The 8 "loneliest" countries in the world

There are many people who like to live alone because of the privacy and absolute comfort, but there are also many others who hate a lonely life. Of course, not everyone has a life as they wish, some people have to live alone all their lives. TheRichest page has made an interesting statistic about the 8 "loneliest" countries in the world so that we can see a corner of this colorful life. Note that this is not a statistic about population density, but it is about the rate of households with only 1 person living.

8. South Africa (24%)

24% of South African adults choose to live alone. This means that about 5 out of 20 people live alone, a very high rate. A recent study found that South African adults choose to live alone because the costs of marriage and cohabitation are so high that they choose to be independent to save money.

The Republic of South Africa has an area of ​​1,219,912 km² (24th largest in the world) with a population in 2012 of 48.81 million people (26th in the world), divided by average, the population density would be 36 people/km².

According to the World Bank (WB), South Africa's per capita income was about 7,314 USD in 2012, and by 2013 it had dropped to about 6,618 USD/person/year.

7. Russia (25%)

Slightly higher than South Africa, up to a quarter of adults in Russia live alone. Russia is not a difficult country to live in, on the contrary, it is a country with a long-standing economic and cultural development, however, adults still prefer to live alone than to live with many others.

Russia is the country with the largest area in the world with 17,075,200 km², the average population density is 8 people/km², the total population of this country according to 2012 data is 142,517,670 people.

According to the WB, Russia's GDP was about 14,612 USD/person/year in 2013.

6. Canada (26%)

One of the most peaceful and livable countries in America, Canada, has a very high rate of adults living alone, up to 26%. When they are tired of living alone, many of them decide to choose to become single parents, statistics show that about 8/10 of these people are single mothers.

Canada has an estimated population of 35,344,962 people in 2014, an area of ​​9,984,670 km2, making it the second largest country in the world.

Canada's GDP is very high, according to the WB it was 51,911 USD/person/year in 2013.

5. USA (28%)

If we watch American movies, we often see that young people in this country tend to live alone when they turn 18. Statistics show that up to 28% of households in the US have only one person living, while nearly half of the young population in this country is single. In big cities like Manhattan or Washington DC, the rate of people living alone can be up to 50%.

The United States has the 3rd largest area in the world with 9,826,630 km², population according to 2012 statistics is 313,847,465 people, is the 3rd most populous country today.

Current US GDP according to WB is 53,143 USD/person/year 2013 data.

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4. Italy (29%)

In Italy, 29% of households have only one person living there. The country has a majority Catholic population. Recently, when the economic recession affected the whole world, Italian adults chose to live alone to save money.

The area of ​​Italy is about 301,336 km², ranked 71st in the world and the population in 2012 was 61,261,254 people, density 194 people/km².

Italy's GDP per capita in 2013 was $34,619/person/year.

3. Japan (31%)

Despite being a densely populated country, Japan has 31% of adults living alone. This rate tends to increase over time, and Japan is currently one of the countries with the largest elderly population in the world.

The area of ​​the island nation of Japan is 379,954 km², population density is 335 people/km². The total population in 2012 was 127,368,088 people.

In 2011 and 2012, Japan's GDP was still very high, more than 46,000 USD/year, but by 2013 this number had dropped sharply, to about 38,492 USD/person/year.

2. UK (34%)

In the UK, 2.5 million people own their own homes, but they live alone, accounting for 34% or more than a third of the country's population. This proportion has been on the rise since the 1990s.

The area of ​​England (excluding Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) is 130,395 km², with an estimated population of 53.5 million people. The GDP per capita of England is 39,351 USD/person/year.

1. Sweden (47%)

Topping the list of the 8 "loneliest" countries in the world is Sweden, a Nordic country with a very high standard of living, good social welfare, a high education system and a peaceful life. Sweden's population is just over 9.5 million people (2012 figures), but up to 47% of them live alone.

Sweden has an average area of ​​about 449,964 km² (ranked 54th in the world), its population is less than 10 million people, so the population density is quite sparse, about 20 people/km².

According to WB data, Sweden has a GDP per capita in the top 10 in the world today, at 58,164 USD/person/year in 2013.

According to Therichest; WB​