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.