As of 2023, approximately 8.38 million people lived alone in the United Kingdom, an increase of around 34,000 when compared with the previous year when around 8.35 million people were estimated to be living by themselves.
Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 8, 2024). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of People Living Alone in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of people living alone in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/281616/people-living-alone-uk-by-gender/
