Number of households in the UK 2023, by type

Published by D. Clark, Jul 4, 2024

In 2023, there were approximately 7.96 million households in the United Kingdom composed of a couple with no children, which was the most common type of household arrangement in this year. The second-most common type of household were couples living with one or two dependent children, at around 5.21 million.

Number of households in the United Kingdom in 2023, by type of household (in 1,000s)

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Release date

May 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2023

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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