In 2023, the number of families with children aged 17 or under in Finland decreased from the previous year irrespective of their size. This downward trend is generally reflected in the decreasing number of families and family population.
Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children
Characteristic
1 child
2 children
3 children
4 or more children
2023
242,917
215,720
66,165
25,381
2022
240,752
216,705
68,395
26,182
2021
238,496
218,171
70,017
26,929
2020
238,258
218,750
71,378
27,666
2019
238,568
218,920
72,506
28,308
2018
239,248
219,788
74,105
28,824
2017
241,709
220,116
75,326
29,091
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The source adds the following information: "Family statistics represent a cross-section of the situation at a given moment, i.e. the sizes of families in the country at a given point in time, and not the eventual numbers of children in families. Also, the average number of children in a family with underage children is not directly comparable at different points in time, because the sizes of the age groups at various stages of family life vary".
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Statistics Finland. (May 31, 2024). Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2024). Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/
Statistics Finland. "Number of Families with Underage Children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by Number of Children." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/
Statistics Finland, Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/ (last visited January 30, 2025)
Number of families with underage children in Finland in 2017 and 2023, by number of children [Graph], Statistics Finland, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101735/number-of-families-underage-children-finland/
