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Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2016

Family type Family type
total		 Families with underage children Persons
in families		 Status in family:
child
Total Number of children aged 17 or under
1 2 3 4- Total Aged 17
or under
Families,
total		 54 582 20 163 8 112 8 300 2 981 770 150 952 49 648 37 177
Married
couple
without
children		 20 789 - - - - - 41 578 - -
Married
couple with
children		 15 048 11 195 3 468 4 958 2 145 624 60 079 29 983 22 725
Cohabiting
couple
without
children		 6 057 - - - - - 12 114 - -
Cohabiting
couple with
children		 4 828 4 275 1 911 1 856 444 64 17 893 8 237 7 223
Mother and
children		 6 137 3 839 2 169 1 250 347 73 15 277 9 140 6 021
Father and
children		 1 723 854 564 236 45 9 4 011 2 288 1 208

Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250, Joonas Toivola 029 551 3355, info@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 24.11.2017

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2016, Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2016 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2016/02/perh_2016_02_2017-11-24_tau_002_en.html