Appendix table 3. Families with underage children by type in 1950–2009
Year | Total | Married couple with children | Cohabiting couple with children | Mother and children | Father and children | Registered partnership with children | Persons in families with underage children | Families with children aged under 18 | Families with children of all families, % | Population belonging to families with children, % |
1950 | 599,329 | 515,115 | .. | 74,319 | 9,895 | .. | .. | 1,341,330 | 64.4 | .. |
1960 | 678,046 | 601,542 | .. | 67,381 | 9,123 | .. | .. | 1,536,464 | 65.4 | .. |
1970 1) | 677,035 | 602,076 | 5,800 | 61,173 | 7,986 | .. | .. | 1,345,089 | 58.7 | .. |
1980 2) | 688,732 | 572,142 | 32,100 | 74,839 | 9,651 | .. | .. | 1,163,926 | 53.9 | .. |
1985 | 659,052 | 533,787 | 41,458 | 74,238 | 9,569 | .. | .. | 1,136,027 | 49.5 | .. |
1990 | 640,637 | 490,999 | 59,900 | 78,948 | 10,790 | .. | 2,437,592 | 1,135,686 | 46.9 | 48.8 |
1991 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1992 | 647,571 | 479,057 | 69,622 | 86,848 | 12,044 | .. | 2,461,470 | 1,152,689 | 47.1 | 48.7 |
1993 | 647,123 | 470,980 | 73,332 | 90,267 | 12,544 | .. | 2,460,931 | 1,154,566 | 47.0 | 48.5 |
1994 | 643,799 | 459,978 | 75,233 | 95,426 | 13,162 | .. | 2,443,563 | 1,152,947 | 46.7 | 47.9 |
1995 | 639,610 | 449,241 | 78,528 | 98,351 | 13,490 | .. | 2,425,426 | 1,150,562 | 46.2 | 47.4 |
1996 | 635,034 | 438,883 | 82,135 | 100,219 | 13,797 | .. | 2,407,133 | 1,146,986 | 45.8 | 46.9 |
1997 | 630,472 | 428,922 | 86,176 | 101,309 | 14,065 | .. | 2,389,433 | 1,142,337 | 45.4 | 46.4 |
1998 | 625,392 | 418,883 | 89,315 | 102,767 | 14,427 | .. | 2,367,472 | 1,135,233 | 44.9 | 45.9 |
1999 | 619,641 | 408,234 | 92,819 | 103,872 | 14,716 | .. | 2,343,417 | 1,127,252 | 44.3 | 45.3 |
2000 | 612,627 | 398,892 | 95,120 | 103,984 | 14,631 | .. | 2,317,291 | 1,116,687 | 43.7 | 44.7 |
2001 | 605,322 | 389,174 | 97,738 | 103,866 | 14,544 | .. | 2,288,171 | 1,105,988 | 43.0 | 44.0 |
2002 | 598,917 | 381,340 | 99,625 | 103,286 | 14,634 | 32 | 2,265,406 | 1,096,705 | 42.4 | 43.5 |
2003 | 595,027 | 374,940 | 101,742 | 103,446 | 14,852 | 47 | 2,249,410 | 1,090,551 | 42.0 | 43.1 |
2004 | 592,809 | 371,323 | 103,214 | 103,376 | 14,837 | 59 | 2,239,701 | 1,087,510 | 41.7 | 42.8 |
2005 | 591,528 | 368,553 | 104,782 | 103,044 | 15,063 | 86 | 2,232,613 | 1,084,865 | 41.5 | 42.5 |
2006 | 589,448 | 365,326 | 106,422 | 102,469 | 15,111 | 120 | 2,223,718 | 1,080,728 | 41.2 | 42.1 |
2007 | 587,767 | 362,884 | 107,290 | 102,156 | 15,291 | 146 | 2,216,526 | 1,076,522 | 40.9 | 41.8 |
2008 | 585,224 | 360,904 | 107,034 | 101,717 | 15,382 | 187 | 2,206,209 | 1,071,800 | 40.5 | 41.4 |
2009 | 584,172 | 358,871 | 107,377 | 102,146 | 15,549 | 229 | 2,200,603 | 1,068,554 | 40.3 | 41.1 |
1950 | 100.0 | 85.9 | .. | 12.4 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1960 | 100.0 | 88.7 | .. | 9.9 | 1.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1970 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 1.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1980 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 4.7 | 10.9 | 1.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1985 | 100.0 | 81.0 | 6.3 | 11.3 | 1.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1990 | 100.0 | 76.6 | 9.4 | 12.3 | 1.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1991 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1992 | 100.0 | 74.0 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1993 | 100.0 | 72.8 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 1.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1994 | 100.0 | 71.4 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1995 | 100.0 | 70.2 | 12.3 | 15.4 | 2.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1996 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 12.9 | 15.8 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1997 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1998 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 14.3 | 16.4 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
1999 | 100.0 | 65.9 | 15.0 | 16.8 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2000 | 100.0 | 65.1 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2001 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2002 | 100.0 | 63.7 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2003 | 100.0 | 63.0 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2004 | 100.0 | 62.6 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2005 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2006 | 100.0 | 62.0 | 18.1 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2007 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2008 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 18.3 | 17.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2009 | 100.0 | 61.4 | 18.4 | 17.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
2) The breakdown of the census by type of family has been revised on the basis of the 1981 register-based material on families and cohabiting couples.
Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Updated 28.5.2010
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