This statistic shows the population of unmarried persons in England and Wales in 2016 sorted by five year age group. The highest numbers of single people, roughly 3.64 million people, were recorded in the 20 to 24 age group and from there on the population of single persons generally declines with increasing age.
Number of single people in England and Wales in 2016, by five year age group*
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 13, 2017). Number of single people in England and Wales in 2016, by five year age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621603/number-of-unmarried-people-england-and-wales-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of single people in England and Wales in 2016, by five year age group*." Chart. July 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621603/number-of-unmarried-people-england-and-wales-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Number of single people in England and Wales in 2016, by five year age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621603/number-of-unmarried-people-england-and-wales-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Single People in England and Wales in 2016, by Five Year Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621603/number-of-unmarried-people-england-and-wales-by-age/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of single people in England and Wales in 2016, by five year age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621603/number-of-unmarried-people-england-and-wales-by-age/ (last visited February 25, 2020)
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