Table 5: Projected percentage of people living alone, by gender and age group, 2010 to 2035
Age group | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males | ||||||
16-19 | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
20-24 | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% |
25-29 | 20% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 29% |
30-34 | 23% | 26% | 28% | 31% | 33% | 35% |
35-39 | 21% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 30% | 32% |
40-44 | 20% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% |
45-49 | 20% | 22% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 29% |
50-54 | 19% | 21% | 24% | 26% | 27% | 28% |
55-59 | 18% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 25% | 26% |
60-64 | 18% | 19% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 24% |
65-69 | 18% | 18% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 20% |
70-74 | 21% | 22% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 25% |
75-79 | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 26% |
80-84 | 29% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% |
85-89 | 38% | 37% | 36% | 36% | 37% | 37% |
90+ | 42% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 40% | 40% |
All ages | 19% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 24% | 26% |
Females | ||||||
16-19 | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
20-24 | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
25-29 | 18% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 26% | 28% |
30-34 | 15% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 24% |
35-39 | 11% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 18% |
40-44 | 11% | 13% | 14% | 16% | 18% | 19% |
45-49 | 13% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 21% |
50-54 | 16% | 17% | 18% | 20% | 21% | 23% |
55-59 | 19% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 23% |
60-64 | 23% | 22% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 18% |
65-69 | 30% | 29% | 27% | 26% | 24% | 23% |
70-74 | 40% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 33% | 31% |
75-79 | 52% | 50% | 49% | 48% | 46% | 43% |
80-84 | 61% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 62% | 60% |
85-89 | 66% | 69% | 72% | 75% | 77% | 79% |
90+ | 58% | 62% | 65% | 69% | 72% | 74% |
All ages | 21% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 27% | 28% |
Total | ||||||
16-19 | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
20-24 | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% |
25-29 | 19% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 27% | 28% |
30-34 | 19% | 21% | 24% | 26% | 28% | 30% |
35-39 | 16% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 23% | 25% |
40-44 | 16% | 17% | 19% | 21% | 23% | 25% |
45-49 | 17% | 18% | 20% | 22% | 24% | 25% |
50-54 | 18% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 24% | 25% |
55-59 | 19% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 24% |
60-64 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 21% | 21% | 21% |
65-69 | 24% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 21% |
70-74 | 32% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 28% |
75-79 | 40% | 39% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 36% |
80-84 | 49% | 48% | 48% | 47% | 46% | 46% |
85-89 | 57% | 58% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 61% |
90+ | 54% | 55% | 57% | 59% | 60% | 61% |
All ages | 20% | 21% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 27% |
Footnotes
These figures are equal to the number of people in the age group projected to live in a 'one adult' household, divided by the projected population of that age and gender (including those living in communal establishments)