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 14 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Population at each of the four previous decennial censuses : —

Divisions

1871 21,495,131

1881

1891

1901

England ....

24,613,926

27,489,228

30,813,043

Wales ....

1,217,135

1,360,513

1,513,297

1,714,800

Scotland ....

3,360,018

3,735,573

4,025,647

4,472,103

Ireland ....

5,412,377

5,174,836

4,704,750

4,458,775

Isle of Man

54,042

53,558

55,608

54,752

Channel Islands

90,596

87,702

92,234

95,618

Army, Navy, and Mer-\ chant Seamen abroad/

216,080

215,374

224,211

367,736

Total, United Kingdom, &c.

31,845,379

35,241,482

38,104,975

41,976,827

Decennial rate of increase or decrease ( - ) per cent.

-

1871

1881

1891

1901

1911

England. Wales Scotland. Ireland.

13-4 9-5

97 -67

8-8

14-5

11-8 11-2 -4-4

117

11-7

7-8 -9-1

12-1

13-3

11-1

-5-2

9 9

105

18-1

6-5

-1-5

Total U.K.

10-8

8-2

9-1

Isle of Man Jersey Guernsey, &c.

3-0

1-8

-3-9

-0-9

-7-4 3-S

3-8 4-0 7-0

-1-5 -36 14-1

-5-0 -1-3

4-6

Proportion per cent, of the population living in the various divisions of the United Kingdom, &c, from 1861 to 1911 :—

Divisions

1861

1871

1SS1

1891

1901

1011

England

64-6

67 5

69-8

72-2

73-4

74-8

Wales.

3-8

3-8

3-8

3-8

4-1

4 4

Scotland

10-4

106

10-6

10-7

10-7

10-5

Ireland.

19-8

17-0

14-6

125

106

97

Isle of Man. Channel Islands.

•2 •3

•2 •3

•1 •2

1 •2

•1 •2

•3

Army, Navy, and Mercl

iant\

'9

•Q

•7

5

"9

•3 1

Seamen abroad

' Army and Navy abroad.

In 1911, in Wales and Monmouthshire 190,891 persons 3 years of a^e and upwards, or 7*9 per cent, of the total population, were able to speak Welsh only, and 787,074. or $•>•$ per cent., able to speak Welsh and English. In Scotland, is. loo persons 8 years of a^e and upwards, or - 4 per cent, of the total population, could speak QmIIo only, and 188,906, or 3-9 per cent., could speak Gaelic and English. In Ireland. ln,S7:», or << cent, of the population, could speak Irish only, and 1)65)678 01 !.: •!' per cent., could speak Irish and English.