United Kingdom: share of tenants 1980-2022

The share of the UK population who occupied a rental apartment decreased gradually since the 1980, but started rising again after 2003. As of 2022, 35.7 percent of the population rented, with the majority renting from a private landlord. Approximately 16.6 percent of the population were social renters and rented from housing association or a local authority.

Share of tenants among the total population of the United Kingdom (UK) from 1980 to 2022

Characteristic	Private renter	Social renter
2022	19.1%	16.6%
2021	18.5%	16.6%
2020	18.7%	16.7%
2019	19.3%	16.8%
2018	19.5%	17%
2017	20.3%	17.1%
2016	19.9%	17.2%
2015	19%	17.4%
2014	19.4%	17.3%
2013	18%	16.8%
2012	17.4%	17.3%
2011	16.5%	17.5%
2010	15.6%	17%
2009	14.2%	17.8%
2008	13.9%	17.7%
2007	12.7%	17.7%
2006	12.2%	17.7%
2005	11.7%	17.7%
2004	11%	18.3%
2003	10.8%	18.3%
2002	10.3%	19.2%
2001	10.1%	19.5%
2000	10%	19.5%
1999	9.9%	20.2%
1998	10.3%	20.7%
1997	10.5%	21%
1996	10.1%	21.4%
1995	9.9%	21.6%
1994	9.6%	21.8%
1993	9.4%	22.2%
1992	9%	22.8%
1991	9.4%	23%
1990	9.3%	23.7%
1989	9.2%	24.5%
1988	9.1%	25.2%
1987	9.5%	25.9%
1986	9.9%	26.6%
1985	10.3%	27.3%
1984	10.7%	28%
1983	10.8%	29.2%
1982	11%	30.4%
1981	11.1%	31.7%
1980	11.9%	31.4%

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 2022 to March 2023

Number of respondents

11,205 respondents

Supplementary notes

This statistic using original data from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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