In 2024, 33.7% of men aged 20-34 in the UK lived with their parents, compared to 22.1% of women the same age. The overall number of young adults aged 20-34 living with parents rose from 3.3 million in 2014 to 3.6 million in 2024, reflecting a trend of delayed milestones in life due to rising housing costs. Additionally, there were 8.4 million people living alone in the UK, with half of them being aged over 65, showing an increase in older adults living alone. This demographic change also includes a growing proportion of fathers as lone parents.
Data from the Office for National Statistics indicated that 33.7% of men aged 20-34 in the UK lived with their parents in 2024, compared to 22.1% of women.
The number of young people aged 20-34 living with parents has increased by 10% over the past decade, rising from 3.3 million in 2014 to 3.6 million in 2024.
In 2024, there were an estimated 8.4 million people living alone in the UK, an increase of 11% from 7.6 million in 2014.
The data revealed that half of all people living alone in the UK in 2024 were aged 65 years or over, largely due to an ageing population.
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