Families 1961 to 2001 by type and number of children
Type of family,
number of children
19611971198119912001
Total families1 859 2551 929 0281 986 3412 109 1282 206 151
without children575 501616 886617 329688 185771 809
with child(ren)1 283 7541 312 1421 369 0121 420 9431 434 342
1 child636 657591 467619 477699 568706 179
2 children377 061397 021458 360497 050526 483
3 children157 935182 105182 320161 368155 348
4 and more children112 101141 549108 85562 95746 332
Families with children under 15 years.939 602890 143835 364831 418
Total couples1 600 0391 704 6161 729 0651 786 3521 854 279
without children575 501616 886617 329688 185771 809
with child(ren)1 024 5381 087 7301 111 7361 098 1671 082 470
1 child453 577431 651441 191473 053459 187
2 children324 197354 835405 148424 805444 059
3 children142 414168 578165 821143 527137 486
4 and more children104 350132 66699 57656 78241 738
Couples with children under 15 years 1)693 377840 877772 763687 829673 396
Total married couples.1 652 3421 647 3521 646 2631 630 914
without children.587 738568 471599 878648 075
with child(ren).1 064 6041 078 8811 046 385982 839
1 child.419 560421 152439 311398 451
2 children.348 997397 056411 767413 830
3 children.165 862162 934139 886130 819
4 and more children.130 18597 73955 42139 739
Married couples with children under 15 years.823 343747 077649 175591 216
Total cohabiting couples.52 27481 713140 089223 365
without children.29 14848 85888 307123 734
with child(ren).23 12632 85551 78299 631
1 child.12 09120 03933 74260 736
2 children.5 8388 09213 03830 229
3 children.2 7162 8873 6416 667
4 and more children.2 4811 8371 3611 999
Cohabiting couples with children under 15
years
.17 53425 68638 65482 180
Total lone parents259 216224 412257 276322 776351 872
1 child183 080159 816178 286226 515246 992
2 children52 86442 18653 21272 24582 424
3 children15 52113 52716 49917 84117 862
4 and more children7 7518 8839 2796 1754 594
Lone-parent families with children under 15 years.98 725117 380147 535158 022
of which: lone mothers.200 389226 446274 142300 732
1 child.142 852157 699193 417209 329
2 children.37 57146 23860 91771 696
3 children.12 08214 34114 74515 671
4 and more children.7 8848 1685 0634 036
Lone mothers with children under 15 years.90 112106 491130 829143 441