Statistics Norway

Families and households

20 Children1 0-17 år, by type of siblings2 living at home and county. 2001, 2005-2012. Per cent
County Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings, total Type of sibling
Only biological siblings Only half siblings Only stepbrothers/ -sisters Biological-/half siblings Biological siblings/stepbrothers/ -sisters Half siblings/ stepbrothers/ -sisters Biological-/half siblings/ stepbrothers/ -sisters
20013 1 049 842 17.3 82.7 70.5 6.6 0.3 4.8 0.3 0.2 0.1
2005 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 69.2 7.0 0.4 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
2006 1 082 684 17.7 82.3 69.0 7.1 0.4 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
2007 1 085 765 17.9 82.1 68.7 7.1 0.4 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
2008 1 088 716 18.2 81.8 68.5 7.1 0.4 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
2009 1 092 727 18.4 81.6 68.2 7.1 0.4 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
2010 1 097 774 18.6 81.4 68.0 7.1 0.4 5.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
2011 1 102 000 18.9 81.1 67.8 7.0 0.4 5.1 0.4 0.2 0.1
2012 1 105 279 19.1 80.9 67.8 6.9 0.5 5.0 0.4 0.2 0.1
                     
2012                    
Østfold 60 078 20.9 79.1 64.8 8.0 0.7 4.8 0.5 0.3 0.1
Akershus  133 927 18.9 81.1 70.4 5.8 0.5 3.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
Oslo  120 910 24.2 75.8 66.7 5.1 0.2 3.5 0.2 0.1 0.0
Hedmark 38 887 19.1 80.9 66.5 7.9 0.5 5.1 0.5 0.2 0.2
Oppland 38 210 18.9 81.1 67.6 7.1 0.5 4.9 0.4 0.3 0.1
Buskerud 57 730 20.3 79.7 67.0 7.0 0.5 4.5 0.4 0.2 0.1
Vestfold 51 299 20.4 79.6 65.2 8.1 0.7 4.6 0.5 0.3 0.1
Telemark 35 428 20.0 80.0 65.8 7.9 0.6 4.9 0.4 0.3 0.1
Aust-Agder 25 364 18.0 82.0 68.9 6.9 0.4 5.1 0.3 0.3 0.1
Vest-Agder 41 249 16.6 83.4 70.9 6.6 0.3 4.9 0.3 0.2 0.1
Rogaland  109 077 16.1 83.9 71.8 6.0 0.3 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.1
Hordaland  112 533 17.3 82.7 69.9 6.5 0.4 5.3 0.3 0.2 0.1
Sogn og Fjordane 25 039 13.5 86.5 74.6 5.3 0.2 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.1
Møre og Romsdal 57 439 16.3 83.7 69.0 7.3 0.4 6.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Sør-Trøndelag 64 952 19.8 80.2 66.5 7.4 0.5 5.1 0.4 0.3 0.1
Nord-Trøndelag 30 508 17.0 83.0 66.2 8.1 0.6 6.9 0.5 0.4 0.2
Nordland 51 457 19.8 80.2 61.5 9.7 0.7 7.2 0.4 0.5 0.1
Troms Romsa 34 820 20.5 79.5 61.5 9.5 0.6 7.0 0.3 0.4 0.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 16 372 19.8 80.2 59.0 10.9 0.7 8.6 0.3 0.4 0.2
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  Siblings living at home comprises biological-, half-siblings and stepbrothers and -sisters. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Stepbrothers and -sisters are offsprings having no parents in common, but one of their parents are living together as married or cohabiting couples. Persons living in the same private household as their parents are regarded as living at home. A person does not have to be considered a child in the houshold to be regarded as a sibling.
3  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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