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Families and households, 1 January 2012

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265 000 more households in 10 years

The number of households increased by 264 500 to 2 226 000 from 1 January 2002 to 1 January 2012. This corresponds to an increase of 14 per cent. During the same period, the population has increased by 465 000 persons or 10 per cent. Twenty-two municipalities have experienced an increase of more than 25 per cent.

The increase has been especially big in the areas around the international airport Gardermoen as well as the area surrounding the cities Stavanger and Bergen. The municipality of Ullensaker has seen a 43 per cent increase in the number of households. A total of 138 municipalities have experienced a decrease in the number of households. Among the 19 municipalities with a decrease of 10 per cent or more, 17 were situated in the three northernmost counties.

Percentage change in the number of households. 2001-2012

Children 0-17 years of age by cohabitation arrangement. 1 January 2012

The ten municipalities with largest and lowest growth in the number of households 2001 1 -2012. Per cent
 
 GrowthLoss
 (292 total)(Norway=13.5) (138 total) (Norway=13,5) 
 
10235 Ullensaker42.7     1917 Ibestad-12.0
21142 Rennesøy40.3     2024 Berlevåg-12.4
31121 Time34.3     1874 Moskenes-12.5
40226 Sørum33.6     1857 Værøy-12.5
50234 Gjerdrum32.9     1632 Roan-13.1
61243 Os (Hord.)32.8     2028 Båtsfjord-13.3
71124 Sola32.3     1836 Rødøy-13.3
81256 Meland32.1     1915 Bjarkøy (up to 2012)-14.5
91120 Klepp32.0     2014 Loppa-17.1
101259 øygarden31.3     1928 Torsken-17.6
 
1  Per 3 November 2001.

880 000 live alone

As of 1 January 2012, 880 000 households consisted of one person. This is 40 per cent of the 2.2 million private households in Norway. The 626 000 households consisting of two persons are the second largest group with a share of 28 per cent. A total of 155 000 households consist of five or more persons.

Every tenth child lives with half siblings

Twelve per cent of all children below the age of 18 live with half siblings. Almost three in four children live with siblings, whereas two in ten children do not.

 

The share living with half siblings changes only slightly by age, whereas the share not living with siblings falls from 43 per cent during the first year of age to around 12 per cent at the age of eight. Thereafter, the share rises again, reaching 21 per cent for 17 year-olds. The share living with siblings rises significantly with age, from 49 per cent among the youngest to 80 per cent among those somewhat older. When the children reach their teens, the share drops again somewhat. Not many children live with step siblings, only around one per cent. This share rises with age, from close to zero per cent at birth to slightly above two per cent among 17 year-olds.

There are many reasons for these differences. Among the youngest children, many will be the oldest child because many of them have not yet had siblings. Correspondingly, among the oldest children some will be the youngest because the older ones have moved out. The changes in the cohabitation patterns of the parents as the children grow older are also a contributing factor. The share living with both their parents gradually drop with age, from around 90 per cent during the first year of life to slightly above 60 per cent among 17 year-olds. At the same time, the share living with only their mother or father, or with one of their parents and a step parent, rises as the children grow older.

The statistics are based on registers and legal residence address on 1 January 20121. This means that unmarried students registered at their parents' address are regarded as members of the household of their parents. Experience shows that statistics based on registers and legal residence address result in larger households, fewer one-person households and fewer cohabiting couples than statistics from surveys based on interviews and place of usual residence. The advantage of the kind of register statistics presented here is that they can be broken down into very precise geographical areas.

1 2011 is changed to 2012.

In connection with the harmonisation of housing and household statistics for the 2011 census, it was decided to re-evaluate the routine for household formation. This resulted in around 13 000 persons who were previously regarded as resident in private households; mostly single persons, being placed in the group “unspecified household status”. For further details, see About the statistics 6.1.

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