"Figure 5.5: Total number of households and projected household numbers, 1971 to 2033 (1,2,3)","" "England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures for England from 2002 are based on the 2012–based household projections 2. A household is defined as one person living alone, or a group of people (not necessarily related) living at the same address with common housekeeping – that is, sharing either a living room or sitting room or at least one meal day 3. 1961–1981: Census day estimates. 1991–2011: Estimates of households and dwellings in Scotland, as at 30 June. 2012–2033: 2012–based household projections for Scotland. Northern Ireland 2008-based household projections" "Unit","Millions" "","" "Year","England","Wales","Scotland","Northern Ireland" "1971","16012000","928000","1686100","389000" "1972","16107000","931000","..",".." "1973","16251000","943000","..",".." "1974","16352000","954000","..",".." "1975","16455000","963000","..",".." "1976","16561000","972000","..",".." "1977","16680000","980000","..",".." "1978","16800000","989000","..",".." "1979","16929000","998000","..",".." "1980","17068000","1007000","..",".." "1981","17362000","1024600","1785900","456000" "1982","17453000","1027500","..",".." "1983","17585000","1033200","..",".." "1984","17757000","1042200","..",".." "1985","17942000","1052600","..",".." "1986","18131000","1064600","..",".." "1987","18335000","1079100","..",".." "1988","18551000","1096700","..",".." "1989","18778000","1113100","..",".." "1990","18970000","1124300","..",".." "1991","19166000","1112900","2042800","541000" "1992","19284000","1123600","2059300",".." "1993","19391000","1134300","2076200",".." "1994","19494000","1143600","2094000",".." "1995","19630000","1152800","2111900",".." "1996","19756000","1162000","2125600",".." "1997","19874000","1172000","2139400",".." "1998","20000000","1183000","2153400",".." "1999","20156000","1191200","2165800",".." "2000","20335000","1202300","2177500",".." "2001","20523000","1212500","2195000","627000" "2002","20646400","1223100","2211000",".." "2003","20762500","1234500","2229500",".." "2004","20876100","1247600","2249200",".." "2005","21064400","1257500","2271400",".." "2006","21221500","1269500","2291400",".." "2007","21381700","1282700","2314400",".." "2008","21567700","1296300","2332500","688700" "2009","21735500","1307800","2345300","697400" "2010","21919000","1318500","2357400","706400" "2011","22103900","1303800","2368000","715200" "2012","22304800","1312600","2387200","724000" "2013","22499500","1321700","2401800","732800" "2014","22718100","1330700","2420100","741200" "2015","22940000","1339800","2438600","749200" "2016","23171400","1349000","2457700","756900" "2017","23396200","1358300","2477200","764500" "2018","23620600","1367500","2495700","772000" "2019","23845500","1376700","2513700","779300" "2020","24067500","1385400","2530900","786800" "2021","24289800","1394100","2548100","794400" "2022","24505100","1403200","2565400","802300" "2023","24718900","1411700","2581800","810400" "2024","24934300","1419900","2598100","818600" "2025","25147200","1427700","2613700","826500" "2026","25364600","1435100","2628900","834100" "2027","25578400","1442100","2644400","841500" "2028","25789100","1448700","2659600","848400" "2029","25996900","1455100","2674400","855200" "2030","26201900","1461300","2688400","861600" "2031","26406700","1467300","2702700","867900" "2032","26604800","1473100","2716700","874200" "2033","26797800","1478700","2730300","880400"