Number of private households (Absolute value) in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Number of private households (Absolute value) was 26,994 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
26,994
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
3rd
of 25 countries
All-time high
26,994
in 2015
All-time low
23,738
in 1996
Years of data
20
1996–2015

Number of private households in United Kingdom, 1996–2015

010.0k20.0k30.0k1996200520151996: 23.7k1997: 23.9k1998: 24.0k1999: 24.2k2000: 24.4k2001: 24.5k2002: 24.8k2003: 24.9k2004: 25.0k2005: 25.2k2006: 25.4k2007: 25.6k2008: 25.9k2009: 26.0k2010: 26.2k2011: 26.4k2012: 26.6k2013: 26.7k2014: 26.7k2015: 27.0k

Source: European Central Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, number of private households in United Kingdom stood at 26,994. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of private households in United Kingdom peaked at 26,994 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23,738, in 1996.

United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 25 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Number of private households (Absolute value) in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Number of private households (Absolute value) in United Kingdom, 1996 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1996 23,738 —
1997 23,865 +0.5%
1998 24,036 +0.7%
1999 24,209 +0.7%
2000 24,396 +0.8%
2001 24,535 +0.6%
2002 24,792 +1.0%
2003 24,917 +0.5%
2004 24,993 +0.3%
2005 25,217 +0.9%
2006 25,379 +0.6%
2007 25,609 +0.9%
2008 25,875 +1.0%
2009 26,042 +0.6%
2010 26,240 +0.8%
2011 26,409 +0.6%
2012 26,614 +0.8%
2013 26,654 +0.2%
2014 26,703 +0.2%
2015 26,994 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,962 23,738 24,209 4
2000s 25,176 24,396 26,042 10
2010s 26,602 26,240 26,994 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 Germany 41,378 compare
  2. 2 France 29,330 compare
  3. 4 Italy 25,938 compare
  4. 5 Spain 18,513 compare
  5. 6 Poland 14,174 compare

See the full ranking of 30 places →

More financial sector data for United Kingdom

All data for United Kingdom →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of private households in United Kingdom?
Number of private households in United Kingdom was 26,994 in 2015, according to European Central Bank.
What is the highest number of private households recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 26,994 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of private households recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 23,738 in 1996.
How does United Kingdom rank for number of private households?
United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is number of private households rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from European Central Bank, published as part of Number of private households (Absolute value). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Number of private households in United Kingdom. Statizoid, drawing on European Central Bank. Retrieved 09 November 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-private-households-absolute-value/united-kingdom-2/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/number-of-private-households-absolute-value/united-kingdom-2/">Number of private households in United Kingdom</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of private households (Absolute value)
Source
European Central Bank
Licence
ECB Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
30 places, 816 data points, 1905–2018
Last refreshed