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lif) II. THE SWEDISH PEOPLE.

Table 14. Population of the Cities of Sweden.

City 1800 1850 1913
Stockholm2 . . 75 517 93 070 382 085
Gothenburg2. . 12 804 26 084 178 030
Malmö2 .... 3 962 13 087 95 821
Norrköping2 . . 9 089 16 916 46 180
Gävle..... 5 410 9 261 35 736
Hälsingborg1 2 . 1741 4140 34 383
Örebro .... 3 267 5177 33112
Eskilstuna . . 1341 3 961 29 130
Jönköping . . . 2 684 6 008 27 745
Karlskrona . . 10166 14 097 27 508
Uppsala .... 5105 6 952 27 315
Linköping . . . 2 680 5 240 24 399
Borås..... 1774 2 733 22 696
Västerås. . . . 2 824 3 780 21 941
Lund1..... 3 086 6 709 21 596
Halmstad2. . . 1317 2 761 18 432
Karlstad1 . . . 2165 3 807 18 357
Sundsvall2 . . 1468 2 837 16 734
Landskrona . . 3 827 4139 16 565
Kalmar .... 3 253 6 634 15 955
Uddevalla . . . 4 081 3 832 12 823
Södertälje . . . 960 1 245 12 429
Falun..... 4 791 4 463 12 091
Ystad..... 2 460 5 089 11821
Kristianstad . . 2 369 5 440 11743
Söderhamn . . 1 422 1757 11501
Nyköping . . . Västervik . . . 2 272 3 806 10 822
2 985 4 346 10 801
Trälleborg . . . — — 10 758
Visby..... 3 730 4 502 10 012
Härnösand 1764 2 738 9 825
Luleå2 . . . 901 1257 9 572
Kristinehamn 1 1400 2 056 9 222
ÖsterBund2 . . 150 817 9113
Växjö..... 1135 2 665 8 794
Oskarshamn . . — — 8100
Vänersborg . . 1453 3 067 7 780
Sala..... 2147 3 252 7 609
Hudiksvall . . 1369 2 016 7 544
Lidköping . . . 1282 2 417 7 504
Varberg .... 1402 a 123 7 399
Karlshamn . . 3170 5 071 7 362
Skövde1 . . . 423 865 7 068
Huskvarna . . — — 6 764
Umeå..... 960 1505 6187
Eslöv..... — — 5 873
Skara..... 826 1866 5 649
Alingsås. . . . 851 1388 5 452
Eksjö..... 1013 1866 5 388

Enköping ... 1139 1413 5316

Falköping ... 451 693 5 255

Arvika .... — — 5 087

Mariestad ... 1 049 2 059 5 034

Köping .... 1323 1501 4955

Arboga .... 1425 2233 4943

Falkenberg . . 668 953 4 624

Tidaholm ... — — 4608

Lysekil .... — — 4 576

Åmål..........842 1 329 4 575

Filipstad ... 507 1283 4491

Ängelholm . . 697 1310 4 343

Örnsköldsvik . — — 3 962

Norrtälje ... 771 1012 3878

Ronneby ... — — 3492

Strängnäs. . . 1 112 1244 3 365

Vaxholm ... 975 911 3320

Sölvesborg . . 637 1464 3 304

Lindesberg . . 736 876 2 967

Strömstad ... 1 367 1 348 2 910

Motala2. ... — • — 2861

Hedemora ... 727 1044 2 853

Vimmerby... 916 1 436 2 760

Vadstena ... 1316 2 225 2 706

Ulricehamn . . 633 1455 2 535

Piteå..........831 1405 2 534

Hjo............415 816 2 385

Simrishamn . . 644 1 365 2 243

Nora..........685 908 2189

Söderköping . . 817 1254 2133

Askersund. . . 693 1047 2 026

Laholm .... 817 1102 1989

Torshälla ... 568 630 1864

Marstrand ... 1 327 1 014 1831

Kungälv ... 774 867 1 805

Skellefteå ... — — 1647

Skänninge. . . 845 1230 1471

Haparanda . . — 554 1413

Mariefred ... 699 610 1348

Säter..........409 534 1336

Kungsbacka . . 342 577 1169

Borgholm ... — — 1158

Gränna .... 468 902 1156

Öregrund ... 681 667 1148

Trosa..........479 471 927

Östhammar . . 589 618 853

Skanör3.... 526 755 718

Sigtuna .... 452 426 623

Falsterbo3. . . 156 282 428

But now-a-days, when the trans-Baltic lands no longer belong to this
country, and when the world of commerce has moved westwards, the

1 At the beginning of 1914 town privileges were conferred on three new towns, viz-

Nässjö (6 050 inhab.), Djursholm (3 947), and Hässleholm (2 892). Moreover, several cities

were enlarged, and the population at that time should therefore be recorded thus for the

following towns: Hälsingborg 34 742, Lund 22 485, Karlstad 18 473, Skövde 9 495 and

Kristinehamn 9 288. — 2 Inclusive of suburbs, Stockholm has at least 425 000 inhab..

Gothenburg about 205 000, Malmö 110 000, Norrköping over 50 000, Hälsingborg nearly

40 000, Sundsvall and Halmstad over 20 000 each, Luleå 10 000, Östersund 12 000, Motala

8 000. — 3 Skanör and Falsterbo together constitute one urban commune.

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