The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47
Miscellaneous Statistics
Miscellaneous Statistics.
Population of the Earth.
Europe | 312,398,480 |
Asia | 831,000,000 |
Africa | 205,219,500 |
Australasia and Polynesia | 4,411,300 |
America | 86,116,000 |
The following tables gives the latest figures for the chief countries in the world:—
Europe.
Germany, 1875 | 42,727,360 |
Austrio-Hungary, 1876 | 37,350,000 |
Liechtenstein, 1876 | 8,664 |
Switzerland, 1876 | 2,759,854 |
Netherlands, 1876 | 3,865,456 |
Luxembourg, 1875 | 2,205,158 |
European Russia, 1872 | 72,392,770 |
Finland, 1875 | 1,912,647 |
Sweden. 1876 | 4,429,713 |
Norway, 1875 | 1,807,555 |
Denmark, 1876 | 1,903,000 |
Belgium, 1876 | 5,336,185 |
France, 1876 | 36,905,788 |
Great Britain, 1878 | 34,242,966 |
Faroes, 1876 | 10,600 |
Iceland, 1876 | 71,300 |
Spain (without Canaries), 1871. | 16,526,511 |
Andorra | 12,000 |
Gibraltar, 1873 | 25,143 |
Portugal (with Azores), 1875 | 4,319,284 |
Italy, 1876 | 27,769,475 |
European Turkey (before division) | 9,573,000 |
Roumania, 1873 | 5,073.000 |
Servia, 1876 | 1,366,923 |
Montenegro | 185,000 |
Greece, 1870 | 1,457,894 |
Malta, 1873 | 145,604 |
Asia.
Siberia, 173 | 3,440,362 |
Russian Central Asia | 4,505,876 |
Turcoman Region | 176,000 |
Khiva | 700,000 |
Bokhara | 2,030,000 |
Karategio | 100,000 |
Caucasia, 1876 | 5,391,744 |
Asiatic Turkey | 17,880,000 |
Samos, 1877 | 35,878 |
Arabia (independent) | 3,700,000 |
Aden, 1872 | 22,707 |
Persia | 6,000,900 |
Afghanistan | 4,000,000 |
Kaffristan | 300,000 |
Beloochistan | 350,000 |
China proper | 405,000,000 |
Chinese border lands, including E. Turkestan and Djuwgarla | 29,580,000 |
Hong Kong, 1876 | 139,141 |
Macao, 1871 | 71,834 |
Japan, 1871 | 33,623,373 |
British India within British Burmah, 1872 | 188,421,264 |
Native States | 48,110,200 |
Himalaya States | 3,300,000 |
French Settlements, 1875 | 271,460 |
Portuguese Settlements, | 444,617 |
Ceylon, 1875 | 2,459,542 |
Laccadives and Maldives | 156,800 |
British Burmah, 1871 | 2,747,148 |
Manipor | 126,000 |
Burmah | 4,000,000 |
Siam | 5,750,000 |
Annam | 21,000,000 |
French Cochin China, 1875 | 1,600,000 |
Cambodia | 890,000 |
Malacca (independent) | 209,000 |
straits Settlements | 308,097 |
East Indian Islands | 34,051,900 |
Australasia, Erc.
New South Wales, 1878 | 630,843 |
Victoria, 1876 | 841,938 |
South Australia, 1876 | 229,630 |
Queensland, 1876 | 187,109 |
West Australia, 1876 | 27,321 |
Tasmania, 1876 | 105,484 |
New Zealand and Chatham, 1876. | 444,545 |
Rest of Polynesia | 1,896,090 |
Without going into details as respects Africa, the following figures are taken. In 1877 Algeria had 2,867,625 in habitants. The population of Egypt is now estimated at 17,000,000, and the equatorial regions of Africa at 44,000,000 Cafire-land north of the Transvaal is estimated at 1,000,000; Orange River Free State, 65,000; the Transvaal, 275,000; Natal (in 1875), 300,959 inhabitants; and Cape Colony, 1,148,462
As respects N. and S America the following is extracted:—Greenland (1876) is estimated to have a population of 10,000; Nicaragua (1877), 300,000; Brazil (1872), 11,-108,219; Guiana (1875). 342,300; Ecuador (1875), 1,066,000; Peru (1876), 3,000,000; Chili (1875), 2,333 568; Uruguay (1876), 445,000; Paraguay (1876), 293,844
Censuses of Canada.–For summary of censuses of the British North American Provinces from the first settlements to 1871, see Year Book of 1877, page 9.
