Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-11
The Latest Statistics of the Population
OF the Globe

The last number of Behrn & Wagners 'Popu-
latiOn OF the Earth" is important as giving
summary of the results of ee,fsascs taken re-
Gently in all the leading countries of the world
Since its last issue, two years ago, new and
valuable official data have been obtained. Ac-
cording to the latest statistics the total popula-
ton of the globe is 1873 9S7. 800. which is over
10000, 900 less than the total given two years
ago. A fresh examination of data on when was
based the estimate of China's population has
caused the editors to reduce it about 80. coo 600
leaving an actual increase of some 80 0O00 600 for
other countries Taking the larger geographic
Cal divisions we find Europe credited with
population of 327, 743. 400; Asia, 795, 591 900;
Africa, 205 S23 .260; America 100. 4l5 AGO. Austria
liza and Poynesia, ,232 600 polar regions. 50 500,
Census statistics for 1881 are at hand for
Great Britain and several other states At
that date Great Britain had population of
81. 2i6 562; Italy had 2S 452 633 inhabitants;
France. 81 32l 1876; Greece, 1979, 423; Bulgaria,
1895. 9S3. In 1880 Germany had 1924 .06l;
Austria Hungary, 1850 954: Switzerland,
2,S46. l02: Holland, 4.0605S0: Denmark,
1865, 039; Sweden, 4.565, 66S; Norway 1913. 500;
Roumania. 5.3760O0; Seryia, l. 200, 2l1; Monte
negro 236, 400; Turkey. with East Roumelia)
5.305, 800; total Turkish possessions. 2i9S7 $50;
Russia in Asia, ii CSC 154; in Europe So 626 $50
In 1879 Belgium had !, 536 654 inhabitants: Fin
land. 2, 028 OBJ; Bosnia. Herzegovina and NOHi-
Bazaar. ,S26 $50. Portugal had in 1S7Sa popu-
laton OLA, lGO3l5, and Spain, in the following
year, 16, 1888, 292. The British empire, it
may be added, embraces about nine
million square miles Of territory and
3O3, 900 of population. To many per-
sons it will be a fact of novel interest that the
Dutch possess in the East an empire with an
area of l ,462, 400 square miles and population
of "a 962 coo. In area the Russian empire is re-
markabl,, having the enormous Outspread of
q. 739 72S square miles, with a total population
of 90 1928 i4. Persia's population by the latest
estimates is reduced to 1853, 600: and China is
reduced from $50. coo 600 to 81 200 OO0 of which
SO, 600. 900 belong to China proper. Korea is
still credited with S50OOOO. Japan, with its de-
pendencies In 1891 had sc 357, 212. The French
possessions in Cochin China have an area of So
456 square miles and population of 1897 ,013.
The East India, Sunda, and Molucca Islands
have % S67, 600 inhabitants, and the Philippines
$500, 900. The Saraha Desert contains popu-
laton estimated at 2.5OO. 600: in Mohammedan
States Of the Soudan, 5000, 600; the equatorial
regions OF Africa. 47OO0.O 900; other Independent
states, 16 25OOO Portuguese possessions. TO-
OOO,O 900: the British possessions in South Africa
], CsS, 492. The Dominion Of Canada had, in
1881, 324 $40 Inhabitants; Mexico, $3.50, 66S;
Guatemala 1,252, 497; Venezuela, 2,O75 900;
Peru, Q 400 500; Chilli, 2,400,0 Brazil II, 1Os,-
291, which is the number reported in the census
OF 1872. The United States by the last census,
had sc, 442 066 inhabitants.