The chart provides a comparison of the total number of people in UK households for the years 1981 and 2001.
Overall, it is evident that households with two people were the most common in both years. The number of one-person and two-person households increased significantly, while those with three or more members decreased gradually.
In 1981, the number of UK households with two people was 31, and it gradually increased to 34 by 2001. Meanwhile, households with three members started at 20 in 1981 but saw a steady decline to 17 in 2001. Although there were only 17 one-person households in 1981, this number surged to 26 by 2001.
The number of households with four to six members showed a gradual decrease over the period. In 1981, households with four members stood at 18, dropping slightly to 15 by 2001. Families with five and six members were less than 10 in 1981 and remained stable by 2001, with six-member households having the lowest representation.