Families
1,472,516 1,472,516
2024
Families
Updated: 05/06/2025
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Population and societyFamilies
The statistics on families describe families permanently resident in Finland. Families are formed from persons living in the same household at the end of the year according to the Population Information System. The data are published once a year.
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Families by family type 1994-2024
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Families by number of persons and municipality in 1992 to 2024
Families with children by family type in 2006 to 2024
Average size of families by region in 2024
Average size of families with children by region in 2024
Family status by sex and age in 1995 to 2024
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [online publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 28.2.2026].
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