As of 2022, approximately 8.34 million people lived alone in the United Kingdom, an increase of around 36,000 when compared with the previous year when around 8.31 million people were estimated to be living by themselves.
Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 18, 2023). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Living Alone in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/