England and Wales: Provision of unpaid care

Location Type: England and Wales, ONS Geographic Code: K04000001

Key Facts

All Residents	59,597,542
Male	29,177,340
Female	30,420,202
Households	24,783,199
Population Density (people/km2)	394.6

This is the top-level dataset for the whole of England and Wales. Drill down further by selecting a country:

England

Wales

Table Code	ts039
Issued	2023-01-19
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	7

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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by the number of hours of unpaid care they provide. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

An unpaid carer may look after, give help or support to anyone who has long-term physical or mental ill-health conditions, illness or problems related to old age.

This does not include any activities as part of paid employment.

This help can be within or outside of the carer's household.

Provision of unpaid care: Total: All usual residents aged 5 and over	56,365,506
Provides no unpaid care	51,376,490
Provides 19 hours or less unpaid care a week	2,442,050
Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week	1,764,549
Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week	677,501
Provides 20 to 49 hours unpaid care a week	1,035,366
Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week	483,300
Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week	552,066
Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week	1,511,600

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