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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Of the total population in 1911, 96'4 per cent, were born in Ireland, 2-1 per cent, in England and Wales, 0'9 per cent, in Scotland, and - 6 per cent, abroad.

The population of Dublin and its suburbs was 375,135 in 1901, and 403,030 in 1911. The estimated population of the registration area in 1919 was 399,000. The estimated population of Belfast in 1919 was 393,000.

Inhabited houses, 1911, 861,879; 1901, 858,162 ; 1891, 870,578. Unin- habited houses, 1911, 69,010 ; 1901, 74,321 ; 1891, 69,320. Houses building, 1911, 3,608 ; 1901, 2,536 ; 1891, 2,602.

The civic population in 1911 is shown in the following table : —

In Towns of

Over 100,000.

Between 50,000 and 100,000

,, 20,000 and 50,000

10,000 and 20,000

5,000 and 10,000

2,000 and 5,000

Total

No. of '

Towns

2

1

5

,

14

,

23

1

64

109

Inhabitants

691,749 76,673 173,896 169,554 152,270 206,453

1,470,595

Per cent.of Total Population

155 1-7 4-0 3 9 3-5 4-7

33 5

In 1901, the 'civic' population numbered 1,384,929, or311 percent, of the total population.

The population was divided as follows according to occupation in 1911 and 1901 :—

Total, 1901

Males

Females

Total, 1911

Professional class.

103,603

37,531

141,134

Domestic ,,.

25,831

144,918

I70,7f9

Commercial, ,

101,396

9,747

111,143

Agricultural ,,

721,669

59,198

780, So7

Industrial ,,

434,699

178,698

613,397

Indefinite and non-

productive

804,880

1,768,079

2,572,929

Total

2,192,048

2,198,171

4,390,219

131,035 219,4 IS 97,889 8 7 6, 062 639,413

2,494,958

4,45S,775

The population of these Is cessive censuses : —

lands was

bund to bo

as follows

at the suc-

Islands

Census Population

A rea

1891

55,608

64,518

35,287

1,857

572

1901

51,762

52,576

40,47-1

2,062

506

1911

Acres, 1911

Isle of Man

Jersey .... Guernsey, llei in, andJethou Alderney .... Sark, Brechou, and Inhou

52,016

51,898

41,858

2,561

582

148,916

145,3)25 28,717 16,018

1,386

Total.

147,842

150,370

193,408