Family structure across Europe Hungary Marriage Divorce In

Family structure across Europe Hungary

Marriage Divorce • In Hungary, more and more people are divorced these days, while the number of marriages is decreasing. 1980 Today Marriages 80 000 40 000 Divorces 27 000 25 000 Married percentage 70 % (1980) 45 % Divorced percentage (1980) 10% 5%

To be or not to be? Since 1980, the birth rate has been decreasing and the death rate is increasing, as a consequence, the population is ageing.

Generations living together • Nowadays, two generations rarely live together • Some decades ago, grandparents, parents and children lived together.

The average Hungarian family • … in a city, lives in a housing estate. in the countryside, in a small detached house. • … is composed of 2. 6 people. • … has one medium-category car (Suzuki or Opel usually) • … has to commute every day to a city nearby. • … goes on holiday to Southern Europe for a long weekend. • . . . watches TV for 3 hours a day.

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Nowadays about 40% of marriages will be divorced 8

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The birthrate reached its maximum in the early 1960 s with 2, 5 children per woman to fall to about 1, 3 children today 10

The average German family • • 11 . . . in the city, lives in a 3 – 4 room apartment. . . in the countryside in a 2 floor house. . . drives a Volkswagen and an Opel. . . normally have cats as pets. . . have holidays in Germany. . . don‘t eat much „Sauerkraut“. . . and don‘t wear „Lederhosen“ 11

Bulgarian family structures

The average Bulgarian family • . . . consists of a father, mother and 2 children • . . . lives in an apartment which is around 70 m² big • . . . drive mostly one car which is often a Peugeot or Opel • . . . go on holiday r to the Black Sea

Divorces and Marriages Today Marriages 25, 923 Divorces 11, 662 Married percentage 3, 42 % Divorced percentage 1, 5 %

Norvegian family structure

Marriage Divorce • The last years it has been more usual to live together without being married. • There about 24 000 new marriages every year. • But 50 percent of them end in divorce.

Birth rate The number of births shows that every woman in average gives birth to 1, 95 children.

The average Norwegian family … The life expectancy are 79 years for men and 83 years for women, which is among the highest in Europe. … A family usually consists of a mom, a dad and about two children. … Most women are called Anne, Inger and Kari, and most men are named Jan, Per and Bjőrn. But today babies often get names like Emma and Lucas. … In the countryside they often got 2 cars, but in the city it’s more usual to use public transportation. Volkswagen and Toyota is the most popular cars.

The average Norwegian family … Over 80% of the population watches TV every day. … Norwegians use a lot of money on redecorating their houses. They also spend much money on hobbies. … It’s usual to own a cottage on the moutain or by the sea. … Almost 2 out of 3 lives in a detached house, and it’s more usual to own a house than to rent one.