "% of adults 85+", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "United States, ages 85+ (Pew / ACS 2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All adults aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "38%", "locator": "Section on age 85 and older, living alone", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pew-2023-living-alone-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%. Newest official-data figure found for the 85+ band; JCHS gives 41% for 80+ in 2021.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-85plus-living-alone-2023", "citation_text": "38% of U.S. adults aged 85 and over lived alone in 2023 (Pew Research Center analysis of 2023 ACS data, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-85plus-living-alone-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-65plus-living-with-spouse-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "54% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived with a spouse in 2023 - the highest figure in Census Bureau data going back to 1900 (Pew Research Center, December 2025).", "value": 54, "unit": "% of adults 65+", "display_value": "54%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All adults aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "54% of Americans ages 65 and older lived with a spouse in 2023", "locator": "Section on living with a spouse", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%. Pew describes it as 'the highest figure in Census Bureau data dating back to 1900'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-with-spouse-2023", "citation_text": "54% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived with a spouse in 2023 - the highest figure in Census Bureau data going back to 1900 (Pew Research Center, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-living-with-spouse-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-65plus-group-quarters-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "3% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived in nursing homes or other group quarters in 2023, down from 6% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025).", "value": 3, "unit": "% of adults 65+", "display_value": "3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All adults aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "3% of adults ages 65 and older were living in this type of setting in 2023, down from 6% in 1990.", "locator": "Section on group quarters", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-group-quarters-2023", "citation_text": "3% of U.S. adults aged 65 and over lived in nursing homes or other group quarters in 2023, down from 6% in 1990 (Pew Research Center, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-65plus-group-quarters-2023." }, { "id": "us-pew-2025-women-85plus-group-quarters-2023", "family": "us", "statement": "12% of U.S. women aged 85 and over lived in a nursing home or other group quarters in 2023, down from 27% in 1990; for men 85+ the share fell from 17% to 7% (Pew Research Center, December 2025).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of women aged 85+", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023", "population": "All women aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "12% of women ages 85 and older were living in a nursing home or other group quarters, down from 27% in 1990", "locator": "Section on age 85 and older, group quarters", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew analysis of Census Bureau data (1990 decennial census; 2023 American Community Survey). Shares are of all adults 65+ including those in group quarters, which is why Pew's 26% is below the ACS household-population share of 26.5-26.6%. The shift out of institutions is one reason the 85+ living-alone share is high.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-women-85plus-group-quarters-2023", "citation_text": "12% of U.S. women aged 85 and over lived in a nursing home or other group quarters in 2023, down from 27% in 1990; for men 85+ the share fell from 17% to 7% (Pew Research Center, December 2025). Source: Pew Research Center, \"A smaller share of older U.S. adults live alone today than in 1990 (short read, December 4, 2025; Census Bureau decennial and ACS data)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/04/a-smaller-share-of-older-us-adults-live-alone-today-than-in-1990/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2025-women-85plus-group-quarters-2023." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2050", "family": "us", "statement": "The U.S. population aged 65 and over is projected to reach 82,130,000 in 2050, up from 57,795,000 in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 82130000, "unit": "people aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Resident population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": ".65 years and over | 57,795 | 63,327 | 71,183 | 75,828 | 78,294 | 79,832 | 82,130", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (thousands)', row '65 years and over', columns 2022-2050", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-proj-2023-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series. Growth 2022-2050: +42.1% (derived).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2050", "citation_text": "The U.S. population aged 65 and over is projected to reach 82,130,000 in 2050, up from 57,795,000 in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2050." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2060", "family": "us", "statement": "The U.S. population aged 65 and over is projected to reach 88,788,000 in 2060 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 88788000, "unit": "people aged 65+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2060 (projection)", "population": "Resident population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": ".65 years and over | ... | 82,130 | 85,137 | 88,788", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (thousands)', row '65 years and over', column 2060", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-proj-2023-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2060", "citation_text": "The U.S. population aged 65 and over is projected to reach 88,788,000 in 2060 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-2060." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2050", "family": "us", "statement": "The U.S. population aged 85 and over is projected to nearly triple from 6,486,000 in 2022 to 17,375,000 in 2050 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 17375000, "unit": "people aged 85+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Resident population aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": ".85 years and over | 6,486 | 7,047 | 8,560 | 11,179 | 13,676 | 15,950 | 17,375", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (thousands)', row '85 years and over', columns 2022-2050", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "census-proj-2023-85plus", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series. Ratio 2050/2022 = 2.68 (derived). The 85+ group has the highest living-alone share (Pew: 38% in 2023).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2050", "citation_text": "The U.S. population aged 85 and over is projected to nearly triple from 6,486,000 in 2022 to 17,375,000 in 2050 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2050." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2040", "family": "us", "statement": "The U.S. population aged 85 and over is projected to reach 13,676,000 in 2040, more than double the 6,486,000 of 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 13676000, "unit": "people aged 85+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2040 (projection)", "population": "Resident population aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": ".85 years and over | 6,486 | 7,047 | 8,560 | 11,179 | 13,676", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (thousands)', row '85 years and over', column 2040", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-proj-2023-85plus", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series. ACL's 2023 Profile states the same: 'more than double from 6.5 million in 2022 to 13.7 million in 2040 (a 111% increase)'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2040", "citation_text": "The U.S. population aged 85 and over is projected to reach 13,676,000 in 2040, more than double the 6,486,000 of 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-85plus-2040." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-women-85plus-2050", "family": "us", "statement": "The number of U.S. women aged 85 and over is projected to rise from 4,202,000 in 2022 to 10,458,000 in 2050, versus 2,284,000 to 6,917,000 for men (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 10458000, "unit": "women aged 85+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Resident female population aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Female ... .85 years and over | 4,202 | 4,459 | 5,272 | 6,785 | 8,283 | 9,624 | 10,458", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (thousands)', 'Female' block, row '85 years and over', columns 2022-2050", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-proj-2023-85plus-by-sex", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-women-85plus-2050", "citation_text": "The number of U.S. women aged 85 and over is projected to rise from 4,202,000 in 2022 to 10,458,000 in 2050, versus 2,284,000 to 6,917,000 for men (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-women-85plus-2050." }, { "id": "us-census-proj-2023-65plus-share-2050", "family": "us", "statement": "Adults aged 65 and over are projected to be 23% of the U.S. population in 2050, up from 17% in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series).", "value": 23, "unit": "% of total population", "display_value": "23%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Resident population", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-11-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": ".65 years and over | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23", "locator": "Sheet 'Main series (percent)', row '65 years and over', columns 2022-2050", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-proj-2023-65plus-share", "history": [], "notes": "Resident population as of July 1, in thousands; 2022 is the base (Vintage 2022 estimate). Main (middle) series. 85+ share rises from 2% to 5% over the same period.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-share-2050", "citation_text": "Adults aged 65 and over are projected to be 23% of the U.S. population in 2050, up from 17% in 2022 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 National Population Projections, main series). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"2023 National Population Projections, Main series, Table 2: Projected Population by Age Group and Sex for the United States: 2022 to 2100 (np2023-t2.xlsx)\" (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popproj/tables/2023/2023-summary-tables/np2023-t2.xlsx). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-proj-2023-65plus-share-2050." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2023-living-alone-65-79-vs-80plus-2021", "family": "us", "statement": "25% of U.S. adults aged 65-79 who lived in their own homes lived alone in 2021, rising to 41% of those aged 80 and over (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023; ACS 2021).", "value": 41, "unit": "% of adults 80+ in own homes", "display_value": "25% vs 41%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "United States, ages 65-79 vs 80+, own homes (JCHS 2021)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "Adults 65+ living in their own homes (not in others' homes or group quarters)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "Housing America's Older Adults 2023", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the share of older adults living alone increased with age, rising from 25 percent among those aged 65-79 to 41 percent among those age 80 and over.", "locator": "p. 3, 'Most Older Adults Live in Their Own Homes'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jchs-2021-living-alone-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "JCHS tabulations of American Community Survey (2021) data. jchs.harvard.edu returned HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge; PDF read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-02. Report released November 2023.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-living-alone-65-79-vs-80plus-2021", "citation_text": "25% of U.S. adults aged 65-79 who lived in their own homes lived alone in 2021, rising to 41% of those aged 80 and over (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023; ACS 2021). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"Housing America's Older Adults 2023\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-living-alone-65-79-vs-80plus-2021." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2023-women-share-of-solo-households-80plus-2021", "family": "us", "statement": "73% of U.S. single-person households aged 80 and over were women in 2021, as were 63% of those aged 65-79 (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023; ACS 2021).", "value": 73, "unit": "% of single-person households 80+ that are women", "display_value": "73%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "Single-person households by age of householder", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "Housing America's Older Adults 2023", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2021, 63 percent of single-person households aged 65-79 and 73 percent of those age 80 and over were women", "locator": "p. 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "JCHS tabulations of American Community Survey (2021) data. jchs.harvard.edu returned HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge; PDF read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-02. Report released November 2023.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-women-share-of-solo-households-80plus-2021", "citation_text": "73% of U.S. single-person households aged 80 and over were women in 2021, as were 63% of those aged 65-79 (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023; ACS 2021). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"Housing America's Older Adults 2023\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-women-share-of-solo-households-80plus-2021." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2023-cost-burden-single-vs-couples-65plus-2021", "family": "us", "statement": "47% of U.S. single-adult older households were housing cost burdened (spending over 30% of income on housing) in 2021, versus 21% of older couples (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023).", "value": 47, "unit": "% cost burdened (single-adult older households)", "display_value": "47%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "Households headed by someone 65+ by household type", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "Housing America's Older Adults 2023", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Adults living alone are more likely to be cost burdened than married or partnered households: 47 percent of single-adult households experience burdens versus 21 percent of couples.", "locator": "p. 15, section on cost burdens", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jchs-2021-cost-burden-by-household-type", "history": [], "notes": "JCHS tabulations of American Community Survey (2021) data. jchs.harvard.edu returned HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge; PDF read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-02. Report released November 2023. Overall, 'nearly 11.2 million older adults were cost burdened' in 2021, an all-time high.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-cost-burden-single-vs-couples-65plus-2021", "citation_text": "47% of U.S. single-adult older households were housing cost burdened (spending over 30% of income on housing) in 2021, versus 21% of older couples (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"Housing America's Older Adults 2023\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-cost-burden-single-vs-couples-65plus-2021." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-very-low-income", "family": "us", "statement": "Just over 58% of U.S. adults aged 75 and over who live alone have very low incomes - at or below 50% of area median income (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023).", "value": 58, "unit": "% of people 75+ living alone", "display_value": "58%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "People aged 75+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "Housing America's Older Adults 2023", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Just over 58 percent of people living alone who are at least 75 years old have very low incomes, defined as less than or equal to 50 percent of the area median income.", "locator": "p. 27, 'Public Assistance Is Often Insufficient to Cover Housing and Care for Older Adults with Very Low Incomes'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "JCHS tabulations of American Community Survey (2021) data. jchs.harvard.edu returned HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge; PDF read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-02. Report released November 2023.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-very-low-income", "citation_text": "Just over 58% of U.S. adults aged 75 and over who live alone have very low incomes - at or below 50% of area median income (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"Housing America's Older Adults 2023\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-very-low-income." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-afford-assisted-living", "family": "us", "statement": "Only 13% of U.S. adults aged 75 and over living alone across 97 metro areas could afford assisted living without dipping into assets, and 14% could afford a daily home-health-aide visit on top of housing costs (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023).", "value": 13, "unit": "% of people 75+ living alone", "display_value": "13%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2021", "population": "People aged 75+ living alone in 97 U.S. metros", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "Housing America's Older Adults 2023", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "just 13 percent of adults age 75 and over living alone across 97 US metros could afford assisted living without dipping into assets, and only 14 percent could afford a daily visit from a home health aide", "locator": "p. 1, Introduction", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "JCHS tabulations of American Community Survey (2021) data. jchs.harvard.edu returned HTTP 403 / Cloudflare challenge; PDF read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-02. Report released November 2023. Quote truncated after 'home health aide'; sentence ends 'on top of housing costs.'", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-afford-assisted-living", "citation_text": "Only 13% of U.S. adults aged 75 and over living alone across 97 metro areas could afford assisted living without dipping into assets, and 14% could afford a daily home-health-aide visit on top of housing costs (JCHS, Housing America's Older Adults 2023). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"Housing America's Older Adults 2023\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Housing_Americas_Older_Adults_2023.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2023-75plus-living-alone-afford-assisted-living." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2020-single-person-households-80plus-2038", "family": "us", "statement": "The number of U.S. single-person households headed by someone aged 80 or over is projected to grow from 4.7 million in 2018 to 10.1 million in 2038 (JCHS 2018 Household Projections).", "value": 10100000, "unit": "single-person households, householder 80+", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2038 (projection)", "population": "Single-person households by age of householder", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the numbers of single-person households among the oldest age group will grow dramatically, from 4.7 million households in 2018 to an estimated 10.1 million in 2038", "locator": "Blog text and Figure 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jchs-proj-single-person-households-80plus", "history": [], "notes": "JCHS 2018 Household Projections and ACS 2018 tabulations; fetched via Internet Archive capture because jchs.harvard.edu blocks automated requests. Also: all households headed by someone 80+ to reach 17.5 million by 2038, from 8.1 million in 2018.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-single-person-households-80plus-2038", "citation_text": "The number of U.S. single-person households headed by someone aged 80 or over is projected to grow from 4.7 million in 2018 to 10.1 million in 2038 (JCHS 2018 Household Projections). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-single-person-households-80plus-2038." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2020-80plus-households-solo-share-2018", "family": "us", "statement": "58% of U.S. households headed by someone aged 80 or over were single-person households in 2018, and women were 74% of those solo households (JCHS, 2020).", "value": 58, "unit": "% of households with householder 80+", "display_value": "58%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "Households by age of householder (ACS 2018)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "With age, however, the share of solo households increases, reaching 58 percent among those 80 and over. ... in 2018 women comprised 74 percent of solo households age 80 and over.", "locator": "Blog text, paragraphs 3-4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jchs-2018-solo-households-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "JCHS 2018 Household Projections and ACS 2018 tabulations; fetched via Internet Archive capture because jchs.harvard.edu blocks automated requests. For all 65+ households: 42% single individuals, 37% married couples living by themselves.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-households-solo-share-2018", "citation_text": "58% of U.S. households headed by someone aged 80 or over were single-person households in 2018, and women were 74% of those solo households (JCHS, 2020). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-households-solo-share-2018." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2020-80plus-living-alone-median-income-2018", "family": "us", "statement": "U.S. adults aged 80 and over who lived alone had a median income of $22,200 in 2018, compared with $51,700 for married couples the same age (JCHS, 2020).", "value": 22200, "unit": "USD median income (2018)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "Households with householder 80+, by household type", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "People age 80 and over who live alone had a median income of $22,200 in 2018 compared to $51,700 for married couples.", "locator": "Blog text, income paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "JCHS 2018 Household Projections and ACS 2018 tabulations; fetched via Internet Archive capture because jchs.harvard.edu blocks automated requests.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-living-alone-median-income-2018", "citation_text": "U.S. adults aged 80 and over who lived alone had a median income of $22,200 in 2018, compared with $51,700 for married couples the same age (JCHS, 2020). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-living-alone-median-income-2018." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2020-80plus-single-person-cost-burden-2018", "family": "us", "statement": "48% of U.S. single-person households aged 80 and over were housing cost burdened in 2018, more than twice the 22% of married couples the same age; among solo renters 80+ the rate was nearly 64% (JCHS, 2020).", "value": 48, "unit": "% cost burdened (single-person households 80+)", "display_value": "48%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "Households with householder 80+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "while 22 percent of couples are cost burdened, single-person households are cost burdened at a rate of 48 percent.", "locator": "Blog text and Figure 3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jchs-2018-cost-burden-80plus-by-household-type", "history": [], "notes": "JCHS 2018 Household Projections and ACS 2018 tabulations; fetched via Internet Archive capture because jchs.harvard.edu blocks automated requests. 'nearly 64 percent of solo renters age 80 and over are cost burdened, compared to 18 percent of couples who own'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-single-person-cost-burden-2018", "citation_text": "48% of U.S. single-person households aged 80 and over were housing cost burdened in 2018, more than twice the 22% of married couples the same age; among solo renters 80+ the rate was nearly 64% (JCHS, 2020). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-single-person-cost-burden-2018." }, { "id": "us-jchs-2020-80plus-renter-households-single-person-2018", "family": "us", "statement": "77% of U.S. renter households headed by someone aged 80 or over were single-person households in 2018, versus just under half of owner households that age (JCHS, 2020).", "value": 77, "unit": "% of renter households 80+", "display_value": "77%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2018", "population": "Renter households with householder 80+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University", "source_title": "The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)", "source_url": "https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2020-03-10", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "just under half of owner households age 80 and over are made up of a single person, compared to 77 percent of renter households of the same age.", "locator": "Blog text, tenure paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "JCHS 2018 Household Projections and ACS 2018 tabulations; fetched via Internet Archive capture because jchs.harvard.edu blocks automated requests.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-renter-households-single-person-2018", "citation_text": "77% of U.S. renter households headed by someone aged 80 or over were single-person households in 2018, versus just under half of owner households that age (JCHS, 2020). Source: Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, \"The Number of People Living Alone in Their 80s and 90s is Set to Soar (blog, Jennifer Molinsky, March 10, 2020; 2018 JCHS Household Projections)\" (https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/the-number-of-people-living-alone-in-their-80s-and-90s-is-set-to-soar). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-jchs-2020-80plus-renter-households-single-person-2018." }, { "id": "us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-spouse-no-children-55plus", "family": "us", "statement": "6.6% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010 (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology B, 2017; Health and Retirement Study).", "value": 6.6, "unit": "% of adults 55+", "display_value": "6.