Statistics Norway

Families and households

7   Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2007. Numbers and per cent
Type of household Numbers Per cent
Persons Private households Persons Private households
Total 4 644 593 2 064 841  100.0  100.0
         
One-family households, total 4 412 773 1 998 822 95.0 96.8
Living alone  802 282  802 282 17.3 38.9
Couple1 without resident children  876 472  438 236 18.9 21.2
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  882 126  218 408 19.0 10.6
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 016 201  244 358 21.9 11.8
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 84 368 31 623 1.8 1.5
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  226 452 87 656 4.9 4.2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  524 872  176 259 11.3 8.5
Two or more-familiy households, total  231 820 66 018 5.0 3.2
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  108 695 41 081 2.3 2.0
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 71 968 13 934 1.5 0.7
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 51 157 11 003 1.1 0.5
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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