* Credit in October 2017 or in the prior 12 months. ** Transactors relate to consumers that always pay of their credit in full on the due date of payment.
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Number of adults with a form of credit in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by type
This statistic displays the number of adults in the United Kingdom (UK) that had in October 2017 - or in the prior 12 months - a form of credit or loan, by type of credit. Approximately **** million adults in the UK had a form of credit or loan in 2017. Among these, **** million adults in the United Kingdom owned a credit card and nearly ** million had an overdraft account in 2017. What could be perceived as alarming is the number of UK adults that had a high-cost loan in 2017, with approximately *** million.
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Financial Conduct Authority. (June 20, 2018). Number of adults with a form of credit or loan in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type* (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/
Financial Conduct Authority. "Number of adults with a form of credit or loan in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type* (in millions)." Chart. June 20, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/
Financial Conduct Authority. (2018). Number of adults with a form of credit or loan in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type* (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/
Financial Conduct Authority. "Number of Adults with a Form of Credit or Loan in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017, by Type* (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Jun 2018, /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/
Financial Conduct Authority, Number of adults with a form of credit or loan in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type* (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of adults with a form of credit or loan in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by type* (in millions) [Graph], Financial Conduct Authority, June 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/793489/number-of-adults-with-credit-loan-united-kingdom/
