At DSM Legal we have looked into YouGov statistics to see what percentage of the UK population don't have a will and how these statistics are broken down.

1. According to a YouGov survey, nearly two thirds of the
British adult population do not have a will.
Citizens Advice queries
What happens if there is no will?
On intestacy problems:
One in four
people over 55 have
no will in place, up
from a year ago
One fifth
don't make a will
because they think they
aren't wealthy enough
Of all age groups, those between 18 and 34 are the least prepared
when it comes to will writing. Only 17 per cent of people in this
category have written up their final wishes, the research reveals.
• If someone dies without a will, rules dictate how their money, property
or possessions should be allocated, and potentially not in the way the
deceased would have wished
• Unmarried partners and partners who have not registered a civil
partnership cannot inherit from each other unless there is a will
• If there are no surviving relatives who can inherit under the rules of
intestacy, the estate passes to the Crown
Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36325871
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-3807497/Nearly-60-Britons-not-written-will.html
People in London and the North West are least likely to make
a will, while adults in the North East are most likely to write up
their wishes, the findings add.
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2011
1,522
2012
1,945
2013
2,626
2014
3,500
2015
3,747
On executing wills (including probate):
2011
8,160
2012
9,789
2013
10,872
2014
10,448
2015
11,137