Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2016
| Family type |
Total | Number of children aged 17 or under | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - | ||
| Family type total |
569 676 | 244 159 | 220 801 | 75 489 | 18 555 | 10 672 |
| Married couple with children |
334 861 | 118 083 | 140 814 | 53 489 | 13 508 | 8 967 |
| Registered partnership |
651 | 355 | 239 | 48 | 8 | 1 |
| Cohabiting couple with children |
111 307 | 55 531 | 41 811 | 10 985 | 2 303 | 677 |
| Mother with children |
105 693 | 58 646 | 33 479 | 10 026 | 2 574 | 968 |
| Father with children |
17 164 | 11 544 | 4 458 | 941 | 162 | 59 |
| Relative distribution % | ||||||
| Families total |
100.0 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| Married couple with children |
100.0 | 35.3 | 42.1 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| Registered partnership |
100.0 | 54.5 | 36.7 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Cohabiting couple with children |
100.0 | 49.9 | 37.6 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| Mother with children |
100.0 | 55.5 | 31.7 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Father with children |
100.0 | 67.3 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma
Updated 24.11.2017
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2016,
Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2016
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 6.11.2025].
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