Persons per household fell 1.14% to 2.23 persons in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, persons per household in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 3.20 persons in 1960 and an all time low of 2.23 persons in 2024. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, persons per household in Belgium amounted to 2.22 persons, 2.12 persons in France, 1.93 persons in Germany and 2.62 persons in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 128th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of persons per household, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Persons Per Household | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Austria | persons | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | persons | 2.31 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.26 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | persons | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | persons | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.16 | 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | persons | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | persons | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | persons | 2.72 | 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.66 | 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | persons | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | persons | 2.41 | 2.40 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | persons | 2.13 | 2.10 | 2.08 | 2.06 | 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | persons | 2.72 | 2.70 | 2.68 | 2.66 | 2.64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | persons | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.49 | 2.48 | 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | persons | 2.34 | 2.33 | 2.30 | 2.28 | 2.25 |
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