Statistics Norway

Families and households

1 Population, by sex, age and type of household. 1 January 2012
  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 4 985 870 2 498 871  506 593  466 951 1 241 504  283 823 2 486 999  482 090  445 556 1 188 406  370 947
                       
Private households, total 4 933 388 2 470 992  505 733  462 040 1 226 248  276 971 2 462 396  481 432  443 687 1 184 913  352 364
One-family households, total 4 656 280 2 328 868  479 398  426 721 1 158 066  264 683 2 327 412  456 700  409 894 1 125 674  335 144
Living alone  880 426  445 841 .  102 850  274 593 68 398  434 585 . 76 480  180 935  177 170
Couple1 without resident children  952 630  476 687 . 40 262  257 238  179 187  475 943 . 54 957  279 719  141 267
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  918 680  465 888  229 023 40 290  196 475  100  452 792  216 425 65 569  170 798 -
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 022 531  521 648  174 701  100 686  245 282  979  500 883  168 188 87 667  245 021 7
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 88 117 31 468 26 770 1 683 3 007 8 56 649 25 769 13 124 17 756 -
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  232 856 94 918 48 904 24 892 21 048 74  137 938 46 318 23 779 67 839 2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  561 040  292 418 .  116 058  160 423 15 937  268 622 . 88 318  163 606 16 698
Two or more-familiy households, total  277 108  142 124 26 335 35 319 68 182 12 288  134 984 24 732 33 793 59 239 17 220
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  131 289 72 698 2 150 21 865 40 202 8 481 58 591 1 853 16 459 28 014 12 265
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 86 961 41 288 15 718 7 085 16 616 1 869 45 673 14 718 11 396 17 389 2 170
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 58 858 28 138 8 467 6 369 11 364 1 938 30 720 8 161 5 938 13 836 2 785
Not in a private households 52 482 27 879  860 4 911 15 256 6 852 24 603  658 1 869 3 493 18 583
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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