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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

Inquiries: Eevi Lappalainen 029 551 3367, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250 , Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, info@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 25.11.2016

Referencing instructions:

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: 29.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2015/02/perh_2015_02_2016-11-25_tau_010_en.html