Statistics Norway

Children statistics

1   Children 0-17 years1, by type of family and siblings regardless of age. 1 January 2004
Age Total Married parents Cohabitant parents Mother4
Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3
Total 19 0148  882 239 62 159  581 423 40 257  117 712 66 696  118 671
                 
 0 23 091 33 422 8 584 20 067 10 626 10 943 3 715 2 125
 1 21 405 34 637 8 905 21 854 8 750 10 105 3 515 2 489
 2 16 963 40 449 6 994 26 341 5 842 10 259 3 782 3 471
 3 12 693 47 194 4 666 31 103 3 554 10 955 3 995 4 461
 4 9 940 50 142 3 194 33 497 2 141 10 292 3 965 5 255
 5 8 400 50 969 2 233 34 063 1 528 9 277 3 818 5 950
 6 7 586 53 391 1 759 35 720 1 166 8 503 3 778 6 772
 7 7 494 54 825 1 758 36 383  944 7 859 3 716 7 498
 8 7 117 54 571 1 594 36 242  797 6 930 3 571 7 798
 9 6 886 54 559 1 630 36 189  698 6 147 3 366 7 937
10 7 004 54 053 1 647 35 668  606 5 378 3 476 8 189
11 7487 54 490 1 757 35 972  647 4 743 3 621 8 343
12 7 993 54 697 2 084 35 850  604 4 145 3 777 8 728
13 8 290 54 283 2 310 35 538  588 3 608 3 661 8 707
14 8 691 52 141 2 543 34 352  520 2 939 3 782 8 524
15 9 166 49 714 2 975 32 866  451 2 401 3 759 8 090
16 9 693 45 645 3 328 30 626  431 1 786 3 785 7 428
17 10 249 43 057 4 198 29 092  364 1 442 3 614 6 906
                 
  Father5 Mother, step-father6 Father, step-mother6 Others7
  Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3 Children with no siblings2 Children with siblings3
                 
Total 15 699 16 013 4 554 42 736  658 5 516 125 168
                 
 0  118 52 16  227 17 6 15 2
 1  181  114 20 56 16 12 18 7
 2  280  190 51  149 9 33 5 6
 3  413  345 51  287 12 37 2 6
 4  533  453 79  582 16 56 12 7
 5  666  585  143 1 009 8 81 4 4
 6  666  705  192 1 534 18  142 7 15
 7  811  834  237 2 065 23  180 5 6
 8  861  898  270 2 480 16  209 8 14
 9  899 1 080  262 2 920 29  273 2 13
10  939 1 109  301 3 376 27  323 8 10
11 1 078 1 146  332 3 855 49  420 3 11
12 1 088 1 298  383 4 181 51  483 6 12
13 1 259 1 440  403 4 418 62  563 7 9
14 1 358 1 342  421 4 358 62  614 5 12
15 1 459 1 510  436 4 167 82  664 4 16
16 1 584 1 427  490 3 645 68  721 7 12
17 1 506 1 485  467 3 427 93  699 7 6
1  Children 0-17 years of age include only children 0-17 years of age who live at home. Children 0-17 years of age who are registered as having left the family home, who have married, or who have their own children, are excluded.
2  Children being the only child living at home.
3  Siblings living at home, at the same address as the child.
4  Can also live with their mother's new partner and his children.
5  They can also live with their father's new partner and her children.
6  Married or cohabitant (with at least one common child). A total of 106 children living with a parent who is a registered partner are also included.
7  Children living alone, together with siblings,with mother and step-mother, father and step-father or with step-mother/step-father only. This group may also include children in nursing homes or adopted children not yet formally registered.

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