As of 2022, there were estimated to be 9.8 million people living in a two-person household in the United Kingdom, the most of any household size in this year. Approximately 8.3 million people lived alone, and a further 4.3 million people lived in a three-person household.
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s)
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Other statistics that may interest you Households and families in the UK
Households
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- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 1996-2022
- Basic Statistic Average household size in the UK 1996-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of households in the UK 1996-2022, by size
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average household size in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of people living alone in the UK 1996-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of people living alone in the UK 2022, by age and gender
Families
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- Premium Statistic Number of families in the UK 1996-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of families in the UK 2022, by size
- Basic Statistic Number of families in the UK 2022, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of single parent families in the UK 1996-2022
- Basic Statistic Number and percentage of young adults living with their parents UK 1996-2022
- Basic Statistic Percentage of young adults living with their parents UK 1996-2022, by age and gender
- Basic Statistic Percentage of young adults living with their parents UK 2022, by age and gender
Housing
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- Premium Statistic Number of housing units in England 2001-2022
- Premium Statistic Property tenure distribution in the UK 1980-2022
- Premium Statistic Average house price in the UK 2007-2023
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rates in the UK 2000-2024, per quarter and type
- Premium Statistic Number of first time buyers in the UK 2009-2023
Household Finances
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2000-2022, by age
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2022, by region
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2022, by decile
- Premium Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2022, by category
- Basic Statistic Household expenditure breakdown in the UK 2022, by decile
- Basic Statistic British adults reporting a cost of living increase 2021-2024
- Basic Statistic Inability to pay an unexpected expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain 2021-2024
International Comparisons
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- Basic Statistic Number of households in the U.S. 1960-2023
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. households, by type 2021
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the European Union in 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the EU 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Average household size in Europe in 2021
- Basic Statistic Households by number of children in the EU in 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 18, 2023). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Households in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by Household Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022, by household size (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/