How many houses are in the world?

We know that there are 7.9 billion people in the world, but where do they all live? How many houses are there in the world, how many people live in each house, and home many people are homeless?

How many houses are in the world?

As of 2021, there are somewhere in the vicinity of 2.3 billion houses in the world. Which countries and continents have the most houses?

The most populous country in the world is China (population 1.44 billion). As one might expect, China also has the largest number of houses (roughly 658 million). At the other end of the scale, small countries like Bermuda and Liechtenstein also have the smallest number of houses (28,314 and 16,700, respectively). In terms of continents and regions, the number of houses are as follows: Africa - 260 million houses; Asia - 1.3 billion houses; Australasia - 13 million houses; The Caribbean - 12 million houses; Central America - 43 million houses; Europe - 242 million houses; the Middle East - 34 million houses; North America - 148 million houses; and South America: - 125 million houses.

Which countries have the largest households?

The countries with the smallest household sizes (10 out of the top 11) are European countries. Germany had the smallest households of any country (just 2.05 people per household). Meanwhile at the other end of the scale, the top ten countries with the largest households were mainly from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The country with the largest households was Senegal with 8.66 people per household. How many people in the world are homeless?

Of course, not everyone is lucky to be included in these statistics. According to a 2005 report by the United Nations, an estimated 100 million people around the world were homeless. 78 million of those were in India alone. Ref: How many houses are in the world?