There were 700,000 more adults living with their parents in 2021 than a decade before

Proportion of population that are ‘non-dependent children’, by age

2021

2011

0%

25

50

75

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

2021

2011

75%

50

25

0

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

Guardian graphic. Source: ONS. Note: ‘non-dependent child’ refers to a child aged 18 and above living with their parent(s) without a partner or child. It also includes anyone aged 16-18 years not in full-time education