Household structure

Households by family structure
Household types	Number of households			Household population
	1999	2009	2015	1999	2009	2015
One-person households	7 380 109	9 062 418	10 026 922	7 380 109	9 062 418	10 026 922
- o/w male	2 964 035	3 767 097	4 283 829	2 964 035	3 767 097	4 283 829
- o/w female	4 416 074	5 295 321	5 743 093	4 416 074	5 295 321	5 743 093
Couple family households	13 406 800	14 796 024	14 949 445	42 940 359	44 170 530	44 289 963
Lone parent family households	1 911 560	2 303 503	2 587 545	4 995 645	6 098 179	6 809 080
Other non-family households	485 594	704 039	716 038	1 904 011	1 666 697	1 713 788
Overall	23 808 072	26 865 984	28 279 950	57 220 124	60 997 824	62 839 653

Metropolitan France
Source : Insee, Population censuses

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