In the decades between 1930 and 2020, the size of the average living room in newly built houses in Britain has risen from 16 square meters in the 1930s, to 24.9 square meters in the 1970s, before falling to 17.1 square meters in recent years. The reason for the increase in living room size (and house sizes in general) between 1950 and 1980, was due to Britain's economic recovery after the Second World War. However, decreasing family sizes caused the demand for larger houses to drop from the 1980s onwards, and today, newly built living rooms are closer in size to their pre-war levels than their size in the previous decade.

Between 1930 and 2020, the average size of master bedrooms in newly-built houses in Britain has remained relatively consistent throughout the decades. In the 1930s, the average master bedroom was approximately 15.3 square meters, before dropping to 13.7 square meters during the Second World War and the immediate recovery period. By the 1960s, it had risen again above 15 square meters, before gradually dropping over the next five decades to 13.4 square meters in the 2010s. The total fluctuation is just 1.9 meters, which is significantly lower than the that of living room sizes during this time.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the average size of newly built houses in the United States was often three times larger than those in the Soviet Union. While this is reflective of the fact that there were more houses than apartments built in the U.S. during this period (and vice versa in the USSR), new apartments in the U.S. were still around 90 square meters in size, which is still considerably larger than those in the Soviet Union.

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In 2023, the average per capita living space in Taiwan amounted to approximately 47.5 square meters. The average dwelling space has increased gradually over time. The median size of per capita living space was lower and ranged at around 38 square meters in 2023.

In 2017, the amount of wooden furniture for the dining-room and living-room imported into Germany amounted to X units, coming down by -X% against the previous year. The total import volume had been increasing at an average annual rate of +X% over the period from 2007 to 2017; the trend pattern remained consistent, with only minor fluctuations being observed in certain years. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2012, when the imports increased by X% y-o-y.

Imports of wooden furniture for the dining-room and living-room in Finland totaled X units in 2017, picking up by X% against the previous year. The total import volume had been increasing at an average annual rate of +X% from 2007 to 2017; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations throughout the analyzed period. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2017, when it surged by X% from the previous year.

The data was created by geocoding a list of facility location addresses derived from the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA) list and FPL premise list against a composite address locator. Some addresses were matched on address points, parcel centroids while others were placed according to the street centerline address range. Attributes include classification of critical and noncritical infrastructures, premise number, name and location address. The points representing the location of infrastructure in this data is approximate.

· Source: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (ACHA), Florida Power and Light (FPL)

· Effective Date: 05/2018

· Last Update: 06/2021

· Update Cycle: Quarterly

Imports of wooden furniture for the dining-room and living-room in the U.S. totaled X units in 2017, moving up by X% against the previous year. Overall, the total imports indicated a moderate increase from 2007 to 2017: its volume increased at an average annual rate of +X% over the last decade. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations throughout the analyzed period.

In 2023, the average size of a single-family home built for sale in the United States amounted to 2,514 square feet. Although in the past five years American homes have been shrinking, since 1975, they have almost doubled in size. This trend towards larger homes seems illogical given that the average size of families has shrunk over the same period. Why are American homes so large? Homes in the U.S. are among the largest in the world, only surpassed by Australia. There are thought to be several reasons for this, including the concentration of wealth in the country, and the deeply engrained driving culture which means that cheaper land outside city centers is easily accessible. Where are the largest homes located? The size of homes also varies regionally, with the largest homes being located in wealthy, urban areas and in the South. Large homes, or McMansions as they’re often called, are especially popular in Texas. In 2023, Milwaukee and Omaha had the largest average home size.

In 2017, Australia had the largest homes out of the countries surveyed. Australian homes measured, on average, 2,032 square feet, and were closely followed by U.S. homes at 1,901 square feet. Canadian homes were also quite large at 1,792 square feet.

The average American household consisted of 2.51 people in 2023.

Households in the U.S.

As shown in the statistic, the number of people per household has decreased over the past decades.

The U.S. Census Bureau defines a household as follows: “a household includes all the persons who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters. Separate living quarters are those in which the occupants live and eat separately from any other persons in the building and which have direct access from outside the building or through a common hall. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements. (People not living in households are classified as living in group quarters.).”

The population of the United States has been growing steadily for decades. Since 1960, the number of households more than doubled from 53 million to over 131 million households in 2023.

Most of these households, about 34 percent, are two-person households. The distribution of U.S. households has changed over the years though. The percentage of single-person households has been on the rise since 1970 and made up the second largest proportion of households in the U.S. in 2022, at 28.88 percent.

