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.
