People, population and community

Residents of the UK, population changes, how we spend our money, and data on crime, relationships, health and religion. Statistics that help us build a detailed picture of how we live.

In this section

  • Armed forces community

    Information about the armed forces community, including those who have previously served in the armed forces (veterans) and their families, to help support the Armed Forces Covenant.

  • Births, deaths and marriages

    Life events in the UK including fertility rates, live and stillbirths, family composition, life expectancy and deaths.

  • Crime and justice

    Crime levels and trends based primarily on the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW) and police recorded crime data.

  • Cultural identity

    How people in the UK identify in terms of ethnicity, sexual identity, religion and language, and how this has changed over time using a diverse range of data sources.

  • Education and childcare

    Early years' childcare, school and college education, higher education and adult learning, including data and analysis on qualifications, personnel, and safety and well-being.

  • Elections

    Analysis of the number of people registered to vote, including comparisons over time and between the UK constituent countries.

  • Health and social care

    Life expectancy, health inequalities, disability and addiction as well as access to and expenditure on private and public healthcare systems.

  • Household characteristics

    The composition of households, including those who live alone, overcrowding and under-occupation, as well as internet and social media usage.

  • Housing

    Property price, private rent and household statistics.

  • Leisure and tourism

    Tourism to the UK, and UK residents travelling abroad, reasons for travel and money spent. The statistics on UK residents travelling abroad are an informal indicator of living standards.

  • Personal and household finances

    Income and earnings, spending and saving, and wealth and debt. These statistics help build a picture of how living standards and inequality have changed.

  • Population and migration

    Size, age, sex and geographic distribution of the UK population, including data on international migration, migration within the UK, changes in the population and the factors driving these changes.

  • Measuring progress, well-being and beyond GDP

    Exploring progress in the UK using statistics on economy, environment and society

  • Explore local statistics

    Find, compare and visualise statistics about places within the United Kingdom.