Statistics Norway

Families and households

7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household. 1 January 2011. Numbers and per cent
Type of household Numbers Per cent
Persons Private households Persons Private households
Total 4 882 714 2 201 787  100.0  100.0
         
One-family households, total 4 605 561 2 123 277 94.3 96.4
Living alone  874 931  874 931 17.9 39.7
Couple1 without resident children  932 720  466 360 19.1 21.2
Couple1 with small children (youngest child 0-5 years)  907 683  226 583 18.6 10.3
Couple1 with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 1 019 424  246 438 20.9 11.2
Lone parent with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 88 462 33 541 1.8 1.5
Lone parent with older children (youngest child 6-17 years)  233 035 90 784 4.8 4.1
One-family households with adult children (youngest child 18 years and over)  549 306  184 640 11.3 8.4
Two or more-familiy households, total  277 154 78 511 5.7 3.6
Two or more-familiy households without resident children 0-17 years  129 491 48 843 2.7 2.2
Two or more-familiy households with small children (youngest child 0-5 years) 88 913 17 073 1.8 0.8
Two or more-familiy households with older children (youngest child 6-17 years) 58 750 12 595 1.2 0.6
1  Married couples, cohabiting couples and registered partners.

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