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  • The Structure of Families with Children in Sweden

    In Sweden, there are approximately 1.2 million families with children under the age of 18. Seven out of ten are nuclear families, two out of ten are families with a single parent, and just under one in ten are reconstituted families. It is most common for families to have one or two children, a pattern that applies to more than eight in ten families with children.

  • Differences in employment status between mothers and fathers

    In 2023, 85 percent of children aged 0–17 lived with an employed mother, and 93 percent lived with an employed father, regardless of whether the parents cohabited. This represents an increase of 3 and 2 percentage points, respectively, compared to 2021.