For Census of Canada of property and shipping, products of field and forests, fisheries, mines, industries, manufactures, &c. See Year Book of 1876, page 9.
For Census of Canada of superficies in acres, dwellings, families, males and females, married and widowed, children and unmarried, religions, origins, places of birth, ages, children going to school, blind, unsound mind, occupations by classes, deaths by sexes, deaths, married, widowed, single, place of birth of dead, religion and occupation of dead, causes of death, acres of the dead, churches, buildings, orphanages, universities, boarding schools, penitentiaries and gaols. See Year Book of 1875, page 115.
Colonial and Foreign trade of England Contrasted.
The following figures are from an elaborate paper, by Dr. J. Forbes Watson. The years 1869 and 1876 are selected as presenting analogies, both being years of depression, subsequent on years of great excitement.
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Population and Trade of the Colonies.
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Values and Percentages Exported to Ritish Possessions and Foreign Countries.
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Ditto, the Cotton Trade.
Food and agricultural produce | £ 11,750,000 |
Textile manufactures | £ 102,750,000 |
Other produce and manufactures | £76,000,000 |
Total | £200,500,000 |
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Net and Gross Values to Colonies and Foreign Countries Contrasted.
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Balance Sheet of Trade of United Kingdom.
It thus appears that the net exports nearly corresponds with the amount of food imported—the former being 157 millions sterling in 1676, and the latter 143 millions.
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Table Showing the Changes Which Have Taken Place in the Economic Condition of England in the Period of Eight Years from 1860 to 1876.
Statistical Abstract of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
This table is compiled from the authorised statistical returns of the Government of Great Britain, and is calculated to give a general Idea of the various subjects therein.
1878—Total Population (exclusive of Army, Navy, and Merchant Service).
England and Wales | 24,854,397 |
Scotland | 3,593,029 |
Ireland | 5,350,950 |
Total | 33,799,276 |
1878—Gross public revenue | £79,763,298 |
Gross public expenditure | £ 82,403,495 |
1878—Total amount of National Debt | £777, 781, 596 |
1878—Balance in the Exchequer. | £6, 243, 389 |
1876—Gross Amount of the Annual Value of Property and Profits, Assessed to the Income Tax.
Under Schedule A | 164,816,587 |
Under Schedule B | 66,806,095 |
Under Schedule C | 41,765,002 |
Under Schedule D | 271,865,316 |
Under Schedule E | 34,014,347 |
Total value assessed | £579,297,317 |
1877—Value of Total Imports | £394,119,682 |
Value of Total Exports | £252,348,020 |
Total Imports and Exports. | £646,765,702 |
1877—Number and Amount of Money Orders issued.
Number | 18,890,692 |
Amount | £28,474,607 |
1877—Value of the Registered Imports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie into the United Kingdom.
Gold | £15,441,985 |
Silver | 21,710,814 |
£37,152,799 |
1877—Value of the Registered Exports of Gold and Silver Bullion and Specie.
Gold | £20,361,386 |
Silver | 19,436,733 |
£39,798,119 |
1877—Amount of Gold, Silver and Copper (Bronze) Monies Coined at the Royal Mint.
Gold | £981,468 |
Silver | 420,948 |
Copper (bronze) | 51,146 |
£1,453,562 |
1877—Total Amount Received from and paid to Depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks, and of the computed capital of those Savings Banks at the end of the year.
Received (including interest) | £10,009,378 |
Paid | 8,265,171 |
Computed capital | 28,740,757 |
1877—Total Amount Received and Paid by Trustees of Savings Banks from and to Depositors, and the computed capital at the end of the year.
Received | £9,363,631 |
Interest credited | 1,246,732 |
Paid | 9,655,135 |
Computed capital | 44,238,686 |
1878—Number of Letters, Newspapers, Book Packets, and Post Cards delivered by the Post office for the year ending 31st March.
Number of letters | 1,058,000,000 |
Number of letters Newspapers and book packets | 318,000,000 |
Number of letters Post cards | 102,000,000 |
1877—Number of Telegraphic Messages (exclusive of Press service and News Messages) forwarded from
Postal Telegraph Stations | 21,977,084 |
1877—Total Length, Capital, Passengers Conveyed, Receipts and Working Expenses in United Kingdom.
