Average household size in United Kingdom
Households in United Kingdom had 2.3 people per household on average in 2018.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2018
2.3
Change from 2017
0people per household
European Union, 2018
2.3 people per householde (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2018
2.3 people per household
Average household size in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per household. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2024 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2023 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2022 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2021 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2020 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2019 | – | 2.3 people per household |
| 2018 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2017 | 2.3 people per householdb (break in time series) | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2016 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2015 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2014 | 2.3 people per household | 2.3 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2013 | 2.3 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2012 | 2.3 people per householdb (break in time series) | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2011 | 2.3 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2010 | 2.3 people per household | 2.4 people per householde (estimated) |
| 2009 | 2.4 people per household | – |
| 2008 | 2.4 people per household | – |
| 2007 | 2.4 people per household | – |
| 2006 | 2.3 people per household | – |
| 2005 | 2.3 people per household | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2017.
- Since 2008, when it was 2.4 people per household, the figure has changed by −0.1. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- The figure for the European Union in 2018 was 2.3 people per household.