Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2015
Family type |
Total | Number of children aged 17 or under | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - | ||
Family type total |
571 470 | 245 871 | 220 610 | 75 844 | 18 533 | 10 612 |
Married couple with children |
339 342 | 120 423 | 141 920 | 54 316 | 13 697 | 8 986 |
Registered partnership |
604 | 327 | 225 | 47 | 5 | - |
Cohabiting couple with children |
110 891 | 55 677 | 41 548 | 10 785 | 2 261 | 620 |
Mother with children |
103 972 | 58 251 | 32 585 | 9 775 | 2 413 | 948 |
Father with children |
16 661 | 11 193 | 4 332 | 921 | 157 | 58 |
Relative proportion % | ||||||
Families total |
100,0 | 43,0 | 38,6 | 13,3 | 3,2 | 1,9 |
Married couple with children |
100,0 | 35,5 | 41,8 | 16,0 | 4,0 | 2,6 |
Registered partnership |
100,0 | 54,1 | 37,3 | 7,8 | 0,8 | 0,0 |
Cohabiting couple with children |
100,0 | 50,2 | 37,5 | 9,7 | 2,0 | 0,6 |
Mother with children |
100,0 | 56,0 | 31,3 | 9,4 | 2,3 | 0,9 |
Father with children |
100,0 | 67,2 | 26,0 | 5,5 | 0,9 | 0,3 |
Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Updated 25.11.2016
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2015,
Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2015
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
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