Table 6 Families, by type of family and the number of children living at home under 18 years of age. 1974- 2004

6	Families, by type of family and the number of children living at home under 18 years of age. 1974-2004

	Total	Married couples¹					Cohabitant couples with children²

	Total	Total	0 child	1 child	2 children	3 children and more	Total	1 child	2 children	3 children and more

31.12.1974	932 494	932 494	381 635	193 268	206 477	151 114	..	..	..	..
1.7.1977	938 033	938 033	390 357	190 108	216 908	140 660	..	..	..	..
1.7.1980	933 494	933 494	397 560	181 189	227 535	127 210	..	..	..	..
1.7.1982	930 834	930 834	403 426	177 186	231 470	118 752	..	..	..	..
1.7.1984	921 321	921 321	406 925	173 188	230 984	110 224	..	..	..	..
1.1.1987	898 760	898 760	411 302	165 509	222 432	99 517	..	..	..	..
1.1.1989³	885 395	885 395	419 060	160 786	211 944	93 605	..	..	..	..
1.1.1989³	920 598	885 380	459 253	158 444	189 687	77 996	35 218	22 027	10 254	2 937
1.1.1991	917 351	870 267	466 157	151 284	175 971	76 855	47 084	28 334	14 711	4 039
1.1.1993	913 692	854 131	471 270	141 644	164 304	76 913	59 561	33 712	20 273	5 576
1.1.1995	916 042	843 574	473 354	134 058	157 829	78 333	72 468	38 621	26 440	7 407
1.1.1997	923 005	842 306	476 747	128 988	154 903	81 668	80 699	40 028	31 745	8 926
1.1.1999	927 504	837 997	479 216	123 559	151 942	83 280	89 507	42 004	36 469	11 034
1.1.2000	929 892	837 200	480 287	121 649	151 114	84 150	92 692	42 457	38 342	11 893
1.1.2001⁴	928 879	836 282	482 031	119 399	150 418	84 434	92 597	40 834	39 355	12 408
1.1.2002	928 863	833 026	482 221	117 285	149 486	84 034	95 837	42 507	40 522	12 808
1.1.2003	929 934	831 886	483 071	115 802	149 755	83 258	98 048	42 719	41 955	13 374
1.1.2004	930 477	829 175	483 079	114 776	149 151	82 169	101 302	43 597	43 790	13 915

¹	The figure for married couples includes registered partnerships.
²	Cohabitant couples with at least one child in common and living on the same address.
³	Up until 1989 the age limit was 20 years for children. Since then the age limit has been 18. For 1989 figures are given for both age limits.
⁴	Legally separated couples with common children and living on the same address have previously been registered as cohabitant couples. From 1 January 2001 they are excluded from this category.