Care home population in the UK 2020, by country

Published by
Frédéric Michas,
Jun 1, 2021
In 2020, there were 490,326 people living in care homes in the United Kingdom. In other words, nearly half a million people live in care homes across the UK. The population was higher in England than in any other part of the UK. In 2020, over 418 thousand people were living in care homes in England.

Number of people living in care homes in the United Kingdom in 2020, by country

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Release date

May 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

*last available data for Scotland dates from 2019
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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