Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2013
Type of family | Number of children aged 0–17 living at home | |||||
Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - | |
Families, total | 575 683 | 250 318 | 220 656 | 75 725 | 18 581 | 10 403 |
Married couple with children | 347 817 | 125 002 | 144 543 | 55 314 | 14 056 | 8 902 |
Registered partnership | 447 | 262 | 150 | 30 | 5 | - |
Cohabiting couple with children | 109 104 | 55 864 | 40 148 | 10 343 | 2 199 | 550 |
Mother with children | 102 152 | 58 179 | 31 69 | 9 210 | 2 172 | 900 |
Father with children | 16 163 | 11 011 | 4 124 | 828 | 149 | 51 |
Relative proportion, % | ||||||
Families total | 100.0 | 43.5 | 38.3 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
Married couple with children | 100.0 | 35.9 | 41.6 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
Registered partnership | 100.0 | 58.6 | 33.6 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Cohabiting couple with children | 100.0 | 51.2 | 36.8 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
Mother with children | 100.0 | 57.0 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
Father with children | 100.0 | 68.1 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi
Director in charge: Riitta Harala
Updated 21.11.2014
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2013,
Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2013
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 18.8.2024].
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