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1998-2010", "population": "Adults aged 55+ (HRS respondents)", "sample_n": 116245, "publisher": "Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text", "source_title": "Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 1998-2010, 6.6% of U.S. adults aged 55 and above lacked a living spouse and biological children and 1% lacked a partner/spouse, any children, biological siblings, and biological parents.", "locator": "Abstract (Results) and Table 1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hrs-kinlessness-55plus", "history": [], "notes": "Health and Retirement Study, 1998-2010 waves, respondents aged 55+ (N = 116,245 person-waves). Full text fetched from PMC (the OUP page was also fetched for the abstract). Women 6.95% vs men 6.13% on this definition; college-educated women 10.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-spouse-no-children-55plus", "citation_text": "6.6% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had neither a living spouse nor biological children in 1998-2010 (Margolis & Verdery, Journals of Gerontology B, 2017; Health and Retirement Study). Source: Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text, \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-spouse-no-children-55plus." }, { "id": "us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-close-kin-55plus", "family": "us", "statement": "1% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had no living partner or spouse, children, siblings or parents in 1998-2010 (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; Health and Retirement Study).", "value": 1, "unit": "% of adults 55+", "display_value": "1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1998-2010", "population": "Adults aged 55+ (HRS respondents)", "sample_n": 116245, "publisher": "Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. 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Women 1.33% vs men 0.73%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-close-kin-55plus", "citation_text": "1% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had no living partner or spouse, children, siblings or parents in 1998-2010 (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; Health and Retirement Study). Source: Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text, \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-close-kin-55plus." }, { "id": "us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-partner-55plus-and-75plus", "family": "us", "statement": "36.3% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had no living spouse or partner in 1998-2010; among those 75 and over, 70.6% of women lacked a spouse or partner versus 30.6% of men (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; HRS).", "value": 36.3, "unit": "% of adults 55+ with no living spouse/partner", "display_value": "36.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "1998-2010", "population": "Adults aged 55+ (HRS respondents)", "sample_n": 116245, "publisher": "Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text", "source_title": "Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "especially among those aged 75 years and above for whom rates of missing a spouse or partner are higher (70.6% vs. 30.6%, p < .001).", "locator": "Results, sex and age differences; Table 1 ('Just over one-third have no living partner or spouse (36.3%)')", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Health and Retirement Study, 1998-2010 waves, respondents aged 55+ (N = 116,245 person-waves). Full text fetched from PMC (the OUP page was also fetched for the abstract).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-partner-55plus-and-75plus", "citation_text": "36.3% of U.S. adults aged 55 and over had no living spouse or partner in 1998-2010; among those 75 and over, 70.6% of women lacked a spouse or partner versus 30.6% of men (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; HRS). Source: Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text, \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-no-partner-55plus-and-75plus." }, { "id": "us-margolis-verdery-2017-kinlessness-rising-by-cohort", "family": "us", "statement": "At ages 50-54, the share with no spouse or biological children rose from 6.7% of Americans born 1931-1941 to 9.0% of those born 1948-1953 (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; HRS).", "value": 9, "unit": "% of adults aged 50-54 (1948-53 birth cohort)", "display_value": "9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "cohorts born 1931-1953", "population": "HRS respondents by birth cohort", "sample_n": 116245, "publisher": "Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text", "source_title": "Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "For example, at ages 50-54, 6.7% of the 1931-1941 birth cohort had no spouse or biological children but this number increased to 9.0% among those born 1948-1953.", "locator": "Results, cohort trends; Figure 1a", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hrs-kinlessness-by-cohort", "history": [], "notes": "Health and Retirement Study, 1998-2010 waves, respondents aged 55+ (N = 116,245 person-waves). Full text fetched from PMC (the OUP page was also fetched for the abstract).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-kinlessness-rising-by-cohort", "citation_text": "At ages 50-54, the share with no spouse or biological children rose from 6.7% of Americans born 1931-1941 to 9.0% of those born 1948-1953 (Margolis & Verdery, 2017; HRS). Source: Margolis, R. & Verdery, A. M. (2017), Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 72(4): 688-693 (Oxford University Press); PMC full text, \"Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5927096/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-margolis-verdery-2017-kinlessness-rising-by-cohort." }, { "id": "us-verdery-margolis-2017-kinless-no-partner-no-children-2060", "family": "us", "statement": "21.1 million white and black Americans aged 50 and over are projected to have no living partner or biological children in 2060 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017).", "value": 21100000, "unit": "people aged 50+ (whites and blacks)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2060 (projection)", "population": "Non-Hispanic white and black adults aged 50+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text", "source_title": "Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Summing our results for whites and blacks, we project that there will be 21.1 million individuals over 50 y old without a living partner or biological children in these race groups in 2060.", "locator": "Results, 'Kinless 1' projections", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pnas-kinless-projections", "history": [], "notes": "Demographic microsimulation (SOCSIM) combined with Census Bureau projections; covers non-Hispanic whites and blacks aged 50+ only (84.0% of adults over 50 in 2014). Fetched from PMC. 2015 baseline: white men 6.6M, white women 6.3M, black men 1.0M, black women 1.1M (same section).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-kinless-no-partner-no-children-2060", "citation_text": "21.1 million white and black Americans aged 50 and over are projected to have no living partner or biological children in 2060 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017). Source: Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text, \"Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-kinless-no-partner-no-children-2060." }, { "id": "us-verdery-margolis-2017-no-close-kin-2060", "family": "us", "statement": "6.3 million white and black Americans aged 50 and over are projected to have no living partner, children, siblings or parents in 2060 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017).", "value": 6300000, "unit": "people aged 50+ (whites and blacks)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2060 (projection)", "population": "Non-Hispanic white and black adults aged 50+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text", "source_title": "Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Together, we estimate that there will be 6.3 million whites and blacks without a living partner, children, siblings, or parents in 2060.", "locator": "Results, 'Kinless 2' projections", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pnas-kinless-projections", "history": [], "notes": "Demographic microsimulation (SOCSIM) combined with Census Bureau projections; covers non-Hispanic whites and blacks aged 50+ only (84.0% of adults over 50 in 2014). Fetched from PMC. Shares with no close kin roughly double 2015-2060: white men 0.8% to 1.9%, white women 1.1% to 2.2%; black men 1.7% and black women 2.2% already in 2015.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-no-close-kin-2060", "citation_text": "6.3 million white and black Americans aged 50 and over are projected to have no living partner, children, siblings or parents in 2060 (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017). Source: Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text, \"Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-no-close-kin-2060." }, { "id": "us-verdery-margolis-2017-black-kinless-2015-2060", "family": "us", "statement": "The number of Black American men aged 50+ without a partner or biological children is projected to rise from 1.0 million in 2015 to more than 2.7 million in 2060, and Black women from 1.1 million to 3.3 million (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017).", "value": 2700000, "unit": "Black men aged 50+ without partner or biological children (2060)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2015-2060 (projection)", "population": "Non-Hispanic black adults aged 50+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text", "source_title": "Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2017-10-02", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "from 1.0 million kinless black men in 2015 to more than 2.7 million in 2060, and from 1.1 million to 3.3 million kinless black women over the same period.", "locator": "Results, race comparisons", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "pnas-kinless-projections", "history": [], "notes": "Demographic microsimulation (SOCSIM) combined with Census Bureau projections; covers non-Hispanic whites and blacks aged 50+ only (84.0% of adults over 50 in 2014). Fetched from PMC.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-black-kinless-2015-2060", "citation_text": "The number of Black American men aged 50+ without a partner or biological children is projected to rise from 1.0 million in 2015 to more than 2.7 million in 2060, and Black women from 1.1 million to 3.3 million (Verdery & Margolis, PNAS, 2017). Source: Verdery, A. M. & Margolis, R. (2017), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(42): 11109-11114; PMC full text, \"Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5651770/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-verdery-margolis-2017-black-kinless-2015-2060." }, { "id": "us-carney-2016-elder-orphans-at-risk-22-6pct", "family": "us", "statement": "22.6% of older Americans were at high risk of becoming 'elder orphans' - unmarried and either childless or out of contact with their children - in a 2010 Health and Retirement Study sample of 22,034 respondents (Carney et al., 2016).", "value": 22.6, "unit": "% of HRS respondents", "display_value": "22.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2010 (HRS data)", "population": "HRS respondents (adults 50+), 2010 wave", "sample_n": 22034, "publisher": "Carney, M. T. et al. (2016), Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2016:4723250 (Hindawi); PMC full text", "source_title": "Elder Orphans Hiding in Plain Sight: A Growing Vulnerable Population", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5097795/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Based on data from the HRS, we estimate that the prevalence of being at high risk for elder orphan status is to be as high as 22.6%.", "locator": "Section 3, Table 2: (3,903 unmarried with children not in contact + 1,071 unmarried without children) / 22,034", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Often quoted as '22% of older adults'. It is a risk estimate, not a count of people currently without any kin; Margolis & Verdery's 6.6% (no spouse, no children) is the stricter figure.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-carney-2016-elder-orphans-at-risk-22-6pct", "citation_text": "22.6% of older Americans were at high risk of becoming 'elder orphans' - unmarried and either childless or out of contact with their children - in a 2010 Health and Retirement Study sample of 22,034 respondents (Carney et al., 2016). Source: Carney, M. T. et al. (2016), Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2016:4723250 (Hindawi); PMC full text, \"Elder Orphans Hiding in Plain Sight: A Growing Vulnerable Population\" (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5097795/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-carney-2016-elder-orphans-at-risk-22-6pct." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2025-adults-50plus-living-alone-24m", "family": "us", "statement": "More than 24 million U.S. adults aged 50 and over live alone - 21% of the 50-plus population - according to Census data cited by AARP in its 2025 solo-agers study (AARP Research, November 2025).", "value": 24000000, "unit": "adults aged 50+ living alone", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2025", "population": "Adults aged 50+ (AARP, citing Census Bureau)", "sample_n": 876, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "more than 24 million adults age 50-plus live alone in the United States", "locator": "Introduction; AARP press release of 2025-11-10 adds 'This group now comprises 24 million people - 21% of 50-plus adults.'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "AARP defines 'solo agers' here simply as people 50+ who live alone (not married or living with a partner). Survey: 876 adults 50+, including 503 solo agers, fielded February 13-17 and March 13-17, 2025 (survey, labelled as such). The 21% is from the press release https://www.aarp.org/press/releases/2025-11-10-bulletin-more-older-adults-are-living-alone.html (also fetched).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-adults-50plus-living-alone-24m", "citation_text": "More than 24 million U.S. adults aged 50 and over live alone - 21% of the 50-plus population - according to Census data cited by AARP in its 2025 solo-agers study (AARP Research, November 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-adults-50plus-living-alone-24m." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-living-alone-20-years", "family": "us", "statement": "40% of U.S. solo agers (people 50+ living alone) have lived alone for more than 20 years (AARP Research survey, 2025, n=503 solo agers).", "value": 40, "unit": "% of solo agers", "display_value": "40%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "Feb-Mar 2025 (survey)", "population": "Adults 50+ living alone without a spouse/partner", "sample_n": 503, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Two in five (40%) solo agers have been living alone for more than 20 years.", "locator": "Key findings", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey figure (self-report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-living-alone-20-years", "citation_text": "40% of U.S. solo agers (people 50+ living alone) have lived alone for more than 20 years (AARP Research survey, 2025, n=503 solo agers). Source: AARP Research, \"Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-living-alone-20-years." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-loneliness-worst-part", "family": "us", "statement": "22% of U.S. adults 50+ who live alone said loneliness is the worst part of living alone, while 35% named freedom and autonomy as the best part (AARP Research survey, 2025).", "value": 22, "unit": "% of solo agers", "display_value": "22%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "Feb-Mar 2025 (survey)", "population": "Adults 50+ living alone", "sample_n": 503, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Thirty-five percent of those surveyed agreed that freedom and autonomy are the best parts of living alone ... 22% said loneliness was the worst part.", "locator": "AARP press release 2025-11-10 (https://www.aarp.org/press/releases/2025-11-10-bulletin-more-older-adults-are-living-alone.html)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey figure.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-loneliness-worst-part", "citation_text": "22% of U.S. adults 50+ who live alone said loneliness is the worst part of living alone, while 35% named freedom and autonomy as the best part (AARP Research survey, 2025). Source: AARP Research, \"Living Alone: What Solo Agers Want You to Know (AARP Research, published November 1, 2025)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2025-solo-agers-loneliness-worst-part." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus", "family": "us", "statement": "12% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over were 'solo agers' - living alone, not married or partnered, and with no living children - in 2020 (AARP Research / NORC, 2021).", "value": 12, "unit": "% of adults 50+", "display_value": "12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020", "population": "Adults aged 50+", "sample_n": 1622, "publisher": "AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago)", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "make up 12% of the population ages 50-plus in the United States", "locator": "Introduction (definition and prevalence)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey of 1,086 solo agers and 536 other adults 50+, online and by phone, June 24-July 6, 2020 (survey). Definition is stricter than AARP's 2025 study: live alone AND not married/partnered AND no living children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus", "citation_text": "12% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over were 'solo agers' - living alone, not married or partnered, and with no living children - in 2020 (AARP Research / NORC, 2021). Source: AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago), \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-12pct-of-50plus." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-backup", "family": "us", "statement": "Only about one-third of U.S. solo agers (50+, living alone, no partner, no children) said they have someone who could manage their household or day-to-day expenses if they no longer could (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of solo agers (published as 'about one-third')", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "June-July 2020 (survey)", "population": "Solo agers aged 50+", "sample_n": 1086, "publisher": "AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago)", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Only about one-third of solo agers say they have someone who could help manage their household or handle day-to-day expenses if they were no longer able to do so.", "locator": "Key findings, support systems", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey of 1,086 solo agers and 536 other adults 50+, online and by phone, June 24-July 6, 2020 (survey). Definition is stricter than AARP's 2025 study: live alone AND not married/partnered AND no living children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-backup", "citation_text": "Only about one-third of U.S. solo agers (50+, living alone, no partner, no children) said they have someone who could manage their household or day-to-day expenses if they no longer could (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020). Source: AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago), \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-one-third-have-backup." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "46% of U.S. solo agers fear dying alone, versus 37% of other adults 50+; 50% versus 33% fear being moved somewhere against their will (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020).", "value": 46, "unit": "% of solo agers", "display_value": "46%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "June-July 2020 (survey)", "population": "Solo agers aged 50+ vs general 50+ population", "sample_n": 1622, "publisher": "AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago)", "source_title": "Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2021-02-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Solo agers are more likely to fear dying alone (46% vs. 37%), being moved somewhere against their will (50% vs. 33%), and having a court appoint someone to make decisions for them (39% vs. 27%).", "locator": "Key findings, concerns about the future", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey of 1,086 solo agers and 536 other adults 50+, online and by phone, June 24-July 6, 2020 (survey). Definition is stricter than AARP's 2025 study: live alone AND not married/partnered AND no living children.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone", "citation_text": "46% of U.S. solo agers fear dying alone, versus 37% of other adults 50+; 50% versus 33% fear being moved somewhere against their will (AARP Research / NORC survey, 2020). Source: AARP Research (survey by NORC at the University of Chicago), \"Solo Agers Are Optimistic About Quality of Life (AARP Research, February 1, 2021)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/aging-experience/solo-agers-attitudes-experiences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2021-solo-agers-fear-dying-alone." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2024-hcp-want-to-remain-in-home-75pct", "family": "us", "statement": "75% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over want to remain in their current home for as long as possible, and 73% want to stay in their community (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey, n=3,090 adults 18+).", "value": 75, "unit": "% of adults 50+", "display_value": "75%", "display_label": "for as long as possible, among Americans aged 50 and over (AARP Home and Community Preferences survey, 2024)", "display_hook": "want to stay in their own home", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "AARP", "geography": "United States", "period": "summer 2024 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50+ (subset of a survey of 3,090 adults 18+)", "sample_n": 3090, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey (AARP Research; page updated November 21, 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/livable-communities/housing/2024-home-community-preferences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The vast majority of Americans age 50-plus would like to live in their current home (75 percent) and community (73 percent)", "locator": "Key findings, aging in place", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Online survey, summer 2024; AARP notes the preference is 'even stronger among those 65+'. Survey figure, labelled as such.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-hcp-want-to-remain-in-home-75pct", "citation_text": "75% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over want to remain in their current home for as long as possible, and 73% want to stay in their community (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey, n=3,090 adults 18+). Source: AARP Research, \"2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey (AARP Research; page updated November 21, 2025)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/livable-communities/housing/2024-home-community-preferences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-hcp-want-to-remain-in-home-75pct." }, { "id": "us-aarp-2024-hcp-expect-to-relocate-44pct", "family": "us", "statement": "44% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over expect to relocate at some point, despite most wanting to age in place (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey).", "value": 44, "unit": "% of adults 50+", "display_value": "44%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "summer 2024 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50+", "sample_n": 3090, "publisher": "AARP Research", "source_title": "2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey (AARP Research; page updated November 21, 2025)", "source_url": "https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/livable-communities/housing/2024-home-community-preferences/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-11-21", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "44 percent of those age 50-plus expect to relocate at some point.", "locator": "Key findings, relocation", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Survey figure.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-hcp-expect-to-relocate-44pct", "citation_text": "44% of U.S. adults aged 50 and over expect to relocate at some point, despite most wanting to age in place (AARP 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey). Source: AARP Research, \"2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey (AARP Research; page updated November 21, 2025)\" (https://www.aarp.org/pri/topics/livable-communities/housing/2024-home-community-preferences/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-aarp-2024-hcp-expect-to-relocate-44pct." }, { "id": "us-npha-2023-living-alone-lack-companionship", "family": "us", "statement": "47% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 who lived alone reported lacking companionship some of the time or often in the past year, versus 33% of those who lived with others (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, January 2023).", "value": 47, "unit": "% of adults 50-80 living alone", "display_value": "47%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "January 2023 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50-80 living alone vs with others", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC)", "source_title": "Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)", "source_url": "https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Lack of companionship was also more common among those who were not working/unemployed (50% vs. 34% of those employed or retired), people who lived alone (47% vs. 33% who lived with others)", "locator": "Section 'Feeling a lack of companionship'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-2023-loneliness-by-living-arrangement", "history": [], "notes": "Nationally representative NORC AmeriSpeak panel survey of adults 50-80, fielded January 2023; margin of error +/-1 to 3 points. ihpi.umich.edu returned HTTP 403; page read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-09. Survey, labelled as such.