Muslims and Hindus live in biggest households Average individual resides in a household of
Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and the religiously unaffiliated around the world are distributed in different ways across household types and sizes. And there are noticeable variations among these groups within regions and even within single countries.
Worldwide, Muslims live in the biggest households. The average Muslim lives in a home of 6.4 people, followed by Hindus (5.7), Christians (4.5), Buddhists (3.9), the religiously unaffiliated – also known as “nones” (3.7) – and Jews (3.7). In the 15 countries in the study that have the world’s biggest households, Islam is the largest religion in all but one (Benin), and these nations are all in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Christians and the religiously unaffiliated are the largest groups in the 15 countries with the smallest households, which are all in Europe, with the exception of South Korea. For all people, households are biggest in sub-Saharan Africa (6.9) and smallest in Europe (3.1).
Muslims and Hindus live in biggest  | households  | Average individual resides in a household of  | people  | Muslims  | 6. .4  | Hindus  | 5.7  | Christians  | 4.5  | Buddhists  | 3.9  | Unaffiliated  | 3. 7  | Jews  | 3 7  | All  | 4.9  | Source: Pew Research Center analysis of 2010-2018 census and  | survey data See Methodology for details  | il Religion and Living Arrangements Around the World  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 