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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, 2013

Type of family Number of children aged 0–17 living at home
Total       1           2           3         4       5 -     
Families, total 575 683 250 318 220 656 75 725 18 581 10 403
Married couple with children 347 817 125 002 144 543 55 314 14 056 8 902
Registered partnership 447 262 150 30 5 -
Cohabiting couple with children 109 104 55 864 40 148 10 343 2 199 550
Mother with children 102 152 58 179 31 69 9 210 2 172 900
Father with children 16 163 11 011 4 124 828 149 51
Relative proportion, %
Families total 100.0 43.5 38.3 13.2 3.2 1.8
Married couple with children 100.0 35.9 41.6 15.9 4.0 2.6
Registered partnership 100.0 58.6 33.6 6.7 1.1 0.0
Cohabiting couple with children 100.0 51.2 36.8 9.5 2.0 0.5
Mother with children 100.0 57.0 31.0 9.0 2.1 0.9
Father with children 100.0 68.1 25.5 5.1 0.9 0.3

Source: Population and Cause of Death Statistics, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250, vaesto.tilasto@stat.fi

Director in charge: Riitta Harala


Updated 21.11.2014

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2013, Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2013 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2013/02/perh_2013_02_2014-11-21_tau_010_en.html