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Number of families grew slightly in 2023

release | Families 2023

According to Statistics Finland, there were 1,466,954 families in Finland at the end of 2023, which is 2,186 families more than in the year before. The number of families has increased by way of Ukrainian families having received a municipality of residence in Finland. While in 1993 the commonest family type was a married couple with children, in 2023 the commonest family type was a married couple without children.

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  • At the end of 2023, altogether 71 per cent of the population belonged to a family.
  • The commonest family type at the end of 2023 was a married couple without children.
  • Eighty-two per cent of families were entirely Finnish-speaking.
  • At the end of 2023, there were 550,183 families with underage children, which represented 38 per cent of all families.
  • The commonest family type for families with underage children was still a married couple with children.

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