The presented bar chart illustrates how many one member to six member British families were existed in the UK in 1981 and 2001. Overall, the majority of households had about two members in both years, while the minority had about 5 to 6 members in these years. The proportion families with one to two members notably increased, while the percentage of households with more than two members slightly declined.
In detail, 17% an 31 of British households were consistent one and two individuals, respectively in 1981, whereas in the next two decades, this figures rose to 26% and 34%.
On the other hand, the percentage of British households with three, four, and five members shrinked by 3% in 2001, accounted for 17%, 15%, and 6%, resepctively. Additionally, the percentage of large families (with 6 members) experiened a notable decrease from 6% in 1981 to 2% in the next two decades.