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-living-alone-lack-companionship", "citation_text": "47% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 who lived alone reported lacking companionship some of the time or often in the past year, versus 33% of those who lived with others (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, January 2023). Source: University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC), \"Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)\" (https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-living-alone-lack-companionship." }, { "id": "us-npha-2023-living-alone-feeling-isolated", "family": "us", "statement": "38% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 who lived alone felt isolated from others some of the time or often in the past year, versus 32% of those who lived with others (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, January 2023).", "value": 38, "unit": "% of adults 50-80 living alone", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "January 2023 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50-80 living alone vs with others", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC)", "source_title": "Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)", "source_url": "https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Feelings of isolation were also more common among those who were not working/unemployed (51% vs. 29% of those employed or retired), people who lived alone (38% vs. 32% of those who lived with others)", "locator": "Section 'Feeling socially isolated'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-2023-loneliness-by-living-arrangement", "history": [], "notes": "Nationally representative NORC AmeriSpeak panel survey of adults 50-80, fielded January 2023; margin of error +/-1 to 3 points. ihpi.umich.edu returned HTTP 403; page read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-09. Survey, labelled as such.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-living-alone-feeling-isolated", "citation_text": "38% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 who lived alone felt isolated from others some of the time or often in the past year, versus 32% of those who lived with others (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging, January 2023). Source: University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC), \"Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)\" (https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-living-alone-feeling-isolated." }, { "id": "us-npha-2023-isolated-34pct", "family": "us", "statement": "34% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt isolated from others in the past year in 2023, down from 56% in 2020 but above the 27% of 2018 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging).", "value": 34, "unit": "% of adults 50-80", "display_value": "34%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2023 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50-80", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC)", "source_title": "Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)", "source_url": "https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, one in three adults age 50-80 (34%) reported feeling isolated from others (29% some of the time, 5% often) in the past year.", "locator": "Section 'Measures of loneliness and social contact over time'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-isolated-50-80", "history": [], "notes": "Nationally representative NORC AmeriSpeak panel survey of adults 50-80, fielded January 2023; margin of error +/-1 to 3 points. ihpi.umich.edu returned HTTP 403; page read from the Internet Archive capture of 2026-01-09. Survey, labelled as such. Lack of companionship: 37% (2023), 41% (2020), 34% (2018).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-isolated-34pct", "citation_text": "34% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt isolated from others in the past year in 2023, down from 56% in 2020 but above the 27% of 2018 (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging). Source: University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging (Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; fielded by NORC), \"Trends in Loneliness Among Older Adults from 2018-2023 (poll report, March 13, 2023)\" (https://ihpi.umich.edu/national-poll-healthy-aging/national-findings/trends-loneliness-among-older-adults-2018-2023). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2023-isolated-34pct." }, { "id": "us-npha-2024-lonely-33pct", "family": "us", "statement": "33% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt lonely some of the time or often in 2024, about the same as in 2018 (34%) after peaking at 42% during the pandemic (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; JAMA, December 2024).", "value": 33, "unit": "% of adults 50-80", "display_value": "33%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50-80", "sample_n": 2563, "publisher": "Michigan Medicine / University of Michigan (press release republished by ScienceDaily); research letter in JAMA", "source_title": "Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults (ScienceDaily, December 9, 2024; Malani et al., JAMA, doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23213)", "source_url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122559.htm", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2024, 33% of older adults felt lonely some of the time or often in the past year, about the same as the rate in 2018 (34%).", "locator": "Press-release text, first findings paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-lonely-50-80", "history": [], "notes": "Six NPHA fieldings 2018-2024 with samples of 2,033 to 2,563 adults 50-80. The U-M and Michigan Medicine pages returned HTTP 403; ScienceDaily republishes the Michigan Medicine release verbatim. Journal citation: Malani PN, Solway E, Kirch M, Singer DC, Roberts JS, Kullgren JT. Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults. JAMA, 2024. The release states that people living alone were 'more likely to say they sometimes or often felt lonely or isolated'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2024-lonely-33pct", "citation_text": "33% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt lonely some of the time or often in 2024, about the same as in 2018 (34%) after peaking at 42% during the pandemic (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; JAMA, December 2024). Source: Michigan Medicine / University of Michigan (press release republished by ScienceDaily); research letter in JAMA, \"Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults (ScienceDaily, December 9, 2024; Malani et al., JAMA, doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23213)\" (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122559.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2024-lonely-33pct." }, { "id": "us-npha-2024-isolated-29pct", "family": "us", "statement": "29% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt isolated some of the time or often in 2024, versus 27% in 2018 and a pandemic peak of 56% (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; JAMA, December 2024).", "value": 29, "unit": "% of adults 50-80", "display_value": "29%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2024 (survey)", "population": "Adults aged 50-80", "sample_n": 2563, "publisher": "Michigan Medicine / University of Michigan (press release republished by ScienceDaily); research letter in JAMA", "source_title": "Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults (ScienceDaily, December 9, 2024; Malani et al., JAMA, doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23213)", "source_url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122559.htm", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "29% of older adults said they felt isolated some of the time or often in 2024, just above the rate of 27% seen in 2018.", "locator": "Press-release text, isolation paragraph", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "npha-isolated-50-80", "history": [], "notes": "Six NPHA fieldings 2018-2024 with samples of 2,033 to 2,563 adults 50-80. The U-M and Michigan Medicine pages returned HTTP 403; ScienceDaily republishes the Michigan Medicine release verbatim. Journal citation: Malani PN, Solway E, Kirch M, Singer DC, Roberts JS, Kullgren JT. Loneliness and Social Isolation Among US Older Adults. JAMA, 2024.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2024-isolated-29pct", "citation_text": "29% of U.S. adults aged 50-80 felt isolated some of the time or often in 2024, versus 27% in 2018 and a pandemic peak of 56% (University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging; JAMA, December 2024). Source: Michigan Medicine / University of Michigan (press release republished by ScienceDaily); research letter in JAMA, \"Loneliness and isolation: Back to pre-pandemic levels, but still high, for older adults (ScienceDaily, December 9, 2024; Malani et al., JAMA, doi:10.1001/jama.2024.23213)\" (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122559.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-npha-2024-isolated-29pct." }, { "id": "us-nasem-2020-socially-isolated-24pct-65plus", "family": "us", "statement": "Approximately one-quarter (24%) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and over are considered socially isolated (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020).", "value": 24, "unit": "% of community-dwelling adults 65+", "display_value": "24%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020 (report)", "population": "Community-dwelling adults aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", "source_title": "Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System (2020), Summary", "source_url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Approximately one-quarter (24 percent) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated", "locator": "Summary, opening section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Consensus report released February 2020; the summary cites prior national surveys (NHATS-based estimates) for the 24% figure.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-nasem-2020-socially-isolated-24pct-65plus", "citation_text": "Approximately one-quarter (24%) of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and over are considered socially isolated (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020). Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, \"Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System (2020), Summary\" (https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-nasem-2020-socially-isolated-24pct-65plus." }, { "id": "us-nasem-2020-lonely-43pct-60plus", "family": "us", "statement": "43% of U.S. adults aged 60 and over report feeling lonely, as do 35% of adults 45 and over (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020).", "value": 43, "unit": "% of adults 60+", "display_value": "43%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020 (report)", "population": "Adults aged 60+ (self-reported loneliness)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine", "source_title": "Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System (2020), Summary", "source_url": "https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "35 percent of adults aged 45 and older ... 43 percent of adults aged 60 and older", "locator": "Summary, opening section (prevalence of loneliness)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The 43% traces to the UCSF Health and Retirement Study analysis (Perissinotto et al., 2012); the 35% to AARP's 2018 loneliness survey, as cited by NASEM.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-nasem-2020-lonely-43pct-60plus", "citation_text": "43% of U.S. adults aged 60 and over report feeling lonely, as do 35% of adults 45 and over (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2020). Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, \"Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System (2020), Summary\" (https://www.nationalacademies.org/read/25663/chapter/2). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-nasem-2020-lonely-43pct-60plus." }, { "id": "us-pew-2019-atus-60plus-living-alone-hours-alone", "family": "us", "statement": "U.S. adults aged 60 and over who live alone spend about 10.5 hours a day alone - almost twice as much as those who live with a spouse (Pew Research Center analysis of the American Time Use Survey, 2014-2017).", "value": 10.5, "unit": "hours alone per day", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2014-2017 (ATUS)", "population": "Adults aged 60+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Pew Research Center", "source_title": "On average, older adults spend over half their waking hours alone (short read, July 3, 2019; American Time Use Survey 2014-2017)", "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/03/on-average-older-adults-spend-over-half-their-waking-hours-alone/", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2019-07-03", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "about 10 and a half hours alone each day", "locator": "Section comparing living arrangements", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Pew pools ATUS 2014-2017 and refers to it as '2015'. Those living with someone other than a spouse: about 7.5 hours. Same piece: 'About one-in-four adults ages 60 and older (23%) live alone'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2019-atus-60plus-living-alone-hours-alone", "citation_text": "U.S. adults aged 60 and over who live alone spend about 10.5 hours a day alone - almost twice as much as those who live with a spouse (Pew Research Center analysis of the American Time Use Survey, 2014-2017). Source: Pew Research Center, \"On average, older adults spend over half their waking hours alone (short read, July 3, 2019; American Time Use Survey 2014-2017)\" (https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/07/03/on-average-older-adults-spend-over-half-their-waking-hours-alone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-pew-2019-atus-60plus-living-alone-hours-alone." }, { "id": "us-census-2020-85plus-in-nursing-facilities", "family": "us", "statement": "10.2% of U.S. adults aged 85 and over lived in nursing facilities in the 2020 Census, versus 2.7% of 75-84-year-olds, 0.9% of 65-74-year-olds and 2.5% of all adults 65+ (U.S. Census Bureau, The Older Population: 2020).", "value": 10.2, "unit": "% of adults 85+", "display_value": "10.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2020 (Census)", "population": "Resident population aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "The Older Population: 2020 (2020 Census Brief C2020BR-07, May 2023)", "source_url": "https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2020/census-briefs/c2020br-07.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "0.9 percent of 65- to 74-year-olds, 2.7 percent of 75- to 84-year-olds, and 10.2 percent of people aged 85 and over lived in nursing facilities.", "locator": "p. 11, 'Nursing Facilities' and Figure 7", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "census-2020-nursing-facility-share-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Women 85+: 12.0%; men 85+: 6.9% (p. 12). Shows that even at 85+, roughly nine in ten live in the community - the pool in which living alone (38%, Pew) occurs.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-85plus-in-nursing-facilities", "citation_text": "10.2% of U.S. adults aged 85 and over lived in nursing facilities in the 2020 Census, versus 2.7% of 75-84-year-olds, 0.9% of 65-74-year-olds and 2.5% of all adults 65+ (U.S. Census Bureau, The Older Population: 2020). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"The Older Population: 2020 (2020 Census Brief C2020BR-07, May 2023)\" (https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2020/census-briefs/c2020br-07.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2020-85plus-in-nursing-facilities." }, { "id": "us-census-2024-story-men-75plus-with-spouse-vs-women", "family": "us", "statement": "Among U.S. adults aged 75 and over in 2022, 67% of men lived with a spouse compared with 35% of women - the mirror image of the living-alone gap (U.S. Census Bureau, America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC).", "value": 67, "unit": "% of men aged 75+ living with a spouse", "display_value": "67%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "United States", "period": "2022", "population": "Civilian noninstitutional population aged 75+ (CPS ASEC)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "U.S. Census Bureau", "source_title": "Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts, May 30, 2024; CPS ASEC 2022)", "source_url": "https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-05-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In the age 75 and older group, men (67%) were nearly twice as likely as women (35%) to live with a spouse.", "locator": "Section on adults 65 and older", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "The site already uses this story for the women 65-74 (27%) and women 75+ (43%) living-alone shares; this record adds the spouse comparison.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2024-story-men-75plus-with-spouse-vs-women", "citation_text": "Among U.S. adults aged 75 and over in 2022, 67% of men lived with a spouse compared with 35% of women - the mirror image of the living-alone gap (U.S. Census Bureau, America Counts, 2024; CPS ASEC). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, \"Living Arrangements Varied Across Age Groups (America Counts, May 30, 2024; CPS ASEC 2022)\" (https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/05/living-arrangements.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#us-census-2024-story-men-75plus-with-spouse-vs-women." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "9,031,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2024, 22.4% of the country's 40,326,000 people aged 65+ (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2024).", "value": 9031000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024 (as of 6 June 2024)", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households (65歳以上の者), Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "「単独世帯」の者が 903 万 1 千人（同 22.4％）となっている。", "locator": "p.6, 3 65歳以上の者の状況, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Survey estimate (推計数), not census. 2024 survey excludes no prefectures. Denominator 40,326 thousand persons aged 65+. Share 22.4% is the 2024 point of the series; earlier years below.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "9,031,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2024, 22.4% of the country's 40,326,000 people aged 65+ (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions 2024). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-1986-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "10.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 1986 (1,281,000 of 12,626,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4).", "value": 10.1, "unit": "% of people aged 65+", "display_value": "10.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "1986", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1986 (昭和61)年 100.0 10.1 22.0 64.3 46.7 17.6 3.2 0.3", "locator": "p.6, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移 (構成割合 row)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Count row in same table: 1986 単独世帯 1,281 thousand persons of 12,626 thousand aged 65+. 1995 excludes Hyogo; 2016 excludes Kumamoto (table notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-1986-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "10.1% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 1986 (1,281,000 of 12,626,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-1986-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2001-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "13.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2001 (3,179,000 of 23,073,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4).", "value": 13.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+", "display_value": "13.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2001", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2001 ( 　13) 100.0 13.8 33.8 48.4 27.4 21.0 3.8 0.2", "locator": "p.6, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移 (構成割合 row)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Count row in same table: 2001 単独世帯 3,179 thousand persons of 23,073 thousand aged 65+. 1995 excludes Hyogo; 2016 excludes Kumamoto (table notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2001-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "13.8% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2001 (3,179,000 of 23,073,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2001-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2010-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "16.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2010 (5,018,000 of 29,768,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4).", "value": 16.9, "unit": "% of people aged 65+", "display_value": "16.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2010", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "'10 ( 　22) 100.0 16.9 37.2 42.2 17.5 24.8 3.6 0.1", "locator": "p.6, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移 (構成割合 row)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Count row in same table: 2010 単独世帯 5,018 thousand persons of 29,768 thousand aged 65+. 1995 excludes Hyogo; 2016 excludes Kumamoto (table notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2010-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "16.9% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2010 (5,018,000 of 29,768,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2010-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2019-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "19.6% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2019 (7,369,000 of 37,631,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4).", "value": 19.6, "unit": "% of people aged 65+", "display_value": "19.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2019", "population": "People aged 65+ in private households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "'19 (令和元) 100.0 19.6 40.4 35.9 10.0 26.0 4.0 0.1", "locator": "p.6, 表4 65歳以上の者の家族形態の年次推移 (構成割合 row)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Count row in same table: 2019 単独世帯 7,369 thousand persons of 37,631 thousand aged 65+. 1995 excludes Hyogo; 2016 excludes Kumamoto (table notes).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2019-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "19.6% of people aged 65 and over in Japan lived alone in 2019 (7,369,000 of 37,631,000), rising to 22.4% by 2024 (MHLW Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, 表4). Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2019-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-households-with-65plus", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "32.7% of Japan's 27,604,000 households containing someone aged 65+ were single-person households in 2024 (9,031,000 households), the largest household type; households with a 65+ member are 50.3% of all households.", "value": 32.7, "unit": "% of households with a member aged 65+", "display_value": "32.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "Households with at least one member aged 65+ (65歳以上の者のいる世帯)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "「単独世帯」が 903 万 1 千世帯（65 歳以上の者のいる世帯の 32.7％）で最も多く", "locator": "p.4, 2 65歳以上の者のいる世帯の状況, 表2・図2", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Cabinet Office FY2026 white paper (図1-1-8) restates the same 2,760万4千 households = 50.3% of 5,482万5千 all households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-households-with-65plus", "citation_text": "32.7% of Japan's 27,604,000 households containing someone aged 65+ were single-person households in 2024 (9,031,000 households), the largest household type; households with a 65+ member are 50.3% of all households. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-households-with-65plus." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-elderly-only-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "52.5% of Japan's 17,207,000 'elderly households' (households made up only of people aged 65+, or 65+ plus under-18s) were one-person households in 2024; 43.6% were couple-only.", "value": 52.5, "unit": "% of 高齢者世帯", "display_value": "52.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "高齢者世帯 (households consisting only of persons aged 65+, with or without unmarried under-18s)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "「単独世帯」が 903 万 1 千世帯（高齢者世帯の 52.5％）、「夫婦のみの世帯」が 749 万 8 千世帯（同 43.6％）", "locator": "p.5, 表3 高齢者世帯の世帯構造の年次推移, 図3", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-mhlw-single-share-of-elderly-households", "history": [], "notes": "Same table: 1986 54.2% (1,281 thousand of 2,362 thousand), 2010 49.2%, 2019 49.5%, 2024 52.5%. The share dipped in the 1990s-2000s as couple-only households grew, then rose again.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-elderly-only-households", "citation_text": "52.5% of Japan's 17,207,000 'elderly households' (households made up only of people aged 65+, or 65+ plus under-18s) were one-person households in 2024; 43.6% were couple-only. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-single-person-share-of-elderly-only-households." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-one-person-households-women-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Women make up 64.0% of Japan's 9,031,000 one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ (men 36.0%), 2024.", "value": 64, "unit": "% of 65+ one-person households", "display_value": "64%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "One-person households aged 65+ (65歳以上の単独世帯)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省)", "source_title": "2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "「単独世帯」をみると、男は 36.0％、女は 64.0％となっている。", "locator": "p.5, 図4 65歳以上の単独世帯の性・年齢構成", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "By age within sex (図4): the largest male band is 70-74 (27.0%), the largest female band is 85+ (25.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-one-person-households-women-share", "citation_text": "Women make up 64.0% of Japan's 9,031,000 one-person households headed by someone aged 65+ (men 36.0%), 2024. Source: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (厚生労働省), \"2024（令和６）年 国民生活基礎調査の概況 — 世帯の状況 / 65歳以上の者の状況\" (https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-tyosa/k-tyosa24/dl/02.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-2024-65plus-one-person-households-women-share." }, { "id": "jp-cao-2026-households-with-65plus-share-of-all-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Half of all Japanese households (50.3%; 27,604,000 of 54,825,000) contained someone aged 65 or over in 2024 (Cabinet Office, Annual Report on the Ageing Society FY2026, 図1-1-8).", "value": 50.3, "unit": "% of all households", "display_value": "50.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2024", "population": "All private households, Japan", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府)", "source_title": "令和8年版高齢社会白書 第1章第1節 3 家族と世帯", "source_url": "https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/html/zenbun/s1_1_3.