In 2022, there were 408,371 people living in care homes in the United Kingdom. The population was higher in England than in any other part of the UK. In 2022, over 360 thousand people were living in care homes in England.
Number of people living in care homes in the United Kingdom in 2022, by country
*last available data for Wales and Northern Ireland dates from 2020
**last available data for Scotland dates from 2021
There is no UK-wide dataset as each country is responsible for its own data collection. This means there are discrepancies in the ways data is collected and reported. The figures above should be viewed as estimates.
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