This statistic shows the share of total population living in an overcrowded household in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2015. In 2015, the United Kingdom had an overcrowding rate of 7.3 percent.

Among residents of the United Kingdom planning to go on holiday in 2021, those aged 55 years and older were most likely to be concerned about overcrowded destinations. Younger travelers were less concerned by the risk of overcrowding.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester MSOAs and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city MSOAs.

In the 3 years to March 2023, 25% of households from the Arab ethnic group were overcrowded, compared with 2% of White British households.

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This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied, by age, for Birmingham. This occupancy rating is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms.An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more bedroom than the standard requirement.CoverageThis dataset is focused on the data for Birmingham at 2021 constituency level. About the 2021 CensusThe Census takes place every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.Protecting personal dataThe ONS sometimes need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, they:Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, they swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area. Very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority.Added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five. This might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when they applied perturbation.For more geographies, aggregations or topics see the link in the Reference below. Or, to create a custom dataset with multiple variables use the ONS Create a custom dataset tool.

The statistic illustrates the average weekly household expenditure on insurance products and lines in households where the reference person was at the minimum 50 years of age and older in the United Kingdom (UK) as of year end 2020. Respondents in the age group of 50 to 64 spent on average 5.7 British pounds weekly on household insurances (structural, contents and appliances) and an average of 11.9 British pounds on vehicle (including boat) insurances at that time.

This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied, by age, for Birmingham. This occupancy rating is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms.An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more bedroom than the standard requirement.CoverageThis dataset is focused on the data for Birmingham at city level. About the 2021 CensusThe Census takes place every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales.Protecting personal dataThe ONS sometimes need to make changes to data if it is possible to identify individuals. This is known as statistical disclosure control. In Census 2021, they: Swapped records (targeted record swapping), for example, if a household was likely to be identified in datasets because it has unusual characteristics, they swapped the record with a similar one from a nearby small area. Very unusual households could be swapped with one in a nearby local authority. Added small changes to some counts (cell key perturbation), for example, we might change a count of four to a three or a five. This might make small differences between tables depending on how the data are broken down when they applied perturbation.

For more geographies, aggregations or topics see the link in the Reference below. Or, to create a custom dataset with multiple variables use the ONS Create a custom dataset tool.

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester wards and compare this with Leicester overall statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city wards.

In May 2025, the prisoner population of England and Wales stood at 88,103 while the operating capacity of prisons was 89,228. As of this month, the spare capacity of prisons in England and Wales was 1,006.

This metric provides a measure of whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded or under occupied. It is calculated by summing households with one room too few and households with two or more rooms too few, as a percentage of all households. The ages of the household members and their relationships to each other are used to derive the number of rooms/bedrooms they require, based on a standard formula. The number of rooms/bedrooms required is subtracted from the number of rooms/bedrooms in the household's accommodation to obtain the occupancy rating. An occupancy rating of -1 implies that a household has one fewer room/bedroom than required, whereas +1 implies that they have one more room/bedroom than the standard requirement. Statistical Disclosure Control: In order to protect against disclosure of personal information from the Census, there has been swapping of records in the Census database between different geographic areas, and so some counts will be affected. In the main, the greatest effects will be at the lowest geographies, since the record swapping is targeted towards those households with unusual characteristics in small areas.Data is Powered by LG Inform Plus .

The census is undertaken by the Office for National Statistics every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The most recent census took place in March of 2021.The census asks every household questions about the people who live there and the type of home they live in. In doing so, it helps to build a detailed snapshot of society. Information from the census helps the government and local authorities to plan and fund local services, such as education, doctors' surgeries and roads.Key census statistics for Leicester are published on the open data platform to make information accessible to local services, voluntary and community groups, and residents. There is also a dashboard published showcasing various datasets from the census allowing users to view data for Leicester and compare this with national statistics.Further information about the census and full datasets can be found on the ONS website - https://www.ons.gov.uk/census/aboutcensus/censusproducts.Occupancy RatingsDefinition: Whether a household's accommodation is overcrowded, ideally occupied or under-occupied. This is calculated by comparing the number of bedrooms the household requires to the number of available bedrooms. The number of bedrooms the household requires is calculated according to the Bedroom Standard, where the following should have their own bedroom:1. married or cohabiting couple2. single parent3. person aged 16 years and over4. pair of same-sex persons aged 10 to 15 years5. person aged 10 to 15 years paired with a person under 10 years of the same sex6. pair of children aged under 10 years, regardless of their sex7. person aged under 16 years who cannot share a bedroom with someone in 4, 5 or 6 aboveAn occupancy rating of:-1 or less: implies that a household's accommodation has fewer bedrooms than required (overcrowded)+1 or more: implies that a household's accommodation has more bedrooms than required (under-occupied)0: suggests that a household's accommodation has an ideal number of bedroomsThis dataset contains details for rooms and bedrooms covering Leicester city and England overall.

The percentage of housing in England that was deemed overcrowded between 2005 and 2023 varied depending on the tenure. Social renters were most likely to occupy an overcrowded home, with 8.2 percent of homes falling in this category in 2023. Meanwhile, for owner-occupied housing, this share stood at 0.9 percent. In 2023, there were around 24 dwellings in England.

Nigeria has the largest population in Africa. As of 2025, the country counted over 237.5 million individuals, whereas Ethiopia, which ranked second, has around 135.5 million inhabitants. Egypt registered the largest population in North Africa, reaching nearly 118.4 million people. In terms of inhabitants per square kilometer, Nigeria only ranked seventh, while Mauritius had the highest population density on the whole African continent in 2023. The fastest-growing world region Africa is the second most populous continent in the world, after Asia. Nevertheless, Africa records the highest growth rate worldwide, with figures rising by over two percent every year. In some countries, such as Niger, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Chad, the population increase peaks at over three percent. With so many births, Africa is also the youngest continent in the world. However, this coincides with a low life expectancy. African cities on the rise The last decades have seen high urbanization rates in Asia, mainly in China and India. However, African cities are currently growing at larger rates. Indeed, most of the fastest-growing cities in the world are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gwagwalada, in Nigeria, and Kabinda, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ranked first worldwide. By 2035, instead, Africa's fastest-growing cities are forecast to be Bujumbura, in Burundi, and Zinder, Nigeria.