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和6年現在、世帯数は2,760万4千世帯と、全世帯（5,482万5千世帯）の50.3％を占めている", "locator": "第1章 第1節 3 家族と世帯, 図1-1-8", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "FY2026 edition (令和8年版) published June 2026; exact day not captured. Same figure note: 単独世帯 and 夫婦のみ each about 3割 of these households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2026-households-with-65plus-share-of-all-households", "citation_text": "Half of all Japanese households (50.3%; 27,604,000 of 54,825,000) contained someone aged 65 or over in 2024 (Cabinet Office, Annual Report on the Ageing Society FY2026, 図1-1-8). Source: Cabinet Office, Japan (内閣府), \"令和8年版高齢社会白書 第1章第1節 3 家族と世帯\" (https://www8.cao.go.jp/kourei/whitepaper/w-2026/html/zenbun/s1_1_3.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-cao-2026-households-with-65plus-share-of-all-households." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2020-ipss-definition", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By IPSS's definition (imputing 'household type not reported'), 23.6% of Japanese women and 16.4% of men aged 65+ lived alone in 2020, higher than the Cabinet Office's 22.1%/15.0% census-based figures.", "value": 23.6, "unit": "% of women aged 65+", "display_value": "23.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020", "population": "Population aged 65+ (incl. institutional residents in denominator), by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和２（2020）年の６５歳以上の独居率は男性 16.4%であるのに対し、女性は 23.6%である。", "locator": "p.13, 5. 男女・年齢別にみた65歳以上人口の独居率, 表6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Definitional contradiction worth noting: Cabinet Office white paper uses census values excluding 不詳 (men 15.0%, women 22.1% in 2020); IPSS apportions 不詳 (men 16.4%, women 23.6%). Both converge on 26.1%/29.3% for 2050.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2020-ipss-definition", "citation_text": "By IPSS's definition (imputing 'household type not reported'), 23.6% of Japanese women and 16.4% of men aged 65+ lived alone in 2020, higher than the Cabinet Office's 22.1%/15.0% census-based figures. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2020-ipss-definition." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2020", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "27.7% of Japanese women aged 85 and over lived alone in 2020 (men 15.9%), the age band where IPSS notes needs for daily-living support and end-of-life care are highest.", "value": 27.7, "unit": "% of women aged 85+", "display_value": "27.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020", "population": "Population aged 85+, by sex (IPSS 独居率, 不詳 apportioned)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "85歳以上 27.7 30.9 32.5 33.0 32.9 32.2 32.2", "locator": "p.13, 表6 (女, 再掲 85歳以上: 2020…2050)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-85plus-living-alone-rate", "history": [], "notes": "Men row: 85歳以上 15.9 17.2 18.4 19.5 20.8 21.6 22.4 (2020-2050, 5-year steps).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2020", "citation_text": "27.7% of Japanese women aged 85 and over lived alone in 2020 (men 15.9%), the age band where IPSS notes needs for daily-living support and end-of-life care are highest. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2020." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By 2050, 32.2% of Japanese women aged 85 and over are projected to live alone (IPSS 2024 household projections).", "value": 32.2, "unit": "% of women aged 85+", "display_value": "32.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Population aged 85+, women", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和３２(2050)年には男性では 22.4%が、女性では 32.2%がひとり暮らしになると見通される。", "locator": "p.13, 5. 男女・年齢別にみた65歳以上人口の独居率, 表6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-85plus-living-alone-rate", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2050", "citation_text": "By 2050, 32.2% of Japanese women aged 85 and over are projected to live alone (IPSS 2024 household projections). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-women-living-alone-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-85plus-men-living-alone-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By 2050, 22.4% of Japanese men aged 85 and over are projected to live alone, up from 15.9% in 2020 (IPSS 2024).", "value": 22.4, "unit": "% of men aged 85+", "display_value": "22.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Population aged 85+, men", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和３２(2050)年には男性では 22.4%が、女性では 32.2%がひとり暮らしになると見通される。", "locator": "p.13, 表6 (男, 再掲 85歳以上)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-85plus-living-alone-rate", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-men-living-alone-2050", "citation_text": "By 2050, 22.4% of Japanese men aged 85 and over are projected to live alone, up from 15.9% in 2020 (IPSS 2024). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-men-living-alone-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050-national", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "27.9% of all people aged 65+ in Japan are projected to be heads of one-person households in 2050, up from 20.5% in 2020 (IPSS, 65歳以上人口における独居率, both sexes).", "value": 27.9, "unit": "% of population aged 65+", "display_value": "27.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Population aged 65+ (incl. institutional), both sexes", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "全国では令和2（2020）年の20.5％から令和32（2050）年の27.9％へ上昇する。", "locator": "p.18, 4.(2) 世帯主が65歳以上の世帯, 表Ⅱ-13", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-65plus-living-alone-rate-national", "history": [], "notes": "Prefectural report published November 2024 (exact day not captured).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050-national", "citation_text": "27.9% of all people aged 65+ in Japan are projected to be heads of one-person households in 2050, up from 20.5% in 2020 (IPSS, 65歳以上人口における独居率, both sexes). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050-national." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Tokyo will have the highest share of older people living alone in Japan by 2050, 34.8% of residents aged 65+ (27.8% in 2020); Yamagata the lowest at 19.0% (12.8% in 2020).", "value": 34.8, "unit": "% of population aged 65+ (Tokyo)", "display_value": "34.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan (prefecture extremes)", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Population aged 65+ by prefecture", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和32（2050）年には山形県以外の46都道府県で20％を超え、東京都（34.8％）、大阪府（32.1％）、高知県（30.6％）など5都府県では30％を超える。", "locator": "p.18, 表Ⅱ-13 都道府県別 65歳以上人口における独居率", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table Ⅱ-13 rows: 東京都 27.8 29.3 30.6 32.1 33.4 34.3 34.8; 山形県 12.8 14.5 16.0 17.1 18.0 18.6 19.0 (2020-2050). In 2020, 29 prefectures were at or below 20%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050", "citation_text": "Tokyo will have the highest share of older people living alone in Japan by 2050, 34.8% of residents aged 65+ (27.8% in 2020); Yamagata the lowest at 19.0% (12.8% in 2020). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-65plus-living-alone-rate-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2020", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65+ were 13.2% of all Japanese households in 2020 (range 10.7% Shiga to 19.2% Kochi).", "value": 13.2, "unit": "% of all private households", "display_value": "13.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2020", "population": "All private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "全国では令和2（2020）年の13.2％から令和32（2050）年の20.6％へ増加する。", "locator": "p.17, 4.(2), 表Ⅱ-11-1・図Ⅱ-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2020", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by someone aged 65+ were 13.2% of all Japanese households in 2020 (range 10.7% Shiga to 19.2% Kochi). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2020." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By 2050 one in five Japanese households (20.6%) will be a person aged 65+ living alone; 32 prefectures exceed 20%, led by Kochi (27.0%), Tokushima (25.3%) and Ehime (24.9%).", "value": 20.6, "unit": "% of all private households", "display_value": "20.6%", "display_label": "will be a person aged 65 or over living alone, up from 13.2% in 2020 (IPSS household projections, 2024)", "display_hook": "of all Japanese households by 2050", "row_label": null, "publisher_short": "IPSS (Japan)", "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "All private households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和32（2050）年にもっとも高いのは高知県（27.0%）で、以下、徳島県（25.3%）、愛媛県（24.9%）と続く。", "locator": "p.17, 表Ⅱ-11-1・図Ⅱ-5", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "jp-ipss-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2050", "citation_text": "By 2050 one in five Japanese households (20.6%) will be a person aged 65+ living alone; 32 prefectures exceed 20%, led by Kochi (27.0%), Tokushima (25.3%) and Ehime (24.9%). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-65plus-one-person-share-of-all-households-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-one-person-share-of-65plus-headed-households-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "45.1% of households headed by someone aged 65+ in Japan will be one-person households by 2050, up from 35.2% in 2020 (IPSS 2024).", "value": 45.1, "unit": "% of households with head aged 65+", "display_value": "45.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Private households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "６５歳以上の単独世帯が世帯主６５歳以上の一般世帯総数に占める割合は、令和２(2020)年の 35.2%から令和３２(2050)年の 45.1%へと大きく上昇すると見通されている。", "locator": "p.13, 表4", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-one-person-share-of-65plus-households", "history": [], "notes": "表4 counts: 65+ headed households 20,973 thousand (2020) → 24,041 thousand (2050); of which one-person 7,378 → 10,839 thousand (the 7.38→10.84 million already on site).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-one-person-share-of-65plus-headed-households-2050", "citation_text": "45.1% of households headed by someone aged 65+ in Japan will be one-person households by 2050, up from 35.2% in 2020 (IPSS 2024). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-one-person-share-of-65plus-headed-households-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-one-person-share-of-65plus-households-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "In Tokyo, 52.5% of households headed by someone aged 65+ will be one-person households by 2050 (Osaka 50.2%); 36 prefectures will exceed 40%.", "value": 52.5, "unit": "% of households with head aged 65+ (Tokyo)", "display_value": "52.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tokyo, Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Private households with head aged 65+, by prefecture", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和32（2050）年には36都道府県で40%を超え、そのうち東京都（52.5%）、大阪府（50.2%）の2都府では50%を上回る。", "locator": "p.18, 表Ⅱ-12-1・図Ⅱ-6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2020 values: Tokyo 43.3%, Osaka 41.7%, Kagoshima 41.0%, Kochi 40.9% were the only prefectures above 40%; Yamagata lowest 25.3% (2020) → 35.1% (2050).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-one-person-share-of-65plus-households-2050", "citation_text": "In Tokyo, 52.5% of households headed by someone aged 65+ will be one-person households by 2050 (Osaka 50.2%); 36 prefectures will exceed 40%. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-tokyo-one-person-share-of-65plus-households-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-75plus-living-alone-rate-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "28.9% of Japanese aged 75 and over are projected to live alone in 2050, up from 22.4% in 2020; in Tokyo (35.7%), Osaka (33.5%) and Hyogo (32.4%) more than three in ten 75+ residents will be one-person households.", "value": 28.9, "unit": "% of population aged 75+", "display_value": "28.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "Population aged 75+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "全国では令和2（2020）年の22.4％から令和32（2050）年の28.9％へ一貫して上昇する。", "locator": "p.20, 5.(2), 表Ⅱ-19 都道府県別 75歳以上人口における独居率", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-75plus-living-alone-rate", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-75plus-living-alone-rate-2050", "citation_text": "28.9% of Japanese aged 75 and over are projected to live alone in 2050, up from 22.4% in 2020; in Tokyo (35.7%), Osaka (33.5%) and Hyogo (32.4%) more than three in ten 75+ residents will be one-person households. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（都道府県別推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-pjsetai/j/hpjp2024/gaiyo/gaiyo.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-75plus-living-alone-rate-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-75plus-one-person-households-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "One-person households headed by someone aged 75+ in Japan will grow 68.7% between 2020 and 2050, from 4,172,000 to 7,040,000 (IPSS 2024).", "value": 7040000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "One-person households with head aged 75+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "世帯主が75歳以上の世帯のうち、「単独世帯」についてみると、全国では令和2（2020）年に対して令和32（2050）年の世帯数は68.7%増加している", "locator": "p.19 (prefectural report text) and 表4 (national report, 世帯主75歳以上 再掲: 2020年 10,666 4,172 … 2050年 14,913 7,040)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-75plus-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Quote is from the prefectural report (gaiyo.pdf p.19); counts from 表4 of the national report. Okinawa (+134.6%), Shiga (+115.6%), Saitama (+103.9%), Ibaraki (+102.8%) more than double.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-75plus-one-person-households-2050", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by someone aged 75+ in Japan will grow 68.7% between 2020 and 2050, from 4,172,000 to 7,040,000 (IPSS 2024). Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-75plus-one-person-households-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-85plus-one-person-households-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "One-person households headed by someone aged 85+ in Japan are projected to almost double from 1,469,000 in 2020 to 2,769,000 in 2050, 51% of all 85+-headed households.", "value": 2769000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "One-person households with head aged 85+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "世帯主85歳以上（再掲） 2020年 3,047 1,469 1,296 683 220 393 282 … 2050年 5,382 2,769 2,223 1,178 399 646 391", "locator": "p.11, 表4 世帯主65歳以上、75歳以上、85歳以上の世帯の家族類型別世帯数及び割合 (1,000世帯)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-ipss-85plus-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Share 2,769/5,382 = 51.4% (derived); the published share row for 2050 was cut in extraction (2035: 49.6%). Peak of 85+ households: 5,696 thousand in 2040.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-one-person-households-2050", "citation_text": "One-person households headed by someone aged 85+ in Japan are projected to almost double from 1,469,000 in 2020 to 2,769,000 in 2050, 51% of all 85+-headed households. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-85plus-one-person-households-2050." }, { "id": "jp-ipss-2024-never-married-share-of-men-65plus-living-alone-2050", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "59.7% of Japanese men aged 65+ living alone will be never-married by 2050, up from 33.7% in 2020 (women 11.9% → 30.2%); never-married male solo households rise from 860,000 to 2,690,000.", "value": 59.7, "unit": "% of men aged 65+ in one-person households", "display_value": "59.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2050 (projection)", "population": "One-person households with male head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所)", "source_title": "日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要", "source_url": "https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-04-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "令和２（2020）年時点では男性 33.7%、女性 11.9%であったが…令和３２（2050）年には男性 59.7%、女性 30.2%に達する。", "locator": "p.13-14, 6. 男女・配偶関係別にみた65歳以上の単独世帯", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Ellipsis marks omitted clause ('過去の未婚率の上昇を反映して今後は男女ともに一貫して上昇を続け'). Relevant to CareTrigger: never-married solo men are least likely to have a child who notices silence.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-never-married-share-of-men-65plus-living-alone-2050", "citation_text": "59.7% of Japanese men aged 65+ living alone will be never-married by 2050, up from 33.7% in 2020 (women 11.9% → 30.2%); never-married male solo households rise from 860,000 to 2,690,000. Source: National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan (国立社会保障・人口問題研究所), \"日本の世帯数の将来推計（全国推計）令和6（2024）年推計 — 結果の概要\" (https://www.ipss.go.jp/pp-ajsetai/j/HPRJ2024/hprj2024_gaiyo_20240412.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-ipss-2024-never-married-share-of-men-65plus-living-alone-2050." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-2025", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "An estimated 1.47 million people with dementia live alone in Japan in 2025 (330,000 men, 1.14 million women), rising to 1.81 million by 2040 (MHLW-funded research group led by Shuichi Awata).", "value": 1470000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025 (projection made in FY2021)", "population": "People aged 65+ with dementia living in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "MHLW Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant group (研究代表者 粟田主一, 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所)", "source_title": "独居認知症高齢者等が安全・安心な暮らしを送れる環境づくりのための研究 — 手引き (令和3年度 厚生労働科学研究費補助金 認知症政策研究事業)", "source_url": "https://mhlw-grants.niph.go.jp/system/files/report_pdf/202117001B-sonota3.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2025 年には 147 万人（男性 33 万人、女性 114 万人） 、2040 年には 181 万人（男性47 万人、女性 134 万人）に達するものと予測されています", "locator": "p.7, 第1章 1.2. 独居認知症高齢者の数, 図1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "FY2021 (令和3年度) 厚生労働科学研究費補助金 認知症政策研究事業 手引き; projection method: national dementia prevalence × IPSS 2018 household projection (cites 粟田主一, 老年精神医学雑誌 31:451-459, 2020). Exact publication day not captured.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-2025", "citation_text": "An estimated 1.47 million people with dementia live alone in Japan in 2025 (330,000 men, 1.14 million women), rising to 1.81 million by 2040 (MHLW-funded research group led by Shuichi Awata). Source: MHLW Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant group (研究代表者 粟田主一, 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), \"独居認知症高齢者等が安全・安心な暮らしを送れる環境づくりのための研究 — 手引き (令和3年度 厚生労働科学研究費補助金 認知症政策研究事業)\" (https://mhlw-grants.niph.go.jp/system/files/report_pdf/202117001B-sonota3.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-2025." }, { "id": "jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-share-of-dementia", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "22% of Japan's older people with dementia live alone in 2025, projected at 23% in 2040, 'one in four to five people with dementia will be living alone'.", "value": 22, "unit": "% of older people with dementia", "display_value": "22%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "2025 (projection)", "population": "People aged 65+ with dementia", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "MHLW Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant group (研究代表者 粟田主一, 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所)", "source_title": "独居認知症高齢者等が安全・安心な暮らしを送れる環境づくりのための研究 — 手引き (令和3年度 厚生労働科学研究費補助金 認知症政策研究事業)", "source_url": "https://mhlw-grants.niph.go.jp/system/files/report_pdf/202117001B-sonota3.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "認知症高齢者数に占める独居認知症高齢者の割合は、2025 の段階で22%、2040 年の段階で23%であり、認知症高齢者の4～5 人に 1 人が一人暮らしになるものと予測されます", "locator": "p.7, 1.2. 独居認知症高齢者の数", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Same page: in 2025, 7% of men and 14% of women aged 85+ are people with dementia living alone.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-share-of-dementia", "citation_text": "22% of Japan's older people with dementia live alone in 2025, projected at 23% in 2040, 'one in four to five people with dementia will be living alone'. Source: MHLW Health and Labour Sciences Research Grant group (研究代表者 粟田主一, 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), \"独居認知症高齢者等が安全・安心な暮らしを送れる環境づくりのための研究 — 手引き (令和3年度 厚生労働科学研究費補助金 認知症政策研究事業)\" (https://mhlw-grants.niph.go.jp/system/files/report_pdf/202117001B-sonota3.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-mhlw-grant-2022-dementia-living-alone-share-of-dementia." }, { "id": "jp-jages-tani-2018-men-living-and-eating-alone-mortality", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Older Japanese men who both lived alone and ate alone had a 19% higher 3-year mortality risk than men who ate with others (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.01–1.41); men who ate alone despite living with others fared worse (HR 1.48), JAGES cohort, 33,083 men and 38,698 women aged 65+.", "value": 1.19, "unit": "hazard ratio (adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (JAGES municipalities)", "period": "2010–2013 (3-year follow-up)", "population": "Community-dwelling adults aged 65+ not needing long-term care", "sample_n": 71781, "publisher": "Tani Y, Kondo N, Noma H, Miyaguni Y, Saito M, Kondo K — Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2018;73(7))", "source_title": "Eating Alone Yet Living With Others Is Associated With Mortality in Older Men: The JAGES Cohort Survey", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw211", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1.19 (95% CI: 1.01-1.41)", "locator": "Abstract, Results (men: eating alone/living alone category); PMID 28093448, PMCID PMC6146753", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Abstract retrieved through the Europe PMC REST API (search endpoint); only the numeric fragment is quoted verbatim — full sentence wording should be re-checked against the article before publication. Women: HR 1.10 (0.93-1.29) for eating and living alone. 3,217 deaths.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-jages-tani-2018-men-living-and-eating-alone-mortality", "citation_text": "Older Japanese men who both lived alone and ate alone had a 19% higher 3-year mortality risk than men who ate with others (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.01–1.41); men who ate alone despite living with others fared worse (HR 1.48), JAGES cohort, 33,083 men and 38,698 women aged 65+. Source: Tani Y, Kondo N, Noma H, Miyaguni Y, Saito M, Kondo K — Journals of Gerontology: Series B (2018;73(7)), \"Eating Alone Yet Living With Others Is Associated With Mortality in Older Men: The JAGES Cohort Survey\" (https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw211). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-jages-tani-2018-men-living-and-eating-alone-mortality." }, { "id": "jp-jages-honjo-2018-men-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Older Japanese men living alone had 43% higher odds of developing depressive symptoms over 2.6 years than men living with a spouse only (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.18–1.73); no significant association in women, JAGES, 19,656 men and 22,513 women aged 65+.", "value": 1.43, "unit": "odds ratio (adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan (JAGES)", "period": "2010–2013 (mean follow-up 2.6 years)", "population": "Adults aged 65+ without depressive symptoms at baseline", "sample_n": 42169, "publisher": "Honjo K, Tani Y, Saito M, et al. — Journal of Epidemiology 2018;28(7):315-322", "source_title": "Living Alone or With Others and Depressive Symptoms, and Effect Modification by Residential Social Cohesion Among Older Adults in Japan: The JAGES Longitudinal Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20170065", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "living alone (OR 1.43; 95% confidence intervals [CI], 1.18–1.73)", "locator": "Abstract / Results, men (reference: living with spouse only); PMCID PMC6004365", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Full text fetched via Europe PMC REST (PMC6004365). 2,577 men (13.0%) and 2,897 women (12.5%) developed depressive symptoms; higher neighbourhood social cohesion attenuated the effect.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-jages-honjo-2018-men-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "citation_text": "Older Japanese men living alone had 43% higher odds of developing depressive symptoms over 2.6 years than men living with a spouse only (OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.18–1.73); no significant association in women, JAGES, 19,656 men and 22,513 women aged 65+. Source: Honjo K, Tani Y, Saito M, et al. — Journal of Epidemiology 2018;28(7):315-322, \"Living Alone or With Others and Depressive Symptoms, and Effect Modification by Residential Social Cohesion Among Older Adults in Japan: The JAGES Longitudinal Study\" (https://doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20170065). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-jages-honjo-2018-men-living-alone-depressive-symptoms." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2026-elderly-households-one-person-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "38.0% of South Korea's 6,507,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ are one-person households in 2026, the most common type, ahead of couple-only households (35.1%); 65+-headed households are 28.8% of all households.", "value": 38, "unit": "% of households with head aged 65+", "display_value": "38%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2026 (projection base, 장래가구추계)", "population": "Households with head aged 65+ (고령자 가구)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처, formerly 통계청/KOSTAT)", "source_title": "2026 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=447294", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "‘26년 가구 유형별로 보면,1인가구가 38.0%로 가장 많고,부부가구 35.1%,부부+미혼자녀가구 9.1%,부(모)+미혼자녀가구 5.6%순임", "locator": "p.25, 3. 고령자 가구 (press-release PDF)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Underlying table row (p.25): 2026 총가구 22,598 / 고령자가구 6,507 (28.8%) / 1인가구 2,476 (38.0%), thousand households. Source line: 국가데이터처「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2026-elderly-households-one-person-share", "citation_text": "38.0% of South Korea's 6,507,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ are one-person households in 2026, the most common type, ahead of couple-only households (35.1%); 65+-headed households are 28.8% of all households. Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처, formerly 통계청/KOSTAT), \"2026 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=447294). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2026-elderly-households-one-person-share." