Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type was 53.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 53.6% for distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in 2018.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom peaked at 66.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2012.
United Kingdom ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.7% | — |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 66.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -57.3% |
| 2013 | 29.1% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 40.5% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 49.6% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 63.1% | 66.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 27.4% | 66.2% | 9 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 Persons per square kilometre (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 Number (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom?
- Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type in United Kingdom was 53.6% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2012.
- How does United Kingdom rank for distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type?
- United Kingdom ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2018.
- Is distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of population by housing cost burden and household type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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