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Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2018

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		 53 877 19 870 8 003 8 145 2 944 778 148 472 48 455 36 646
Married
couple
without
children		 20 607 - - - - - 41 214 - -
Married
couple
with
children		 14 535 10 902 3 403 4 765 2 120 614 57 964 28 894 22 124
Co-
habiting
couple
without
children		 6 162 - - - - - 12 324 - -
Co-
habiting
couple
with
children		 4 836 4 302 1 932 1 849 452 69 17 927 8 255 7 277
Mother
and
children		 6 076 3 815 2 150 1 260 323 82 15 121 9 045 5 982
Father
and
children		 1 661 851 518 271 49 13 3 922 2 261 1 263

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 31.01.2020

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. annual review 2018, Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2018 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2018/02/perh_2018_02_2020-01-31_tau_002_en.html