Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-11-11

Messrs. Benin, of GJtha, and Wagner,
OF Gottngen, who have charge of the area
and population of the earth, snd every
two years furnish its people with author
ltatlve Information, which has come TO
be the universally accepted statistical
standard of the worlds progress, have
Just published the sixth issue Of their
valuable biennial, "Die Begolkerung per
Erde." 1t contains an almost bewilder
ing mass OF statistics from every part Of
the earths surface, even TO the uttermost
Isles of the sea and "tne lands Of the an
thropophagi."
The piles, and tables, and columns of
figures in this work are anything but dry.
While not as fascinating as q novel, they
are abundant in interest, and this year
more than ordinarily so, because great
changes have been made ia the areas Of
countries; and also because their compu-
taliOns 90 20 disprove the old theory that
for every person who comes INTO the
world one goes out, which would keep
tue population stationary. Ga the other
hand, the balancing of the books shows
that the number coming N exceeds those
going to the land where Censuses are
never taken, and that ia nineteen months
the population has increased 1918 200
The aggregate populations of the great
divisions of the earth are as follows :
Europe, 3l5 92900O; Asia, S34, 7O7 600;
Africa, POS $4,000; Amer ca, % 495 500 ;
Australia ana Polynesia 403l 600; Polar
Regions, $4,000; total, 1 455 023 500. The
vast density Il the population OF Asia is
shown by the tact thst it exceeds the
population OF the rest of the globe by
2l3 iS0, 800. according 10 these figures 1t
is always to be taken into account, how
ever, that no census has been taken of
Caina fer Ceaturfes. Messrs. Benin and
Wagner give its population at ABA 62G 500,
watch would be almost one hail the pop.
ulation OF Asia, and most ont-third OF
the population If the earth. Some su.
thoriues think tais estimate Of the pOpu.
/ lstipn OF China IS too high, ana o.aerr
that il is much too low But reduce lhe
p Hpulation 0s China one.hslt, ana Asia is
still superior TO tie rest OF the earth 10
population.
The population of the principal ooun.
tries in Elrore IS set Gown se toll "a 5;
Germany, 43 943 S34; Austria, %, l76 AS;
Hungary, Is 500 Il5; Switzerland, , 1872,
264; Belgium, 5 476 Cos; Netherlands
3 9Sl SS7; Denmark, ? 070 400; Sweden
1 55i S63; Norway, / SIS SOB; Great Brit.
ain. 81 5l1 900; France, 30 9u5 1885, spain
IS 625 $50; Portugal, 4 745 1874; Italy, %,
209 go; Turkey in Europe sud Asia Sub
ject to chsngesJ, 25 10000; Russia in
Europe and Asis, s. 959 00u f which
Russia in Europe cuna,ns 90 8G4 $40
/ Greece is set down at 1909 $50, which
does not include the territory in Tnesssly
and Eplrus which IS claimed by her The
populations Of the countries IN the Bsl
kan peninsula hsye been affected by the
Berlin Treaty, and il is tticult, therefore
to arrive st exact figures. Calculating
from the es mates OF native statislician.
snd he figures OF the Austrian sIatf maps
! Mes rs. Benin and Wagner place R5u
mania st $4,000. Servia ST 353 600 snc
Montenegro 81 100000
Turning TO Asis, the TuTconsns Of Cen
| trsl Asia are estim sted ST l 1000 Othei