Statistics Norway

Family statistics

1   Families, by type of family. Children of all ages. 1960-2004
  Total Married couples1 Cohabitant couples
with children2
  Without children
who live at home
With children
who live at home
1.11.19603  821 740  228 902  592 838 ..
1.11.19703  907 626  284 059  623 567 ..
31.12.1974  932 494  300 400  632 094 ..
1.7.1977  938 033  304 997  633 036 ..
1.7.1980  933 494  308 288  625 206 ..
1.7.1982  930 834  313 043  617 791 ..
1.7.1984  921 321  313 779  607 542 ..
1.1.1987  935 513  310 812  597 934 26 767
1.1.1989  921 696  313 984  571 396 36 316
1.1.1991  918 606  316 521  553 746 48 339
1.1.1993  915 073  318 097  536 034 60 942
1.1.1995  917 633  321 128  522 446 74 059
1.1.1997  924 234  329 483  512 823 81 928
1.1.1999  928 971  337 468  500 529 90 974
1.1.2000  931 537  340 821  496 379 94 337
1.1.20014  930 805  344 512  491 770 94 523
1.1.2002  930 348  348 030  484 996 97 322
1.1.2003  931 673  351 654  480 232 99 787
1.1.2004  932 474  354 662  474 513  103 299
1  The figure for married couples includes registered partnerships, per 1 January 2004 a total of 1 166 partnership, 97 of these are registred with children.
2  Cohabitant couples with at least one child in common and living on the same address; included in all family statistics since 1993. The figures are calculated back to 1987.
3  Figures from population census.
4  Legally separated couples with common children and living on the same address have.

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