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Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2012

Corrected on 13 January 2014. The corrections are indicated in red.
Type of family Number of children aged 0-17 living at home
Total       1           2           3         4       5 -     
Families, total 578 409 252 986 220 806 75 969 18 403 10 245
Married couple with children 352 159 127 626 145 901 55 883 13 985 8 764
Registered partnership 405 245 133 23 3 1
Cohabiting couple with children 107 751 55 633 39 244 10 234 2 084 556
Mother with children 102 013 58 458 31 470 9 023 2 195 867
Father with children 16 081 11 024 4 058 806 136 57
Total, % 100,0 43,7 38,2 13,1 3,2 1,8
Married couple with children 100,0 36,2 41,4 15,9 4,0 2,5
Registered partnership 100,0 60,5 32,8 5,7 0,7 0,2
Cohabiting couple with children 100,0 51,6 36,4 9,5 1,9 0,5
Mother with children 100,0 57,3 30,8 8,8 2,2 0,8
Father with children 100,0 68,6 25,2 5,0 0,8 0,4

Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marjut Pietiläinen 09 1734 2798, Timo Nikander 09 1734 3250, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala

Updated 13.1.2014

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2012, Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2012 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 7.11.2025].
Access method: http://stat.fi/til/perh/2012/02/perh_2012_02_2013-11-22_tau_010_en.html