Statistics Norway

Children statistics

7 Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and county. 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Per cent
County 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
2009 1 092 727 18.4 81.6 44.3 27.5 7.0 1.7 1.0
                 
                 
2009                
Østfold 59 423 20.2 79.8 47.9 23.1 5.7 1.6 1.5
Akershus  130 668 18.4 81.6 50.6 24.3 4.9 1.1 0.6
Oslo  113 969 24.8 75.2 43.0 21.3 6.7 2.4 1.7
Hedmark 39 685 18.6 81.4 47.0 26.0 6.2 1.3 0.9
Oppland 38 970 17.9 82.1 46.8 27.1 6.2 1.2 0.8
Buskerud 56 598 19.2 80.8 48.1 24.3 5.8 1.7 1.0
Vestfold 51 089 19.5 80.5 48.3 23.9 5.5 1.5 1.3
Telemark 36 018 19.1 80.9 45.6 25.4 6.7 1.8 1.4
Aust-Agder 24 933 17.0 83.0 43.6 29.1 7.7 1.7 1.0
Vest-Agder 40 806 16.0 84.0 41.6 31.7 7.9 1.9 1.0
Rogaland  105 758 15.4 84.6 40.6 32.8 8.6 1.8 0.8
Hordaland  110 706 16.5 83.5 41.3 31.2 8.3 1.8 0.9
Sogn og Fjordane 25 632 12.5 87.5 35.9 37.1 11.3 2.4 0.7
Møre og Romsdal 57 499 15.3 84.7 39.9 33.8 8.6 1.7 0.7
Sør-Trøndelag 64 607 19.2 80.8 46.0 27.1 5.9 1.3 0.5
Nord-Trøndelag 30 742 15.9 84.1 41.7 31.6 8.0 1.9 0.9
Nordland 53 104 18.5 81.5 42.6 28.0 8.0 1.9 1.0
Troms Romsa 35 579 19.9 80.1 42.4 27.3 7.8 1.8 0.9
Finnmark Finnmárku 16 939 18.5 81.6 39.5 27.6 9.9 2.3 2.3
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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