2022-based projected one-person household population by local authority, age, sex, year and variant

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Variable	Visibility	Selected values	Action
Data description	Shown in table	One person household population	Value cannot be changed
Variant	Shown in table	All 6 values	Change values
Year	Shown in table	All 26 values	Change values
Area	Shown in table	All 23 values	Change values
Sex	Shown in table	All 3 values	Change values
Age	Shown in table	All 16 values	Change values

Table

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [r] = revised, [ t] = dataset_view.notes. t, [t] = total.

Data values	Data description	Variant	Year	Area	Sex	Age
439,479 [t]	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	All ages
233,215 [t]	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 16 to 64
206,264 [t]	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 65 and over
891	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 16 to 18
10,164	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 19 to 24
17,754	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 25 to 29
21,449	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 30 to 34
20,864	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 35 to 39
21,091	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 40 to 44
23,965	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 45 to 49
33,810	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 50 to 54
41,307	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 55 to 59
41,921	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 60 to 64
83,340	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 65 to 74
80,494	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 75 to 84
42,430	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Persons	Age 85 and over
208,647	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	All ages
134,826	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 16 to 64
73,821	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 65 and over
441	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 16 to 18
5,631	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 19 to 24
10,516	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 25 to 29
13,563	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 30 to 34
13,935	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 35 to 39
14,241	One person household population	Principal Projection	Mid-year 2022	Wales	Male	Age 40 to 44

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Metadata

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Next update expected:This dataset is not expected to be updated, but is expected to be replaced in the future

Updates

• 1st July 2026:

  The low and high population variant projections that were originally published on 20 November 2025 were revised on 24 June 2026 due to a small error in the data used for the low and high population variant projections.

• 23rd January 2026: Dataset first published.

Main information

• Designation: Accredited official statistics
• Data provider 1: Welsh Government
• Data source 1: Population projections for local authorities in Wales
• Data provider 2: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source 2: 2021 Census
• Data provider 3: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source 3: 2011 Census
• Data provider 4: Office for National Statistics (ONS)
• Data source 4: 2001 Census
• Dataset ID: b9b58daa-967e-496d-82b0-37675fb0534b

Overview

• Summary of dataset and variables:

  This dataset shows projections of the one-person household population for Wales. It provides an indication of the future number and characteristics of people living in one person households. The projections span the period mid-2022 to mid-2047. They are not a prediction or forecast of housing need in the future. Instead, they show what might happen if past trends continue.

  The dataset comprises projected one person household population numbers for each mid-year, area and variant. It also provides a breakdown by age and sex.

  For the variants, there is a principal projection and five additional variant projections. These variants are based on different assumptions about fertility, mortality, and migration trends. They include low population, high population, a 10-year average migration variant, a 15-year average migration variant and a zero migration variant.

• Data collection or calculation:

  The one person household population projections for Wales are produced by Knowledge and Analytical Services, Welsh Government.

  One-person household population projections are subject to uncertainty and are based on assumptions about future population and household composition. They are not forecasts and do not attempt to predict the impact that future government policies, changing economic circumstances or other factors, such as the number of homes built, may have on the one person household population. Instead, they indicate how the one person household population might change if the population of Wales continues to change as it did between mid-2018 and mid-2022, and keeps forming households as it did between 2001, 2011 and 2021.

  These projections use data about household membership rates from the latest available censuses of the population and apply them to the latest local authority population projections.

  One person household population projections may differ from published one person household population estimates now and in the near future. We recommend using the most recent estimates for all years where they are available.

  The methodology has been developed in conjunction with the Wales Sub-national Projections group (WaSP). Members of WaSP include representatives with experience of demographic and housing data from Welsh local authorities, Data Cymru and the Welsh Government.

  We have made some changes to the methods for calculating these projections. Further information can be found in the local authority household projections release.

• Statistical quality:

  The projections are based on assumptions about future trends. They are not forecasts and will differ from actual outcomes.

  The low and high population variant projections that were originally published on 20 November 2025 were revised on 24 June 2026 due to a small error in the data used for the low and high population variant projections. The low and high population variants for household projections are based on this data and have therefore been revised as well.

  For more information on the revisions and statistical quality, see the statistical release linked in 'Related reports'. This release explains the methodology, assumptions, and limitations.

• Related reports:
  • Local authority household projections: 2022-based
  • Local authority population projections: 2022-based
  • Census 2021

Published by

• Organisation: Welsh Government
• Contact email: stats.popcensus@gov.wales