AREA AND POPULATION
1029
taken on December 31, 1890, and as estimated on December 31, 1897, are as follows:—
| Governments (Län) | Area: English square miles |
Population Dec. 31, 1890 |
Population Dec. 31,1897 |
Pop. per square mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm (city) | 13 | 246,454 | 288,602 | 22,200.1 |
| Stockholm (rural district) | 3,015 | 152,715 | 160,999 | 53.4 |
| Upsala | 2,051 | 121,091 | 124,061 | 61.9 |
| Södermanland | 2,631 | 154,991 | 164,557 | 62.5 |
| Östergötland | 4,267 | 266,619 | 274,818 | 64.4 |
| Jönköping | 4,447 | 193,704 | 198,623 | 44.6 |
| Kronoberg | 3,825 | 160,835 | 159,175 | 41.6 |
| Kalmar | 4,443 | 232,847 | 227,998 | 51.3 |
| Gotland | 1,219 | 51,337 | 52,187 | 42.8 |
| Blekinge | 1,164 | 142,602 | 144,666 | 124.3 |
| Kristianstad | 2,486 | 221,691 | 219,588 | 88.3 |
| Malmöhus | 1,866 | 368,817 | 393,231 | 210.7 |
| Halland | 1,900 | 136,106 | 140,504 | 73.9 |
| Göteborg and Bohus | 1,948 | 297,824 | 322,529 | 165.6 |
| Elfsborg | 4,938 | 275,780 | 276,969 | 56.1 |
| Skaraborg | 3,280 | 247,074 | 243,835 | 74.3 |
| Vermland | 7,435 | 253,326 | 253,363 | 34.1 |
| Örebro | 3,498 | 182,557 | 191,684 | 54.8 |
| Vestmanland | 2,625 | 137,453 | 144,396 | 55.0 |
| Kopparberg | 11,522 | 197,449 | 210,790 | 18.3 |
| Gefleborg | 7,614 | 206,924 | 226,423 | 29.7 |
| Vesternorrland | 9,837 | 208,763 | 223,606 | 22.8 |
| Jemtland | 19,712 | 100,455 | 107,656 | 5.4 |
| Vesterbotten | 22,754 | 122,784 | 138,061 | 6.1 |
| Norrbotten | 40,870 | 104,783 | 121,311 | 3.0 |
| Lakes Venern, Vettern, Mälaren, Hjelmaren | 3,516 | — | — | — |
| Total | 172,876 | 4,784,981 | 5,009,632 | 28.7 |
In 1897 there were 2,437,926 males and 2,571,706 females.
The growth of the population has been as follows:—
| Year | Population | Increase per ct. per annum |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 2,347,303 | — |
| 1820 | 2,584,690 | 0.5 |
| 1840 | 3,138,887 | 1.07 |
| 1850 | 3,482,541 | 1.09 |
| 1860 | 3,859,728 | 1.08 |
| 1870 | 4,168,525 | 0.80 |
| 1880 | 4,565,668 | 0.95 |
| 1890 | 4,784,981 | 0.50 |
With the exception of (1890) 19,505 Finns, 6,846 Lapps, and some thousands others, the Swedish population is entirely of the Scandinavian branch of the Aryan family.
In 1890 the foreign-born population numbered 24,548, of whom 4,066 were born in Germany, 5,401 in Denmark, 6,287 in Norway, 4,609 in Finland, 1,195 in Russia, 598 in the United Kingdom, and 1,482 in the United States.
According to civil condition the population was divided as follow in 1890:—
