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DENSITY OF POPULATION.
113
Annually Svealand Götaland Norrland
1752—1815 ....... 3-33 ° oo 5-24° oo 8-59° oo 4-90° oo
1816- 1865 ....... 8-34 » 10-71 v 13-50 . 10-30 »
1866-1880 ....... 7-G3 » 4-83 » 15-03 » 6-96 »
1881—1890 . . • .... 7-40 » 0-06 . 16-94 » 4’70 »
1891—1900 .......8-90 » 3-82 > 14-66 > 7’U »
1901—1910 ....... 9-42 > 5-29 » 9-43 , 7-27 »
The Whole
Kingdom
Excess of Births. Even if the actual rate of increase of population
in Sweden declined at times in consequence of emigration, the excess of
births over deaths has greatly increased in comparison with earlier times.
At present, however, it can be regarded as about stationary. The absolute
and relative figures for the last two centuries are as follows:
Annually Mean population Births (living) Deaths 1 Exess of births Ditto per 1000 inh. Births to a hundred deaths
1701-50. . . 1537 000 52 620 46 720 5 900 3-85 113
1751-00. . . 2 054 585 69 319 56 871 12 448 6’06 122
1801- 25 ... a 482 582 81 787 65 732 16 055 6 t7 124
1826—50 ... 3 094 886 98 057 68 918 29 139 9’36 142
1851—75 ... 3 943 423 125 217 80117 45 100 11-44 156
1876-00. . . 4 742 048 135162 80 374 54 788 11-55 168
1901—10. . . 5 310120 136 841 79 053 57 788 10-89 173
At present, then, as a general rule, the annual excess of births over
deaths amounts in Sweden to between 10 and 11 %0 of the whole
population. The average for the whole of Europe is very nearly the same. On
the other hand the position of Sweden becomes far more favourable if the
number of births is given proportionately to the number of deaths. Eor
every hundred deaths there are in Sweden about 173 children born alive
— a condition of things which is surpassed by very few countries in
Europe (for instance Norway, where the figures are 194, and Denmark,
where in recent years the figures have advanced to 196). The average for
the whole of Europe is about 155 births to one hundred deaths.
On the whole, the proportion just given — that of the number of births to
the number of deaths — is one of the most important facts presented by vital
statistics. A most extraordinary proof of sound vitality is presented by the
population in the northernmost läns. There the number of living births regularly
exceeds double that of the deaths. As concerns the län of Västerbotten, the same
holds good if the comparison embraces the births and deaths for a whole century.
Density of population.
Though covering an area of 45 millions of hectares, Sweden has but
a little more than 5 1/2 million inhabitants. There are thus only 12-5
persons to every sq. km on an average, (or if reckoned by area of land
alone, 13-5). This is a very low figure when compared with the average
for Europe (46 inh. per sq. km), and still more so when compared with
1 With approximate additions for deaths in war.
8—133179. Sweden. I.
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