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Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2015

Family
type		 Family
type
total		 Families with underage children Persons
in families		 Status in family:
child
Total Number of children aged 17 or under
1 2 3 4 - Total Aged 17
or under
Families,
total		 54 838 20 197 8 159 8 334 2 923 781 152 033 50 213 37 189
Married
couple
without
children		 20 828 - - - - - 41 656 - -
Married
couple
with
children		 15 351 11 298 3 555 4 982 2 124 637 61 211 30 509 22 870
Cohabiting
couple
without
children		 5 975 - - - - - 11 950 - -
Cohabiting
couple
with
children		 4 828 4 300 1 919 1 905 418 58 17 906 8 250 7 229
Mother
and
children		 6 157 3 786 2 153 1 224 333 76 15 333 9 176 5 926
Father
and
children		 1 699 813 532 223 48 10 3 977 2 278 1 164

Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Eevi Lappalainen 029 551 3367, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250 , Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, info@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma

Updated 25.11.2016

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2015, Appendix table 2. Swedish-speaking families by type and number of children of spouses/parents December 31, 2015 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 21.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2015/02/perh_2015_02_2016-11-25_tau_002_en.html