The graph compares the proportions of Great Britain citizens living alone between 2004 and 2005, grouped according to gender and age.
A general trend can be observed across both genders, where the tendency to live in solitude is proportional to age, although the magnitude is less significant in males. Only about 5 men in the 16-24 age group lived alone, with the number rising to about 45 men evenly distributed between 25-74 years old. Furthermore, the number increased significantly to almost 30 men living alone by the time they reached 75 years old and onwards.
Similar trends can be observed in the female demographic, in which about 4 women of the 16-24 age group lived alone during the period, where the number doubled continuously up until the 65-74 age group, reaching its apex at almost 60 women aged over 75 living individually.
In conclusion, as one’s age increases, the trend in having to live alone will increase too. This trend is in fact more apparent in females than in males.