Statistics Norway

Families and households

7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2010. Numbers and per cent
Type of household Numbers Per cent
Persons Private households Persons Private households
Total 4 821 839 2 170 893  100.0  100.0
         
One-family households, total 4 556 529 2 095 952 94.5 96.5
Living alone  862 943  862 943 17.9 39.8
Couple1 without resident children  919 289  459 644 19.1 21.2
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  900 444  224 224 18.7 10.3
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 019 554  246 041 21.1 11.3
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 86 413 32 651 1.8 1.5
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  231 535 90 106 4.8 4.2
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  536 351  180 343 11.1 8.3
Two or more-familiy households, total  265 310 74 941 5.5 3.5
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  122 747 46 244 2.5 2.1
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 85 722 16 477 1.8 0.8
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 56 841 12 220 1.2 0.6
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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