Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2018
| Family type | Number of children aged 17 or under | |||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 - | |
| Family type total |
561 965 | 239 248 | 219 788 | 74 105 | 18 263 | 10 561 |
| Married couple with children |
324 592 | 113 575 | 137 623 | 51 582 | 13 090 | 8 722 |
| Registered partnership |
285 | 131 | 119 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| Co- habiting couple with children |
110 648 | 54 307 | 42 305 | 11 006 | 2 311 | 719 |
| Mother with children |
108 112 | 59 039 | 34 867 | 10 488 | 2 657 | 1 061 |
| Father with children |
18 328 | 12 196 | 4 874 | 996 | 204 | 58 |
| Relative proportion % |
100,0 | 42,6 | 39,1 | 13,2 | 3,2 | 1,9 |
| Married couple with children % |
100,0 | 35,0 | 42,4 | 15,9 | 4,0 | 2,7 |
| Registered partnership % |
100,0 | 46,0 | 41,8 | 11,6 | 0,4 | 0,4 |
| Co- habiting couple with children % |
100,0 | 49,1 | 38,2 | 9,9 | 2,1 | 0,6 |
| Mother with children % |
100,0 | 54,6 | 32,3 | 9,7 | 2,5 | 1,0 |
| Father with children % |
100,0 | 66,5 | 26,6 | 5,4 | 1,1 | 0,3 |
Source: Population and Justice Statistics, Statistics Finland
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Updated 31.01.2020
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Families [e-publication].
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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, 2018
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 26.12.2024].
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