Statistics Norway

Children statistics

7 Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and county. 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Per cent
  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
2008 1 088 716 18.2 81.8 44.2 27.8 7.1 1.7 1.0
                 
2008                
Østfold 59 196 19.8 80.2 47.8 23.5 5.6 1.8 1.5
Akershus  129 629 18.4 81.6 50.4 24.6 5.0 1.0 0.6
Oslo  110 953 25.0 75.0 43.1 21.3 6.6 2.3 1.6
Hedmark 39 981 18.3 81.7 46.9 26.3 6.3 1.3 0.9
Oppland 39 320 17.7 82.3 46.6 27.5 6.2 1.2 0.8
Buskerud 56 171 19.4 80.6 47.8 24.4 5.8 1.6 1.0
Vestfold 50 917 19.2 80.8 48.4 24.1 5.6 1.4 1.3
Telemark 36 256 18.7 81.3 45.8 25.6 6.6 1.9 1.4
Aust-Agder 24 859 16.6 83.4 43.4 29.7 7.6 1.8 0.9
Vest-Agder 40 605 15.7 84.3 41.4 32.0 8.2 1.8 1.0
Rogaland  104 996 15.0 85.0 40.4 33.0 9.0 1.9 0.8
Hordaland  110 197 16.1 83.9 41.2 31.5 8.4 1.9 0.8
Sogn og Fjordane 25 886 12.3 87.7 36.2 36.5 11.7 2.4 0.8
Møre og Romsdal 57 726 15.1 84.9 39.6 34.3 8.5 1.9 0.7
Sør-Trøndelag 64 464 18.9 81.1 45.8 27.4 6.0 1.4 0.6
Nord-Trøndelag 30 895 15.5 84.5 41.4 31.9 8.2 2.1 0.9
Nordland 53 651 18.1 81.9 42.7 28.4 8.1 1.8 1.0
Troms Romsa 35 780 19.6 80.4 42.3 27.6 7.7 1.9 0.9
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 236 17.9 82.1 40.1 27.6 9.8 2.6 2.0
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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