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2000-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "544,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2000, 31.4% of the 1,734,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구).", "value": 544000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2000", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2000 14,507 1,734 11.9 573 33.1 184 10.6 79 4.5 544 31.4 354 20.4", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2000-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "544,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2000, 31.4% of the 1,734,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2000-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2010-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "991,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2010, 33.9% of the 2,923,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구).", "value": 991000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2010", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2010 17,495 2,923 16.7 985 33.7 286 9.8 149 5.1 991 33.9 512 17.5", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2010-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "991,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2010, 33.9% of the 2,923,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2010-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2020-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "1,618,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2020, 34.9% of the 4,640,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구).", "value": 1618000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2020 20,731 4,640 22.4 1,610 34.7 443 9.6 259 5.6 1,618 34.9 710 15.3", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2020-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "1,618,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2020, 34.9% of the 4,640,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2020-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Statistics Korea's household projections put the number of South Korean households of a person aged 65+ living alone at 2,336,000 in 2025, 37.8% of the 6,187,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구); the November 2025 census counted 2,456,000.", "value": 2336000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2025 22,389 6,187 27.6 2,163 35.0 567 9.2 346 5.6 2,336 37.8 775 12.5", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "Statistics Korea's household projections put the number of South Korean households of a person aged 65+ living alone at 2,336,000 in 2025, 37.8% of the 6,187,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구); the November 2025 census counted 2,456,000. Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2040-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "4,236,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2040 (projection), 40.4% of the 10,491,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구).", "value": 4236000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2040 (projection)", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2040 24,358 10,491 43.1 3,736 35.6 828 7.9 589 5.6 4,236 40.4 1,102 10.5", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2040-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "4,236,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2040 (projection), 40.4% of the 10,491,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2040-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2052-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "4,961,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2052 (projection), 42.1% of the 11,788,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구).", "value": 4961000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2052 (projection)", "population": "One-person households with head aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-09-29", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2052 23,277 11,788 50.6 4,050 34.4 841 7.1 672 5.7 4,961 42.1 1,265 10.7", "locator": "p.28, 3. 고령자 가구, table < 고령자 가구 > (단위: 천 가구, %); source 통계청「장래가구추계: 2022〜2052년」", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-kostat-elderly-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Columns: 총가구 | 고령자가구 | 비중 | 부부 | 구성비 | 부부+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 부(모)+미혼자녀 | 구성비 | 1인가구 | 구성비 | 기타 | 구성비. 2000-2020 are census-based household projections; 2025+ are projections. Note the register-based 2025 census counted 2,456 thousand elderly one-person households (see kr-kostat-census-2025 records) vs 2,336 thousand here.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2052-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "4,961,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone in 2052 (projection), 42.1% of the 11,788,000 households headed by someone aged 65+ (Statistics Korea, 2025 Statistics on the Aged, table 고령자 가구). Source: Statistics Korea (통계청, now 국가데이터처), \"2025 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=438832). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2052-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "2,456,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone on 1 November 2025, 10.9% of all 22,495,000 ordinary households and up 7.3% in one year (2025 register-based census).", "value": 2456000, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025-11-01", "population": "One-person households of persons aged 65+ (고령자 1인가구), 일반가구", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "고령자 1인가구는 10.9%임-전년 대비 고령자만 있는 가구는 7.6%,고령자 1인가구는 7.3%증가", "locator": "p.78, 2. 고령자가구 가. 고령자가구 규모, 표55 고령자가구 2020~2025년", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-census-elderly-one-person-share", "history": [], "notes": "표55 row 고령자 1인가구: 1,661 1,824 1,973 2,138 2,289 2,456 (thousand, 2020-2025); share of 일반가구 7.9 8.5 9.1 9.7 10.3 10.9. Households containing any 65+ person: 7,495 thousand (33.3%); elderly-only households 4,313 thousand (19.2%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households", "citation_text": "2,456,000 South Korean households were a person aged 65+ living alone on 1 November 2025, 10.9% of all 22,495,000 ordinary households and up 7.3% in one year (2025 register-based census). Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households-growth-since-2020", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "The number of South Koreans aged 65+ living alone rose 47.9% in five years, from 1,661,000 households (2020) to 2,456,000 (2025), share of all households from 7.9% to 10.9%.", "value": 47.9, "unit": "% increase 2020→2025", "display_value": "47.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2020–2025", "population": "One-person households of persons aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2020년대비고령자 1인가구는 47.9%증가(1,661천 가구 →2,456천 가구)", "locator": "p.78, 2. 고령자가구 가., 표55", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-census-elderly-one-person-share", "history": [], "notes": "Series points for a chart: 2020 7.9%, 2021 8.5%, 2022 9.1%, 2023 9.7%, 2024 10.3%, 2025 10.9% of 일반가구.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households-growth-since-2020", "citation_text": "The number of South Koreans aged 65+ living alone rose 47.9% in five years, from 1,661,000 households (2020) to 2,456,000 (2025), share of all households from 7.9% to 10.9%. Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-households-growth-since-2020." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-share-jeonnam", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "In South Jeolla (전남) 16.7% of all households are a person aged 65+ living alone, the highest of any region in 2025; Sejong is lowest at 5.6%, Busan highest among metropolitan cities at 13.5%.", "value": 16.7, "unit": "% of ordinary households (Jeonnam)", "display_value": "16.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Jeolla Province, South Korea (regional extremes)", "period": "2025-11-01", "population": "One-person households of persons aged 65+, by province", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-07-28", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "전남은 일반가구 중 고령자가 있는 가구는 43.1%,고령자만 있는 가구는 27.8%,고령자 1인가구는 16.7%로 모두 가장 높음", "locator": "p.79, 나. 시도별 고령자가구, 표56 시도별 고령자가구 2025년", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "표56: 전남 134 thousand of 802 thousand households; 세종 9 of 161 (5.6%); 부산 199 of 1,472 (13.5%); 경북 15.0%; 전북 14.8%; 강원 14.7%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-share-jeonnam", "citation_text": "In South Jeolla (전남) 16.7% of all households are a person aged 65+ living alone, the highest of any region in 2025; Sejong is lowest at 5.6%, Busan highest among metropolitan cities at 13.5%. Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025년 인구주택총조사 결과(등록센서스 방식) 보도자료\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=203&list_no=446219&act=view&mainXml=Y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-census-2025-elderly-one-person-share-jeonnam." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-projection-2052-65plus-share-of-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "By 2052, 51.6% of all one-person households in South Korea will be headed by someone aged 65+ (4,961,000 of 9,620,000), up from 26.0% (1,923,000) in 2022, Statistics Korea household projections 2022–2052.", "value": 51.6, "unit": "% of all one-person households", "display_value": "51.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2052 (projection)", "population": "All one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청) via Korea Policy Briefing (korea.kr)", "source_title": "장래가구추계: 2022~2052년 (부처 브리핑)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156650622", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1인 가구 중 65세 이상 가구주 비중은 2022년 26.0%에서 2052년 51.6%로 늘어날 전망입니다.", "locator": "장래가구추계 2022~2052년 브리핑 (2024-09-12), 1인 가구 section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "kr-kostat-65plus-share-of-one-person-households", "history": [], "notes": "Total one-person households 7,390 thousand (34.1%) in 2022 → 9,620 thousand (41.3%) in 2052. 65+ headed households overall: 5,225 thousand (24.1%) → 11,788 thousand (50.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-projection-2052-65plus-share-of-one-person-households", "citation_text": "By 2052, 51.6% of all one-person households in South Korea will be headed by someone aged 65+ (4,961,000 of 9,620,000), up from 26.0% (1,923,000) in 2022, Statistics Korea household projections 2022–2052. Source: Statistics Korea (통계청) via Korea Policy Briefing (korea.kr), \"장래가구추계: 2022~2052년 (부처 브리핑)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156650622). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-projection-2052-65plus-share-of-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-projection-2052-70plus-share-of-one-person-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "People aged 70 and over will be the largest group of South Koreans living alone by 2052, 42.2% of all one-person households, versus under-30s being the largest group (36.6%) in 2022.", "value": 42.2, "unit": "% of all one-person households", "display_value": "42.2%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2052 (projection)", "population": "All one-person households, by age of head", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Statistics Korea (통계청) via Korea Policy Briefing (korea.kr)", "source_title": "장래가구추계: 2022~2052년 (부처 브리핑)", "source_url": "https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156650622", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-09-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2052년에는 1인 가구 중 70대 이상이 42.2%로 가장 많은 비중을 차지할 전망입니다.", "locator": "장래가구추계 2022~2052년 브리핑, 1인 가구 연령대", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-projection-2052-70plus-share-of-one-person-households", "citation_text": "People aged 70 and over will be the largest group of South Koreans living alone by 2052, 42.2% of all one-person households, versus under-30s being the largest group (36.6%) in 2022. Source: Statistics Korea (통계청) via Korea Policy Briefing (korea.kr), \"장래가구추계: 2022~2052년 (부처 브리핑)\" (https://www.korea.kr/briefing/policyBriefingView.do?newsId=156650622). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-projection-2052-70plus-share-of-one-person-households." }, { "id": "kr-index-2025-living-alone-ratio-65plus", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "24.1% of South Koreans aged 65+ lived alone in 2025 by the national indicator definition (65+-headed one-person households ÷ 65+ population), up from 16.2% in 2000.", "value": 24.1, "unit": "% of population aged 65+", "display_value": "24.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "Population aged 65+ (indicator: 독거노인비율)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Korea National Indicator System (국가지표체계, index.go.kr)", "source_title": "독거노인비율 (지표 해설)", "source_url": "https://www.index.go.kr/unify/idx-info.do?idxCd=8039", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "만 65세 이상 노인인구 중 혼자 거주하는 인구의 비율임. 가구주가 65세 이상인 1인가구의 수를 65세 이상 인구로 나누어 산출함.", "locator": "국가지표체계 지표 '독거노인비율' — 정의 and 해설 (2000년 16.2% → 2025년 24.1%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "kr-index-living-alone-ratio-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "Values 16.2% (2000) and 24.1% (2025) were read from the indicator commentary as summarised by the fetch; the definition sentence is verbatim. Data table loads dynamically — re-check exact wording before publication. A press report (kairnews) cites 23.6% as of May 2025 from 통계청/복지부; definitions differ (register vs projection).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-index-2025-living-alone-ratio-65plus", "citation_text": "24.1% of South Koreans aged 65+ lived alone in 2025 by the national indicator definition (65+-headed one-person households ÷ 65+ population), up from 16.2% in 2000. Source: Korea National Indicator System (국가지표체계, index.go.kr), \"독거노인비율 (지표 해설)\" (https://www.index.go.kr/unify/idx-info.do?idxCd=8039). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-index-2025-living-alone-ratio-65plus." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-survey-older-persons-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "32.8% of South Koreans aged 65+ lived alone in 2023, up 13.0 percentage points from 2020 (2023 National Survey of Older Koreans, 10,078 respondents).", "value": 32.8, "unit": "% of persons aged 65+ (survey)", "display_value": "32.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Community-dwelling persons aged 65+ (노인실태조사 sample)", "sample_n": 10078, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1483352", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1인 가구(독거노인) 32.8% (2020년 대비 13.0%p 증가)", "locator": "보도자료 가구형태 section (1인 가구 32.8%, 부부가구 55.2%, 자녀동거 10.3%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Quote is the fetch's rendering of the press-release bullet, not a full sentence — verify wording. Survey-based household composition (32.8% living alone) is far above the register-based ratio (~24%), partly because the survey counts respondents, not households, and samples community-dwelling elders. Average household size 2.0 (2020) → 1.8 (2023).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-survey-older-persons-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "32.8% of South Koreans aged 65+ lived alone in 2023, up 13.0 percentage points from 2020 (2023 National Survey of Older Koreans, 10,078 respondents). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1483352). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-survey-older-persons-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "kr-mohw-2023-survey-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "16.1% of South Korean elders living alone had depressive symptoms versus 7.8% of those living as a couple; only 34.2% of those living alone rated themselves healthy versus 48.6% of couples (2023 National Survey of Older Koreans).", "value": 16.1, "unit": "% with depressive symptoms (living alone)", "display_value": "16.1%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2023", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone vs elderly couple households", "sample_n": 10078, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부)", "source_title": "2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료)", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1483352", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-10-16", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "1인 가구(독거노인)의 경우 '건강하다'고 응답한 비율이 34.2%로 노인부부 가구의 48.6%에 비해 낮게 나타났으며", "locator": "보도자료, 가구형태별 비교 (건강 34.2% vs 48.6%; 우울증상 16.1% vs 7.8%; 생활상의 어려움 73.9% vs 48.1%)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Also: 73.9% of those living alone reported difficulties in daily life vs 48.1% of couples; mean chronic conditions 2.4 vs 2.0; good nutrition management 54.4% vs 71.2%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-survey-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "citation_text": "16.1% of South Korean elders living alone had depressive symptoms versus 7.8% of those living as a couple; only 34.2% of those living alone rated themselves healthy versus 48.6% of couples (2023 National Survey of Older Koreans). Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (보건복지부), \"2023년 노인실태조사 결과 발표 (보도자료)\" (https://www.mohw.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10503010100&bid=0027&act=view&list_no=1483352). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-mohw-2023-survey-living-alone-depressive-symptoms." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2026-relative-poverty-66plus", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "37.7% of South Koreans aged 66+ lived in relative income poverty in 2024 (down 2.1 points from 39.8% in 2023), still the highest old-age poverty rate in the OECD.", "value": 37.7, "unit": "% below 50% of median equivalised disposable income", "display_value": "37.7%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024 income year", "population": "Retirement-age population aged 66+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처, formerly 통계청/KOSTAT)", "source_title": "2026 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=447294", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-10-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "66세 이상 은퇴연령층의 상대적 빈곤율은 37.7%", "locator": "2026 고령자 통계, 소득보장 section (지니계수 0.377, 소득 5분위 배율 6.9배)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "2025 release gave 39.8% for 2023. Not specific to those living alone; the OECD-highest claim is the site's existing framing, not in this quote. Poverty is concentrated among elderly one-person households (MOHW survey), but no living-alone poverty rate was found in fetched sources — see gaps.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2026-relative-poverty-66plus", "citation_text": "37.7% of South Koreans aged 66+ lived in relative income poverty in 2024 (down 2.1 points from 39.8% in 2023), still the highest old-age poverty rate in the OECD. Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처, formerly 통계청/KOSTAT), \"2026 고령자 통계 (보도자료 PDF)\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&act=view&list_no=447294). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2026-relative-poverty-66plus." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-70plus-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "People aged 70 and over are now the largest group among South Korea's 8,045,000 one-person households, 19.8% in 2024, ahead of under-30s (17.8%); 60+ together make up 37.4%.", "value": 19.8, "unit": "% of all one-person households", "display_value": "19.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2024", "population": "All one-person households (1인가구), by age", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2024년 1인가구는 전체 가구의 36.1%인 804만 5천 가구 … 70세 이상 19.8%", "locator": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구 (2025-12-09), 1인가구 규모 and 연령대별 분포", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Ellipsis joins two fragments from the same release summary. 60대 17.6%, 30대 17.4%, 29세 이하 17.8%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-70plus-share", "citation_text": "People aged 70 and over are now the largest group among South Korea's 8,045,000 one-person households, 19.8% in 2024, ahead of under-30s (17.8%); 60+ together make up 37.4%. Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025 통계로 보는 1인가구\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-70plus-share." }, { "id": "kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-loneliness", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "48.9% of South Koreans living alone said they often or sometimes feel lonely in 2025, 10.7 points more than the population as a whole (38.2%).", "value": 48.9, "unit": "% reporting loneliness (often/sometimes)", "display_value": "48.9%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "South Korea", "period": "2025", "population": "All one-person households (social survey respondents)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처)", "source_title": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구", "source_url": "https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-12-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "평소 자주·가끔 외롭다고 응답한 비중은 48.9%로 전체(38.2%) 대비 10.7%p 높음", "locator": "2025 통계로 보는 1인가구, 사회적 관계 section", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "All ages, not 65+ specific.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-loneliness", "citation_text": "48.9% of South Koreans living alone said they often or sometimes feel lonely in 2025, 10.7 points more than the population as a whole (38.2%). Source: Ministry of Data and Statistics, Republic of Korea (국가데이터처), \"2025 통계로 보는 1인가구\" (https://mods.go.kr/board.es?mid=a10301010000&bid=10820&tag=&act=view&list_no=442130). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#kr-kostat-2025-one-person-households-loneliness." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "37,290,029 Chinese households consisted of a single person aged 60+ living alone at the 2020 census, 21.4% of the 174,447,507 households containing someone aged 60+ (China Population Census Yearbook 2020, table 5-4).", "value": 37290029, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2020-11-01 (7th national census)", "population": "Family households with at least one member aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局)", "source_title": "中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "5-4 各地区有60岁及以上人口的家庭户户数 … 全国 174447507 95611905 37290029 2059380 56262496 76879788 40903152", "locator": "Table 5-4 (html/A0504.jpg), 全国 row: 合计 / 有一个60岁及以上人口的户: 小计 / 独自居住 / 只与未成年人口共同居住 / 其他", "derived": true, "formula": "37,290,029 / 174,447,507 = 0.21376 → 21.4% (share derived; counts are published)", "headline": true, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Table is published as an image (JPG); numbers transcribed from the image by the collector — double-check against the yearbook. Matches 杜鹏's cited '3729万户, 21.38%'. 2020 yearbook published 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-households", "citation_text": "37,290,029 Chinese households consisted of a single person aged 60+ living alone at the 2020 census, 21.4% of the 174,447,507 households containing someone aged 60+ (China Population Census Yearbook 2020, table 5-4). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), \"中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-living-alone-households." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "29,938,548 Chinese households were a single person aged 65+ living alone in 2020, 22.5% of the 132,865,245 households containing someone aged 65+ (table 5-5).", "value": 29938548, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2020-11-01 (7th national census)", "population": "Family households with at least one member aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局)", "source_title": "中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "5-5 各地区有65岁及以上人口的家庭户户数 … 全国 132865245 82164801 29938548 1364913 50861340 49912336 27932889", "locator": "Table 5-5 (html/A0505.jpg), 全国 row, column 独自居住", "derived": true, "formula": "29,938,548 / 132,865,245 = 0.22533 → 22.5%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Image table transcribed by collector. Couple-only 65+ households: 27,932,889.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households", "citation_text": "29,938,548 Chinese households were a single person aged 65+ living alone in 2020, 22.5% of the 132,865,245 households containing someone aged 65+ (table 5-5). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), \"中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-65plus-living-alone-households." }, { "id": "cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-couple-only-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "40,903,152 Chinese households in 2020 consisted only of a couple aged 60+ (23.4% of households with a 60+ member), together with the 37.3 million solo elders, 44.8% of elderly households were 'empty nests' with no younger co-resident.", "value": 40903152, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (mainland)", "period": "2020-11-01 (7th national census)", "population": "Family households with at least one member aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局)", "source_title": "中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "有二个60岁及以上人口的户 … 只有一对60岁及以上夫妇居住 40903152", "locator": "Table 5-4 (html/A0504.jpg), 全国 row", "derived": true, "formula": "(37,290,029 + 40,903,152) / 174,447,507 = 0.4482 → 44.8%; 40,903,152/174,447,507 = 23.4%", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "'Empty nest' here = solo elder or elderly-couple-only household; official MCA definitions of 空巢 are broader (any elder without co-resident children).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-couple-only-households", "citation_text": "40,903,152 Chinese households in 2020 consisted only of a couple aged 60+ (23.4% of households with a 60+ member), together with the 37.3 million solo elders, 44.8% of elderly households were 'empty nests' with no younger co-resident. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China (国家统计局), \"中国人口普查年鉴-2020 (China Population Census Yearbook 2020)\" (https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/pcsj/rkpc/7rp/zk/indexch.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-nbs-census-2020-60plus-couple-only-households." }, { "id": "cn-mca-2022-empty-nest-elderly-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "More than half of China's older people live in 'empty-nest' households, and in some big cities and rural areas the share exceeds 70%, Ministry of Civil Affairs, October 2022 (Li Banghua, deputy director of the Aged Services Department).", "value": 50, "unit": "% of older population (lower bound: 'more than half')", "display_value": "50%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China", "period": "2022-10-26 (MCA Q4 press conference)", "population": "Population aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Civil Affairs of China (民政部), reported by 南方都市报 (oeeee.com)", "source_title": "我国老年人口超一半为空巢老人！这些风险需警惕", "source_url": "https://m.mp.oeeee.com/a/BAAFRD000020221027733362.html", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2022-10-27", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "我国老年人口中空巢老人占比目前已超过一半", "locator": "Article body quoting 民政部养老服务司副司长李邦华 at 民政部第四季度例行发布会, 2022-10-26", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary (newspaper) report of an official statement; the MCA transcript itself was not fetched. 