In concordance with the rise of single-person households, the percentage of family households with own children living in the household has declined since 1970 from 56 percent to 40.26 percent in 2022.

In 2022, the average living space per person in South Korea was about 35 square meters. This was the first increase in two years and a continuation of a slow general increase in living space per person.

Housing prices in South Korea Almost half of the country’s population lives in the metropolitan Seoul Capital Area, comprising the cities of Seoul and Incheon, as well as Gyeonggi Province. Accordingly, purchased apartment prices are especially high in and around Seoul. Within the capital, the popular Gangnam district ranks among the areas with the highest selling prices for apartments. South Korean home ownership Although all age groups favor home ownership, the rate of actual ownership increases with age. With increasing difficulty to finance housing in the city, as well as the country’s problem with a low fertility rate, the government responded by offering favorable loans to millennials. The goal is to incentivize younger generations to afford housing closer to their workplaces and with sufficient space to found families.

The majority of home buyers in the United States in 2023 across all age groups purchased a home between 1,501 and 2,500 square feet in size. 33 percent of the young millennials (25 to 33 years old) and 31 percent of the silent generation (78 to 98 years old) purchased a home about the same feet in size.

In 2023, the average size per dwelling in Japan was 90.86 square meters. When broken down by prefecture, Toyama stood out as the prefecture with the largest average floor area per housing unit, while Tokyo had the smallest average floor area in the same year. Real estate in Japan The real estate industry is an important pillar of the Japanese economy and ranked as the third-largest industry in Japan in terms of value added in 2022. Despite this, the number of unoccupied dwellings in Japan has been steadily increasing for over thirty years. Many unoccupied homes are empty and abandoned. This trend can be attributed to two primary factors: the aging of the population and the challenges faced by empty house owners in managing and utilizing properties, as most of these homes are either managed by older individuals or family inheritance. Housing in Tokyo The monthly residential property price index in Tokyo Prefecture has experienced a significant upward trend in the past years. Tokyo holds the largest population in Japan, with approximately 14 million inhabitants, making it the world’s largest urban agglomeration. The city’s appeal lies in its many renowned universities and corporate headquarters, which draws migrants from other prefectures, particularly young individuals. However, Japan is currently experiencing an investment boom in real estate, fueled by overseas investment. This has resulted in central Tokyo apartments becoming less affordable for many people.

In 2023, per capita living space of urban households in Beijing municipality in China amounted to around 34.58 square meters. The average living space per person for urban areas in China as a whole reached 39.8 square meters in 2019.

Armenia had the highest average size of newly built apartments compared to other selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), as well as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), at 182 square meters of living space. Russia was positioned at the bottom of the ranking, with an average new apartment size of 80 square meters.

The average American family in 2023 consisted of 3.15 persons. Families in the United States According to the U.S. Census Bureau, a family is a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family. As of 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau counted about 84.33 million families in the United States. The average family consisted of 3.15 persons in 2021, down from 3.7 in the 1960s. This is reflected in the decrease of children in family households overall. In 1970, about 56 percent of all family households had children under the age of 18 living in the household. This percentage declined to about 40 percent in 2020. The average size of a family household varies greatly from state to state. The largest average families can be found in Utah, California, and Hawaii, while the smallest families can be found in Wisconsin, Vermont and Maine.

The average price per square foot of floor space in new single-family housing in the United States decreased after the great financial crisis, followed by several years of stagnation. Since 2012, the price has continuously risen, hitting 168 U.S. dollars per square foot in 2022. In 2024, the average sales price of a new home exceeded 500,000 U.S. dollars. Development of house sales in the U.S. One of the reasons for rising property prices is the gradual growth of house sales between 2011 and 2020. This period was marked by the gradual recovery following the subprime mortgage crisis and a growing housing sentiment. Another significant factor for the housing demand was the growing number of new household formations each year. Despite this trend, housing transactions plummeted in 2021, amid soaring prices and borrowing costs. In 2021, the average construction cost for single-family housing rose by nearly 12 percent year-on-year, and in 2022, the increase was even higher, at close to 17 percent. Financing a house purchase Mortgage interest rates in the U.S. rose dramatically in 2022 and remained elevated until 2024. In 2020, a homebuyer could lock in a 30-year fixed interest rate of under three percent, whereas in 2024, the average rate for the same mortgage type was more than twice higher. That has led to a decline in homebuyer sentiment, and an increasing share of the population pessimistic about buying a home in the current market.