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| 8 | Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and the child's age. 1 January 2005. Per cent (Corrected 28 June 2007) |
| Age | Children, total | Children with no siblings | Children with siblings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 1 sibling | 2 siblings | 3 siblings | 4 siblings | 5 siblings or more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 078 081 | 17.6 | 82.4 | 43.6 | 28.5 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 years | 56 945 | 41.2 | 58.8 | 36.7 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 year | 57 239 | 38.6 | 61.4 | 38.3 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 years | 56 412 | 29.4 | 70.6 | 44.5 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 years | 57 547 | 20.9 | 79.1 | 49.3 | 22.4 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 years | 60 008 | 16.4 | 83.6 | 50.2 | 25.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 years | 60 192 | 14.1 | 85.9 | 49.0 | 28.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 years | 59 437 | 12.7 | 87.3 | 47.4 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 years | 61 061 | 11.3 | 88.7 | 46.2 | 31.6 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 years | 62 436 | 11.5 | 88.5 | 44.6 | 32.9 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 years | 61 726 | 11.2 | 88.8 | 43.6 | 33.4 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 years | 61 576 | 11.1 | 88.9 | 43.4 | 33.1 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 years | 61 103 | 11.5 | 88.5 | 42.3 | 33.7 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 years | 62 081 | 12.5 | 87.5 | 41.9 | 32.8 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 years | 62 853 | 13.3 | 86.7 | 41.7 | 32.6 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 years | 62 673 | 14.1 | 85.9 | 41.7 | 31.9 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 years | 60 958 | 15.4 | 84.6 | 41.4 | 31.1 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 years | 58 873 | 17.2 | 82.8 | 41.2 | 29.9 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 years | 54 960 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 41.1 | 28.1 | 8.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A child is defined as any person with no partner and no child who has de jure place of usual residence in the dwelling/private household of at least one of the parents. A child is either biological or adopted. A foster child is not considered a child. |
| 2 | Siblings living at home comprises biological-, half-, and step-siblings. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Step-siblings are offsprings having no parents in common, but one of their parents are living together as married or cohabiting couples. Persons living in the same private household as their parents are regarded as living at home. A person does not have to be considered a child in the houshold to be regarded as a sibling. |