Book 2, Chapter 07 : Recapitulation of the Evidence of the Swedish Tables -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18201820 People : ---------------------------------- Author : William Godwin Text : ---------------------------------- Godwin, William. Of Population. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1820. CHAPTER VII. [195] Annual Deaths on an Average of 21 years, from 1755 to 1776 Age Males Females Under one year 9,664 8,355 Between 1 and 3 3,592 3,531 3-5 1,816 1,774 5-10 1,789 1,672 10-15 893 802 15-20 741 714 20-25 874 776 25-30 879 872 30-35 953 1,058 35-40 907 901 40-45 1,119 1,129 45-50 1,077 958 50-55 1,233 1,127 55-60 1,180 1,163 60-65 1,383 1,597 65-70 1,328 1,510 70-75 1,360 1,935 75-80 1,023 1,527 80-85 784 1,230 85-90 883 609 Upwards of 90- 195 339 blank 33, 180 33, 579 Living on an average of seven enumerations, in 1757, 1760, 1763, 1766, 1769, 1772, 1775 Age Males Females Under one year 33882 333640 Between 1 and 3 62155 63005 3-5 62696 63551 5-10 121871 122460 10-15 117879 118419 15-20 103093 105845 20-25 91907 102306 25-30 82919 93315 30-35 78615 87129 35-40 70390 77077 40-45 68961 70405 45-50 52083 59580 50-55 44908 52689 55-60 36258 44211 60-65 30772 39416 65-70 21170 29610 70-75 14610 21776 75-80 8224 12515 80-85 4036 6418 85-90 1522 2492 Upwards of 90 486 869 Males 1,103,432 1,206,728 Females 1,206,728 blank Total 2,310,160 blank [196] The result of the whole then is, that there is some probability, but by no means a certainty, that the population of Sweden has experienced an increase in most periods of time, from the commencement of the enumerations in the middle of the last century, to the present hour. But it is impossible to ascertain the rate of that increase, since its very existence is by no means beyond the reach of doubt. And yet this is all we have, by way of evidence, from the source of enumerations, of the inherent power in man of augmenting the number of his species. Respecting Sweden we have something approaching to authentic information: we may safely pronounce, that if there has been any actual increase, it at least amounts to comparatively very little. Of the rest of the world, so far as relates to a comparison of the number of native inhabitants from parent to child in successive periods, we know nothing. From : Anarchy Archives Events : ---------------------------------- Book 2, Chapter 07 -- Publication : November 30, 1819 Book 2, Chapter 07 -- Added : January 28, 2017 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://revoltlib.com/