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 2023, by household size
(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, by household size (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 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 2023, by household size (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by household size (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 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 2023, by Household Size (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 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 2023, by household size (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/ (last visited October 05, 2024)
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by household size (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281627/households-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-size/