The chart illustrates how many people live in a house in the UK between 1981 and 2001.

Overall, while there was an increase in the number of household having one to two people, an opposite
trend was seen in those who have 3 to 6 members, with 2-person and 6-person households being the
most and least common in both given years, respectively.

Regarding households with an upward trend, the percentage of 2-member household was consitently
the highest, starting at 31% before rising minimally of 3% in the final year. A similar change, but to a
greater extent, was seen in the proportion of the smallest-sized households, growing from 17% initially
to just over a quarter at the end of the period.

Turning to categories with a downward trend, households with 3 or 4 occupants witnessed the same
level of decrease, with their figures dropping from 20% to 17% and 18% to 15% in that order. 5-person
and 6-person households followed similar following trends, albeit at lower rates. While the figure for the
former declined from 8% to 6%, that of the latter remained the lowest throughout, dipping from 6% to
2%.