Statistics Norway

7   Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and county. 1 January 2005. Per cent (Corrected 28 June 2007)
County Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings
Total 1 sibling 2 siblings 3 siblings 4 siblings 5 siblings or more
Total 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 43.6 28.5 7.5 1.8 1.0
                 
Østfold 58 106 19.3 80.7 48.0 23.8 5.8 1.7 1.4
Akershus  125 209 18.0 82.0 49.6 25.4 5.4 1.1 0.6
Oslo  104 774 25.3 74.7 42.9 21.3 6.6 2.2 1.7
Hedmark 40 470 17.7 82.3 46.7 26.8 6.5 1.3 1.0
Oppland 39 822 16.7 83.3 46.9 27.7 6.5 1.3 0.8
Buskerud 55 131 19.0 81.0 47.2 25.1 6.0 1.4 1.2
Vestfold 50 685 18.6 81.4 48.0 24.7 5.8 1.6 1.3
Telemark 36 982 18.1 81.9 45.6 26.5 6.6 1.8 1.5
Aust-Agder 24 443 15.3 84.7 42.2 31.2 8.6 1.7 0.9
Vest-Agder 40 165 15.2 84.8 40.4 32.6 8.6 2.2 1.1
Rogaland  102 884 14.4 85.6 39.2 34.3 9.3 2.0 0.8
Hordaland  109 761 15.5 84.5 40.0 32.3 9.3 2.0 0.9
Sogn og Fjordane 26 584 12.2 87.8 35.1 37.0 11.9 2.9 0.9
Møre og Romsdal 58 461 14.4 85.6 39.2 34.4 9.1 2.1 0.9
Sør-Trøndelag 63 751 18.3 81.7 45.3 28.3 6.3 1.4 0.5
Nord-Trøndelag 31 320 14.9 85.1 40.7 33.0 8.3 2.3 0.8
Nordland 55 528 17.4 82.6 42.1 29.1 8.7 1.8 1.0
Troms Romsa 36 070 18.9 81.1 42.2 28.2 7.8 2.0 0.9
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 934 17.9 82.1 39.8 27.6 9.7 2.7 2.3
1  A child is defined as any person with no partner and no child who has de jure place of usual residence in the dwelling/private household of at least one of the parents. A child is either biological or adopted. A foster child is not considered a child.
2  Siblings living at home comprises biological-, half-, and step-siblings. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Step-siblings are offsprings having no parents in common, but one of their parents are living together as married or cohabiting couples. Persons living in the same private household as their parents are regarded as living at home. A person does not have to be considered a child in the houshold to be regarded as a sibling.

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