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2018

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• 1. Altogether 73 per cent of the Finnish population belongs to a family (31.1.2020)
• 2. Eighty-five per cent of families completely Finnish-speaking (31.1.2020)
• 3. Thirty-eight per cent of families are families with children (31.1.2020)
• 4. Regional differences in prevalence of types of families with underage children (31.1.2020)
• 5. Eighty per cent of children live in families with two parents (31.1.2020)
• 6. Share of young people with the status of a child contracted slightly (31.1.2020)
• 7. Men living alone has become more common in almost all age groups (31.1.2020)

2017

Annual Review

• 1. Married couple without children is still the commonest family type (5.12.2018)
• 2. Five per cent of families entirely foreign-language speaking (5.12.2018)
• 3. Thirty-nine per cent of families are families with children (5.12.2018)
• 4. Regional differences in prevalence of types of families with underage children (5.12.2018)
• 5. Sixty-three per cent of children live in a family of married couples (5.12.2018)
• 6. Share of young people with the status of a child unchanged (5.12.2018)
• 7. Living alone varies by age (5.12.2018)

2016

Annual Review

• 1. Married couple without children is the commonest family type (24.11.2017)
• 2. Three per cent of families have one Finnish-speaking and one Swedish-speaking parent (24.11.2017)
• 3. Families with children constitute 39 per cent of the population (24.11.2017)
• 4. Generality of family types varies by region (24.11.2017)
• 5. Sixty-four per cent of children live in families of married couples (24.11.2017)
• 6. Share of young people with the status of a child diminished slightly (24.11.2017)
• 7. Living alone is more typical for women (24.11.2017)

2015

Annual Review

• 1. Average number of family members is 2.8 persons (25.11.2016)
• 2. Four per cent of families entirely foreign-language speaking (25.11.2016)
• 3. Number of families with children goes on falling (25.11.2016)
• 4. Differences between regions in family types married couple still the most common one (25.11.2016)
• 5. Eighty-two per cent of children live in families with two parents (25.11.2016)
• 6. Share of young people with the status of a child grew slightly (25.11.2016)
• 7. One-fifth are living alone (25.11.2016)

2014

Annual Review

• 1. Average number of family members is 2.8 persons (27.11.2015)
• 2. Four per cent of families entirely foreign-language speaking (27.11.2015)
• 3. Number of families with children goes on falling (27.11.2015)
• 4. Differences between regions in family types - married couple still the most common one (Corrected on 4. December 2015. The corrections are indicated in red) (27.11.2015)
• 5. Eighty-two per cent of children in families with two parents (27.11.2015)
• 6. Share of young people with the status of a child grew slightly (27.11.2015)
• 7. One-fifth are living alone (27.11.2015)

2013

Annual Review

• 1. Altogether 75 per cent of the Finnish population belongs to a family (21.11.2014)
• 2. Just three per cent of all families are entirely foreign-language speakers (21.11.2014)
• 3. Families with children make up 39 per cent of all families (21.11.2014)
• 4. Married couple the most common type of family in all regions (21.11.2014)
• 5. Majority of children live in families with two parents (21.11.2014)
• 6. Number of young people leaving home has remained almost unchanged (21.11.2014)
• 7. Women live by themselves more often than men (21.11.2014)

2012

Annual Review

• 1. Married couple without children is still the commonest family type (22.11.2013)
• 2. Entirely foreign-language speaking families still rare (22.11.2013)
• 3. Families with children make up 40 per cent of all families (22.11.2013)
• 4. Types of families with underage children vary by region (22.11.2013)
• 5. Four out of five children live in families with two parents (22.11.2013)
• 6. Nearly one-third of girls live at home at the age of 20 and over one-half of boys (22.11.2013)
• 7. Men live commonly alone in middle age as well (22.11.2013)

2011

Annual Review

• 1. Number and proportion of married couples without children among families is growing (9.11.2012)
• 2. Four per cent of families entirely Swedish-speaking (9.11.2012)
• 3. Number of families with children steadily falling (9.11.2012)
• 4. Regional differences in prevalence of families with underage children are small (9.11.2012)
• 5. Sixty-six per cent of children live in families of married couples (9.11.2012)
• 6. More than one half of boys live at home at the age of 20 (9.11.2012)
• 7. Middle-aged men live alone more often than women (9.11.2012)
• 8. Over one half of persons aged 60 have underage grandchildren (9.11.2012)

2010

Annual Review

• 1. Married couple without children is still the commonest family type in Finland (30.11.2011)
• 2. Three per cent of families are all-foreign language speaking (30.11.2011)
• 3. Number of families with children in steady decline (30.11.2011)
• 4. No variation between areas in prevalence of families with children (30.11.2011)
• 5. One-fifth of 17-year-olds live with the mother only (30.11.2011)
• 6. Change in the pattern of young adults' leaving home? (30.11.2011)
• 7. Prevalence of living alone or as a twosome is growing (30.11.2011)

2009

Annual Review

• 1. Commonest type of family in Finland is married couple without children (30.11.2010)
• 2. Only two per cent of families are foreign-language speakers (30.11.2010)
• 3. Share of families with children in steady decline (30.11.2010)
• 4. Prevalence of types of families with children varies by area (30.11.2010)
• 5. Majority of children live in families with two parents (30.11.2010)
• 6. Girls move away from parental home earlier than boys (30.11.2010)
• 7. Women live alone more often than men (30.11.2010)