There were estimated to be almost 19.4 million families in the United Kingdom as of 2022, compared with 18 million in 2010, and 16.8 million in 2000. Since 1996, the number of families in the UK has increased by 2.85 million.
Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (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
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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 2001-2021
- 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 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of first time buyers in the UK 2008-2022
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 2021, by decile
- Basic Statistic British adults reporting a cost of living increase 2021-2023
- Basic Statistic Inability to pay an unexpected expense of 850 GBP in Great Britain 2021-2023
International Comparisons
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- Basic Statistic Number of households in the U.S. 1960-2022
- 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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- Canada: single/lone parent families 2022, by province
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- Satisfaction with family relationships U.S. in 2011
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- Survey on participation of children in family life in Germany in 2019
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 18, 2023). Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Families in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Number of families 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/281608/number-of-families-in-the-uk/