The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

Miscellaneous Statistics

Miscellaneous Statistics.

Population of the Earth.

The 1878 edition of the Bevolkerung der Erde, by Behm and Wagner, gives figures of the population of the earth. Of course, these are, to a great extent based on estimate, and, as respects countries in which no censuses are taken, must be accepted as approximations. The total population as now set down is 1,439,145,300, divided among the continents as follows:—
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.

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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sailing vessels 707 212,364
Steam vessels 389 221,330
Total 1,096 433,694