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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, 2017

Family
type
Number of children aged 17 or under
Total 1 2 3 4 5 -
Family
type
total
566 242 241 709 220 116 75 326 18 409 10 682
Married
couple
with
children
330 252 115 821 139 223 52 982 13 340 8 886
Regis-
tered
partner-
ship
345 171 139 32 2 1
Co-
habiting
couple
with
children
111 065 54 989 42 030 11 051 2 274 721
Mother
with
children
106 939 58 896 34 113 10 289 2 627 1 014
Father
with
children
17 641 11 832 4 611 972 166 60
Relative
proportion
%
100,0 42,7 38,9 13,3 3,3 1,9
Married
couple
with
children
%
100,0 35,1 42,2 16,0 4,0 2,7
Regis-
tered
partner-
ship
%
100,0 49,6 40,3 9,3 0,6 0,3
Co-
habiting
couple
with
children
%
100,0 49,5 37,8 10,0 2,0 0,6
Mother
with
children
%
100,0 55,1 31,9 9,6 2,5 0,9
Father
with
children
%
100,0 67,1 26,1 5,5 0,9 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 5.12.2018

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Families [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-3231. Annual Review 2017, Appendix table 10. Families by type of family and number of children aged 17 or under living at home on December 31, 2017 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 28.3.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/perh/2017/02/perh_2017_02_2018-12-05_tau_010_en.html