Table 2: Household projections for Scotland, by type of household, 2010 to 2035
| Household size | Household type | Year | Average annual change1 | Overall change 2010 - 2035 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | |||||
| One person households | 1 adult male | 382,920 | 430,720 | 477,990 | 520,190 | 559,280 | 600,040 | 8,685 | 217,120 | 57% |
| 1 adult female | 479,650 | 522,300 | 565,460 | 605,620 | 645,770 | 687,950 | 8,332 | 208,300 | 43% | |
| Two person households | 2 adults | 719,150 | 767,560 | 812,490 | 844,090 | 865,020 | 883,800 | 6,586 | 164,650 | 23% |
| 1 adult, 1 child | 97,050 | 109,220 | 120,360 | 131,690 | 143,410 | 154,430 | 2,295 | 57,380 | 59% | |
| 3+ person households | 1 adult, 2+ children | 68,710 | 73,930 | 80,910 | 87,860 | 92,430 | 95,040 | 1,053 | 26,330 | 38% |
| 2+ adult 1+ children | 420,190 | 388,670 | 363,420 | 347,730 | 337,730 | 323,930 | -3,850 | -96,250 | -23% | |
| 3+ person all adult | 189,750 | 181,060 | 167,960 | 154,230 | 146,850 | 143,030 | -1,869 | -46,720 | -25% | |
| All households | 2,357,420 | 2,473,460 | 2,588,600 | 2,691,410 | 2,790,490 | 2,888,230 | 21,232 | 530,800 | 23% | |
Percentage of all households by household type
| Household size | Household type | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One person households | 1 adult male | 16% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 20% | 21% |
| 1 adult female | 20% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 24% | |
| Two person households | 2 adults | 31% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 31% |
| 1 adult, 1 child | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | |
| 3+ person households | 1 adult, 2+ children | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| 2+ adult 1+ children | 18% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 11% | |
| 3+ person all adult | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | |
| All households | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Footnotes
1) Average annual change is the result of dividing the absolute change between 2010 and 2035 (before rounding) by 25 (the number of years of the projection).
Household figures are rounded to the nearest 10.