Statistics Norway

Children statistics

6 Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and parents3 living at home and the parents' cohabitation arrangements. 2001, 2005-2011. Per cent
Number of parents living at home and the parents' cohabitation arrangenments Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings
Total 1 sibling 2 siblings 3 siblings 4 siblings 5 siblings or more
20014 1 049 842 17.3 82.7 43.5 28.8 7.6 1.8 1.0
2005 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 43.6 28.5 7.5 1.8 1.0
2006 1 082 684 17.7 82.3 43.8 28.3 7.4 1.8 1.0
2007 1 085 765 17.9 82.1 44.0 28.0 7.3 1.7 1.0
2008 1 088 716 18.2 81.8 44.2 27.8 7.1 1.7 1.0
2009 1 092 727 18.4 81.6 44.3 27.5 7.0 1.7 1.0
2010 1 097 774 18.6 81.4 44.4 27.3 6.9 1.7 1.0
2011 1 102 000 18.9 81.1 44.6 27.1 6.8 1.7 1.0
                 
2011                
Living with both parents  822 808 13.7 86.3 46.7 29.7 7.1 1.7 1.0
Married  619 814 10.5 89.5 45.2 32.7 8.3 2.1 1.3
Cohabiting  202 994 23.7 76.3 51.5 20.4 3.6 0.6 0.2
Living with one of the parents  279 191 34.1 65.9 38.2 19.3 5.9 1.6 0.8
Mother  232 950 31.9 68.1 39.7 20.0 6.0 1.6 0.8
Only mother  160 252 37.3 62.7 39.8 16.3 4.4 1.3 0.8
Mother and step-parent 72 698 19.9 80.1 39.5 28.0 9.7 2.2 0.7
Father 46 241 45.5 54.5 30.7 16.0 5.5 1.6 0.8
Only father 32 271 56.8 43.2 29.9 10.4 2.1 0.6 0.2
Father and step-parent 13 970 19.3 80.7 32.3 28.9 13.3 4.1 2.0
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-siblings and stepbrothers and -sisters. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Stepbrothers and -sisters 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.
3  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
4  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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