Statistics Norway

Children statistics

8   Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and the child's age. 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Per cent
Age Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings
Total 1 sibling 2 siblings 3 siblings 4 siblings 5 siblings or more
20013 1 049 842 17.3 82.7 43.5 28.8 7.6 1.8 1.0
2005 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 43.6 28.5 7.5 1.8 1.0
2006 1 082 684 17.7 82.3 43.8 28.3 7.4 1.8 1.0
2007 1 085 765 17.9 82.1 44.0 28.0 7.3 1.7 1.0
                 
2007                
0 years 58 534 41.6 58.4 37.4 15.6 4.0 0.9 0.6
1 year 57 568 38.6 61.4 38.6 16.8 4.3 1.0 0.6
2 years 58 093 28.9 71.1 45.2 19.4 4.8 1.2 0.6
3 years 57 880 20.2 79.8 50.4 22.0 5.3 1.3 0.8
4 years 56 772 16.2 83.8 50.9 24.8 6.0 1.4 0.8
5 years 58 009 14.0 86.0 49.9 27.2 6.5 1.5 0.8
6 years 60 236 12.7 87.3 48.1 29.5 7.1 1.7 0.9
7 years 60 547 11.9 88.1 46.3 31.5 7.7 1.8 0.9
8 years 59 884 11.8 88.2 44.8 32.3 8.0 1.9 1.1
9 years 61 435 11.3 88.7 44.3 32.7 8.6 2.0 1.2
10 years 62 879 11.8 88.2 43.3 33.1 8.7 2.0 1.2
11 years 62 147 11.9 88.1 42.8 33.1 8.8 2.1 1.3
12 years 61 994 12.3 87.7 42.8 32.4 8.9 2.2 1.3
13 years 61 526 13.4 86.6 42.0 32.3 8.9 2.1 1.3
14 years 62 328 14.6 85.4 42.1 31.1 8.9 2.1 1.2
15 years 63 057 16.3 83.7 41.8 30.3 8.4 2.0 1.2
16 years 62 568 18.0 82.0 41.5 29.3 8.1 2.0 1.1
17 years 60 308 20.1 79.9 41.3 27.8 7.8 1.9 1.1
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.
3  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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