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 RELIGION AND INSTRUCTION

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In 1910 there wens 1,155,673 males, and 1,236,109 females. Conjugal condition of the present population, 1910 : —

-

Unmarried

Married

Widowed

DiTorced

Not stated

Males. Females

713,318

755,187

364,642 382,679

41,778 94,128

7. 59 1,380

2,653 1,256

In 1910, 1,702,554 were domiciled in rural districts, and 689,228 in towns. Of the population in 1910 2,296,344 were born in Norway, 38,647 in Sweden, 1,832 in Finland, 2,986 in Germany. In 1910 the numl»er of Laps was 18,590, and of Fins, 7,172.

For the distribution of the population above the age of 15, divided ac- cording to occupation and according to the 1910 census, $ee The Statesman's Ykar-Book for 1916, p. 1192.

II. Movement of the Population. 1. Births, Deaths, and Marri

Tear

1915 1910 1017 1918

una

Marriages

15,94" 17.312 18,086 15, 60S 20,031

Births (exc still- born)

66,055 64,740

03.50S

Stillborn

1.3S7 1,350

1.460 1..07 1,510

Illegiti- mate, living

4,293 4,689 4,637 3,834 4,180

Deaths (eic. still- born)

32.S91 34,365 34,108

35,751 43,408

Excess of Births

25,837 31,693 30,640

20,100

2.

Em igration.

Place of De«tin*tion

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

2,344 168

6

1918

1,179 30

17

191?

United States. British North America. > Other N'on - European countries

8,568 < l.-'Sl ,

27

7.723 775

24

4.38S 169

15

320 ' 27

2,286 130

16

Total

9,S76 S,522 4,572 5,212 2,518 1,226 2,432

III. Principal Town^. At the census taken December 1, 1910, the number of towns with a Dopulation of above 100,000 was one, above 20,000 four, above 10,000 ten, ibove 5,000 seven. The estimated population of the principal towns, Januarv

1920, was :—

Kristiania

263,713

Kristiansand

16, COO

Bergen.

90,900

Skien

16. 380

Trondhjem

55.032

Aalesund.

16,660

Stavanger

44,620

Fredriki

15,550

Drammen

26,000

Kristiansund

10.000

Haugesund

16.TS0

Fredrikshald

.11,100

Tonsberg Larvik. Arendal. Horten. Sarpsborg

12.270 11.090 11,550 10,400 11,200

Religion and Instruction.

The evangelical Lutheran religion is the national Church and the only one sndowed by the State. Its clergy are nominated by the King. All religions except Jesuits) are tolerated. Ecclesiastically Norway is divided into i BUpedommcr (bishoprics), 87 Prostur (provostships, or archdeaconries^ >14 Prcslegjcld (clerical districts). In 1910 there were 62,553 dissenters.