There were estimated to be approximately 28.4 million households in the United Kingdom in 2023, compared with 23.7 million households in 1996. Since the mid-1990s, there has been an increase of around four million households in the UK.
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 8, 2024). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Households in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
