Statistics Norway

Children statistics

7 Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and county. 2001, 2005-2011. 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
2010 1 097 774 18.6 81.4 44.4 27.3 6.9 1.7 1.0
2011 1 102 000 18.9 81.1 44.6 27.1 6.8 1.7 1.0
                 
                 
2011                
Østfold 60 074 20.9 79.1 47.2 22.8 5.8 1.8 1.5
Akershus  132 928 18.8 81.2 50.5 24.2 4.8 1.1 0.6
Oslo  118 835 24.3 75.7 43.8 21.3 6.7 2.2 1.7
Hedmark 39 112 18.7 81.3 47.5 25.6 5.9 1.4 0.9
Oppland 38 560 18.8 81.2 46.4 26.5 6.0 1.4 0.8
Buskerud 57 222 19.9 80.1 48.1 23.8 5.7 1.6 0.9
Vestfold 51 169 20.4 79.6 47.8 23.6 5.6 1.4 1.2
Telemark 35 534 19.9 80.1 45.6 25.1 6.4 1.8 1.3
Aust-Agder 25 173 17.7 82.3 44.1 28.2 7.4 1.8 0.8
Vest-Agder 41 156 16.4 83.6 41.6 31.5 7.6 1.9 0.9
Rogaland  108 116 16.0 84.0 41.1 32.2 8.2 1.7 0.7
Hordaland  112 136 17.1 82.9 41.9 30.6 7.8 1.7 0.9
Sogn og Fjordane 25 156 13.4 86.6 36.3 36.1 11.1 2.5 0.6
Møre og Romsdal 57 453 16.0 84.0 40.6 32.7 8.3 1.6 0.7
Sør-Trøndelag 65 072 19.4 80.6 46.2 26.9 5.7 1.3 0.5
Nord-Trøndelag 30 567 16.6 83.4 41.8 31.0 8.0 1.7 0.9
Nordland 52 051 19.3 80.7 42.9 27.4 7.6 1.9 1.0
Troms Romsa 35 089 20.3 79.7 43.1 26.4 7.8 1.7 0.7
Finnmark Finnmárku 16 598 19.1 80.9 39.7 27.4 9.0 2.7 2.1
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-siblings and stepbrothers and -sisters. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Stepbrothers and -sisters 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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