Release
Families and households in the UK: 2023
Release date:
8 May 2024 9:30am
Summary
Estimates of families (with and without children), people living alone and people in shared accommodation, broken down by size and type of household.
Data
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People in households by type of household and family, regions of England and Great Britain constituent countries
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of people in households by types of household and families, for England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the regions of England.
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People in families by family type and presence of children, regions of England and Great Britain constituent countries
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of people in families by specific family types and presence of children, for England, Wales and Scotland, as well as the regions of England.
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Families and households
Families and children in the UK by family type including married couples, cohabiting couples and lone parents. Also shows household size and people living alone.
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Households by type of household and family, regions of England and Great Britain constituent countries
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of households by types of household and families, for England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the regions of England.
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Households by household size, regions of England and Great Britain constituent countries
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of households by household size, for England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the regions of England.
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Families by family type, regions of England and Great Britain constituent countries
Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates including measures of uncertainty of the number of families by specific family types for England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the regions of England.
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Young adults living with their parents
Total number of young adults aged 15 to 34 years and total number of young adults aged 20 to 34 years in the UK living with their parents.
Methodology
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Families and households QMI
Quality and methodology information for families and households estimates, detailing strengths and limitations of the data, methods, and data uses and users.
About the data
National Statistics
These statistics have been given National Statistics status by the Office for Statistics Regulation. They have been produced by following the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics. They meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, quality and public value.
This means that they:
- meet identified user needs
- are well explained and easily accessible
- are produced based on appropriate data and methods
- are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
