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Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2017

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		 54 225 20 030 8 065 8 196 2 993 776 149 838 49 222 36 965
Married
couple
without
children		 20 679 - - - - - 41 358 - -
Married
couple
with
children		 14 810 11 056 3 451 4 816 2 164 625 59 171 29 551 22 463
Co-
habiting
couple
without
children		 6 065 - - - - - 12 130 - -
Co-
habiting
couple
with
children		 4 837 4 297 1 920 1 860 450 67 17 917 8 243 7 274
Mother
and
children		 6 134 3 846 2 180 1 265 326 75 15 257 9 123 6 008
Father
and
children		 1 700 831 514 255 53 9 4 005 2 305 1 220

Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland

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

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 5.12.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2017, Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2017 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2017/02/perh_2017_02_2018-12-05_tau_002_en.html