ABSTRACT
This chapter examines patterns and trends in household composition and living arrangements in Asia. We combine census and survey data in 13 countries from 1980 to 2010. At the household level, we investigate the differences in household size and age composition. At the individual level, we focus on coresidence with parents, spouses and children over age. Households have shrunk over the recent decades due to fertility decline but cross-national differences in family structure have remained stable. Coresidence between parents and adult children remains relatively high and shows very little signs of tapering. The strength of patrilocality persists in most countries in Asia whereas living alone remains uncommon.