空巢老人 (empty-nest) ≠ living alone: it includes couples and elders whose children live elsewhere. Also: '部分大城市和农村地区，空巢老年人比例甚至超过70%'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-mca-2022-empty-nest-elderly-share", "citation_text": "More than half of China's older people live in 'empty-nest' households, and in some big cities and rural areas the share exceeds 70%, Ministry of Civil Affairs, October 2022 (Li Banghua, deputy director of the Aged Services Department). Source: Ministry of Civil Affairs of China (民政部), reported by 南方都市报 (oeeee.com), \"我国老年人口超一半为空巢老人！这些风险需警惕\" (https://m.mp.oeeee.com/a/BAAFRD000020221027733362.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-mca-2022-empty-nest-elderly-share." }, { "id": "cn-tao-2023-empty-nest-elderly-150-million", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "China had close to 150 million 'empty-nest' older people in 2020, including 7.72 million oldest-old living alone (Tao, Jin & Guo, Population Research 2023, from 7th census data).", "value": 150000000, "unit": "people (approx.)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China", "period": "2020 (7th census)", "population": "Population aged 60+ in empty-nest households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "陶涛, 金光照, 郭亚隆 — 人口研究 (Population Research), Renmin University of China, 2023, 47(1): 58-71", "source_title": "中国老年家庭空巢化态势与空巢老年群体基本特征", "source_url": "https://rkyj.ruc.edu.cn/CN/Y2023/V47/I1/58", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2023-01-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2020年空巢老人规模近1.5亿，高龄独居空巢老人达772万人", "locator": "Abstract (摘要)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Peer-reviewed secondary analysis of census microdata. Also in abstract: nearly 70% of solo empty-nest elders are widowed, nearly 10% never married. Publication month approximate (issue 1, 2023).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-tao-2023-empty-nest-elderly-150-million", "citation_text": "China had close to 150 million 'empty-nest' older people in 2020, including 7.72 million oldest-old living alone (Tao, Jin & Guo, Population Research 2023, from 7th census data). Source: 陶涛, 金光照, 郭亚隆 — 人口研究 (Population Research), Renmin University of China, 2023, 47(1): 58-71, \"中国老年家庭空巢化态势与空巢老年群体基本特征\" (https://rkyj.ruc.edu.cn/CN/Y2023/V47/I1/58). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-tao-2023-empty-nest-elderly-150-million." }, { "id": "cn-tao-2023-oldest-old-living-alone-7-72-million", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "7.72 million Chinese aged 80+ were living alone in empty-nest households in 2020 (Population Research 2023, 7th census analysis).", "value": 7720000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China", "period": "2020 (7th census)", "population": "Population aged 80+ living alone (高龄独居空巢老人)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "陶涛, 金光照, 郭亚隆 — 人口研究 2023, 47(1): 58-71", "source_title": "中国老年家庭空巢化态势与空巢老年群体基本特征", "source_url": "https://rkyj.ruc.edu.cn/CN/Y2023/V47/I1/58", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "abstract-only", "published_at": "2023-01-25", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "高龄独居空巢老人达772万人", "locator": "Abstract (摘要)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "高龄 is conventionally 80+ in Chinese demography; the abstract does not restate the cut-off — confirm in full text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-tao-2023-oldest-old-living-alone-7-72-million", "citation_text": "7.72 million Chinese aged 80+ were living alone in empty-nest households in 2020 (Population Research 2023, 7th census analysis). Source: 陶涛, 金光照, 郭亚隆 — 人口研究 2023, 47(1): 58-71, \"中国老年家庭空巢化态势与空巢老年群体基本特征\" (https://rkyj.ruc.edu.cn/CN/Y2023/V47/I1/58). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-tao-2023-oldest-old-living-alone-7-72-million." }, { "id": "cn-bjnews-2023-living-alone-share-rise-since-2010", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "The share of Chinese elderly households that are a person living alone rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, to 21.38% (3,729万 households), Du Peng, vice-president of the China Population Association.", "value": 6.5, "unit": "percentage-point increase 2010→2020", "display_value": "6.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China", "period": "2010–2020", "population": "Households with older members (有老年人家庭户)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Beijing News (新京报) interview with 杜鹏 (中国人民大学), citing 7th census", "source_title": "中国人口学会副会长杜鹏：独居老人占比上升是必然趋势", "source_url": "https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1698016883169282.html", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-10-23", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "2020年，全国独居老人占老年人家庭户的比例较之10年前提高了6.5个百分点", "locator": "Interview text, 2023-10-23", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary; the 2020 level (37.29 million / 21.38%) is confirmed against NBS table 5-4 above. The 2010 census comparison figure was not fetched from NBS directly.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-bjnews-2023-living-alone-share-rise-since-2010", "citation_text": "The share of Chinese elderly households that are a person living alone rose 6.5 percentage points between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, to 21.38% (3,729万 households), Du Peng, vice-president of the China Population Association. Source: Beijing News (新京报) interview with 杜鹏 (中国人民大学), citing 7th census, \"中国人口学会副会长杜鹏：独居老人占比上升是必然趋势\" (https://m.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1698016883169282.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-bjnews-2023-living-alone-share-rise-since-2010." }, { "id": "cn-charls-zheng-2023-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Chinese adults aged 60+ who lived alone had 33% higher odds of depressive symptoms than those living with others (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.14–1.54; 5,311 participants), and the risk was concentrated in those with low financial support (cohort OR 1.83), CHARLS 2015–2018.", "value": 1.33, "unit": "odds ratio (adjusted, cross-sectional)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (CHARLS, 28 provinces)", "period": "2015 (cross-sectional) and 2015–2018 (cohort)", "population": "Adults aged 60+ in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study", "sample_n": 5311, "publisher": "Zheng G, Zhou B, Fang Z, et al. — BMC Psychiatry 2023;23:853", "source_title": "Living alone and the risk of depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional and cohort analysis based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05370-y", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "OR:1.33; 95%CI:1.14,1.54", "locator": "Abstract, Results (cross-sectional); cohort OR 1.23 (0.97–1.55); interaction with financial support P=0.008; PMCID PMC10655346", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Full text via Europe PMC REST. Cohort n=2,696. Low-support subgroup OR 1.83 (1.26–2.65).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-charls-zheng-2023-living-alone-depressive-symptoms", "citation_text": "Chinese adults aged 60+ who lived alone had 33% higher odds of depressive symptoms than those living with others (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.14–1.54; 5,311 participants), and the risk was concentrated in those with low financial support (cohort OR 1.83), CHARLS 2015–2018. Source: Zheng G, Zhou B, Fang Z, et al. — BMC Psychiatry 2023;23:853, \"Living alone and the risk of depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional and cohort analysis based on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05370-y). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-charls-zheng-2023-living-alone-depressive-symptoms." }, { "id": "cn-clhls-pu-2023-living-alone-lower-mortality", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Contrary to most cohorts, Chinese older adults living alone had 15% lower all-cause mortality than those living with family (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.76–0.95) in a propensity-matched CLHLS analysis of 7,963 people (2014–2018).", "value": 0.85, "unit": "hazard ratio (propensity-score matched)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "China (CLHLS)", "period": "2014–2018", "population": "Community-dwelling older adults in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey", "sample_n": 7963, "publisher": "Pu L, Zhang J, He X, et al. — BMC Public Health 2023;23:1821", "source_title": "Association of living arrangements with all-cause mortality among older adults: a propensity score–matched cohort study", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16749-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "hazard ratio 0.85; 95% confidence intervals 0.76 to 0.95", "locator": "Abstract, Results (living alone vs living with families); PMCID PMC10508011", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Important contradiction for the page: in China, living alone may select for healthier, more independent elders (and vs nursing homes HR 0.61). No interaction by age, sex, education or residence.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-clhls-pu-2023-living-alone-lower-mortality", "citation_text": "Contrary to most cohorts, Chinese older adults living alone had 15% lower all-cause mortality than those living with family (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.76–0.95) in a propensity-matched CLHLS analysis of 7,963 people (2014–2018). Source: Pu L, Zhang J, He X, et al. — BMC Public Health 2023;23:1821, \"Association of living arrangements with all-cause mortality among older adults: a propensity score–matched cohort study\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16749-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#cn-clhls-pu-2023-living-alone-lower-mortality." }, { "id": "tw-moi-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "976,925 Taiwanese aged 65 and over, 23.3% of the 4,188,314 older population, were registered as living alone at end-June 2023 (Ministry of the Interior household-registration big data).", "value": 976925, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2023-06-30", "population": "Population aged 65+ (household registration)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處)", "source_title": "113年第24週內政統計通報：112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%", "source_url": "https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=316654", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "112 年 6 月底我國 65 歲以上老年人口計 418萬 8,314 人，其中獨居計 97 萬 6,925 人(占23.3%)", "locator": "內政統計通報 113年第24週 (2024-06-14), p.1 and 表1 65歲以上長者居住型態按性別分", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-moi-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Definition (footnote 1): 獨居 = the household register contains only one person aged 65+ (the person); 老老照顧 = 2+ elders and nobody under 65. Register-based, so it counts registered addresses not actual residence. Table 1: women 551,021 (24.03%), men 425,904 (22.47%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "976,925 Taiwanese aged 65 and over, 23.3% of the 4,188,314 older population, were registered as living alone at end-June 2023 (Ministry of the Interior household-registration big data). Source: Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處), \"113年第24週內政統計通報：112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%\" (https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=316654). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2023-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "tw-moi-2025-65plus-one-person-households-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "25.8% of Taiwan's 4,573,000 people aged 65+ were one-person households at end-June 2025 (1,182,000 people), up from 23.3% two years earlier.", "value": 25.8, "unit": "% of population aged 65+", "display_value": "25.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2025-06-30", "population": "Population aged 65+ (household registration)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處)", "source_title": "114年第48週內政統計通報：114年6月底65歲以上長者457萬人，其中一人戶占25.8%", "source_url": "https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=334815", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "114年6月底我國65歲以上老年人口計457.3萬人 … 其中一人戶計118.2萬人(占25.8%)", "locator": "內政統計通報 114年第48週, p.1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-moi-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "The 2025 bulletin uses the term 一人戶 (one-person household) where the 2023 bulletin used 獨居; same register-based construct. Ellipsis joins two fragments of the same bullet. Publication date late November 2025 (week 48), exact day not captured.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2025-65plus-one-person-households-share", "citation_text": "25.8% of Taiwan's 4,573,000 people aged 65+ were one-person households at end-June 2025 (1,182,000 people), up from 23.3% two years earlier. Source: Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處), \"114年第48週內政統計通報：114年6月底65歲以上長者457萬人，其中一人戶占25.8%\" (https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=334815). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2025-65plus-one-person-households-share." }, { "id": "tw-moi-2023-75plus-women-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "26.12% of Taiwanese women aged 75+ were registered as living alone in June 2023, versus 21.98% of men aged 75+; at 65–74 the sexes were nearly equal (22.76% vs 22.71%).", "value": 26.12, "unit": "% of women aged 75+", "display_value": "26.12%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2023-06-30", "population": "Population aged 75+, by sex (household registration)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處)", "source_title": "113年第24週內政統計通報：112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%", "source_url": "https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=316654", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-06-14", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "75歲以上女性獨居長者比率26.12%高於男性之21.98%，顯示女性長者獨居較男性為多", "locator": "內政統計通報 113年第24週, p.2 一、居住型態; 表1", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counts (表1): women 75+ living alone 227,231 of 870,082; men 75+ 140,054 of 637,179.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2023-75plus-women-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "26.12% of Taiwanese women aged 75+ were registered as living alone in June 2023, versus 21.98% of men aged 75+; at 65–74 the sexes were nearly equal (22.76% vs 22.71%). Source: Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan (內政部統計處), \"113年第24週內政統計通報：112年6月底65歲以上長者419萬人，其中獨居占23.3%\" (https://www.moi.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=2905&s=316654). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-moi-2023-75plus-women-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Only 67,003 older people were on Taiwan's local-government registers of 'elderly living alone needing care' at end-2025 (27,583 men, 39,420 women), about 1.4% of the 65+ population, versus 25.8% actually registered as living alone.", "value": 67003, "unit": "people (registered for care services)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2025-12-31", "population": "Persons aged 65+ assessed by city/county governments as 列冊需關懷獨居老人", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部統計處)", "source_title": "1.4.5 獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), xlsx", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "本表獨居老人係指經直轄市、縣（市）政府評估需關懷服務(評估對象包含65歲以上一人獨自居住、直系血親卑親屬未居住於同縣市、夫妻同住且均年滿65歲，或同住者無照顧能力之老人等)之老人。", "locator": "Sheet 歷年 (2025~), row 114年 2025 (期底獨居老人人數 總計/男/女); updated 2026/09/30", "derived": true, "formula": "Rate: sheet gives 1.32% for Q1 2025 (60,086 / 4,539,904) and 1.38% for Q3 2025; end-2025 rate ≈ 67,003 / ~4.6 million ≈ 1.4%", "headline": false, "series": "tw-mohw-registered-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "This is the 'definition gap' story: the care register (strict criteria, voluntary listing) captures roughly one in eighteen of the elders the household register shows living alone. 19,190 registrants had emergency-call systems installed. A 2024 China Times report put the register at '5萬餘人' at end-2023 against MOI estimates of 67萬 (15.6%).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care", "citation_text": "Only 67,003 older people were on Taiwan's local-government registers of 'elderly living alone needing care' at end-2025 (27,583 men, 39,420 women), about 1.4% of the 65+ population, versus 25.8% actually registered as living alone. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部統計處), \"1.4.5 獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), xlsx\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-mohw-2025-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care." }, { "id": "tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Taiwan's register of elderly living alone needing care held 47,665 people at end-2015 (20,967 men, 26,698 women), fewer than the 67,003 of 2025 despite the older population growing by about 1.7 million.", "value": 47665, "unit": "people (registered for care services)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2015-12-31", "population": "Persons aged 65+ assessed as 列冊需關懷獨居老人", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部統計處)", "source_title": "1.4.5 獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), xlsx", "source_url": "https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-09-30", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "總計 | 47665 | 20967 | 26698 | 11565 | 6588 | 4977", "locator": "Sheet 2015 (民國104年), 總計 row (總計/男/女; 中(低)收入 subtotal)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "tw-mohw-registered-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Intermediate years (總計): 2016 45,975; 2017 45,210; 2018 44,582; 2019 45,035; 2020 41,983; 2021 42,929; 2022 44,965; 2023 51,695; 2024 59,061; 2025 67,003; Q2 2026 71,142. The dip to 2020 and sharp rise after 2023 reflect administrative re-definition/outreach, not demography.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care", "citation_text": "Taiwan's register of elderly living alone needing care held 47,665 people at end-2015 (20,967 men, 26,698 women), fewer than the 67,003 of 2025 despite the older population growing by about 1.7 million. Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (衛生福利部統計處), \"1.4.5 獨居老人服務概況 (The Service Conditions for Elderly Living Alone), xlsx\" (https://www.mohw.gov.tw/dl-22126-4294f016-6d1d-411f-a864-a0e8ccb049b2.html). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-mohw-2015-registered-elderly-living-alone-needing-care." }, { "id": "tw-chinatimes-2024-living-alone-estimate-gap", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Taiwan's Interior Ministry estimated about 670,000 older people (15.6% of 4.29 million aged 65+) actually live alone, while the welfare ministry's estimate was 390,000 (9.11%) and the care register held only '5萬餘', a 280,000-person gap between official estimates (China Times, Aug 2024).", "value": 670000, "unit": "people (estimate)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Taiwan", "period": "2023 (end-year estimates reported 2024-08-12)", "population": "Population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "China Times (中國時報), reporter 鄭郁蓁, reposted by 老人福利推動聯盟", "source_title": "【中國時報】獨老定義狹隘全台僅5萬人列冊", "source_url": "https://www.oldpeople.org.tw/pop/pages/778f330f5f1f4906a04e0fbcb3218375", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-08-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "截至2023年底，全國列冊獨居老人5萬餘人", "locator": "Article body (審計部 findings; 內政部 vs 衛福部 estimates)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Secondary. Use only to illustrate definitional disagreement; the MOI's own 2023 bulletin gives 23.3% (976,925), different again from the 15.6%/67萬 quoted here (likely a different cut, e.g. excluding 老老照顧 or using actual-residence modelling). Flag for editor.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-chinatimes-2024-living-alone-estimate-gap", "citation_text": "Taiwan's Interior Ministry estimated about 670,000 older people (15.6% of 4.29 million aged 65+) actually live alone, while the welfare ministry's estimate was 390,000 (9.11%) and the care register held only '5萬餘', a 280,000-person gap between official estimates (China Times, Aug 2024). Source: China Times (中國時報), reporter 鄭郁蓁, reposted by 老人福利推動聯盟, \"【中國時報】獨老定義狹隘全台僅5萬人列冊\" (https://www.oldpeople.org.tw/pop/pages/778f330f5f1f4906a04e0fbcb3218375). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#tw-chinatimes-2024-living-alone-estimate-gap." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "188,569 Hong Kong residents aged 65 and over lived alone at the 2021 census, 13.0% of all older persons (2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons).", "value": 188569, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2021 (census, mid-2021)", "population": "Population aged 65+ (domestic and non-domestic households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處)", "source_title": "2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "There were 188 569 older persons living alone, constituting 13.0% of the overall population of older persons.", "locator": "Summary para. 2.23; Table 7.x living arrangement (獨居 188 569 (13.0))", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hk-older-persons-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Report published early 2023 (exact date not captured). Among older persons living in domestic households the share is 13.6%. 95.2% of older persons lived in domestic households.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone", "citation_text": "188,569 Hong Kong residents aged 65 and over lived alone at the 2021 census, 13.0% of all older persons (2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處), \"2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2016-older-persons-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "152,536 Hong Kong residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2016, 13.1% of older persons, up 1.5 percentage points over the decade from 2006 (2016 Population By-census).", "value": 152536, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2016 (by-census)", "population": "Population aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "\"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Older Persons\" published (press release)", "source_url": "https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201803/09/P2018030900310.htm", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2018-03-09", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "There were 152 536 older persons living alone, constituting 13.1% of the overall population of older persons.", "locator": "Press release 2018-03-09, para. on living arrangements", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "hk-older-persons-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Same release: proportions living with spouse only and living alone rose by 4.0 and 1.5 percentage points respectively 2006→2016.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2016-older-persons-living-alone", "citation_text": "152,536 Hong Kong residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2016, 13.1% of older persons, up 1.5 percentage points over the decade from 2006 (2016 Population By-census). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"\"2016 Population By-census Thematic Report: Older Persons\" published (press release)\" (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201803/09/P2018030900310.htm). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2016-older-persons-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2011-older-persons-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "119,376 Hong Kong residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2011 (12.7% of older persons); the count rose 58% to 188,569 by 2021 while the share barely moved (13.0%).", "value": 119376, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2011 (census)", "population": "Population aged 65+ in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR", "source_title": "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, March 2023 — Feature article: One-person households (2021 Population Census)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-One-Person-Households.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-03-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of one-person households with persons aged 45-64 and 65 and over increased respectively from 151 694 and 119 376 in 2011 to 216 517 and 188 569 in 2021.", "locator": "Feature article para. 3.2 (Charts 1 and 2); 12.7% from 2021 thematic report living-arrangement table (獨居 119 376 (12.7))", "derived": true, "formula": "(188,569 − 119,376) / 119,376 = 58.0% increase (derived)", "headline": false, "series": "hk-older-persons-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Published in the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, March 2023 (day approximated as 1st). Para 3.3: 'about 13% of persons aged 65 and over were in one-person households and this proportion was similar to that in 2011'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2011-older-persons-living-alone", "citation_text": "119,376 Hong Kong residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2011 (12.7% of older persons); the count rose 58% to 188,569 by 2021 while the share barely moved (13.0%). Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR, \"Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, March 2023 — Feature article: One-person households (2021 Population Census)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-One-Person-Households.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2011-older-persons-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2021-older-women-vs-men-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "15.2% of older women in Hong Kong lived alone in 2021 versus 10.5% of older men (116,607 women, 71,962 men), mainly because far more older women are widowed.", "value": 15.2, "unit": "% of women aged 65+", "display_value": "women 15.2% · men 10.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2021 (census)", "population": "Population aged 65+, by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處)", "source_title": "2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the proportion of older women living alone was 15.2%, higher than that of 10.5% for older men.", "locator": "Chapter 7 para. 7.9, Table 7.6", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Counts from Table 7.x (男 71 962 (11.0) / 女 116 607 (16.0) are shares among those in domestic households). Only 45.3% of older women lived with a spouse vs 74.2% of older men. The 2023 one-person-household article rounds this to 15% vs 11%.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-women-vs-men-living-alone", "citation_text": "15.2% of older women in Hong Kong lived alone in 2021 versus 10.5% of older men (116,607 women, 71,962 men), mainly because far more older women are widowed. Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處), \"2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-women-vs-men-living-alone." