Household structure

Households by family structure
Household types	Number of households			Household population
	1999	2009	2016	1999	2009	2016
One-person households	7 380 109	9 062 418	10 227 807	7 380 109	9 062 418	10 227 807
- o/w male	2 964 035	3 767 097	4 387 651	2 964 035	3 767 097	4 387 651
- o/w female	4 416 074	5 295 321	5 840 156	4 416 074	5 295 321	5 840 156
Couple family households	13 406 800	14 796 024	14 960 471	42 940 359	44 170 530	44 268 462
Lone parent family households	1 911 560	2 303 503	2 648 285	4 995 645	6 098 179	6 946 888
Other non-family households	485 594	704 039	659 202	1 904 011	1 666 697	1 567 293
Overall	23 808 072	26 865 984	28 495 765	57 220 124	60 997 824	63 010 449

Metropolitan France
Source : Insee, Population censuses

Update: February 2020

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