There are over 2.96 million single parent families in the United Kingdom as of 2021, compared with over three million five years earlier in 2015. Between 1996 and 2012 the number of single parent families in the UK increased by almost 600,000, with that number falling to the amount seen in the most recent year.
Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Statistics on Households and families in the UK
Households
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- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 1996-2021
- Basic Statistic Average household size in the UK 1996-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of households in the UK 1996-2021, by size
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic Number of households in the UK 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Average household size in the UK 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of people living alone in the UK 1996-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people living alone in the UK 2021, by age and gender
Families
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- Premium Statistic Number of families in the UK 1996-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of families in the UK 2021, by size
- Basic Statistic Number of families in the UK 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Number of single parent families in the UK 1996-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of young adults living with their parents UK 1996-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of young adults living with their parents UK 1996-2021
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 2007-2022
- Premium Statistic Average mortgage interest rates in the UK 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of first time buyers in the UK 2008-2021
Household Finances
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- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2001-2021
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2000-2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2021, by region
- Basic Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2021, by decile
- Premium Statistic Average weekly household expenditure in the UK 2021, by category
- Basic Statistic Household expenditure breakdown in the UK 2021, by decile
- Premium 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
Further related statistics
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- Canada: single/lone parent families 2022, by province
- Canada: median family income of lone-parent families 2000-2020
- Canada: number of lone-parent families 2020, by number of children
- Number of single parent families in Canada 2006-2022
- United Kingdom (UK): Weekly cost of first child of a lone parent in 2019
- Families in Finland 2018, by language
- Canada: average family size 2020, by province
- Canada: average size of families with children 2000-2020
- Average number of people per family in Canada 2000-2020
- School lunch preferences of single parents with children in the UK in 2013
- Frequency of American families having dinner together at home 2013
- Ideal number of children for a family to have 2003 to 2013
- Families in Finland 2021, by family type
- Children living in blended families in France 2011, by cohabiting parent
- Main users of parenting apps in China 2018, by family member
- Industry revenue of “individual and family services“ in Georgia 2012-2024
- Children adopted domestically by region in Spain 2020
- Gift giving habits on Mother's Day in Japan 2021
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Statistics
- Canada: single/lone parent families 2022, by province
- Canada: median family income of lone-parent families 2000-2020
- Canada: number of lone-parent families 2020, by number of children
- Number of single parent families in Canada 2006-2022
- United Kingdom (UK): Weekly cost of first child of a lone parent in 2019
- Families in Finland 2018, by language
- Canada: average family size 2020, by province
- Canada: average size of families with children 2000-2020
- Average number of people per family in Canada 2000-2020
- School lunch preferences of single parents with children in the UK in 2013
- Frequency of American families having dinner together at home 2013
- Ideal number of children for a family to have 2003 to 2013
- Families in Finland 2021, by family type
- Children living in blended families in France 2011, by cohabiting parent
- Main users of parenting apps in China 2018, by family member
- Industry revenue of “individual and family services“ in Georgia 2012-2024
- Children adopted domestically by region in Spain 2020
- Gift giving habits on Mother's Day in Japan 2021
Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 9, 2021). Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Single Parent Families in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Number of single parent families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281640/single-parent-families-uk/