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2021-elderly-only-households", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "382,620 Hong Kong households in 2021 consisted only of older persons (solo elders or elderly couples), up 71.5% from 223,069 in 2011.", "value": 382620, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2021 (census)", "population": "Domestic households with all members (excl. foreign domestic helpers) aged 65+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處)", "source_title": "2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2021, there were 382 620 domestic households with all members (other than foreign domestic helpers) being older persons, which was 71.5% higher than that of 223 069 in 2011.", "locator": "Summary para. 2.25", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "44,871 of these households employed a foreign domestic helper (up 85.1% from 24,246 in 2011).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-elderly-only-households", "citation_text": "382,620 Hong Kong households in 2021 consisted only of older persons (solo elders or elderly couples), up 71.5% from 223,069 in 2011. Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處), \"2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-elderly-only-households." }, { "id": "hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone-public-rental-housing", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Nearly half (49.0%; 92,460) of Hong Kong's 188,569 older people living alone lived in public rental housing in 2021.", "value": 49, "unit": "% of older persons living alone", "display_value": "49%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Hong Kong SAR", "period": "2021 (census)", "population": "Persons aged 65+ living alone, by housing type", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處)", "source_title": "2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)", "source_url": "https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Among those older persons living alone, a large proportion of them were residing in public rental housing, constituting 49.0% of all older persons living alone.", "locator": "Chapter 7 (housing by living arrangement); table row 獨居 92 460 / 25 189 / 68 162 / 2 758 / 188 569", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Other columns: subsidised home-ownership 25,189 (13.4%), private permanent housing 68,162 (36.1%), other 2,758 (1.5%). Public-housing concentration is relevant to outreach/'watch-over' programme design.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone-public-rental-housing", "citation_text": "Nearly half (49.0%; 92,460) of Hong Kong's 188,569 older people living alone lived in public rental housing in 2021. Source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong SAR (政府統計處), \"2021 Population Census Thematic Report: Older Persons (二零二一年人口普查主題性報告：長者)\" (https://www.census2021.gov.hk/doc/pub/21c-older-persons.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#hk-csd-2021-older-persons-living-alone-public-rental-housing." }, { "id": "sg-dos-2025-residents-65plus-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "88,400 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2025, more than triple the 27,900 of 2010 (Department of Statistics, General Household Survey 2025).", "value": 88400, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2025", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households, living in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household … 2025: 88,400", "locator": "data.gov.sg dataset table (SINGSTAT), row 'Living In One-Person Household', total 65+; sources: Census 2010/2020, GHS 2015/2025, labour force survey other years", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-dos-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Quote reconstructs the dataset row as rendered by the fetch; figures are rounded to hundreds by DOS. MSF Family Trends Report 2026 (via AsiaOne) gives the same 88,400 and the share 11.5% of 768,800 resident seniors.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2025-residents-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "88,400 Singapore residents aged 65 and over lived alone in 2025, more than triple the 27,900 of 2010 (Department of Statistics, General Household Survey 2025). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2025-residents-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-dos-2010-residents-65plus-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "27,900 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2010 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025).", "value": 27900, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2010", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households, living in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household … 2010: 27,900", "locator": "data.gov.sg dataset table (SINGSTAT), row 'Living In One-Person Household'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-dos-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Other years in the dataset: 2021 64,500; 2022 78,600; 2023 78,100; 2024 87,200. 2010 and 2020 are census years; 2015 and 2025 General Household Survey.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2010-residents-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "27,900 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2010 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2010-residents-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-dos-2015-residents-65plus-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "41,200 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2015 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025).", "value": 41200, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2015", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households, living in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household … 2015: 41,200", "locator": "data.gov.sg dataset table (SINGSTAT), row 'Living In One-Person Household'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-dos-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Other years in the dataset: 2021 64,500; 2022 78,600; 2023 78,100; 2024 87,200. 2010 and 2020 are census years; 2015 and 2025 General Household Survey.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2015-residents-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "41,200 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2015 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2015-residents-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-dos-2020-residents-65plus-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "63,800 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2020 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025).", "value": 63800, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2020", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households, living in one-person households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg)", "source_title": "Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual", "source_url": "https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living In One-Person Household … 2020: 63,800", "locator": "data.gov.sg dataset table (SINGSTAT), row 'Living In One-Person Household'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-dos-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Other years in the dataset: 2021 64,500; 2022 78,600; 2023 78,100; 2024 87,200. 2010 and 2020 are census years; 2015 and 2025 General Household Survey.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2020-residents-65plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "63,800 Singapore residents aged 65+ lived alone in 2020 (DOS living-arrangement series; 88,400 by 2025). Source: Singapore Department of Statistics (via data.gov.sg), \"Residents Aged 65 Years And Over In Resident Households By Living Arrangement And Age Group, Annual\" (https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_45acf574880ac493ec638f72338e62d5/view). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-dos-2020-residents-65plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-msf-2026-share-of-seniors-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "11.5% of Singapore's 768,800 resident seniors aged 65+ lived alone in 2025, up from 8.9% of 460,900 in 2015, MSF Family Trends Report 2026.", "value": 11.5, "unit": "% of residents aged 65+ in resident households", "display_value": "11.5%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2025", "population": "Residents aged 65+ in resident households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (reported by AsiaOne)", "source_title": "Family Trends Report 2026: Number of elderly living alone in Singapore doubled in past decade", "source_url": "https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/family-trends-report-2026-elderly-living-alone", "source_type": "secondary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "This number rose to 88,400 in 2025, comprising 11.5 per cent of the 768,800 resident seniors in Singapore that year.", "locator": "AsiaOne article reporting MSF Family Trends Report 2026", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-msf-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Secondary (news report of the MSF report; MSF PDF for 2026 not located; the 2025 edition PDF returned 404). 2015: 'there were 41,200 residents aged 65 and above living alone — making up 8.9 per cent of the 460,900 seniors'. Seniors living only with other seniors: 7,300 (2015) → 19,500 (2025).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-msf-2026-share-of-seniors-living-alone", "citation_text": "11.5% of Singapore's 768,800 resident seniors aged 65+ lived alone in 2025, up from 8.9% of 460,900 in 2015, MSF Family Trends Report 2026. Source: Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (reported by AsiaOne), \"Family Trends Report 2026: Number of elderly living alone in Singapore doubled in past decade\" (https://www.asiaone.com/lifestyle/family-trends-report-2026-elderly-living-alone). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-msf-2026-share-of-seniors-living-alone." }, { "id": "sg-spor-2024-seniors-living-alone-2030-projection", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "About 122,000 Singapore citizens aged 65+ are projected to be living alone by 2030, up from about 76,000 in 2023 (Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review 2024).", "value": 122000, "unit": "people (citizens, projection)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2030 (projection)", "population": "Citizens aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Finance, Singapore", "source_title": "Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review 2024 — Retirement", "source_url": "https://spor.performancereports.gov.sg/citizens/opportunities-for-all-at-every-stage-of-life/retirement/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, there were about 76,000 citizens aged 65 and above who lived alone. This number is projected to increase to about 122,000 by 2030.", "locator": "SPOR 2024 web report, section 'Opportunities for all at every stage of life' > Retirement", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": true, "series": "sg-spor-citizens-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Note the denominator: citizens (not residents, which include permanent residents) — hence 76,000 (2023) < DOS residents 78,100. The often-cited '83,000 by 2030' figure was NOT found in any fetched government source; searches surfaced 82,968 only as an unrelated ADL-limitation figure. Do not use 83,000.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-spor-2024-seniors-living-alone-2030-projection", "citation_text": "About 122,000 Singapore citizens aged 65+ are projected to be living alone by 2030, up from about 76,000 in 2023 (Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review 2024). Source: Ministry of Finance, Singapore, \"Singapore Public Sector Outcomes Review 2024 — Retirement\" (https://spor.performancereports.gov.sg/citizens/opportunities-for-all-at-every-stage-of-life/retirement/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-spor-2024-seniors-living-alone-2030-projection." }, { "id": "sg-moh-2023-residents-65plus-living-alone-2018-2022", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "The number of Singapore residents aged 65+ living alone rose from 58,000 in 2018 to 79,000 in 2022, Minister for Health, parliamentary reply, 8 May 2023.", "value": 79000, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2022 (vs 58,000 in 2018)", "population": "Residents aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Singapore", "source_title": "Seniors Staying Alone (Parliamentary Question reply, 8 May 2023)", "source_url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/seniors-staying-alone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-05-08", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The number of residents aged 65 and above who live alone in Singapore is rising, from 58,000 in 2018 to 79,000 in 2022.", "locator": "Parliamentary QA, Question No. 4474 (Mr Saktiandi Supaat), reply dated 8 May 2023", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-moh-65plus-living-alone-parliamentary", "history": [], "notes": "Slightly different rounding from the DOS dataset (78,600 in 2022). Reply adds it 'is expected to continue to increase as our population ages and average household size decreases'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2023-residents-65plus-living-alone-2018-2022", "citation_text": "The number of Singapore residents aged 65+ living alone rose from 58,000 in 2018 to 79,000 in 2022, Minister for Health, parliamentary reply, 8 May 2023. Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore, \"Seniors Staying Alone (Parliamentary Question reply, 8 May 2023)\" (https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/seniors-staying-alone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2023-residents-65plus-living-alone-2018-2022." }, { "id": "sg-moh-2026-one-person-households-65plus-doubled-2014-2024", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "One-person households of people aged 65+ in Singapore more than doubled in a decade, from 42,100 in 2014 to 87,200 in 2024 (MOH parliamentary reply, 12 January 2026).", "value": 87200, "unit": "households", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2024 (vs 42,100 in 2014)", "population": "One-person households aged 65+ (DOS)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Singapore", "source_title": "Addressing loneliness and psychological distress among seniors living alone (Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/addressing-loneliness-and-psychological-distress-among-seniors-living-alone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "the number of one-person households for those aged 65 and above has more than doubled from 2014 to 2024, rising from 42,100 to 87,200 households.", "locator": "Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026 (data from Department of Statistics)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "sg-dos-65plus-living-alone", "history": [], "notes": "Finer than the ~87,000 (2024) already on the site. 2014 baseline here (42,100) vs DOS 2015 (41,200).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2026-one-person-households-65plus-doubled-2014-2024", "citation_text": "One-person households of people aged 65+ in Singapore more than doubled in a decade, from 42,100 in 2014 to 87,200 in 2024 (MOH parliamentary reply, 12 January 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore, \"Addressing loneliness and psychological distress among seniors living alone (Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026)\" (https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/addressing-loneliness-and-psychological-distress-among-seniors-living-alone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2026-one-person-households-65plus-doubled-2014-2024." }, { "id": "sg-moh-2026-living-alone-depressive-symptoms-twice-as-likely", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Singaporeans aged 60+ who live alone were twice as likely to report depressive symptoms as those who do not (Duke-NUS Centre for Ageing Research and Education, cited by MOH, January 2026).", "value": 2, "unit": "relative likelihood (×)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore", "period": "2018 research cited in 2026 reply", "population": "Community-dwelling adults aged 60+", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Ministry of Health, Singapore", "source_title": "Addressing loneliness and psychological distress among seniors living alone (Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026)", "source_url": "https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/addressing-loneliness-and-psychological-distress-among-seniors-living-alone/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-01-12", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "older adults aged 60 and above and who lived alone were twice as likely to report depressive symptoms as those who did not live alone.", "locator": "Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026, citing Duke-NUS CARE research (2018)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Original study not fetched; this is the ministry's summary of it.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2026-living-alone-depressive-symptoms-twice-as-likely", "citation_text": "Singaporeans aged 60+ who live alone were twice as likely to report depressive symptoms as those who do not (Duke-NUS Centre for Ageing Research and Education, cited by MOH, January 2026). Source: Ministry of Health, Singapore, \"Addressing loneliness and psychological distress among seniors living alone (Parliamentary reply, 12 Jan 2026)\" (https://www.moh.gov.sg/newsroom/addressing-loneliness-and-psychological-distress-among-seniors-living-alone/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-moh-2026-living-alone-depressive-symptoms-twice-as-likely." }, { "id": "sg-slas-ng-2015-living-alone-mortality", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Older Singaporeans living alone had a 66% higher risk of death over 8 years than those living with others (HR 1.66, 95% CI 1.05–2.63), rising to HR 2.36 for men, Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (2,553 Chinese adults aged 55+, 7.4% living alone).", "value": 1.66, "unit": "hazard ratio (adjusted)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Singapore (SLAS cohort)", "period": "2003-09-01 to 2011-12-31 (8-year follow-up)", "population": "Community-dwelling Chinese adults aged 55+", "sample_n": 2553, "publisher": "Ng TP, Jin A, Feng L, et al. — BMC Geriatrics 2015;15:126", "source_title": "Mortality of older persons living alone: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0128-7", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone was significantly associated with mortality 1.66 (95 % CI, 1.05–2.63)", "locator": "Abstract, Results; men HR 2.36 (1.24–4.49), women HR 1.14 (0.58–2.22); PMCID PMC4608301", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Full text via Europe PMC REST. 189 participants (7.4%) lived alone at baseline; 227 (8.9%) died. Effect concentrated in single/divorced/widowed (HR 2.26) vs married (HR 0.83).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-slas-ng-2015-living-alone-mortality", "citation_text": "Older Singaporeans living alone had a 66% higher risk of death over 8 years than those living with others (HR 1.66, 95% CI 1.05–2.63), rising to HR 2.36 for men, Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies (2,553 Chinese adults aged 55+, 7.4% living alone). Source: Ng TP, Jin A, Feng L, et al. — BMC Geriatrics 2015;15:126, \"Mortality of older persons living alone: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0128-7). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#sg-slas-ng-2015-living-alone-mortality." }, { "id": "au-abs-sdac-2022-older-people-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "27.6% of Australians aged 65+ living in households lived alone in 2022 (ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers).", "value": 27.6, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living in households", "display_value": "27.6%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 65+ living in private households (excludes cared accommodation)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "27.6% lived in a lone person household", "locator": "Summary of findings, 'Living arrangements and housing tenure of older people'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-older-people-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "SDAC 2022; survey not census. For a 2016 census comparison see au-abs-census-2016 record (25%). AIHW's 'Older Australians' pages (which cite ~1.2 million older people living alone at the 2021 Census) returned HTTP 403 and could not be verified.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-older-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "27.6% of Australians aged 65+ living in households lived alone in 2022 (ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-older-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "au-abs-sdac-2022-older-women-vs-men-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Older Australian women were almost twice as likely as men to live alone in 2022, 35.1% of women aged 65+ versus 19.0% of men (ABS SDAC 2022).", "value": 35.1, "unit": "% of women aged 65+ living in households", "display_value": "women 35.1% · men 19.0%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2022", "population": "People aged 65+ living in private households, by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-07-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "females living in households were almost twice as likely to live alone (35.1%) compared with males (19.0%)", "locator": "Summary of findings, 'Living arrangements and housing tenure of older people'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-older-women-vs-men-living-alone", "citation_text": "Older Australian women were almost twice as likely as men to live alone in 2022, 35.1% of women aged 65+ versus 19.0% of men (ABS SDAC 2022). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia: Summary of Findings, 2022\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/health/disability/disability-ageing-and-carers-australia-summary-findings/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-sdac-2022-older-women-vs-men-living-alone." }, { "id": "au-abs-census-2016-older-people-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "A quarter (25%) of older Australians lived alone at the 2016 Census; 35% of those aged 85+ did; older women (31%) were far more likely than older men (18%) to live alone.", "value": 25, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ in private dwellings", "display_value": "25%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Australia, ages 65+; 35% at 85+ (Census 2016)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2016 (census)", "population": "People aged 65+ living in private dwellings", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016 — Ageing Population", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/2071.0~2016~Main%20Features~Ageing%20Population~14", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "A quarter of older people (25%) lived alone.", "locator": "2071.0 Stories from the Census 2016 — Ageing Population, 'Living in private dwellings – Living arrangements'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-older-people-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Same section: 'Those aged 85 years and older were more likely than the other age groups to live alone (35%)'; 'close to a third (31%) of older women compared to almost one in five older men (18%)'. Published 2017; day not captured.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-census-2016-older-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "A quarter (25%) of older Australians lived alone at the 2016 Census; 35% of those aged 85+ did; older women (31%) were far more likely than older men (18%) to live alone. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016 — Ageing Population\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/2071.0~2016~Main%20Features~Ageing%20Population~14). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-census-2016-older-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "au-abs-census-2016-85plus-women-vs-men-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "At the 2016 Census, 41% of Australian women aged 85+ lived alone compared with 25% of men aged 85+, the widest gender gap of any age group.", "value": 41, "unit": "% of women aged 85+ in private dwellings", "display_value": "41%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2016 (census)", "population": "People aged 85+ living in private dwellings, by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016 — Ageing Population", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/2071.0~2016~Main%20Features~Ageing%20Population~14", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The difference between women and men was greatest for the 85 years and over age group (41% compared to 25%).", "locator": "2071.0 Stories from the Census 2016 — Ageing Population, living arrangements", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-census-2016-85plus-women-vs-men-living-alone", "citation_text": "At the 2016 Census, 41% of Australian women aged 85+ lived alone compared with 25% of men aged 85+, the widest gender gap of any age group. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"2071.0 - Census of Population and Housing: Reflecting Australia - Stories from the Census, 2016 — Ageing Population\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/2071.0~2016~Main%20Features~Ageing%20Population~14). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-census-2016-85plus-women-vs-men-living-alone." }, { "id": "au-abs-projections-2046-people-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Between 3.4 and 4.0 million Australians are projected to be living alone in 2046, up from 2,637,500 in 2021 (1,185,500 men; 1,452,000 women), ABS Household and Family Projections 2021–2046.", "value": 3400000, "unit": "people (lower bound of 3.4–4.0 million range, all ages)", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2046 (projection; 2021 base)", "population": "People of all ages living alone (lone person households)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021 to 2046", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Between 3.4 and 4.0 million Australians are projected to be living alone in 2046", "locator": "Key statistics / 'Projected persons, living arrangement – Australia, at 30 June' table (2021: total lone persons 2,637.5 thousand)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "au-abs-lone-persons-projection", "history": [], "notes": "All ages. Series II 2046: men 1,657.9 thousand, women 2,135.6 thousand. The 85+ living-alone figure (474,571 in 2046; 31–35% of 85+) is already on the site. Release date late 2023; day not captured.