POPULATION OF THE WORLD.
According to the latest data given by Drs Behni and Wagner m a new edition of their well-known collection of statistics " Die Bevolkernug derErde," the follow ing are the populations of the various continents:— Europe, 327,743,400 ; Asia, 795,591,000 ; Africa, 206,823,708 ; Ame rica, 100,415,400 ; Australia and Poly nesia, 4,232,000 ; Polar Regions, 82,600 ; total, 1,433,887,500. As the population given two years a«o was 1.455,923,500, it aeeina at first sight as if during that short time there had been a decrease of upwards of 22 millions. But this is inure than explained by the difference of 55 millions between the population of China as giveu m the present issue aud that given iv the previous one, so that there is an actuil increase of 33 millions, Indeed, it is pointed out m the preface thst the latest increase m all those countries that have taken censuses within the last two years amounts to 32 millions ; and as most of these censuses are decunnml, this increase may be regarded as that of ten years. That those figures correspond to an actual addition ti the inhabitants of the earth, it would, perhaps, be rash to maintain ; m America, for example, aud the British colonies, the element of emigration must be taken into, account, and m India addi tions to British territory. ' The* following nre the populations of the principal coun tries of Europe :— ' ■ Germany, 45,234,061. Austria, 22.144.244. Hungary, 13,695.184. Holland, 4,000,580 (estimate.) B-jljiiuTi (estimate), 4,53(3,654. Great Britain and Ireland, 35,246,562. Switzerland. 2,846.102. ■<■ ' France, 37.321, 18 G. Spain, 16,625.860. Portug.il (including Azores and Ma deiri), 4,550,699.. •• . Italy, 28.452,639. Greece, 1,979,423. Rounwnia, 5,376,000. Danish kingdom, 2,096,400. Swedeu, 4,565,668. Norway, 1,913,500. Russia, 83,626.590.
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