The bar chart illustrates how many people live per household in different types of categories in Britain from 1981 to 2001.
Overall, the proportion of families with one and two individuals increased, the opposite was for other sized families. In addition, 2-individual households were the most popular in the UK in both years.
In 1981, the families owned by two individuals was the highest percentage (31%), compared to 20% of households owned by 3 individuals. 1-person and 4-person households made up similar percentages, at 17% and 18% respectively, while the figure for 5-person and 6-person households only at 8% and 6%.
By 2001, the proportion of 1 and 2 members in families steadily increased to 26% and 34% respectively. By contrast, The UK witnessed a slight decrease in the percentages of all other sized households, with 3-person dropping to 17% and 4-person households dropping to 15%. 5 and 6-person members in families had the lowest proportion, standing only at 6% and 2% respectively.