This statistic shows the share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015. In 2015, the United Kingdom had an overcrowding rate of 7.3 percent.
Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015
The overcrowding rate is defined as the percentage of the population living in an overcrowded household. A person is considered as living in an overcrowded household if the household does not have at its disposal a minimum number of rooms equal to:
- one room for the household;
- one room per couple in the household;
- one room for each single person aged 18 or more;
- one room per pair of single people of the same gender between 12 and 17 years of age;
- one room for each single person between 12 and 17 years of age and not included in the previous category;
- one room per pair of children under 12 years of age.
The source adds the following information: "Dependent children were in the past defined as all persons aged less than 16, plus those economically inactive persons aged 16-24 living with at least one of their parents. Now a slightly different definition is used: All persons aged less then 18 are considered as dependent children, plus those economically inactive aged 18-24 living with at least one of their parents."
Data coverage corresponds to code ilc_lvho05a of the EU-SILC survey.
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Eurostat. (February 7, 2017). Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. "Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015." Chart. February 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. (2017). Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/
Eurostat. "Share of Total Population Living in An Overcrowded Household in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/
Eurostat, Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015 [Graph], Eurostat, February 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/674576/share-of-total-population-living-in-an-overcrowded-household-in-the-uk/
