Statistics Norway

Children statistics

3 Children1 0-17 years, by number of parents2 in the family, the parents' cohabitation arrangements and county. 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Per cent
  Total Living with both parents Living with one of the parents
  Total Married3 Cohabitant Total Mother Father
  Total Only mother Mother, step-father4 Total Only father Father, step-mother5
20016 1 049 842 76.8 62.1 14.7 23.1 20.4 13.9 6.4 2.8 2.0 0.8
2005 1 078 081 74.9 59.4 15.6 25.1 21.6 14.6 7.0 3.5 2.4 1.0
2006 1 082 684 74.6 58.6 16.0 25.4 21.8 14.7 7.1 3.6 2.5 1.1
2007 1 085 765 74.6 58.0 16.7 25.4 21.7 14.7 7.0 3.7 2.6 1.1
2008 1 088 716 74.7 57.5 17.2 25.3 21.5 14.5 7.0 3.8 2.7 1.1
                       
2008                      
Østfold 59 196 71.8 57.3 14.5 28.2 24.1 15.7 8.4 4.1 2.7 1.4
Akershus  129 629 76.7 61.2 15.5 23.3 19.4 13.0 6.3 3.9 2.7 1.2
Oslo  110 953 73.7 59.3 14.4 26.3 22.7 18.6 4.2 3.6 2.7 0.9
Hedmark 39 981 71.7 50.5 21.2 28.3 24.0 15.6 8.5 4.2 3.0 1.2
Oppland 39 320 74.4 52.1 22.3 25.6 21.0 13.9 7.2 4.6 3.3 1.3
Buskerud 56 171 74.1 57.6 16.6 25.9 21.8 14.7 7.1 4.1 2.8 1.2
Vestfold 50 917 70.9 57.0 13.8 29.1 25.0 16.4 8.6 4.1 2.8 1.3
Telemark 36 256 71.9 55.1 16.8 28.1 23.9 15.7 8.2 4.2 2.9 1.4
Aust-Agder 24 859 75.1 62.9 12.2 24.9 21.2 13.9 7.3 3.7 2.6 1.0
Vest-Agder 40 605 76.7 67.6 9.1 23.3 20.0 13.5 6.5 3.3 2.4 0.9
Rogaland  104 996 79.0 67.4 11.6 21.0 17.9 11.5 6.4 3.1 2.1 1.0
Hordaland  110 197 76.9 58.9 18.0 23.1 19.9 13.6 6.3 3.2 2.2 1.0
Sogn og Fjordane 25 886 81.2 58.4 22.8 18.8 15.8 10.7 5.1 3.0 2.3 0.7
Møre og Romsdal 57 726 77.3 57.6 19.7 22.7 19.5 12.6 6.9 3.2 2.3 0.9
Sør-Trøndelag 64 464 74.6 51.2 23.4 25.4 21.5 14.2 7.3 3.9 2.8 1.1
Nord-Trøndelag 30 895 73.5 48.6 24.9 26.5 21.8 13.4 8.4 4.7 3.2 1.4
Nordland 53 651 70.3 46.1 24.2 29.7 25.0 15.8 9.2 4.6 3.1 1.5
Troms Romsa 35 780 69.9 48.2 21.6 30.1 25.7 16.8 8.9 4.4 3.0 1.4
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 236 66.6 46.2 20.3 33.4 28.8 19.1 9.7 4.6 3.3 1.3
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  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
3  Included 11 adopted children who lives with registered partners in 2008.
4  Married or cohabiting. The figure include also 199 children in 2008 where mother has contracted registered partnership.
5  Married or cohabiting. The figure include also 13 children in 2008 where father has contracted registered partnership.
6  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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