Length of lines | miles 17,092 |
Total capital paid up | £673,759,000 |
No. of passengers conveyed (excluding season tickets) | 551,533,000 |
No. per mile | 32,268 |
Total traffic receipts | £60,642,000 |
Per mile | £3,518 |
Total of working expenses | £ 33,837,000 |
Net traffic receipts of passengers and books | £29,135,000 |
1876—Mines—Quantity and Value of Coal and Metals produced In United Kingdom.
Tons. | Value at place of production. | |
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Coal | 188,344,766 | £46,670,668 |
Pig Iron | 6,555,997 | 16,062,193 |
Copper | 4,694 | 392,300 |
Metallic lead | 58,667 | 1,270,415 |
White tin | 8,000 | 675,750 |
Zinc | 6,641 | 158,011 |
Silver from lead oz. | 483,422 | 106,222 |
Other metals | 483,422 | 3,928 |
£65,339,486 |
1877—Number of Criminal Offenders Committed for Trial, Committed and Acquitted.
England and Wales | 15,890 | 11,942 | 3,903 |
Scotland | 2,677 | 2,010 | 638 |
Ireland | 3,871 | 2,303 | 1,558 |
Total | 22, 438 | 16,255 | 6,099 |
1877—Number of Emigrants of British origin only | 95,195 |
Number of Immigrants do | 81,848 |
1878—Total amount of Poor Rates received including Receipts in aid of
Poor Rates | £12.948,174 |
Expended in actualreher of poor | £7,400,034 |
Expended for other purposes, County and Police rates | 5,598,203 £12,998,237 |
1878—Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W | 742,703 |
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Scotland | 96,404 |
Number of Paupers in receipt of relief—E & W Ireland | 85,530 |
924,637 |
1877 Births, Deaths and Marriages.
B. | D. | M. | |
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England and Wales | 887,055 | 500,348 | 194,343 |
Scotland | 126,824 | 73,946 | 25,790 |
Ireland | 139,498 | 93,509 | 25,078 |
1,153,377 | 667,803 | 215,211 |
Shipping.
1877—Total tonnage of British and Foreign Vessels (sailing and steam) entered and cleared with cargoes and in ballast at ports in the U. K. from and to Foreign Countries and British Possessions.
British. | Foreign. | Total | |
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Entered, tons. | 17,281,334 | 8,339,839 | 25,621,173 |
Cleared, tons | 17,484,573 | 8,425,331 | 25,909,904 |
Total tonnage | 34,765,907 | 16,765,170 | 51,531,077 |
1877—Tonnage of British and Foreign Vessels (sailing and steam) entered and cleared with cargoes only, at ports in the U. K from and to Foreign Countries and British Possessions.
British. | Foreign. | Total. | |
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Entered, tons | 14,894,448 | 7,237,176 | 22,131,624 |
Cleared, tons | 15,355,633 | 5,837,823 | 21,195,356 |
Total tonnage | 30,252,481 | 13,074,199 | 43,326,980 |
1877—Total Tonnage of British and Foreign Steam Vessels only, entered and cleared with cargoes and in ballast at ports in th U. K from and to Foreign Countries and British Possessions.
British. | Foreign. | Total. | |
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Entered, tons | 11,860,288 | 2,277,360 | 14,137,618 |
Cleared, tons | 11,921,166 | 2,396,258 | 14,317,424 |
Total tonnage | 23,781,451 | 4,673,618 | 28,455,072 |
1877—Tonnage of British and Foreign Vessels (sailing and steam) entered with cargoes coastwise at ports In the U. K.
British, tons | 24,551,731 |
Foreign, tons | 130,621 |
Total tonnage | 21,682,352 |
1877—Total Number and Tonnage of Vessels Registered as belonging to the II. K., including Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, at the end of the year.
Vessels. | Tons. | |
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Sailing vessels | 21,169 | 4,260,699 |
Steam vessels | 4,564 | 2,139,170 |
Total | 25,733 | 6,399,869 |
1877—Number and Tonnage of Sailing and Steam Vessels built (exclusive of vessels built for foreigners) during the year.
Vessels | Tons. | |
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Sailing vessels | 707 | 212,364 |
Steam vessels | 389 | 221,330 |
Total | 1,096 | 433,694 |