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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

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

Inquiries: Marjut Pietiläinen 029 551 2798, Joonas Toivola 029 551 3355, Timo Nikander 029 551 3250, info@stat.fi

Director in charge: Jari Tarkoma


Updated 31.01.2020

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. annual review 2018, 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: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2018/02/perh_2018_02_2020-01-31_tau_010_en.html