Statistics Norway

Children statistics

3   Children 0-17 years, by relationship. Siblings regardless of age. 1 January 2004
Age of child Children living at home, total2 Children with no siblings3 Children with siblings, total4 Relationship to siblings
Biological siblings Half siblings Stepsiblings Biological/half siblings Biological/
stepsiblings		 Half siblings and stepsiblings Biological/
half/
stepsiblings
Total    1 072 387         190 148     882 239     749 884    74 153     1 045     53 424 1 134 1 641  958
                     
 0 56 513 23 091 33 422 26 355 4 960 3 2 100 1 3 -
 1 56 042 21 405 34 637 27 688 4 625 3 2 316 1 3 1
 2 57 412 16 963 40 449 33 458 4 164 6 2 813 - 5 3
 3 59 887 12 693 47 194 40 053 3 951 8 3 157 4 16 5
 4 60 082 9 940 50 142 42 965 3 727 14 3 402 11 17 6
 5 59 369 8 400 50 969 43 771 3 731 20 3 385 19 29 14
 6 60 977 7 586 53 391 45 571 4 039 29 3 641 30 50 31
 7 62 319 7 494 54 825 46 963 4 120 38 3 567 37 66 34
 8 61 688 7 117 54 571 46 740 4 131 39 3 460 58 87 56
 9 61 445 6 886 54 559 46 786 4 103 64 3 410 63 78 55
10 61 057 7 004 54 053 46 142 4 213 64 3 375 70  120 69
11 61 977 7 487 54 490 46 435 4 304 90 3 322 95  127  117
12 62 690 7 993 54 697 46 625 4 422 93 3 188  109  162 98
13 62 573 8 290 54 283 46 284 4 472 96 3 047  116  162  106
14 60 832 8 691 52 141 44 640 4 227  121 2 752  127  171  103
15 58 880 9 166 49 714 42 598 4 029  110 2 577  139  174 87
16 55 338 9 693 45 645 39 428 3 637  126 2 047  129  187 91
17 53 306 10 249 43 057 37 382 3 298  121 1 865  125  184 82
1  This table underestimates the number of children living with step-siblings because of the absence of figures for cohabitant couples without common children in our register based statistics. According to the last population and housing census from 3 November 2001 there were 4 600 children living in this type of family. Figures from our register based statistics by 1 January 2002 show 4 200 children living with step-siblings in families where the adults either were married or had common children.
2  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.
3  Children being the only child living at home.
4  Siblings living at home, at the same address as the child.

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