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-projections-2046-people-living-alone", "citation_text": "Between 3.4 and 4.0 million Australians are projected to be living alone in 2046, up from 2,637,500 in 2021 (1,185,500 men; 1,452,000 women), ABS Household and Family Projections 2021–2046. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021 to 2046\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-projections-2046-people-living-alone." }, { "id": "au-abs-projections-2021-women-share-of-older-lone-persons", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Women were 64% of Australians over 60 living alone in 2021, a share projected at 57–65% in 2046 as the female longevity advantage narrows (ABS projections).", "value": 64, "unit": "% of lone persons aged over 60", "display_value": "64%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Australia", "period": "2021 (base year)", "population": "People aged 60+ living alone, by sex", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Australian Bureau of Statistics", "source_title": "Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021 to 2046", "source_url": "https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Over age 60 years, there are more women then men living alone (64% in 2021 … between 57% and 65% in 2046, reflecting the higher life expectancy of women.", "locator": "Household and Family Projections 2021–2046, 'Lone person households' commentary (typo 'then' is in the original)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Ellipsis joins the sentence as rendered by the fetch; verify exact wording on the page.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-projections-2021-women-share-of-older-lone-persons", "citation_text": "Women were 64% of Australians over 60 living alone in 2021, a share projected at 57–65% in 2046 as the female longevity advantage narrows (ABS projections). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, \"Household and Family Projections, Australia, 2021 to 2046\" (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/household-and-family-projections-australia/latest-release). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#au-abs-projections-2021-women-share-of-older-lone-persons." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "25.3% of New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone at the 2023 Census, down from 28.8% in 2013, despite population ageing (Stats NZ, 'How we live').", "value": 25.3, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ (in households)", "display_value": "25.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census, 7 March 2023)", "population": "People aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa", "source_title": "How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The percentage of people aged 65 years and over living alone has fallen slightly since 2013, from 28.8 to 25.3 percent of the population.", "locator": "News release 'How we live', section 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "nz-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Page text fetched with curl (site is script-rendered; WebFetch returned only the title). Principal analyst Dr Rosemary Goodyear: 'we might have expected to see more people 65 years and over living in couple-only and one-person households. Instead, we found a slightly higher percentage … living in multi-family households'.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "25.3% of New Zealanders aged 65 and over lived alone at the 2023 Census, down from 28.8% in 2013, despite population ageing (Stats NZ, 'How we live'). Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, \"How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2013-65plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "28.8% of New Zealanders aged 65+ lived alone at the 2013 Census (25.3% by 2023).", "value": 28.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ (in households)", "display_value": "28.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2013 (census)", "population": "People aged 65+ living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa", "source_title": "How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "has fallen slightly since 2013, from 28.8 to 25.3 percent of the population.", "locator": "News release 'How we live', 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "nz-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2013-65plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "28.8% of New Zealanders aged 65+ lived alone at the 2013 Census (25.3% by 2023). Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, \"How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2013-65plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-women-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Two-thirds (66.4%; 127,536) of New Zealanders aged 65+ who live alone are women; 64,413 (33.5%) are men (2023 Census).", "value": 66.4, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ living alone", "display_value": "66.4%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census)", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone, by gender", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa", "source_title": "How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Of all people aged 65 years or older and living alone, two-thirds were female (66.4 percent or 127,536 people). Comparatively, 33.5 percent (64,413 people) were male and 0.1 percent (255 people) were another gender.", "locator": "News release 'How we live', 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-women-share", "citation_text": "Two-thirds (66.4%; 127,536) of New Zealanders aged 65+ who live alone are women; 64,413 (33.5%) are men (2023 Census). Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, \"How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-women-share." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "About 192,200 New Zealanders aged 65+ lived alone in 2023, roughly half (49.4%) of everyone living alone in the country.", "value": 192204, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census)", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa", "source_title": "How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "two-thirds were female (66.4 percent or 127,536 people). Comparatively, 33.5 percent (64,413 people) were male and 0.1 percent (255 people) were another gender.", "locator": "News release 'How we live' (sex counts); the published total 192,201 and 49.4% appear in Stats NZ's 2023 Census highlights (not fetched)", "derived": true, "formula": "127,536 + 64,413 + 255 = 192,204 (Stats NZ's published total is 192,201; difference due to random rounding of census counts)", "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Use Stats NZ's own 192,201 if the highlights page is verified; the 49.4% share comes from the same unfetched highlights page (search snippet).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count", "citation_text": "About 192,200 New Zealanders aged 65+ lived alone in 2023, roughly half (49.4%) of everyone living alone in the country. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, \"How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-65plus-living-alone-count." }, { "id": "nz-statsnz-2023-all-ages-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "389,352 New Zealanders, 8.5% of people living in households, lived alone in 2023, a similar rate to 2013 (8.9%); the West Coast had the highest rate (15.2%) and Auckland the lowest (6.2%).", "value": 389352, "unit": "people", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census)", "population": "People of all ages living in households", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa", "source_title": "How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)", "source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2024-11-07", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "In 2023, 389,352 people (8.5 percent of all people living in households) lived alone, a similar rate to 2013 (8.9 percent).", "locator": "News release 'How we live', 'People living alone by age, gender, and region'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Also: Auckland had the largest number living alone (95,865) despite the lowest rate.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-all-ages-living-alone", "citation_text": "389,352 New Zealanders, 8.5% of people living in households, lived alone in 2023, a similar rate to 2013 (8.9%); the West Coast had the highest rate (15.2%) and Auckland the lowest (6.2%). Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, \"How we live – a look at families and households from the 2023 Census (news release, 7 November 2024)\" (https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/how-we-live-a-look-at-families-and-households-from-the-2023-census/). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-statsnz-2023-all-ages-living-alone." }, { "id": "nz-auckland-2023-older-aucklanders-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Just over one in five older Aucklanders (20.8%) lived alone in 2023, down from 22.0% in 2018 and 24.6% in 2013 (Auckland Council analysis of census data).", "value": 20.8, "unit": "% of people aged 65+ (Auckland)", "display_value": "20.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Auckland, New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census)", "population": "People aged 65+ in Auckland region", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Auckland Council (Research and Evaluation Unit), David Bade", "source_title": "Older Aucklanders: Results from the 2023 Census (July 2025)", "source_url": "https://knowledgeauckland.org.nz/media/mkfpzfzo/older-aucklanders-results-from-the-2023-census-july-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Just over one in five (20.8%) lived alone, down from 22.0 per cent in 2018 and 24.6 per cent in 2013.", "locator": "Section 6.4 'One in five older Aucklanders lived alone', p.31", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "nz-auckland-65plus-living-alone-share", "history": [], "notes": "Report dated July 2025 (day approximated). Local-government research report using Stats NZ census data.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-auckland-2023-older-aucklanders-living-alone", "citation_text": "Just over one in five older Aucklanders (20.8%) lived alone in 2023, down from 22.0% in 2018 and 24.6% in 2013 (Auckland Council analysis of census data). Source: Auckland Council (Research and Evaluation Unit), David Bade, \"Older Aucklanders: Results from the 2023 Census (July 2025)\" (https://knowledgeauckland.org.nz/media/mkfpzfzo/older-aucklanders-results-from-the-2023-census-july-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-auckland-2023-older-aucklanders-living-alone." }, { "id": "nz-auckland-2023-90plus-living-alone", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Living alone rises steeply with age: 14.4% of Aucklanders aged 65–69 lived alone in 2023, but 48.3% of those aged 90 and over did.", "value": 48.3, "unit": "% of people aged 90+ (Auckland)", "display_value": "48.3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": "Auckland, ages 90+; 14.4% at 65-69 (Census 2023)", "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Auckland, New Zealand", "period": "2023 (census)", "population": "People aged 90+ in Auckland region", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "Auckland Council (Research and Evaluation Unit), David Bade", "source_title": "Older Aucklanders: Results from the 2023 Census (July 2025)", "source_url": "https://knowledgeauckland.org.nz/media/mkfpzfzo/older-aucklanders-results-from-the-2023-census-july-2025.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-07-01", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "67.5 per cent of those aged 65 to 69 years were in one-family households and 14.4 per cent were living alone. These proportions change for those aged 90 years and over, with 43.7 per cent living in one-family households and 48.3 per cent living alone.", "locator": "Section 6.4, p.31, Figure 24 Household composition of older Aucklanders (2023)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Best age-gradient figure found for the region; national NZ breakdown by 5-year band was not in fetched text.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-auckland-2023-90plus-living-alone", "citation_text": "Living alone rises steeply with age: 14.4% of Aucklanders aged 65–69 lived alone in 2023, but 48.3% of those aged 90 and over did. Source: Auckland Council (Research and Evaluation Unit), David Bade, \"Older Aucklanders: Results from the 2023 Census (July 2025)\" (https://knowledgeauckland.org.nz/media/mkfpzfzo/older-aucklanders-results-from-the-2023-census-july-2025.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#nz-auckland-2023-90plus-living-alone." }, { "id": "in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-share", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "5.68% of Indians aged 60 and over lived alone in 2017–18 (95% CI 5.42–5.94%; n=31,464), versus 1.40% of adults aged 45–59, Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, Wave 1.", "value": 5.68, "unit": "% of persons aged 60+", "display_value": "5.68%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "India (all states and UTs)", "period": "2017–2018 (LASI Wave 1 fieldwork)", "population": "Persons aged 60+ (LASI Wave 1 sample, weighted)", "sample_n": 31464, "publisher": "International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California", "source_title": "Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)", "source_url": "https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "Living alone 0.0140 0.0006 0.0129 0.0152 40,786 0.0568 0.0013 0.0542 0.0594 31,464 0.0337 0.0007 0.0323 0.0350 72,250", "locator": "Appendix 'Standard error and confidence interval – Individual Sections', section 14 Family and Social Network, row 'Living alone' (columns: proportion, SE, CI lower, CI upper, N for age 45-59 / age ≥60 / total), report p.618", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Report text rounds this to '6% of the elderly' (Key findings, ch.14). Report released January 2021 (dated 2020). Fetched from a mirror (citizenshealth.in) because iipsindia.ac.in and lasi-india.org refused connections; mirror is a copy of the IIPS PDF.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-share", "citation_text": "5.68% of Indians aged 60 and over lived alone in 2017–18 (95% CI 5.42–5.94%; n=31,464), versus 1.40% of adults aged 45–59, Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, Wave 1. Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California, \"Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)\" (https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-share." }, { "id": "in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-women-vs-men", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Nine percent of Indian women aged 60+ live alone compared with 3% of men, and 19% of divorced, separated or deserted elders live alone (LASI Wave 1, 2017–18).", "value": 9, "unit": "% of women aged 60+", "display_value": "women 9% · men 3%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "India", "period": "2017–2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+, by sex and marital status", "sample_n": 31464, "publisher": "International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California", "source_title": "Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)", "source_url": "https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "9% of the elderly women live alone, compared to 3% of the elderly men.", "locator": "Chapter 14 Family and Social Network, 14.1.1 Types of living arrangements (Tables 14.1 and 14.2), report p.523", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Chapter 5 (p.155) gives the same: 'Six percent of the elderly age 60 and above live alone compared to 1% of the older adults age 45-59. Similarly, a large proportion of women elderly live alone (9%)'. Table 5.3 row: Living alone 0.9 2.5 1.8 1.7 8.5 4.5 1.4 5.7 3.4 (men 45-59 / 60+ / total; women …; total 60+ 5.7).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-women-vs-men", "citation_text": "Nine percent of Indian women aged 60+ live alone compared with 3% of men, and 19% of divorced, separated or deserted elders live alone (LASI Wave 1, 2017–18). Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California, \"Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)\" (https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-60plus-living-alone-women-vs-men." }, { "id": "in-lasi-2017-18-living-alone-state-high-tamil-nadu", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "Elderly living alone is most common in Tamil Nadu (15% of those aged 60+), followed by Nagaland (13%) and Telangana (11%), LASI Wave 1.", "value": 15, "unit": "% of persons aged 60+ (Tamil Nadu)", "display_value": "15%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Tamil Nadu, India (state extremes)", "period": "2017–2018", "population": "Persons aged 60+, by state", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California", "source_title": "Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)", "source_url": "https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "The proportion of the elderly living alone is as high as 15% in the state of Tamil Nadu, 13% in Nagaland, and 11% in Telangana.", "locator": "Chapter 14, Key findings: living arrangements, report p.531", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": null, "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-living-alone-state-high-tamil-nadu", "citation_text": "Elderly living alone is most common in Tamil Nadu (15% of those aged 60+), followed by Nagaland (13%) and Telangana (11%), LASI Wave 1. Source: International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), NPHCE, MoHFW, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, University of Southern California, \"Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave 1, 2017-18, India Report (2020)\" (https://www.citizenshealth.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/LASI_India_Report_2020.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-lasi-2017-18-living-alone-state-high-tamil-nadu." }, { "id": "in-kandapan-2023-lasi-living-alone-low-life-satisfaction", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "41.8% of older Indians living alone reported low life satisfaction, the highest of any living arrangement, and those living with spouse and children had 3.15 times the relative odds of high satisfaction (LASI Wave 1 analysis of 30,370 adults aged 60+).", "value": 41.8, "unit": "% reporting low life satisfaction (living alone)", "display_value": "41.8%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "India", "period": "2017–2018 (LASI Wave 1)", "population": "Adults aged 60+; 1,563 (5.1%) living alone", "sample_n": 30370, "publisher": "Kandapan B, Pradhan J, Pradhan I — BMC Geriatrics 2023;23:88", "source_title": "Living arrangement of Indian elderly: a predominant predictor of their level of life satisfaction", "source_url": "https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03791-8", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2023-02-13", "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "older adults who were living alone reported low level of LS at a more significant rate (41.8%)", "locator": "Results, Figure 4; Table 1 (living alone n=1,563, 5.1%); Table 2 Model-4 RRR 3.15 (2.3–4.28) for 'with spouse and children'", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "Full text via Europe PMC REST (PMC9921119). Analytic sample 30,370 (unweighted 5.1% living alone vs weighted 5.68% in the report).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-kandapan-2023-lasi-living-alone-low-life-satisfaction", "citation_text": "41.8% of older Indians living alone reported low life satisfaction, the highest of any living arrangement, and those living with spouse and children had 3.15 times the relative odds of high satisfaction (LASI Wave 1 analysis of 30,370 adults aged 60+). Source: Kandapan B, Pradhan J, Pradhan I — BMC Geriatrics 2023;23:88, \"Living arrangement of Indian elderly: a predominant predictor of their level of life satisfaction\" (https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03791-8). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#in-kandapan-2023-lasi-living-alone-low-life-satisfaction." }, { "id": "ap-escap-2022-older-women-living-alone-20pct-countries", "family": "asia-pacific", "statement": "In Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand (and Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia), 20% or more of older women live in one-person households, versus under 5% in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Maldives, Pakistan and Tajikistan (UN ESCAP, Asia-Pacific Report on Population Ageing 2022).", "value": 20, "unit": "% of older women living alone (threshold, latest available year)", "display_value": "20%", "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Asia-Pacific (country comparison)", "period": "latest available year (report 2022)", "population": "Women aged 65+ (Figure 19) / population 60+ (Figure 18)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "United Nations ESCAP", "source_title": "Asia-Pacific Report on Population Ageing 2022: Trends, policies and good practices regarding older persons and population ageing", "source_url": "https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/knowledge-products/AP-Ageing-2022-report.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": null, "accessed_at": "2026-10-09", "quote": "with 20 per cent or more of older women in Armenia, Australia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation residing in one-person households", "locator": "Chapter on enabling and supportive environment, 'Housing, living environment and living arrangements', p.57; Figure 19 (p.58)", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": null, "history": [], "notes": "PDF fetched via curl (site returned 403 to WebFetch). Figure values themselves are in a chart image. Same page: 'about one fifth of the population aged 60 years or over resides alone' in Australia and New Zealand (figure 18). Report published late 2022.", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ap-escap-2022-older-women-living-alone-20pct-countries", "citation_text": "In Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand (and Armenia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia), 20% or more of older women live in one-person households, versus under 5% in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, Maldives, Pakistan and Tajikistan (UN ESCAP, Asia-Pacific Report on Population Ageing 2022). Source: United Nations ESCAP, \"Asia-Pacific Report on Population Ageing 2022: Trends, policies and good practices regarding older persons and population ageing\" (https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/d8files/knowledge-products/AP-Ageing-2022-report.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#ap-escap-2022-older-women-living-alone-20pct-countries." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month", "family": "consequences", "statement": "In 2025, 7,148 people who died alone at home in Japan (9.3%) were not found for a month or more.", "value": 7148, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2025", "population": "People living alone who died at home, found >=31 days after death (all ages)", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "総数 76,941 28,398 15,865 10,456 7,570 7,504 5,195 1,273 472 208 | EN: total row by elapsed days.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row 総数", "derived": true, "formula": "5195+1273+472+208 = 7148; /76941 = 9.3%", "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-31plus", "history": [], "notes": "2025 distribution: 0-1 day 28,398 (36.9%); 2-3 15,865 (20.6%); 4-7 10,456 (13.6%); 8-14 7,570 (9.8%); 15-30 7,504 (9.8%); 31-90 5,195 (6.8%); 91-180 1,273 (1.7%); 181-365 472 (0.6%); 366+ 208 (0.3%). nippon.com reported '1ヶ月以上 約7,148件（9%）'. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month", "citation_text": "In 2025, 7,148 people who died alone at home in Japan (9.3%) were not found for a month or more. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-found-after-1-month." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "family": "consequences", "statement": "Of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, 58,919 (76.6%) were aged 65 or over.", "value": 58919, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2025", "population": "People aged 65+ living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2026-04", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "うち65歳以上 58,919 22,502 12,321 8,185 5,752 5,460 3,515 778 288 118 | EN: 65+ row by elapsed days.", "locator": "PDF, 経過日数別 table, row うち65歳以上", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-annual-65plus", "history": [], "notes": "65+ found 8+ days: 15,911 (27.0%); 65+ found 31+ days: 4,699 (8.0%). Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus", "citation_text": "Of the 76,941 people who died alone at home in Japan in 2025, 58,919 (76.6%) were aged 65 or over. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和７年中における死体取扱状況（警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者）について (NPA)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R7nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2025-died-alone-at-home-65plus." }, { "id": "jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus", "family": "consequences", "statement": "The single largest age band among Japan's 76,020 solitary at-home deaths in 2024 was people aged 85 and over: 14,658.", "value": 14658, "unit": "persons", "display_value": null, "display_label": null, "display_hook": null, "row_label": null, "publisher_short": null, "geography": "Japan", "period": "calendar 2024", "population": "People aged 85+ living alone who died at home", "sample_n": null, "publisher": "National Police Agency of Japan", "source_title": "令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)", "source_url": "https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf", "source_type": "primary", "source_access": "open", "published_at": "2025-04-11", "accessed_at": "2026-10-08", "quote": "85歳以上 14,658 | EN: aged 85 and over: 14,658 (age-band table).", "locator": "PDF, 年齢階層別 table", "derived": false, "formula": null, "headline": false, "series": "jp-npa-2024-by-age", "history": [], "notes": "Full 2024 age bands: <15: 0; 15-19: 62; 20-24: 376; 25-29: 404; 30-34: 423; 35-39: 590; 40-44: 973; 45-49: 1,584; 50-54: 3,059; 55-59: 4,488; 60-64: 5,859; 65-69: 7,846; 70-74: 11,600; 75-79: 12,567; 80-84: 11,373; 85+: 14,658; unknown: 158. Seeded from long-lie-statistics (same record id; checks carried over).", "permalink": "https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus", "citation_text": "The single largest age band among Japan's 76,020 solitary at-home deaths in 2024 was people aged 85 and over: 14,658. Source: National Police Agency of Japan, \"令和６年中における警察取扱死体のうち、自宅において死亡した一人暮らしの者について (NPA, Criminal Affairs Bureau, 1st Investigation Division)\" (https://www.npa.go.jp/publications/statistics/shitai/hitorigurashi/R6nennreikaisoubetu.pdf). Via CareTrigger, https://caretrigger.io/research/seniors-living-alone-statistics#jp-npa-2024-largest-age-band-85plus." } ] }