In 2021, there were approximately 1.66 million females aged 75 and over living alone in the United Kingdom, compared with 766,000 males in this age group. By contrast there were just 91,000 females aged between 16 and 24 living alone in the same year.
Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom in 2021, by age and gender (in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 9, 2022). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom in 2021, by age and gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531386/people-living-alone-uk-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom in 2021, by age and gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531386/people-living-alone-uk-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom in 2021, by age and gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531386/people-living-alone-uk-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Living Alone in The United Kingdom in 2021, by Age and Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531386/people-living-alone-uk-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom in 2021, by age and gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531386/people-living-alone-uk-age-and-gender/ (last visited June 28, 2022)