Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of was 50.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom, 2005–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2018, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom stood at 50.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom peaked at 56.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2011.
That places United Kingdom 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42.1% | — |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | -11.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +26.5% | 44.9% | 56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.9% | 40.5% | 42.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 39.8% | 56.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 3 Ireland 56.2% compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.2% compare
- 4 Netherlands 52.2% compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.5% compare
- 8 Spain 50.2% compare
- 9 Belgium 39.4% compare
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 share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom?
- Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of in United Kingdom was 50.5% in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2011.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of?
- United Kingdom ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of people living in under-occupied dwellings by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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