There are estimated to be around 12.7 million married couple families in the United Kingdom as of 2023, with a further 3.3 million opposite-sex cohabiting couple family families, and 3.2 million lone parent families.
Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 8, 2024). Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Families in The United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by Type of Family (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Number of families in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2023, by type of family (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478718/family-types-uk/