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Population & Demographics

Households & Partnerships

Explore how households are structured and how legal partnership status varies across the population.

England | Census 2021

Household size

Households grouped by the number of usual residents.

Census dataset
1 person7,052,232
2 people7,978,497
3 people3,742,887
4 people3,024,796
5 or more people1,637,678
Published by Office for National Statistics. View official source

England | Census 2021

Marriage and civil partnership

Legal partnership status for usual residents.

Census dataset
Never married or civil partnered17,450,122
Married20,464,073
Civil partnership97,568
Separated or divorced5,205,157
Widowed or surviving partner2,790,036
Published by Office for National Statistics. View official source