There were estimated to be 28.1 million households in the United Kingdom in 2021, compared with 23.7 million households in 1996. Since the mid-1990s there has been an increase of around four million households in the UK.
Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 9, 2022). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Households in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of households in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295545/number-of-households-in-the-uk/ (last visited August 18, 2022)
