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64 Private households. Figures for type of household, families and persons
Year and type of household Households Families1 Persons Per cent Averages
Households Families Persons Families per household Persons per household Persons per family
1980                  
Total 1 523 508 1 626 290 4 046 472  100  100  100 1.1 2.7 2.5
                   
One-family households, total 1 430 415 1 430 415 3 688 330 94 88 91 1.0 2.6 2.6
Living alone  425 725  425 725  425 725 28 26 11 1.0 1.0 1.0
Couples2 without resident children  306 924  306 924  613 848 20 19 15 1.0 2.0 2.0
Couples2 with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  485 386  485 386 2 020 575 32 30 50 1.0 4.2 4.2
Lone parent with children (youngest child 0-17 years) 54 272 54 272  149 078 4 3 4 1.0 2.7 2.7
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  158 108  158 108  479 104 10 10 12 1.0 3.0 3.0
Two or more-familiy households 93 093  195 875  358 142 6 12 9 2.1 3.8 1.8
                   
1990                  
Total 1 751 363 1 836 404 4 206 414  100  100  100 1.0 2.4 2.3
                   
One-family households, total 1 671 830 1 671 830 3 923 241 95 91 93 1.0 2.3 2.3
Living alone  601 096  601 096  601 096 34 33 14 1.0 1.0 1.0
Couples2 without resident children  340 635  340 635  681 269 19 19 16 1.0 2.0 2.0
Couples2 with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  442 349  442 349 1 799 977 25 24 43 1.0 4.1 4.1
Lone parent with children (youngest child 0-17 years) 88 953 88 953  228 563 5 5 5 1.0 2.6 2.6
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  198 797  198 797  612 336 11 11 15 1.0 3.1 3.1
Two or more-familiy households 79 535  164 577  283 173 5 9 7 2.1 3.6 1.7
                   
2001                  
Total 1 961 548 2 025 306 4 485 945  100  100  100 1.0 2.3 2.2
                   
One-family households, total 1 903 367 1 903 367 4 278 391 97 94 95 1.0 2.2 2.2
Living alone  739 563  739 563  739 563 38 37 16 1.0 1.0 1.0
Couples2 without resident children  412 611  412 611  825 222 21 20 18 1.0 2.0 2.0
Couples2 with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  452 950  452 950 1 860 657 23 22 41 1.0 4.1 4.1
Lone parent with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  106 987  106 987  279 631 5 5 6 1.0 2.6 2.6
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  191 256  191 256  573 318 10 9 13 1.0 3.0 3.0
Two or more-familiy households 58 181  121 939  207 554 3 6 5 2.1 3.6 1.7
                   
2013                  
Total 2 258 794 2 345 493 4 990 842  100  100  100 1.0 2.2 2.1
                   
One-family households, total 2 178 723 2 178 723 4 710 233 96 93 94 1.0 2.2 2.2
Living alone  896 272  896 272  896 272 40 38 18 1.0 1.0 1.0
Couples2 without resident children  484 882  484 882  969 764 21 21 19 1.0 2.0 2.0
Couples2 with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  480 449  480 449 1 950 816 21 20 39 1.0 4.1 4.1
Lone parent with children (youngest child 0-17 years)  124 510  124 510  320 410 6 5 6 1.0 2.6 2.6
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  192 610  192 610  572 971 9 8 11 1.0 3.0 3.0
Two or more-familiy households 80 071  166 770  280 609 4 7 6 2.1 3.5 1.7
1  A family consists of: a couple (spouses, cohabitants or registered partners) with or without unmarried children living at home, lone mother or father with unmarried children living at home or a single person.
2  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.
Source: Population and housing censuses and statistics on families and households, Statistics Norway.
More information:  http://www.ssb.no/en/familie 

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