Catalina Espinosa
Research expert covering society, economy, and politics for Europe and the EU
Families in the UK - statistics & facts
In 2023, there were around 28.4 million households in the United Kingdom, with the average household size consisting of approximately 2.36 people. Of these households, the most common type of household was that of a couple with no children, at over 7.9 million households, followed by 5.2 million couples with one or two dependent children. During the same year, there were an estimated 19.5 million families with almost 12.7 million of these families being married couple families.
