Last year, every fifth person in Germany lived in a one-person household, according to newly published data from the Federal Statistical Office. The government examined the data looking at the 41.4 million private households in Germany. One major factor being single-person households is the number of residents in Germany without a partner. According to the Statista data, only 14 percent of single people in Germany report feeling "very lonely." "The phenomenon of living alone in Germany doesn’t necessarily indicate a rise of loneliness," co-author Anja Orth said to The Local in an email.

Source: The Local July 19, 2019 09:33 UTC