AREA AND POPULATION
981
2,907 Americans (United States), 764 Greeks, 1,400 Spaniards, and the rest mainly Turks, Belgians, Swedes and Norwegians, Dutch, Egyptians, Argen- tines, Brazilians.
The population of Italy is in general perfectly homogeneous. According to statistics of 1901, the exceptions are : about 80,200 of French origin ; 11,400 of Teutonic origin ; 90,000 of Albanian origin; 31,200 of Greek origin; 9,800 of Spanish (Catalan) origin ; 30,000 Slavs.
The population over 15 years of age in 1901 was 21,318,495 ; of these 7,534,346 were unmarried, 11,686,715 were married, and 2,097,434 were widowers or widows. Of the whole population, 18,689,103 or 57 '15 per cent, were unmarried ; 11,688,716 or 36*0 per cent, were married; and 2,097,434 or 6 '5 per cent, were widowers or widows.
Population according to occupation in 1901, exclusive of children under 9 years : —
Nature of occupation
Male
Female
Total
Agriculture, forestry, cattle -
rearing ....
6,411,001
3,200,002
9,611,003
Fishing and chase
55,164
300
55,464
Extractive industries .
90,680
979
91,659
Mineral, metal, and mechan-
ical work
326,082
3,069
329,151
Stone, clay, &c. .
129,460
5,890
135,350
Building ....
558,890
5,908
564,798
Wood, straw, furniture
343,139
67,796
410,935
Paper, printing, &c. .
46,628
12,346
58,974
Textile . ' .
121,479
661,774
783,253
Chemical and animal pro-
ducts ....
54,496
15,558
70,054
Clothing and adornment
574,666
539,177
1,113,843
Alimentary
270,431
44,069
314,500
Various industries
102,439
14,860
117,299
Transport ....
416,152
7,639
423,791
Merchants and shopkeepers
375,336
109,278
484,614
Banking, insurance, and
agencies ....
93,582
1,901
95,483
Domestic service.
81,132
400,948
482,080
Porters, &c. ...
90,743
2,032
92,775
Various pub. services .
140,769
52,087
192,856
Civil administration .
173,177
5,064
178,241
Private administration
54,920
1,460
56,380
National defence .
204,012
—
204,012
Instruction ....
39,557
63,873
103,430
Religion ....
89,329
40,564
129,893
Sanitary work
49,030
20,883
69,913
Legal .....
33,746
—
33,746
Literature, science, art
62,422
6,607
69,029
Rentiers^ &c.
301,596
299,156
600,752
Dependents
1,160,969
7,194,804
8,355,773
Paupers, prisoners, &c.
80,178
66,675
146,853
Condition unknown .
10,603
—
10,603
Total .
12,541,808
12,844,699
25,386,507
