The census of Dec. 1889 gives in a population of 4,511,415:—
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Males Per cent. Females Per cent. Unmarried .... Married .... Widowers and widows . Divorced and separated . 1,406,646 738,256 81,419 2,127 31-1 16-3 1-9 0-04 1,374,956 739,051 165,496 3,403 30-4 16-3 3-6 0-07
The Dutch belong to the Germanic race.
At the census of 1889 there were 47,888 persons of foreign birth living in the Netherlands, 28,767 of them being Germans, 13,697 Belgians, 1,339 English, and 4,085 from other countries. 2,950,471 persons were born in the communes where they lived; 977,360 in some other communes in the province; 497,809 in other provinces of the realm; and 9,795 in the Dutch colonies.
II. Movement of the Population.
The following are the statistics of births, deaths, and marriages:—
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Years Total Living Births Illegitimate Deaths Marriages Surplus of Birthsover Deaths StUlborn Average 1879-84 144,879 4,264 90,127 30,046 54,751 7,689 1884-89 149,516 4,753 91,658 30,501 57,864 7,744 1889-93 152,452 4,853 93,419 32,769 59,047 7,404 1894 154,722 4,833 87,970 34,383 66,752 7,390 1895 158,130 4,779 90,007 35,598 68,123 7,611 1896 160,247 4,611 84,291 36,490 75,956 7,527 1897 161,441 4,407 83,855 36,783 77,586 7,375
The emigration in the last five years has been as follows:—
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Year North America South America Australia Africa Total Average 1887-91 4,314 903 52 5,271 1893 4,820 4,820 1894 1,146 1,146 1895 1,277 37 1,314 1896 1,241 51 95 1,387 1897 792[1]
In 1897, 433 were males, 197 females, and 162 children. The total number of emigrants, Dutch and foreigners, sailed from Dutch ports was, in 1897, 9,036.
- ↑ The countries of debtination are not mentioned in the records for 1897.
