Statistics Norway

Families and households

1 Population by, sex, age and type of household. 1 January 2009
  Total Males Females
  Total 0-15 years 16-29 years 30-66 years 67 years and more Total 0-15 years 16-29 years 30-66 years 67 years and more
Total 4 799 252       2 395 053        499 319        435 857        1 199 588        260 289        2 404 199        475 669        417 905        1 154 300         356 325
                       
Private households, total 4 762 259 2 382 325  498 928  435 049 1 195 379  252 970 2 379 934  475 374  417 500 1 152 465  334 595
One-family households, total 4 512 312 2 255 351  474 702  404 602 1 134 213  241 835 2 256 961  452 548  387 579 1 098 437  318 397
Living alone  852 474  428 639 . 97 874  266 801 63 965  423 835 . 72 379  176 485  174 971
Couple1 without resident children  905 734  453 165 . 34 982  255 931  162 252  452 569 . 49 203  276 226  127 141
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  893 995  452 931  223 624 37 746  191 494 67  441 064  212 357 62 743  165 963 -
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 018 914  520 441  175 490  100 683  243 541  727  498 473  168 653 86 898  242 918 4
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 84 048 29 721 25 764 1 538 2 416 3 54 327 24 653 12 511 17 164 -
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  230 687 93 429 49 824 23 981 19 570 54  137 258 46 885 23 615 66 757 1
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  526 460  277 025 .  107 798  154 460 14 767  249 435 . 80 230  152 924 16 280
Two or more-familiy households, total  249 947  126 974 24 226 30 447 61 166 11 135  122 973 22 826 29 921 54 028 16 198
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  115 702 63 216 2 151 18 017 35 262 7 786 52 486 1 850 13 608 25 336 11 691
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 80 201 37 819 14 246 6 504 15 390 1 680 42 382 13 627 10 868 15 941 1 947
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 54 044 25 939 7 829 5 926 10 514 1 669 28 105 7 349 5 445 12 751 2 560
Other households 36 992 12 727  391  809 4 209 7 318 24 265  295  405 1 835 21 730
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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