Table 12 Couples and persons in couples with and without children in private households, by cohabitation arrangements, number of children in the family and age. 1 January 2007

12	Couples and persons in couples with and without children in private households, by cohabitation arrangements, number of children in the family and age. 1 January 2007

	Total	Married couples¹			Cohabiting couples

	Total	Total	Without children²	with children²	Total	Without children²	with children²

Total	1 060 782	829 393	486 688	342 705	231 389	95 199	136 190

Number of children in the family
0	581 887	486 688	486 688	.	95 199	95 199	.
1	177 142	115 255	.	115 255	61 887	.	61 887
2	206 044	149 254	.	149 254	56 790	.	56 790
3	78 660	63 704	.	63 704	14 956	.	14 956
4 or more	17 050	14 492	.	14 492	2 558	.	2 558

Persons in couples, total	2 121 361	1 658 653	973 306	685 347	462 708	190 352	272 356

Age
29 years and younger	177 462	65 568	22 467	43 101	111 893	60 115	51 778
30-44 years	711 115	481 863	48 773	433 090	229 252	48 717	180 535
45-66 years	921 381	809 779	601 254	208 525	111 601	71 651	39 950
67-79 years	243 639	235 194	234 578	616	8 445	8 354	91
80 years and older	67 764	66 247	66 233	14	1 517	1 515	2

¹	Registered partners included.
²	In this table children (unmarried resident) 18 years and older are not included in the grouping of couples. Couples with children aged at least 18 years, are counted as couples without children.