National Statistical

Exploring how the ONS can work with businesses to measure the Sustainable Development Goals

Alex Lloyd
January 21, 2022

Categories: ONS

Charting the UK’s progress towards measuring the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals is a key undertaking for the Office for National Statistics. The range of data we are gathering extends well beyond the scope of our main statistical outputs. In this blog, Alex Lloyd reveals how her team at ONS is planning to use its specialist expertise to involve UK businesses in this global initiative.

Understanding excess deaths during a pandemic

Sarah Caul
January 12, 2022

Categories: Coronavirus, ONS

An image of building blogs arranged for the year 2020, with the end zero changing to a one to reflect the new year

To give meaningful comparisons of mortality over time, the Office for National Statistics uses a five-year average. This is designed to show us the expected number of deaths for a given year. However, the pandemic has had a big impact on this average and of what a ‘normal’ year looks like. Sarah Caul explains why, for 2022, the year 2020 will not be included as part of our five-year average.

Projecting the future population of the United Kingdom at a time of uncertainty

James Robards
January 12, 2022

Categories: Census, ONS, Population

An image of people walking down a street

Projecting the possible future size and composition of the UK population is of importance for national level decision-making and policy. In this blog James Robards explains some of the considerations and challenges in developing national population projections, particularly at a point in time when the demographic impacts arising from the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic continue to unfold.

ONS Year in Review: The Relentless Challenges of 2021

Liz McKeown and Darren Morgan
December 21, 2021

Categories: ONS

A picture of an egg timer with 2021 mingling into 2022

The ONS began 2021 charting the early impact of the first phase of the vaccination programme. We end it with boosters and Omicron. As they review the statistical year once again, Liz McKeown and Darren Morgan reflect on how our colleagues and partners have continued to deliver innovative high-quality statistics and analysis on a scale never seen before.

Working to improve housing, planning and homelessness statistics across the UK

Debra Prestwood
December 20, 2021

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Population

High quality housing, planning and homelessness statistics are key areas of focus for governments across the four nations of the UK and their citizens. There is a need for a greater understanding of housing affordability, levels of homelessness and housing stock. Debra Prestwood explains the continuing collaboration the ONS is leading across the Government Statistical Service (GSS) to improve statistics in these areas.