The chart compares the number of people per household by percentage in the UK in 1981 and 2001

Given is the chart comparing the amount of people living per household in the UK between 1981 and 2001.

From an overall perspective, it is evident that 2 people homes were the most common type of household among 6 different categories. The opposite was true for households with 6 people living together.

In 1981, 2-person household started with 31%, which increased by a margin of 31 to 34 in 2001. A similar picture is apparent in 1-person homes, with its figure accounting for 17% in 1981 before rising to 26% in 2001.

Over the period of 20 years, the number ofhouseholds with 3 or 4 occupants recorded a fall of 3%, from 20% and 18% to 17% and 15%. Remaining in the last place were 5-person and 6-person households, with the figure for the former was 8% and the latter was 6%, both decreased to 6% and 2% respectively.