Statistics Norway

Families and households

1 Population, by sex, age and type of household. 1 January 2010
  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 4 858 199 2 426 752  502 955  444 388 1 213 421  265 988 2 431 447  478 387  426 644 1 167 261  359 155
                       
Private households, total 4 821 839 2 413 791  502 472  443 547 1 208 997  258 777 2 408 049  478 029  426 306 1 165 398  338 315
One-family households, total 4 556 531 2 279 402  476 831  410 937 1 144 482  247 152 2 277 129  453 974  393 631 1 107 899  321 624
Living alone  862 944  436 077 . 99 385  271 727 64 964  426 867 . 73 036  178 993  174 837
Couple1 without resident children  919 289  459 968 . 36 286  257 330  166 352  459 321 . 50 484  278 285  130 552
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  900 444  456 314  224 916 38 664  192 647 87  444 130  213 390 63 643  167 098 -
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 019 554  520 939  175 841  100 379  243 912  807  498 615  168 519 86 714  243 379 3
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 86 413 30 833 26 557 1 604 2 670 3 55 580 25 279 13 031 17 269 -
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  231 535 93 845 49 517 24 218 20 055 55  137 690 46 786 23 881 67 022 2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  536 352  281 426 .  110 401  156 141 14 884  254 926 . 82 842  155 853 16 230
Two or more-familiy households, total  265 309  134 389 25 641 32 610 64 515 11 625  130 920 24 055 32 675 57 499 16 691
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  122 747 66 638 2 201 19 309 37 104 8 025 56 109 1 882 15 136 27 115 11 976
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 85 722 40 519 15 261 6 941 16 459 1 858 45 203 14 415 11 677 17 043 2 068
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 56 840 27 232 8 179 6 360 10 952 1 742 29 608 7 758 5 862 13 341 2 647
Other households 36 360 12 962  496  830 4 425 7 211 23 398  290  405 1 863 20 840
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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