Household estimates: mid-2019

Estimated households for Wales

• Since mid-1991 the number of households in Wales has increased by 23.0% from 1.11 million to 1.37 million in mid-2019.
• Between mid-2018 and mid-2019 the estimated number of households in Wales increased by 9,950 (0.7%) to 1.37 million.
• The overall increase was mainly due to increases in one-person and two-person households, which remained the most common household types in Wales, based on these estimates.

Estimated households by local authority

• The estimated number of households increased in all local authorities in Wales between mid-2018 and mid-2019.
• The largest increases were seen in Cardiff, Bridgend, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Private household population

• At a Wales-level, the estimated private household population has increased by around 13,800 between mid-2018 and mid-2019.
• Ceredigion and Wrexham showed a decrease in their private household populations.

Estimates of average household size

• The estimated average household size for Wales has been steadily decreasing.
• In mid-2019 the estimated average household size for Wales was 2.26 persons per household compared with 2.52 persons in mid-1991.
• All local authorities have shown a decrease in estimated average household size since 2011.