The percentage of cohabitants remained at about this level throughout the last half of the 1990s. In the same age group 51 per cent are married, while 34 per cent do not live with a cohabitant or spouse.
Cohabitation is still most widespread among young people.
Most cohabitants in the Nordic countries Cohabitation is more widespread in Norway than in most other countries. For a long time, Norway lagged behind Sweden and Denmark, but now the differences have largely been erased. Cohabitation is also common in many Central European countries such as France, Switzerland and the Netherlands, although it is not quite as common as in the Nordic countries. The combination of cohabitation and children is found more frequently in the Nordic countries. The percentage of children born out of wedlock is an indication of this.