Statistics Norway

Families and households

7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2009. Numbers and per cent
Type of household Numbers Per cent
Persons Private households Persons Private households
Total 4 762 260 2 142 638  100.0  100.0
         
One-family households, total 4 512 313 2 071 747 94.8 96.7
Living alone  852 474  852 474 17.9 39.8
Couple1 without resident children  905 734  452 867 19.0 21.1
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  893 995  222 117 18.8 10.4
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 018 914  245 657 21.4 11.5
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 84 048 31 764 1.8 1.5
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  230 688 89 653 4.8 4.2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  526 460  177 215 11.1 8.3
Two or more-familiy households, total  249 947 70 890 5.2 3.3
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  115 701 43 817 2.4 2.0
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 80 202 15 429 1.7 0.7
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 54 044 11 644 1.1 0.5
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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