Statistics Norway

Families and households

18 Children1 0-17 years, by number of parents2 in the family, the parents' cohabitation arrangements and county. 2001, 2005-2012. Per cent
Age Total Living with both parents Living with one of the parents
Total Married Cohabitant Total Mother Father
Total Only mother Mother and step-parent Total Only father Father and step-parent
20013 1 049 842 76.8 62.1 14.7 23.1 20.4 13.9 6.4 2.8 2.0 0.8
2005 1 078 081 74.9 59.4 15.6 25.1 21.6 14.6 7.0 3.5 2.4 1.0
2006 1 082 684 74.6 58.6 16.0 25.4 21.8 14.7 7.1 3.6 2.5 1.1
2007 1 085 765 74.6 58.0 16.7 25.4 21.7 14.7 7.0 3.7 2.6 1.1
2008 1 088 716 74.7 57.5 17.2 25.3 21.5 14.5 7.0 3.8 2.7 1.1
2009 1 092 727 74.6 57.2 17.4 25.4 21.4 14.6 6.9 4.0 2.8 1.2
2010 1 097 774 74.6 56.7 17.9 25.4 21.3 14.6 6.8 4.1 2.8 1.2
2011 1 102 000 74.7 56.2 18.4 25.3 21.1 14.5 6.6 4.2 2.9 1.3
2012 1 105 279 74.9 55.9 19.0 25.1 20.9 14.3 6.5 4.3 3.0 1.3
                       
2012                      
Østfold 60 078 71.7 55.4 16.3 28.3 23.4 15.7 7.7 4.8 3.3 1.5
Akershus  133 927 77.4 60.0 17.5 22.6 18.2 12.5 5.7 4.4 3.0 1.3
Oslo  120 910 75.5 58.9 16.6 24.5 21.0 16.9 4.0 3.6 2.6 0.9
Hedmark 38 887 71.2 48.5 22.7 28.8 23.9 16.0 7.9 4.9 3.5 1.4
Oppland 38 210 73.3 49.2 24.1 26.7 21.6 14.3 7.2 5.1 3.7 1.3
Buskerud 57 730 74.0 56.1 17.9 26.0 21.4 14.9 6.5 4.6 3.2 1.4
Vestfold 51 299 71.2 55.2 15.9 28.8 24.1 15.8 8.2 4.8 3.3 1.5
Telemark 35 428 72.1 52.9 19.2 27.9 23.4 15.7 7.7 4.6 3.2 1.4
Aust-Agder 25 364 74.0 60.3 13.7 26.0 21.8 15.0 6.7 4.3 3.1 1.2
Vest-Agder 41 249 76.5 65.4 11.1 23.5 19.8 13.6 6.2 3.6 2.6 1.0
Rogaland  109 077 78.9 65.1 13.8 21.1 17.5 11.5 6.0 3.5 2.3 1.2
Hordaland  112 533 77.1 56.7 20.4 22.9 19.3 13.2 6.0 3.6 2.5 1.2
Sogn og Fjordane 25 039 79.7 55.0 24.7 20.3 16.8 11.7 5.0 3.6 2.6 1.0
Møre og Romsdal 57 439 76.6 55.0 21.6 23.4 19.5 12.8 6.7 3.9 2.9 1.1
Sør-Trøndelag 64 952 75.4 49.9 25.5 24.6 20.1 13.3 6.8 4.5 3.2 1.4
Nord-Trøndelag 30 508 72.7 46.1 26.5 27.3 22.2 13.9 8.3 5.1 3.4 1.7
Nordland 51 457 69.6 44.9 24.7 30.4 25.1 16.4 8.7 5.3 3.6 1.7
Troms Romsa 34 820 69.6 46.5 23.0 30.4 25.5 17.5 8.0 4.9 3.4 1.5
Finnmark Finnmárku 16 372 65.8 44.4 21.4 34.2 28.6 19.8 8.8 5.6 3.9 1.8
1  A child is defined as any person with no partner and no child who has de jure place of usual residence in the dwelling/private household of at least one of the parents. A child is either biological or adopted. A foster child is not considered a child.
2  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
3  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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