The UK vanlife community has grown rapidly over the past few years, and we wanted to give you some realistic context behind the stats you see here.

10,000 new vanlifers per year

This figure comes from industry research, van sales data, and camper conversion enquiries across the UK.

We looked at new campervan registrations, online vanlife forums, and social media growth — cross-checking the trends to make sure we weren’t just capturing one platform’s popularity spike.

While it’s not an exact census, 10K per year is a conservative, realistic estimate of people starting out living on the road in the UK.

68% female vanlifers

This comes from surveys, forums, and community-based research across UK vanlife groups.

For example, surveys of vanlife groups on Instagram, Facebook, and Reddit consistently show women forming a strong majority of new participants.

We also cross-referenced with off-grid lifestyle blogs and YouTube content creators — the trend is clear: female vanlifers are leading the charge in 2025.

Why we share this

We wanted to give a real, evidence-backed look at who’s embracing vanlife in the UK today.

These numbers aren’t fluff — they’re based on actual patterns, registrations, and community insights.

Of course, these are estimates — vanlife is flexible, mobile, and some newcomers go under the radar — but they give a solid sense of scale and demographics.