Appendix table 1. Household-dwelling units by number of persons in 1960–2017
Year | Household-dwelling units total | 1 person | 2 persons | 3 persons | 4+ persons | Average size |
1960 | 1 204 385 | 188 995 | 245 921 | 229 824 | 539 645 | 3,34 |
1970 | 1 420 723 | 288 970 | 323 640 | 284 336 | 523 777 | 2,99 |
1975 | 1 567 941 | 376 904 | 392 367 | 322 321 | 476 349 | 2,73 |
1980 | 1 781 771 | 482 476 | 457 667 | 345 769 | 495 859 | 2,64 |
1985 | 1 887 710 | 532 094 | 514 825 | 347 127 | 493 664 | 2,56 |
1986 | 1 916 606 | 551 369 | 532 147 | 345 669 | 487 421 | 2,53 |
1987 | 1 947 574 | 573 248 | 551 640 | 343 287 | 479 399 | 2,50 |
1988 | 1 981 693 | 600 717 | 569 977 | 339 981 | 471 018 | 2,46 |
1989 | 2 008 531 | 624 762 | 583 894 | 335 155 | 464 720 | 2,44 |
1990 | 2 036 732 | 646 229 | 597 928 | 332 295 | 460 280 | 2,42 |
1991 | 2 065 937 | 668 967 | 610 619 | 330 233 | 456 118 | 2,40 |
1992 | 2 094 204 | 693 825 | 619 098 | 327 772 | 453 509 | 2,38 |
1993 | 2 119 691 | 716 052 | 625 489 | 326 651 | 451 499 | 2,36 |
1994 | 2 148 527 | 740 837 | 638 086 | 324 803 | 444 801 | 2,34 |
1995 | 2 180 934 | 766 636 | 652 608 | 323 921 | 437 769 | 2,31 |
1996 | 2 198 791 | 781 901 | 663 929 | 321 986 | 430 975 | 2,29 |
1997 | 2 221 191 | 799 337 | 676 422 | 320 379 | 425 053 | 2,28 |
1998 | 2 247 206 | 819 418 | 692 650 | 317 842 | 417 296 | 2,25 |
1999 | 2 272 910 | 839 316 | 708 112 | 315 633 | 409 849 | 2,23 |
2000 | 2 295 386 | 856 746 | 722 437 | 312 646 | 403 557 | 2,21 |
2001 | 2 329 343 | 882 559 | 741 726 | 310 149 | 394 909 | 2,19 |
2002 | 2 354 082 | 903 440 | 753 595 | 307 241 | 389 806 | 2,17 |
2003 | 2 378 079 | 923 236 | 766 068 | 303 554 | 385 221 | 2,15 |
2004 | 2 402 091 | 942 711 | 777 790 | 300 491 | 381 099 | 2,14 |
2005 | 2 429 500 | 964 739 | 789 950 | 297 276 | 377 535 | 2,12 |
2006 | 2 453 826 | 983 626 | 801 068 | 294 518 | 374 614 | 2,11 |
2007 | 2 476 505 | 999 812 | 811 596 | 292 140 | 372 957 | 2,10 |
2008 | 2 499 332 | 1 014 974 | 822 639 | 290 820 | 370 899 | 2,09 |
2009 | 2 517 393 | 1 025 658 | 830 843 | 291 056 | 369 836 | 2,08 |
2010 | 2 537 197 | 1 040 378 | 837 234 | 290 767 | 368 818 | 2,07 |
2011 | 2 556 068 | 1 053 070 | 846 679 | 289 600 | 366 719 | 2,07 |
2012 | 2 579 781 | 1 069 933 | 855 816 | 289 058 | 364 974 | 2,06 |
2013 | 2 599 613 | 1 082 996 | 864 594 | 287 960 | 364 063 | 2,05 |
2014 | 2 617 780 | 1 098 023 | 869 454 | 286 621 | 363 682 | 2,04 |
2015 | 2 634 339 | 1 112 342 | 874 880 | 285 433 | 361 684 | 2,04 |
2016 | 2 654 657 | 1 131 424 | 880 188 | 284 108 | 358 937 | 2,03 |
2017 | 2 680 077 | 1 162 308 | 880 794 | 281 143 | 355 832 | 2,01 |
Source: Dwellings and Housing Conditions, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Otto Kannisto 029 551 3044, Marja Hermiö 029 551 3211, info@stat.fi
Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 10.10.2018
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Appendix table 1. Household-dwelling units by number of persons in 1960–2017
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